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Embedded Systems & Robotics Research. Stewart Tansley, Ph.D. External Research & Programs Microsoft Research stansley@microsoft.com http://research.microsoft.com/~stansley. Three Parts. Embedded Systems RFP wrap-up Prof. Hod Lipson, Cornell University
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Embedded Systems &Robotics Research Stewart Tansley, Ph.D. External Research & Programs Microsoft Research stansley@microsoft.com http://research.microsoft.com/~stansley
Three Parts • Embedded Systems RFP wrap-up • Prof. Hod Lipson, Cornell University • Steve Bathiche & Andy Wilson, Microsoft Hardware & Microsoft Research
Innovation Excellence Awards 2004 (RFP) • Overall Theme: • Innovative Embedded Systems Research & Teaching • Using Windows CE and/or Windows XP Embedded • $1.7M awards total, average project gift $20k • 77 projects, 26 countries, 75 universities • 65 research projects, 12 teaching projects • Projects started - Summer 2003 • Wrap-up workshop - Fall 2004 • Follow-up activities - Ongoing • Sample projects shown in posters • Consolidated project results (in progress) • Posters, Websites, Papers, IEE Special, Curriculum Repository
Argentina 1 Australia 2 Belgium 1 Brazil 1 Bulgaria 1 Canada 3 Chile 1 China 1 Czech Rep 1 France 5 Germany 9 Hungary 1 India 3 Israel 2 Italy 4 Korea 1 Lebanon 1 Portugal 1 Singapore 1 South Africa 2 Spain 3 Sweden 1 Switzerland 1 Taiwan 5 UK 8 USA 17 Projects by Country
Posters/Kiosk Slidedeck • 25 example embedded system projects shown
Posters/Kiosk Slidedeck (more!) • 8 examples each: • Robotics • Sensor Networks
Going Forward • Roboticshttp://research.microsoft.com/ur/us/robots • Teaching focus, see Monday (Brown Bag) • Sensor Networkshttp://research.microsoft.com/ur/us/sensor • Research Kit in planning, Tuesday (DemoFest) • Mesh Networkshttp://research.microsoft.com/ur/us/mesh • Research Kit available, Tuesday (Digital Inclusion) • Windows Embeddedhttp://research.microsoft.com/ur/us/embsys • MEDC DVDs in your Faculty Summit bags, WEMAP • Research Kit in planning, Curriculum Repositoryhttp://www.msdnaa.net/curriculum/repository.aspx
Windows Embedded Academic Program (WEMAP) • Fosters teaching & research that uses Windows Embedded (CE, XPE) at universities worldwidehttp://msdn.microsoft.com/embedded/community/academic/ • Key Features • Curriculum license – free of charge, allows teaching with Windows CE source code • Research license – free of charge, facilitates research with Premium Source code • Discounted books, MSDN Academic Alliance full product software, Curriculum Repository • Discounted hardware (Hardware Empowerment Program, HEP) • Windows Embedded Student ChallengE competition http://www.windowschallenge.com/ • Partners with Microsoft Research ERP team http://research.microsoft.com/ur/us/embsys/
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