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Chasing the Cloud How web-based and mobile tools help shape the future of academic research, collaboration, and education Ashvale Tech. Chi-sheng Jan

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Chasing the CloudHow web-based and mobile tools help shape the future of academic research, collaboration, and education

Ashvale Tech.Chi-sheng Jan

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Where We Are Today

• Reference Management

• Online open access

• Social and collaboration

• Startups and Nonprofits

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Reference Management

• Endnote, Mendeley, Papers…etc

• Gradual evolution from early 2000s

• Sharing and collaboration

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Open Access

• The short history of digital media in the 21st century

• Archive -> Curation -> Discovery

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The Rise of Social

• Facebook/LinkeIn/Twitter mashup of proven models

• Great way to attract VC funding

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Startups & Nonprofits

• ImpactStory: web-based CV

• RIO journal: sharing the whole research cycle

• Powered by the entire technology stack of silicon valley

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Research Gate Total vs. Active : 7,000,000 vs. 85,000

1.1% asked a 2nd question

The problem with “Socialization”

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Let’s talk about: Seminar, Conference, Colloquium, Workshop, Short course,

Lecture series, Summer school…

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Colloquium meEvent-based academic networking and collaboration

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Core Idea

• Conferences are inherently social

• Key integration

• Focus on utility

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Program InfoPresenter details Abstract Time and location

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Event InfoNavigation Phone Address Web

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AttendeesProgram-specific questions General discussions Group chat

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User contentJob openings CVs

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SocialEvent-wide timeline Program-specific discussion Private or group chat

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Support

• iPhone 5, iPad 3, and above

• iOS 8.0 and above

• Android 4.1 and above

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Events

• Southwest Quantum Information and Technology Seminar (2015 Berkeley)

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Events

• 24th Joint Kaist-Kyoto-NTU-NUS Symposium on Environmental Engineering (2015)

• NCU Math

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Value & Vision

• Encourage existing social behavior

• A handy tool for aspiring undergrads

• Don’t “wait for someone else to do it”

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Reality Check

• Scalability across multiple fields

• Sustainable business model or venture capital

• Viability as a social platform

• What did we miss?

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Ashvale Technology Inc.

Chi-sheng Jan

• MSc in Math, Northwestern University

Yenchang Huang

• PhD in Math, University of Notre Dame

Yuehyi Huang

• MSc in Math, National Taiwan University