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The Global Community Technology Challenge (GCTC) is a U.S. smart cities and communities program led by the Smart Connected Systems Division of the National
In the recently published Research Handbook on AI and Communications , NIST researcher Dr. Edward Griffor, with academic collaborators, describes the importance
On October 20, 2023, NIST’s David Wollman, Deputy Chief of the Smart Connected Systems Division, presented on smart connected systems and standards to federal
On September 12, 2023, NIST held the first of several listening sessions designed to chart a path towards standardizing critical and emerging technologies, in
The impact of cybersecurity breaches on infrastructure control system owners/operators is more significant and visible than ever before. Whether you work for an
On 25 April 2023, NIST and city leaders of the NIST Global Community Technology Challenge (GCTC) led a discussion of smart technologies and best practices at
Measurement science and standards are needed to support the safe and predictable operation of future automated vehicles (AVs). These vehicles have great
NIST’s Global Community Technology Challenge (GCTC) leader, Michael Dunaway, gave the keynote presentation at MITRE's Smart City Summit, in January 2023
"Interoperability is foundational to the development of more inclusive grid institutions." That was the key point made by NIST researchers in their article
In the breakout session of the TRB's 11th International Automated Road Transportation Symposium, entitled ADS Standards Hot Topics: Operational Design Domain
At the World Cities Summit in Singapore, July 31-August 3, 2022, NIST's Michael Dunaway presented the Framework for Key Performance Indicators for Smart Cities
With the increasing use of distributed energy resources (DER) – solar, wind, and more – to generate power, organizations have developed standards for their
NIST's Smart Grid Group leader, Avi Gopstein, was featured on Smart Grid Today's podcast, released May 12, 2022. Ideally, said Gopstein, the smart grid's many
SEPA's Interoperability Profiles Task Force, led by NIST’s Cuong Nguyen, published its Interoperability Profile for Electric Vehicle Fleet Managed Charging
One of NIST’s primary missions is the development and use of standards to be used throughout society for the betterment of the public and improved quality of
Have you ever wondered what it is about a smart city or community that makes it ‘smart?’ In an international collaboration with Dr. Martin Serrano of the
A new online tool, the Operational Design Domain Element Quantification Prototype, was developed and made available for use by Virginia Tech Transportation
On January 12, 2022, NIST presented the Department of Commerce Bronze Medal to Keith Stouffer, Timothy Zimmerman, CheeYee Tang, Michael Pease, and Jeffrey
The Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration, with the support of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), recently released the report
NIST has developed for public review a concept paper for the Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF). The paper incorporates input from a
NIST released its Special Publication 1900-301, Automated Driving System Safety Measurement Part I: Operating Envelope Specification. It presents a novel
Across the federal agencies are a multitude of federal labs that conduct research in various scientific and technical areas that benefit the general public and
The iEdison platform was designed in the 1990’s by the National Institute of Health as a means for awardees of federal funding to report their inventions