Computing professor selected for National Science Foundation advisory committee

Published: July 6, 2010

CLEMSON — Juan Gilbert, a professor in the Clemson University School of Computing, has been selected to serve on the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Advisory Committee of the National Science Foundation.

The advisory committee, which includes members from universities and industry, provides oversight on National Science Foundation program management and performance and counsels staff in the foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate, which funds more than 80 percent of all federally sponsored academic computer-science research in the United States.

Gilbert is the chairman of Clemson's Human-Centered Computing Division, in which he directs the Human-Centered Computing Lab. His research projects include electronic voting systems, interfaces for the elderly and disabled, and voiceTEXT — a hands-free alternative to cell phone texting while driving.

Gilbert was selected for the advisory committee to represent research areas involving human-centered computing, social computing and data analytics.

"Being on the advisory committee gives you a great opportunity to help shape the field," Gilbert said. "Members span a wide range of computing topics. It's an honor and a responsibility that I will relish."

Gilbert will serve a two-year term beginning this fall.

The National Science Foundation organizes its research and education support through seven directorates, each covering several disciplines. Along with the Computer and Information Science and Engineering directorate, there are directorates covering biological sciences; engineering; geosciences; mathematical and physical sciences; social, behavioral and economic sciences; and education and human resources, which oversees research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.

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