The National Science Foundation is currently soliciting proposals for innovative ideas in the science of software-intensive system design. Notable in the call is the explicit interest in artistic perspectives to extend the foundations of mutable software systems.
The Science of Design (SoD) program solicits proposals that address fundamental research and education topics in the science of software-intensive system design. The program’s objective is to inspire the research community to make significant leaps in thinking about how to extend the intellectual and creative foundations for the design of software-intensive systems. Original ideas are sought on how to synthesize creative expression with scientific rigor in the design of relevant, useful software-intensive systems. The program recognizes that significant strides in creative thinking about design have a strong tradition in many scientific, engineering, and artistic disciplines, and the program seeks to import and adapt the best of these ideas while recognizing and addressing the unique nature of software (e.g., its mutability), which differs significantly from other designed artifacts. Project goals will typically include the development of new, innovative theories, constructs, models, methods, and/or tools to move software design into the next generation of complex, distributed computing environments.
