The UrbInSuRe will create a lifecycle pipeline for multidisciplinary, data-driven projects. The pipeline is an innovative model that combines successful elements of National Science Foundation-funded synthesis centers, such as the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) and SESYNC, with National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) and Illinois Information Institute (I3) technologies, programs, and expertise. The pipeline will enable new ideas to emerge and coalesce in synthesis workshops and working groups that bring together multi-disciplinary teams with external partners from industry, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and academia. Working groups meet for intensive retreats and collaborate remotely between retreats, led by faculty and supported by PhD fellows and staff. Each working group will regularly share knowledge and ideas with the other groups to ensure cross-fertilization.
