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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS
AND TECHNOLOGY
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
LABORATORY
FISCAL YEAR 2007
Panel on Information Technology
Laboratory Assessments Board
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS
Washington, D.C.
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the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National
Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The
members of the board responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and
with regard for appropriate balance.
This study was supported by Contract No. SB134106Z0011 between the National Academy of
Sciences and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the U.S.
Department of Commerce. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed
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The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged
in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the
general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate
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are chair and vice chair, respectively, of the National Research Council.
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PANEL ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
JEFFREY D. ULLMAN, Stanford University, Chair
RICHARD S. BAKALAR, IBM Corporation
JOHN M. CARROLL, Pennsylvania State University
STUART I. FELDMAN, Google Inc.
DAVID R. FERGUSON, Boeing Corporation (retired)
ERIC H. GROSSE, Google Inc.
CYNDI JUNG, NVidia Corporation
JAMES M. LANDWEHR, Avaya Laboratories
PATRICK D. LINCOLN, SRI International Corporation
STEVEN B. LIPNER, Microsoft Corporation
WILLIAM A. MASSEY, Princeton University
ALEXA T. McCRAY, Harvard Medical School
HILARIE K. ORMAN, Purple Streak, Inc.
DAVID W. SCOTT, Rice University
ALFRED Z. SPECTOR, Independent Consultant
HAL S. STERN, University of California, Irvine
STEPHEN A. VAVASIS, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
JAMES L. WAYMAN, San Jose State University
Staff
JAMES P. McGEE, Director
ARUL MOZHI, Senior Program Officer
LIZA HAMILTON, Administrative Coordinator
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Acknowledgment of Reviewers
This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their
diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by
the National Research Council’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this
independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the
institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the
report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the
study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect
the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for
their review of this report:
C. William Gear, NEC Research Institute, Inc.,
Betsy L. Humphreys, National Institutes of Health,
Sanjit K. Mitra, University of Southern California,
Max D. Morris, Iowa State University, and
John McHugh, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments
and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations, nor
did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was
overseen by Alton Slay, Warrenton, Virginia. Appointed by the National Research
Council, he was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this
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comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report
rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.
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Contents
SUMMARY 1
CHARGE TO THE PANEL AND DESCRIPTION OF THE ASSESSMENT 2
PROCESS
GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 4
LABORATORY
Research Strategies, 4
Opportunities, 5
Planning for Growth, 7
The Research Culture, 8
The Project/Program Matrix, 9
Computing Infrastructure, 10
ASSESSMENTS OF LABORATORY DIVISIONS 11
Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division, 11
Information Access Division, 12
Statistical Engineering Division, 13
Advanced Network Technologies Division, 14
Computer Security Division, 15
Software Diagnostics and Conformance Testing Division, 18
CONCLUSIONS 21
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