Key Computer Science and Telecommunications Board Reports, 1991-2008, By Topic
Computer Science Research Impacts and Future Directions
Innovation in Information Technology (2003) builds on several CSTB reports to explain the what and why of information technology (IT) research and provides an update to the "tire tracks" diagram first published in Evolving the High Performance Computing and Communications Initiative to Support the Nation's Information Infrastructure (1995), which depicts the critical role that university research has played in the development of many billion-dollar IT industries. Computer Science: Reflections on the Field, Reflections from the Field (2004) provides a concise characterization of key ideas that lie at the core of CS research together with two dozen essays on diverse aspects of CS research and what motivates and excites CS researchers. Computing the Future: A Broader Agenda for Computer Science and Engineering (1992) provides a comprehensive examination of computer science and engineering as a discipline. Funding a Revolution: Government Support for Computing Research (1999) reviews the history of innovation in computing and related communications technologies, identifying factors contributing to the nation's success in the field, illuminating the role of the federal government in funding computer research, and relating government support to developments in the private sector. Research Agendas/Directions in Subfields of Computer Science Toward a Safer and More Secure Cyberspace (2007) explores the nature of online threats, considers some of the reasons why past research for improving cybersecurity has had less impact than anticipated, and offers a strategy for future research aimed at countering cyber attacks.
Trust in Cyberspace (1999) provides an assessment of the state of the art procedures for building trustworthy networked information systems; proposes directions for research in computer and network security, software technology, and system architecture; and assesses current technical and market trends in order to better inform public policy as to where progress is likely and where incentives could help. Renewing U.S. Telecommunications Research (2006) examines telecommunications research in industry and academia, discusses the implications for the health of the sector, and recommends ways to enhance U.S. telecommunications research efforts. Catalyzing Inquiry at the Interface of Computing and Biology (2005) provides a high-level intellectual structure for Federal agencies supporting work at the biology/computing interface, and seeks to establish the intellectual legitimacy of a fundamentally cross-disciplinary collaboration between biologists and computer scientists. Getting up to Speed: The Future of Supercomputing (2004) examines U.S. needs for supercomputing and recommends a long-term strategy for government support of high-performance computing research and development. Beyond Productivity: Information Technology, Innovation, and Creativity (2003) explores the intersections of IT, the arts, and design, examining new kinds of research and a variety of institutional support issues. Information Technology Research, Innovation, and E-Government (2002) discusses areas where government is a "demand leader" for information technology, explores the roles of IT researchers in e-government innovation, and discusses approaches that can help accelerate innovation and foster the transition of innovative technologies from the lab to operational systems. Embedded, Everywhere: A Research Agenda for Networked Systems of Embedded Computers (2001) examines the implications of heterogeneous, sensor-rich computational and communications devices embedded throughout the environment and describes the research necessary to achieve robust, scalable, networked, embedded computing systems. Cybersecurity and Information System Trustworthiness Technology, Policy, Law, and Ethics Regarding U.S. Acquisition and Use of Cyberattack Capabilities (2009) concludes that although cyberattack capabilities are an important asset for the United States, the current policy and legal framework for their use is ill-formed, undeveloped, and highly uncertain and that U.S. policy should be informed by an open and public national debate on technological, policy, legal, and ethical issues they pose. Toward a Safer and More Secure Cyberspace (2007) explores the nature of online threats, considers some of the reasons why past research for improving cybersecurity has had less impact than anticipated, and offers a strategy for future research aimed at countering cyber attacks. Software for Dependable Systems: Sufficient Evidence? (2007) discusses how the growing use and complexity of software necessitates a different approach to dependability and recommends an evidence-based approach to achieving greater dependability and confidence. Cybersecurity Today and Tomorrow: Pay Now or Pay Later (2002) Recaps highlights from past CSTB security reports with a focus on issue identification and practical guidance. Trust in Cyberspace (1999) provides an assessment of the state of the art procedures for building trustworthy networked information systems; proposes directions for research in computer and network security, software technology, and system architecture; and assesses current technical and market trends in order to better inform public policy as to where progress is likely and where incentives could help. Computers at Risk: Safe Computing in the Information Age (1991), an enduring primer for information security, explains key concepts and terms, outlines the technology and procedures that give rise to and can alleviate security problems, relates security to complementary concerns such as privacy and safety, and describes the private and public sector institutional contexts. Who Goes There? Authentication Through the Lens of Privacy (2003) describes and examines issues, concepts, and techniques for authentication from the perspective of how they implicate privacy—and how adverse impacts on privacy might be contained. Critical Information Infrastructure Protection and the Law: An Overview of Key Issues (2003) discusses antitrust, FOIA, and liability as factors in protecting critical information infrastructure, given technical and economic conditions. IDs -- Not That Easy: Questions About Nationwide Identity Systems (2002) outlines challenging policy, process, and technological issues presented by nationwide identity systems. Realizing the Potential of C4I: Fundamental Challenges (1999) addresses the intersecting arenas of security, interoperability, and DOD culture and processes as they relate to challenges in command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence. Cryptography's Role in Securing the Information Society (1996) describes the growing importance of encryption, relating a government interests to interests in the spread and control of encryption, and recommends policy changes. Information Technology and Privacy Protecting Individual Privacy in the Struggle Against Terrorists: A Framework for Assessment (2008) calls for U.S. agencies with counterterrorism programs that collect or "mine" personal data to evaluate the programs' effectiveness, lawfulness, and impacts on privacy, offers a framework agencies can use to evaluate programs, and urges Congress to consider new restrictions on how agencies can use data. Engaging Privacy and Information Technology in a Digital Age (2007) examines ongoing IT trends, how threats to privacy are evolving, and how society can balance the interests of individuals, businesses, and government in ways that promote privacy reasonably and efficiently. Who Goes There? Authentication Through the Lens of Privacy (2003) describes and examines issues, concepts, and techniques for authentication from the perspective of how they implicate privacy—and how adverse impacts on privacy might be contained. Information Technology and Broad Public Policy Issues State Voter Registration Databases: Immediate Actions and Future Improvements (2008) outlines various challenges to the deployment of state voter registration databases, as mandated by the Help America Vote Act of 2002, and describes both short-term and longer-term solutions to these challenges. Asking the Right Questions About Electronic Voting (2005) articulates important questions and issues that election officials, policy makers, and informed citizens should ask concerning the use of computers and information technology in the electoral process. Youth, Pornography and the Internet (2002) explores comprehensively the many issues associated with various options for protecting children from inappropriate sexually explicit material on the Internet, laying a foundation for a more coherent and objective national debate on the subject. The Digital Dilemma: Intellectual Property in the Information Age (2000) discusses the complex labyrinth of technology, law, economics, social science, and public policy that shapes digital intellectual property, with an emphasis on copyright. Information Technology and National and Homeland Security Protecting Individual Privacy in the Struggle Against Terrorists: A Framework for Assessment (2008) calls for U.S. agencies with counterterrorism programs that collect or "mine" personal data to evaluate the programs' effectiveness, lawfulness, and impacts on privacy, offers a framework agencies can use to evaluate programs, and urges Congress to consider new restrictions on how agencies can use data. Preliminary Observations on DoD Software Research Needs and Priorities: A Letter Report (2008) considers the critical role of defense software, industry’s ability to meet DoD’s future software needs, potential contributions of academic researchers, and technology areas where DoD has leading demand. Improving Disaster Management: The Role of IT in Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery (2007) examines IT’s as-yet unrealized potential to improve how communities and the nation handle disasters and describes payoffs for disaster management that include more robust and interoperable communications, improved situational awareness and decision support, greater organizational agility, and enhanced engagement of the public. Information Technology for Counterterrorism: Immediate Actions and Future Possibilities (2003) examines issues and options for developing IT useful in countering terrorism in the short and long terms are outlined, building on CSTB’s chapter in the National Academies' report, Making the Nation Safer, with additional attention to information fusion and the human element in mechanism design and use. Critical Information Infrastructure Protection and the Law: An Overview of Key Issues (2003) discusses antitrust, FOIA, and liability as factors in protecting critical information infrastructure, given technical and economic conditions. The Internet Under Crisis Conditions: Learning from September 11 (2002) presents an assessment of how the Internet fared on September 11, 2001, lessons learned, and how the Internet might play a greater role in responding to future crises, combining descriptions and data with guidance for research and action. IDs -- Not That Easy: Questions About Nationwide Identity Systems (2002) outlines challenging policy, process, and technological issues presented by nationwide identity systems. Realizing the Potential of C4I: Fundamental Challenges (1999) addresses the intersecting arenas of security, interoperability, and DOD culture and processes as they relate to challenges in command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence. Cryptography's Role in Securing the Information Society (1996) describes the growing importance of encryption, relating a government interests to interests in the spread and control of encryption, and recommends policy changes. The Internet Signposts in Cyberspace: The Domain Name System and Internet Navigation (2005) examines the performance and prospects of the Domain Name System from technical and institutional perspectives, and also looks at how navigation technologies and institutions facilitate finding and accessing Internet resources. It describes the evolution of the technologies and institutions that have supported the growth of the Internet and provides the basis for future decisions that will enable its productive evolution. The Internet Under Crisis Conditions: Learning from September 11 (2002) presents an assessment of how the Internet fared on September 11, 2001, lessons learned, and how the Internet might play a greater role in responding to future crises, combining descriptions and data with guidance for research and action. Youth, Pornography and the Internet (2002) explores comprehensively the many issues associated with various options for protecting children from inappropriate sexually explicit material on the Internet, laying a foundation for a more coherent and objective national debate on the subject. The Internet's Coming of Age (2001) characterizes the Internet at the beginning of the 21st century, focusing on the evolution of key technical and business trends, relating those trends to broader social and economic concerns, and illuminating areas where public policy may become more important. Use and Management of Information Technology in Government Social Security Administration Electronic Service Provision: A Strategic Assessment (2007) examines the SSA’s proposed e-government strategy and recommends how the SSA can best deliver services to its user communities in the future. Building an Electronic Records Archive at NARA: Recommendations for a Long-Term Strategy (2005) examines several important long-term issues in archiving electronic records, including coping with technological change, reengineering archival processes for electronic records, partnering with other institutions, broadening research interactions, and assuring record integrity and authenticity. A Review of the FBI's Trilogy IT Modernization Program (2004) addresses architectural, technical, and management issues related to the bureau's Trilogy program. Letter Report on the FBI's Trilogy IT Modernization Program responded to updated information about recent activities at the FBI. Information Technology Research, Innovation, and E-Government (2002) discusses areas where government is a "demand leader" for information technology, explores the roles of IT researchers in e-government innovation, and discusses approaches that can help accelerate innovation and foster the transition of innovative technologies from the lab to operational systems. LC21: A Digital Strategy for the Library of Congress (2001) combines attention to the internal needs to modernize IT systems at the Library of Congress with attention to the larger contexts of publishing, copyright, and digital information.
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