University Circle Advanced Technology Commons @ CWRU

University Circle Advanced Technology Commons

• Centers of Excellence in Advanced Research and Development (CEARD)

• Technopolis@University Circle (T@UC)• New Media Center (NMC)• University Circle GigaPop (UCG) • Internet Switching Hotel (ISH)• Network and Computing Operations Center

(NCOC)

Centers of Excellence in Advanced Research and

Development• Faculty driven technology needs for

research and development

• “Field of dreams” approach to IT in higher education does not work

• Evolving Centers of Excellence

Center of Excellence in Discovery through Advanced

Visualization• Project lead: John Clochesy, Nursing• Involves: Arts and Sciences, Medicine,

Engineering and Nursing• Also: NASA, Cleveland Museum of Art,

Cleveland Institute of Music• Possible Funders: NIH, NSF, DoD• Needs: Virtual reality cave (immersive

environment), associated hardware and software, technical support staff

Center of Excellence in Advanced Network Applications in the Fine and Performing Arts

• Project lead: Tom Knab, CIM and CWRU• Involves: Arts and Sciences, Law• Also: Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland

Institute of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art• Funders: NEA, NSF• Needs: Very high speed, dependable access; video

and audio production facilities; associated hardware and software; and technical support staff

Center of Excellence in Remote and Simulated Medical

Interventions• Involves: Medicine, Nursing, Engineering• Also: Simbionix (local biotech firm),

University Hospitals, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

• Funders: NIH, DoD, NSF, industry• Needs: Additional simulation facilities; very

high speed, dependable access

Center of Excellence in Advanced Wireless Applications

• Project leads: Kalle Lyytinen, Youngjin Yoo, Information Systems, WSOM, and Frank Merat, EECS, Engineering

• Involves: WSOM, Engineering, Medicine• Funders: NSF, NIH, NASA, corporate funders• Needs: Laboratory space and equipment with

hardware and software, student support (through named graduate student fellowships perhaps), technical support staff

Center of Excellence in Advanced Networking Research

• Project lead: Vincenzo Liberatore, EECS• Involves: Engineering• Also: Internet2 Technology Evaluation Center• Funders: NSF, private industry, DoD• Needs: Additional equipment and lab space for

networking simulations; technical support staff; support for undergraduate and graduate assistantships

Center of Excellence in Learning Tools and Advanced Network

Technology• Involves: All Schools and Colleges

• Funders: NSF, NIH, private industry, non-profit organizations

• Needs: Production facilities for developing classroom learning objects; funds to support development of faculty and course material

Technopolis@UC

• Public discovery space (museum) featuring technology related displays

• Interactions, f2f and virtual, with researchers

• Interest from a large local museum in working with us on this piece

New Media Center (NMC)

• Digital production facility for use by faculty and University Circle partners

• First project was an Internet 2 performing arts production with performers in southern California and Ohio doing simultaneous performance over Internet 2

• New cooperative agreement with ideastream (WCPN and WVIZ)

University Circle Gigapop (UCG)

• Connections to high speed state, national and international networks– OARnet– Internet2 (through OARnet)– Global Medical Research Exchange Network– National Light Rail Project (in process)

Internet Switching Hotel (ISH)

• Carrier neutral switching facility

• Ohio Academic Research Network (OARnet) hub (in process)

• Cleveland Education and Research Network hub (in process)

• Digital Cleveland Project Network hub (in process)

• E-Commerce Network hub (in process)

• E-government Network hub (in process)

• Sprint hub (in process)

Network and Computer Operations Center (NCOC)

• 24x7x365 operation

• Network Operations Center for CWRU, ISH, UCG and Strategic Technology Alliance

• Computer Operations Center for CWRU and Strategic Technology Alliance (University Circle and beyond partnerships)