FIND (Future Internet Design) is a major new long-term initiative of the NSF NeTS research program.
FIND invites the research community to consider what the requirements should be for a global network of 15 years from now, and how we could build such a network if we are not constrained by the current Internet --
if we could design it from scratch. FIND solicits research across the broad area of network architecture, principles, and mechanism design, aimed at answering these questions. The philosophy of the program is to help conceive the future by momentarily letting go of the present - freeing our collective minds from the constraints of the current state of networking.
The intellectual scope of the FIND program is wide. FIND research might address questions such as:
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How can we design a network that is fundamentally more secure and available than today's Internet? How would we conceive the security problem if we could start from scratch?
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How might such functions as information dissemination, location management or identity management best fit into a new network architecture?
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What will be the long-term impact of new technologies such as advanced wireless and optics?
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How will economics and technology interact to shape the overall design of a future network?
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How do we design a network that preserves a free and open society?
Announcements
- The dates and location for the upcoming Fifth FIND meeting have been set for April 8-9 in Los Angeles. There will be a full-day meeting on the 8th and through lunchtime on the 9th. The ISI is hosting the meeting in a hotel an easy distance from LAX. The meeting registration information and specifics on the hotel, and the meeting agenda will be posted soon.
- Call for Research Collaboration on Future Internet Architectures in partnership with the US NSF FIND prorgram . Click here for more information.
