Over the past four years, the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Global City Teams Challenge brought together smart-community leaders from around the country to collaborate on common issues. But Sokwoo Rhee, associate director of cyber-physical systems program at NIST, knew that something was missing.
For the first time, NIST will co-host GCTC with the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate as the Smart and Secure Cities and Communities Challenge. The kickoff conference, which runs Feb. 6-8, will incorporate security and privacy experts from S&T into seven technology focus areas, or superclusters.