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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 Giga. Pop (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, Do. D • 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, Do. D, 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: Internet 2 Technology Evaluation Center Funders: NSF, private industry, Do. D 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, nonprofit 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, f 2 f 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 – Internet 2 (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) • 24 x 7 x 365 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)