Description: The Partnerships for
Innovation: Building Innovation Capacity (PFI:BIC)
program supports academe-industry partnerships which are led by an
interdisciplinary academic research team collaborating with a least one
industry partner. In this program, there is a heavy emphasis on the quality,
composition, and participation of the partners, including the appropriate
contributions for each role. These partnerships focus on the integration of
technologies into a specified human-centered service system with the potential
to achieve transformational change, satisfying a real need by making an
existing service system smart(er) or by spurring the
creation of an entirely new smart service system. The selected service system
should function as a test bed.
Service
systems
are socio-technical configurations of people, technologies, organizations, and
information designed to create value by fulfilling the needs
of those participating in the system. A "smart" service system
is a system that amplifies or augments human capabilities to
identify, learn, adapt, monitor and make decisions. The system utilizes data
received, transmitted, or processed in a timely manner, thus improving its
response to future situations. These capabilities are the result of the
incorporation of technologies for sensing, actuation, coordination,
communication, control, etc.
Institutional Limit:
2
Academic
institutions are limited to participation on two (2) proposals as a lead
institution. A lead academic institution that has submitted a proposal has the
option to participate as a subawardee on additional
proposals submitted under this solicitation. Lead academic institutions that
have submitted a proposal may also provide consultants to other proposals
submitted under this solicitation.
Who May Serve as PI:
The
PI cannot concurrently be a PI on more than one active PFI: BIC award.
Additional
Eligibility Info:
Please
review the additional eligibility information carefully before submitting a
proposal.
Internal Competition: To participate in
the University’s selection process, researchers are to submit the following
material electronically, assembled into a single PDF document, to the Office of
the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu
and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Tuesday, October 27, 2015:
·
Names
and departments of the PI, and Senior Project Personnel
·
Title
of the program and/or funding opportunity announcement number
·
Brief
project description (2 pages maximum).
The
Vice President for Research will appoint a committee to review the material and
make a recommendation as to the University’s applicants. Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in
the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663).
NSF Deadline: Letter of Intent
(required) – December 2, 2015; Full Proposal – January 27, 2016
202-720-4019
robert.stephenson@wdc.usda.gov