Draft CRADA inputs, Sun - NPS
INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR COMPLETION OF CRADA
[Inputs: Chris Vance and Don Brutzman, 3 SEP 2003]
1. Title of Project:
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between Sun Microsystems, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and Naval Postgraduate School Foundation (NPSF)
NPS parties:
Information Professional (IP) Center of Excellence (IPCOE),
Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation (MOVES) Institute
Information Technology and Communications Services (ITACS)
Information Sciences (IS) and Computer Science (CS) Departments
2. NPS Principal Investigators (PIs).
· IPCOE and IS Department: CDR Christopher Vance USN, 1.831.656.,
· MOVES: Dr. Donald P. Brutzman, 1.831.656.2149,
· ITACS: Dr. Christine Cermak, Executive Director For Information Resources and Chief Information Officer (CIO), 1.831.656.3411,
· Dr. Peter Denning, Computer Science Department chair, 1.831.656.____,
3. Partner Points of Contact:
· H. Lawrence Stovall, Strategic Account Manager, 1.408.850.9583,
· RADM David Bill USN Ret., NPSF Executive Director, 1.831.656.4247,
4. Partner PI:
· Rob Glidden, Market Development Manager for Broadband and Digital Media, 1.650.786.8457x88457,
· Other person for institutional and CS liaison?
5. Scope of Work:
The scope of potential Sun-NPS collaboration work matches the broadly scoped goals of the various NPS stakeholders.
· IPCOE, IS Department. U.S. Navy officers in the Information Professional (IP) community are active throughout the global business and learning communities: gathering information, leveraging talent networks, setting technical research agendas, and inserting appropriate technology and business priorities to realize the Navy’s SeaPower21 strategies and beyond. By partnering with superior technology companies NPS will foster the career development of IPs by integrating the best of breed opportunities among IP Community, industry and academia, thereby strengthening both the IP community and the Navy. This approach can serve as a model for DOD/industry partnerships. We specifically intend to create mutual opportunities to share leading-edge technology, research and concepts between Sun, the IP Community, NPS faculty and students. We will also enhance and share of NPS IP student research by having resident SUN advice, experience and knowledge at NPS.
· MOVES. The MOVES mission is research, application and education in the grand challenges of modeling, virtual environments and simulation. Our research directions include 3D visual simulation, networked virtual environments, computer-generated autonomy, human-performance engineering, technologies for immersion, defense and entertainment collaboration, combat modeling and analysis. Of particular interest for the Sun-NPS partnership is our shared work in XMSF. The Extensible Modeling and Simulation Framework (XMSF) is defined as a set of Web-based technologies, applied within an extensible framework, that enables a new generation of modeling & simulation (M&S) applications to emerge, develop and interoperate. The three main subject areas for XMSF are (a) Web/XML, (b) Internet/networking and (c) modeling & simulation (M&S). Web Services provides a powerful set of standards and practices that makes broad progress possible in these problem domains. Sun and NPS continue to work together on XMSF technologies related to Web Services. Together Sun and NPS will develop and demonstrate new integration of high-impact technologies of great value to enterprise and scientific users in government and defense. Further information and ongoing status of the XMSF project are maintained online at http://www.movesinstitute.org/xmsf/xmsf.html
· Information Technology and Communications Services (ITACS). Information Technology and Communications Services (ITACS) supports NPS and the pursuit of excellence in education by providing comprehensive Computing and Telecommunication Services, Network Support, and ADP Security to the students, faculty and staff of the School. ITACS provides academic computing, administrative computing and telecommunications services to students, faculty and staff of the Naval Postgraduate School. Services encompass:
o providing hardware/software/networking support
o seeking out and providing technology that is adaptable, expandable, and compatible with national and international standards
o collaborating with other governmental, public, and private entities in providing a rich research environment
o providing access to information resources for students, faculty, and the staff of local and tenant organizations
o supporting education through enhanced local, national and global communication
o enhancing collaborative efforts at a campus-wide level
· CS Department. The Computer Science curriculum is designed to provide the officer with the technical knowledge and skills necessary to specify, evaluate and manage computer system design; to provide technical guidance in applications ranging from data processing to tactical embedded systems; to educate the officer in the analysis and design methodologies appropriate for hardware, software and firmware; and to provide the officer with practical experience in applying modern computer equipment and research techniques to solve military problems.
6. Objective of Work:
This agreement supports multiple reinforcing objectives.
· IPCOE and IS Department. Establish a Sun Distinguished Engineer in a fully funded Chair at NPS, create IP training opportunities at Sun Corporate locations, facilitate shared research opportunities and provide for support of IPCOE with Sun equipment to showcase leading-edge Sun Microsystems capabilities for NPS Faculty, IPs and other resident students. The Sun Chair will have opportunity to conduct research, teach NPS classes and advise thesis students at NPS as applicable.
· MOVES. Sun and MOVES researchers and students will work together on multiple XMSF-related projects, focused on expanding Web Services to accommodate the technical challenges of distributed simulation and massively multiplayer virtual environments.
· ITACS and CS Department. ITACS will examine economies of scale for consistent application of standards-based server-side computing. The CS Department will explore how Sun university programs can augment and improve scientific education and research programs. Further collaboration activities include high-performance networking and Internet2, grid services, supercomputer connectivity, etc.
7. Tasks NPS will perform:
· IPCOE.
o Manage NPS IP students and other IP community members participating in SUN “experience tours” and training opportunities.
o Manage and maintain Sun-provided IPCOE equipment until loan period expiration.
o Obtain NPS faculty office space and equipment for Sun (Distinguished Engineer) Chair.
· MOVES.
o NPS will continue to develop initial and subsequent Web Services as public XMSF exemplars guided by technical participation of appropriate Sun technical teams.
o NPS will continue to make all appropriate Java-based source code publicly available.
o NPS will participate in pertinent Java Specification Review (JSR) processes.
o NPS will inform Sun of ongoing research and development progress regarding XMSF, Extensible 3D (X3D) Graphics, Cross-Format Schema Protocol (XFSP) for binary serialization and compression of XML, IEEE Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) Protocol, etc.
· ITACS.
o Assess value of Sun capabilities during regular review of NPS Information Technology (IT) Strategic Plan and Operational Plan.
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· CS Department.
o Assess curriculum and research value of becoming a Sun University Partner.
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8. Tasks Partner (Sun) will perform:
· Provide funding and training opportunities to enable IP officers to train onsite in Sun labs to facilitate learning from SUN engineers.
· Provide loaner equipment for IPCOE facility to showcase leading edge technology and business practices/procedures to NPS Faculty, IPs and other resident students.
· Manage and fund SUN Distinguished Engineer selection and placement ISO NPS resident Sun Chair.
· Sun will demonstrate how DoD-compatible smart-cards and a wide range of security-related technology can meet DoD-specific user access and security needs, particularly relating to XMSF.
· Sun will monitor and advise NPS as appropriate on Web Services development and deployment.
· Continue to provide high-level contributors for the NPS Center for Executive Education (CEE) distinguished speaker series.
9. Tasks Partners will perform together:
· Explore and provide for further opportunities for information sharing and training/education of partnering employees via web seminars or other forums.
· Mutual site visits will be facilitated to further encourage interaction and development. Guest lectures are of particular interest.
· Sun employees and NPS students, staff and faculty will be afforded regular opportunities for interaction and coordinated effort.
· Coordinate pertinent XMSF activities regarding workshops, exercise demonstrations and public conference exhibitions.
· Sun will provide 1-2 dozen passes to Sun conferences as appropriate. These events are significant milestones that can greatly accelerate partnership efforts. NPS will provide a list of attending students and faculty. Trip reports by students (required) and faculty (optional) will be reviewed and provided to Sun as further feedback.
· NPS and Sun will plan and execute partnered public demonstrations demonstrating networked Web Services in appropriate conference exhibitions.
· Coordinate relevant XMSF activities regarding standards-organization efforts, including the Web3D Consortium, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO), OpenGIS Consortium (OGC), the Object Management Group (OMG) and the International Standards Organization (ISO). The WebSim symposia series and various organizational boards of directors provide good means of interaction and planning.
· Planning and preparation to ensure that security requirements for site access are met for site visits, both to NPS and to Sun.
10. Deliverables/Milestones
· NPS and Sun will meet at least quarterly to plan mutual activities and report progress.
· NPS will maintain one or more archived mailing lists to facilitate ongoing progress. Example lists:
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o , maintained at http://www.movesinstitute.org/mailman/listinfo
11. Period of Performance: Yearly, with automatic option for continuation upon concurrence of both parties. Either party may terminate the agreement upon 3-months prior notice to the other party.
12. Classification:
· Unclassified (UNCLAS) is the default classification for all mutual activities, as well the vast majority of NPS educational and research activities.
· Worth noting is that many possible topics of mutual interest exist at different levels of classification. Examples include higher security classifications, U.S.-only For Official Use Only (FOUO), NATO-only, technology-export restrictions, etc.
· Each partnered project will carefully consider information classification, access and publishability issues.
13. Budget (if funding is to be provided by partner):
· Funded chair salary:
· Equipment donations:
· Equipment loans:
14. If NPS receives funding, will NPS be using contractors to perform the research?
No. Research will be performed by NPS faculty, students and staff.
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