The National Science Foundation (NSF) is seeking US industry partners and US Federal Agencies to form public-private partnerships (one or more) with NSF to co-design and jointly support research programs in advanced networking systems. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has invested in a range of programs, including public and private partnerships, to advance the state-of-the-art in advanced networking systems research. Recent NSF public-private partnerships with industry and other government agencies. have had fundamental impacts and paved the way for network research at scale. NSF invites industry interest in partnering with NSF to support basic research in the general areas described in this DCL. Please provide your input via the online submission form below.

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* 1. First name:

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* 2. Last name:

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* 3. Institution name:

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* 4. Title/role within the institution:

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* 5. Valid contact email address:

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* 6. Additional author name(s) and affiliation(s):

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* 7. Summary of response: (maximum 200 words)

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* 8. Disclosure: Do we have your permission to cite your name and organization in any public disclosure of the information collected as part of this DCL?

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* 9. Type of organization:

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* 10. About your organization (100 words): Research domain(s), and discipline(s)/sub-discipline(s) in which your organization is interested in. Please include any additional relevant information such as your organization’s total research and development budget  (e.g., below $1million, between $1 million - $10 million, between $10 million - $50 million, or higher than $50 million), and percentage of this R&D budget that supports development of ideas in communication and networking technologies.

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* 11. Potential partnership areas: Please select the areas in which your organization would be interested in exploring partnership with NSF

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* 12. Interest/Scope (maximum 400 words): Why is your organization interested in co-investing with NSF and other public/private partners? Please provide your rationale for co-investing and the size and scope of the research program that your organization would wish to participate in (e.g., total budget, size of individual awards, number of public/private partners in a joint program).

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* 13. Additional Resources (maximum 200 words): what resources (besides funds) can you provide to the researchers? These resources could include datasets, access to testbeds, foundry access, software, hardware evaluation boards, etc.

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* 14. Other Considerations (maximum 200 words): Any other relevant aspects that need to be addressed; or any other issues that NSF should consider, such as mechanism for repeatability and measurability of outcomes, and intellectual property concerns.
 

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