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CENTER FOR SUBSURFACE SENSING AND IMAGING SYSTEMS

CENTER FOR SUBSURFACE SENSING AND IMAGING SYSTEMS. UPRM  CenSSIS A Partnership for Innovation Miguel Vélez -Reyes, Ph.D., PE CenSSIS Associate Director University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. Objectives of the Panel.

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CENTER FOR SUBSURFACE SENSING AND IMAGING SYSTEMS

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  1. CENTER FORSUBSURFACE SENSING AND IMAGING SYSTEMS UPRM  CenSSIS A Partnership for Innovation Miguel Vélez-Reyes, Ph.D., PE CenSSIS Associate Director University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez

  2. Objectives of the Panel • To learn about the success and impact of the NSF ERC program in addressing this very important issue of talent and diversity, • To discuss best practices in these institutional partnerships from ERC participants, and • To provide guidance to institutions who desire to enter into partnerships for talented and diverse engineering graduates.

  3. Objectives of the Panel • To learn about the success and impact of the NSF ERC program in addressing this very important issue of talent and diversity, • To discuss best practices in these institutional partnerships from ERC participants, and • To provide guidance to institutions who desire to enter into partnerships for talented and diverse engineering graduates.

  4. Seizing the Opportunity • ERC Organizational Requirements • From NSF 09-545 Core Academic Partner in 4 ERCs CSOPS Outreach Institution in

  5. Challenges in establishing partnerships between national research universities and HSI/HBCU/MSI’s • NRU's are not aware of the HSI/HBCU/MSI capabilities. • Seen primarily as teaching institutions • Different interests • Culture, priorities, mission, vision • Unclear expectations in the partnership • 50/50, 60/40, 90/10 … a mixed bag … • Need to be WIN/WIN. Regardless of the mix • Disparity of resources.

  6. Different Partnerships: Different Focuses • CPES: • UPRM has a strong tradition in power electronics/systems education • Pipeline for hispanic students in energy processing systems • Not a strong research program • Building research expertise and infrastructure • CenSSIS/CASA/CSOPS • Beyond the pipeline and infrastructure development • Taking advantage of developed infrastructure, research capabilities, and sponsored research • CenSSIS NASA URC NSF MRCE

  7. Initiating the NEU/UPRM Partnership ~ 1998 Zayas-Castro Velez-Reyes Jimenez-Rodriguez Soyster Building on Networking and Performance on Previous Collaborations Silevitch

  8. Probe Multi-Band Detectors Multi-Spectral Discrimination (MSD) Silevitch UPRM ChallengeDefining Relevant Research Roles Multi-modal Coral ReefMonitoring R2-C: Multi-spectral Discrimination Miguel Velez-Reyes, Luis O. Jimenez-Rodriguez Thrust Leaders James Goodman Roy Armstrong S4 Leaders Taking advantage of core competencies and establishing a niche in the center.

  9. Physical and Statistical Modeling UPRM MSD Research Program Organization Vision: “Diverse Problems Similar Solutions” Defense andSecurity Applications L3 L3 Biomedical Earth Sciences Demonstrative Test Beds Solutionware Computing Systems for Remote Sensing Image and SignalProcessing Enabling L2 L2 Fundamental L1 L1 Algorithms for Information Extraction

  10. S1 R1: Multispectral Sensing MSD Research Across the Center Bio - Med Enviro - Civil Microscopy, Cell and TissueImaging L3 L3 Benthic Habitat Mapping S4 Validating Validating L2 L2 TestBEDs TestBEDs R2: Multispectral Physics-Based Signal Processing Fundamental Fundamental L1 L1 Science Science R3: Algorithm Implementation

  11. UPRM Growth in New Areas • Biomedical Imaging • SoildBED: Underground contaminants • High performance computing for remote sensing applications • GPU Computing

  12. UPRM Involvement in Technology Transfer HySpeed Computing, LLCPresident/CEO - James Goodman, PhD, PE Scientific Systems Company Inc STTR Proposal submitted in March 2010. Detection of Chemical and Biological Contamination • A spin-off company from Gordon-CenSSIS. • Acceleration of image analysis algorithms using GPU computing. • Addressing the increasing computation needs of the remote sensing and geo-spatial community. • Initial focus on hyperspectral remote sensing of coastal ecosystems. • Developing mechanisms for tech transfer of algorithms. • Establishing partnerships with Gordon-CenSSIS.

  13. More Tech Transfer for UPRM • Hyperspectral Image Processing Software Tools for for Biomedical and Defense Applications

  14. Technology Transfer and Major Infrastructure Development at UPRM: NSF MRI Grant • SeaBED AUV

  15. Our Greatest Impact!

  16. Highlights of Outcomes • Over 6-10 UG and 16-17 G students involved per year at UPRM • Over 120 publications • Over $600k in infrastructure investment • Products and Tech Transfer Opportunities • 1 Spin-off small company • Hyperspectral Image Analysis Toolbox (HIAT) • Over 1000 downloads: broad range of applications

  17. The Partnership Continues:The CenSSIS Coalition DHS NSF NIH

  18. How was Success Achieved by UPRM @ CenSSIS? • Commitment of individuals and institutional support • Clear on roles and value of partnership • Adequate funding level at UPRM • $770k/yr (NSF $425k, UPR $345k) • NEU, BU, & RPI assumed a mentorship role • Faculty mentoring • UPRM team composed of assistant and associate professors • Student mentoring • REU & short-term exchanges for graduate students • Distance learning courses, annual meetings, SLC … • Administration • Help UPRM administrators and staff involved with ERC program to understand how administrative, tech transfer and business processes needed to be modified to meet ERC requirements • UPRM research and education team delivered on its proposed milestones

  19. Contact Information • Dr. Miguel Vélez-Reyes, CenSSIS Associate Director E-Mail: M.Velez@ieee.org Cell: 787-315-4062

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