National Science Fdn Cloud&Autonomic Computing Ctr

The National Science Foundation Cloud and Autonomic Computing Center is part of NSF's Industry/University Cooperative Research Center Program. The mission of the CAC is provide a practical and collaborative work arena for development and coordination of industry-relevant software, standards and methods specifically applicable to cloud, highly automated, and other advanced forms of distributed computing. 

The CAC's goals in this arena are to identify and foster industry-academia-government partnerships, to identify and develop coordinated efforts on workable reference implementations of these methods, and  to create a trained workforce capable of sustaining the activities and opportunities created through this joint effort. 

The Center is governed through an Industry Advisory Board consisting of its industry members, which selects research topics and sets Center priorities. Participation is open to any industry member or government agency under the terms of the NSF-approved Membership Agreement.