Future Directions of the Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI) Program

TL;DR

This paper summarizes a 2019 workshop that assessed the CSSI program's impact over nine years, identified gaps, and discussed future needs for sustainable cyberinfrastructure to support scientific innovation.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive community-driven report on CSSI's past impact and future directions for cyberinfrastructure in scientific research.

Findings

Community feedback on CSSI's impact and gaps

Identified needs for future cyberinfrastructure

Recommendations for future CSSI program solicitations

Abstract

The CSSI 2019 workshop was held on October 28-29, 2019, in Austin, Texas. The main objectives of this workshop were to (1) understand the impact of the CSSI program on the community over the last 9 years, (2) engage workshop participants in identifying gaps and opportunities in the current CSSI landscape, (3) gather ideas on the cyberinfrastructure needs and expectations of the community with respect to the CSSI program, and (4) prepare a report summarizing the feedback gathered from the community that can inform the future solicitations of the CSSI program. The workshop brought together different stakeholders interested in provisioning sustainable cyberinfrastructure that can power discoveries impacting the various fields of science and technology and maintaining the nation's competitiveness in the areas such as scientific software, HPC, networking, cybersecurity, and data/information science. The workshop served as a venue for gathering the community-feedback on the current state of the CSSI program and its future directions.