NSF Award
2407087
Over the past decade, a number of mid-scale experimental research infrastructure (MERI) and testbed platforms have been awarded NSF's Computer and Information Science & Engineer (CISE) Directorate. For example, Chameleon, CloudLab, and PAWR (POWDER, COSMOS, AERPAW, ARA), FABRIC, SAGE, EdueLab, and SPHERE. The availability of these platforms enables new research, creating a broad, diverse community of researchers and providers with a common commitment to extending the accessibility of powerful experimental platforms to all users.<br/><br/>The Mid-scale Experimental Research Infrastructure Forum (MERIF) started in 2019 to connect<br/>NSF CISE research infrastructure providers, researchers, and aspiring MERI grantees. The new MERIF will expand the scope by organizing and operating the next two annual workshops (MERIF 2024 and MERIF<br/>2025). This pair of workshops will help providers better propose and manage mid-scale<br/>research infrastructure, create a community of diverse researchers deploying experimental research,<br/>supporting high-quality science outcomes, training a new generation of researchers, and fostering the possibility for cross-platform collaborative research. The workshop activities will be made available at merif.org<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
