[Isl] FW: New NSF program: DASS, virtual town hall

[Neil Charness]

Hi Folks:

An interesting Town Hall by NSF concerning an interdisciplinary initiative.  Best, Neil

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From: Whitmeyer, Joseph M. <jwhitmey at nsf.gov>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2021 3:59 PM
Subject: New NSF program: DASS, virtual town hall

Dear Colleagues,

You may or may not be aware of the new Designing Accountable Software Systems (DASS)<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21554/nsf21554.htm__;!!PhOWcWs!lJVeOV1v9f7ebzqXZ7NkODh9To9Pr04B0o7omPhJJaz4nc7vBBR2ihG7WaI7l6rbo5Y$> program at the National Science Foundation.  Its deadline, however, is fast approaching (April 19th 2021).

The DASS program aims to bring researchers in computer and information science and engineering together with researchers in law and social, behavioral, and economic sciences to jointly develop general advances in both (1) understanding the social, behavioral, economic and/or legal context of software design; and (2) improving the methodology for designing accountable software beyond specific use cases. DASS will support well-conceived collaborations between these two groups of researchers. The first group consists of researchers in software design, which, for the purposes of this solicitation, is broadly defined as formal methods, programming languages, software engineering, requirements engineering and human-centered computing. The second group consists of researchers in law and the social, behavioral, and economic sciences, who study social systems and networks, culture, social norms and beliefs, rules, canons, precedents, legal code, and routine procedures that govern the conduct of people, organizations, and countries.

In response to input received, the working group for DASS at NSF has organized a virtual DASS Town Hall on Wednesday March 24th at 4:00PM Eastern Time (US and Canada).
The Town Hall will provide:

  *   a brief introduction to the DASS program
  *   an opportunity to ask program directors questions, and
  *   a way to meet researchers from other disciplines

Please register in advance for the town hall meeting here:
https://nsf.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItdOmtqDosE4du3qk8Pn13VDESbwffkqQ<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nsf.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItdOmtqDosE4du3qk8Pn13VDESbwffkqQ__;!!PhOWcWs!lJVeOV1v9f7ebzqXZ7NkODh9To9Pr04B0o7omPhJJaz4nc7vBBR2ihG7WaI7CVNarh8$>
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

In order to facilitate the virtual meet and greet, they ask that you come prepared to share (via the chat feature) a 1-2 sentence introduction to your work relevant to DASS and a link to your website.

I hope this may be of use!

Best regards,

    -Joe

Joseph Whitmeyer
Program Director, SBE/SES
National Science Foundation

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