Projects

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation 2024

The Sloan Foundation’s Award has enabled CTI to advance the frontier of critical technology studies and supply chain economics by facilitating the multi-disciplinary integration of technical and economic expertise. CTI is addressing the crucial economic and security risks posed by supply chain vulnerabilities. Beyond the academic research already produced, CTI has developed connections with key partners, including the Department of Commerce (DOC), RAND, DARPA, the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the Department of Energy (DOE).

• CTI Director Erica Fuchs presented lessons from the pilot National Network to the National Science Board (Video)
• Jason O’Connor, Karan Bhuwalka, Jeremy J. Michalek, Elsa Olivetti, Abigail Randall, Richard Roth, Kate S. Whitefoot presented their paper on battery material supply chain disruptions and vehicle
  prices at the NBER Resilience in Supply Chain Conference

National Network for Critical Technology Assessment (NNCTA)

Dr. Erica Fuchs catalyzed and led the National Network for Critical Technology Assessment (NNCTA). Funded by awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the project brought together experts from leading universities to demonstrate how advanced analytics can inform National Technology Strategy. This year-long effort, which had engagement throughout from leaders in industry and government, demonstrates how advanced analytics are essential to ensuring that the country smartly invests and enacts necessary policies to achieve short- and long-term security, prosperity, and broad-based societal well-being. More can be read in the final report, Securing America’s Future: A Framework for Critical Technology Assessment.

CMU CTI faculty and research scientists played an integral role in the pilot NNCTA, including: Lee Branstetter, Christophe Combemale, Baruch Fischhoff, M. Granger Morgan, Kate Whitefoot, Jason O’Connor, Nikhil Kalathil, Afonso Amaral, and former Executive Fellow in Residence Hassan Khan. In addition, CMU Trustee Michael McQuade (co-chair) and CMU University Professor Tom Mitchell served on the Advisory Council.