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NIST invites the cybersecurity and IoT communities to join a discussion on updating Foundational Cybersecurity Activities for IoT Device Manufacturers (NIST IR 8259) IoT Device Cybersecurity Capability Core Baseline (NIST IR 8259A) IoT Non-Technical

Qubits, the fundamental unit of quantum information, form the building blocks of quantum computers. Because qubits are not limited to the two states, “0” and “1,” of an ordinary logic bit, but can simultaneously represent combinations of these states

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will convene an in-person workshop on November 12, 2024, in Washington, D.C., to provide more detail about NIST’s new ARIA program. Participants will learn about ARIA’s experimentation

CTL staff Scott Rose, Oliver Borchert, and Doug Montgomery participated in the first joint O-RAN / 3GPP workshop on the standardization of zero trust architecture (ZTA) in mobile networks. Scott opened the workshop with a presentation on “NIST

NIST Industrial Wireless Systems Research Lead Dr. Richard (Rick) Candell participated in the kick-off meeting for the ASTM F45.04 System Communication and Interoperability for Robotics, Automation, and Autonomous Systems committee’s task group on

At the 50 th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society ( IECON 2024 ), Dr. Richard (Rick) Candell presented a collaborative effort between NIST and Intel, showcasing key advancements in industrial communications. The presentation

At the 50 th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society ( IECON 2024 ) in Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Richard (Rick) Candell, Principal Investigator of Industrial Wireless Systems at NIST, presented a “NIST Perspective on Industrial

In October 2024, NIST Researcher Rosemary Astheimer presented at the 2024 Women in Manufacturing Summit in Boston, Massachusetts. The Summit, attended by over 2,100 women, serves as a platform for advancing the roles and impact of women in the

In September 2024, NIST Engineers Rosemary Astheimer and Allison Barnard Feeney participated in meetings held by the MBx Interoperability Forum – a collaborative testing initiative between AFNeT Services; PDES, Inc.; and prostep ivip since 1999. The

On October 28, 2024, NIST Leader Dr. David Wollman, Deputy Division Chief of NIST’s Smart Connected Systems Division, participated in an invited panel session at the Imagine Nation Executive Leadership Conference (ELC) 2024 in Hershey, Pennsylvania

On 24-25 September 2024, NIST hosted the annual meeting for the Technical Language Processing Community of Interest (TLP COI) . This year’s meeting centered on the current landscape of language processing needs and emerging applications, with a focus

NIST’s Cherilyn Pascoe and the Post Quantum Cryptography Standards project team have been selected as winners of the 2024 CyberScoop 50 Awards . The winners were chosen in recognition of their important work in protecting vital networks, critical

After over a year of evaluation, NIST has selected 14 candidates for the second round of the Additional Digital Signatures for the NIST PQC Standardization Process.

On October 15, 2024, NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) was presented with an official proclamation by Montgomery County Executive Mr. Marc Elrich at the Cybersecurity Connections Event in Rockville, Maryland. This recognition

The new center will support U.S. engagement in international standardization for critical and emerging technologies.

On Thursday Sept 26, 2024, NIST held its first Automated Vehicle (AV) Research Day as an internal celebration of NIST research in automated driving. The morning session included an opening address by Charles Romine, NIST Associate Director for

NIST researcher Dr. Edward Griffor has contributed to recent dialogs on the role of Internet of Things technologies to advance future healthcare. For a podcast , Griffor was interviewed by Dr. Rod Rodriguez-Fernandez, Global Health Advisor, Wellness

The Smart Connected Systems Division (SCSD) has published the final version of a long-range strategic plan for the NIST Smart Cities Infrastructure program and the Global Community Technology Challenge (GCTC). NIST Special Publication 1900-207 was

On 27-28 August 2024, NIST’s Smart Connected Systems Division hosted a workshop at the George H. W. Bush School of Government and Public Service in Washington D.C. to examine an approach to “Whole Community Preparedness for Smart Cities and