Critical and Emerging Technologies Updated to reflect the federal government’s February 2024 Critical and Emerging Technologies List Update Advanced Computing Advanced supercomputing, including for AI applications Edge computing and devices Advanced cloud services High-performance data storage and data centers Advanced computing architectures Advanced modeling and simulation Data processing and analysis techniques  Spatial computing Advanced Engineering…

Foreign Talent Recruitment Program Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs (FTRP) are funded, managed, and organized by foreign governments (directly or indirectly) to recruit faculty, professionals, and – in some cases – students in targeted science and technology areas/disciplines without regard to a participant’s national origin and/or citizenship. FTRP sponsors may include national, regional or local governments…

Countries of Concern Engagements International Engagements are activities or relationships that involve significant or meaningful interaction, affiliation, collaboration, or exchange with a foreign entity. Those involving a country of concern (see below) should be reviewed by the Research Engagement & Compliance (REC) team before initiating the engagement. It should be noted that there are compliance…

Federal Funding Proposal Review To meet the federal government’s expectations of institutions that receive federal research funds, UCI must ensure all individuals required by the federal sponsor to submit biographical sketches and other/current & pending support are submitting complete and accurate information about their international engagements in compliance with federal agency disclosure requirements. This expectation…

Research Security and International Engagement Contacts Since Research Security and International Engagement relates to multiple compliance areas, below are some of the contacts that can help you with your specific questions. Compliance AreaDescriptionContact Research Security and International Engagement (General)Research Security and International Engagement Committee, research securityor-rsie@uci.edu Conflict of Interest in ResearchResearchers’ outside financial interestcoioc@research.uci.edu Federal…

Frequently Asked Questions What is Research Security and International Engagement? Research Security and International Engagement encompasses the federal government’s broad concerns related to protecting the U.S. research and development enterprise and promoting national security. As described in the National Security Presidential Memorandum-33, the federal government is requiring research organizations like UCI to implement a research…

Research Data Guidance The University of California issued a Research Data Policy, effective July 15, 2022, that clarified “the Regents of the University of California owns Research Data generated or collected in the course of University Research, and exercises this responsibility to support research, collaboration, public dissemination of information, and to meet its responsibility under…

Other Research Considerations In addition to the requirements tied to federal sponsored projects, the federal government identified other activities and areas that are of concern for Research Security and International Engagement. Research Data Guidance UC issued the Research Data Policy to clarify the ownership of and responsibility for Research Data generated during the course of…

Federal Sponsor Disclosure Requirements In response to the concerns about undue foreign influence, many federal agencies have adjusted or clarified their disclosure requirements.  Please always refer to the terms and conditions in the award.  The information below highlights some of the main clarification and requirements of the federal sponsors. Table of Contents Add a header…

Research Security & International Engagement Committee The Research Security & International Engagement Committee is charged by the Provost to promote and facilitate responsible international engagements and collaborations through the following:   Developing local policy and procedures to implement UC policy and federal rules and regulations;   Overseeing and managing UCI’s research security and integrity compliance…