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NSF I/UCRC at SMU: The Final Step

NSF I/UCRC at SMU: The Final Step. Jeff Tian tian@engr.smu.edu CSE/IAB Meeting, Nov. 10, 2007. NSF I/UCRC: What Is It?. Industrial/University Collaborative Research Center 1973-now, 40+ active centers in all disciplines Multi-university multi-company collaboration

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NSF I/UCRC at SMU: The Final Step

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  1. NSF I/UCRC at SMU:The Final Step Jeff Tian tian@engr.smu.edu CSE/IAB Meeting, Nov. 10, 2007

  2. NSF I/UCRC: What Is It? • Industrial/University Collaborative Research Center • 1973-now, 40+ active centers in all disciplines • Multi-university multi-company collaboration • Industrial support via memberships • NSF match $$ + marketing/administrative support • IAB decides project funding to member universities • Would be the 2nd for SMU (1st: Laser/manufacturing)

  3. NSF I/UCRC: Steps • Letter of intent: Summer 2006 Approved • Planning proposal (Tian/El-Rewini/Nair): 3/2007 Funded: 9/2007-8/2008 • Support letters: Raytheon, Lockheed-Martin, Dell, T-System, Nokia, Sirific Wireless, Countrywide Financial • Partners: UNT, UTD (+ ASU, UCI, SIU, SUNY-SB, UTSA) • Focus: Net-Centric Software and Systems (existing NCSSC) • Full Proposal: by 8/31/2008, funding conditional on sufficient industrial support • Need IAB help to recruit 6+ industrial members

  4. Net-Centric Software & Systems Consortium (NCSSC) next generation network-ready, interoperable, trustworthy service-oriented systems. SMU in NCSSC: • Working with consortium partners since 2005 • Focusing on NCSS reliability, security, adaptability and safety • Faculty involved: Tian, Huang, Nair, El-Rewini, Kocan and more ...

  5. Dynamically Created COIs Weapon Systems Sensors Finance Personnel Etc. Logistics Intel C2 Network Centric Software and Systems Support real-time & near-real-time warrior needs and business users Community-of-Interest (COI) Capabilities Users Levels of Services above core level Comms Backbone Core Enterprise Services (CES) ESM Messaging Mediation Security/IA User Asst Discovery Collaboration Storage App

  6. Related Expertise @SMU & Beyond • Systematic, risk-based reliability improvement for NCSS (Tian) • Value-based quality/defect modeling and complete life-cycle quality engineering (Huang, Tian) • Security, fault tolerance, safety, and testing for highly dependable NCSS (Nair, Tian, Kocan) • Integration/adaptability/CCC support for NCSS (El-Rewini, Nair, Kocan) • Other NCSS expertise and beyond: • Experts @SMU, UNT, UTD, ASU, UCI, SIU, SUNY-SB, UTSA

  7. Benefits to Industrial Partners via industry-driven research projects: • Cutting edge research for your technology needs and product innovation • High-quality, low-risk, long-term relationships without hiring to complement selected in-house R&D • Educating/training your staff in emerging technologies • One place to go for world class university expertise via royalty-free, non-exclusive access to research • Be a part of a team of excellence and prestige: NSF I/UCRC

  8. NSF I/UCRC: The Final Step • Letter of intent: Summer 2006 Approved • Planning proposal: 3/2007 Funded: 9/2007-8/2008 • Recruit 6+ industrial members before 8/31/2008 The Final Step • Persuade your company to become a member • Publicizing (brochure/booklet/slides available now/shortly) • Feb. 20-22, 2008: NSF sponsored marketing event for our I/UCRC • With your support, we will bring this NSF I/UCRC to SMU. Thank you!

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