NASA is soliciting proposals from the Computational Sciences research community for new and
innovative research, applied research, and pilot projects, which will advance information systems
technology required by future NASA missions. In particular, NRA2-37143 solicits truly novel
approaches to address the need for advancements in fundamental technologies, methods, and processes
in four areas: Automated Reasoning, Intelligent Data Understanding, Revolutionary Computing, and
Human-Centered Computing. Human-Centered Computing (HCC) is an interdisciplinary effort to
design and model entire work environments in which teams of humans and networks of machines are
effectively integrated. Better models of human cognitive abilities -- attention, concentration, memory,
conceptual structure, decision-making, learning, and higher-level perception -- will provide the basis for
the principled design of computational capabilities. Research in design tool software, human information
flow modeling, cognitive task/work analysis, decision making under stress, psychophysiological
reactivity, multi-person performance modeling, and work process modeling is needed.
Participation in this NRA is open to U.S. citizens in industry, educational institutions, nonprofit
organizations, and U.S. Government agencies. The range of awards is expected to be from $200K per
year for individual PI or small team research, to $1M per year for larger team or collaborative efforts.
Step 1 Proposals Due: 1:30 pm, PDT, July 11, 2000
Step 2 Proposals Due: 2 months after notification
To view the complete announcement, visit http://ic.arc.nasa.gov/ic/nra/NRA2-37143.pdf
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