New Jersey Jobs Growth and
Economic Development Commission
Information Technology
Working Session Notes
July 2003
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New Jersey Jobs Growth and Economic Development Commission
Information Technology
Working Session Notes
July 2003
Prepared for:Sherrie Preishce
Jobs Growth and Economic Development Commission
State of New Jersey
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Information Technology Work Session 1
Welcome and Introductions 1
Background 1
Process……………………………… 1
Meeting Presentations 2
Industry Views 9
Crosscutting Themes for Consideration 11
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Information Technology Working Session Notes
Information Technology Work Session
Welcome and Introductions
Roy Vagelos, Co-Chair of the Commission welcomed participants, introduced the meeting Co-Chair, Elaine Weyuker, and members of the Commission project team—Sherrie Priesche of the Governor’s office and James Gollub, the project consultant from ICF Consulting. He then introduced the National Academy of Science panel organized to support the decision-making process of the Commission:
Jim Flanagan
Larry Rabiner
Richard Frenkiel
Ed David
Casmir Kulikowski
Charles R. Gallistel
Background
Dr. Vagelos stated that the mission of the Commission is to foster growth of a critical mass of research in science and technology fields, business and government practices and work force development in New Jersey that will help grow the state’s next generation economy. This work session is forum at which universities have been asked to present early stage proposals for new research centers, programs or projects that would support the objectives of the Commission while industry and public agencies have been asked to propose their own themes relating to their strategic directions. The outcome of this meeting is expected to be a broad set of themes on which universities could collaborate across institutions and with industry. Following review of the results of these meetings terms of reference will be developed that will solicit proposals in strategic theme areas. Universities will be asked to reach out across campuses and businesses to respond to these terms of references. Panels of the National Academy of Sciences members—from both industry and university—have been asked to review these proposals (due September 15th) against clear criteria for scientific and technological quality, competency, degree of collaboration with other universities and with industry, and leverage. The proposals submitted will be considered for funding from new sources to be raised on behalf of the future of New Jersey. However, each proposal will be expected to have a realistic business plan that demonstrates matching support from each participating university and an ability to transition to other sources of funding—be they federal agencies or industry.
Process
Jim Gollub, Senior Vice President, ICF Consulting, explained the format and expected outcomes of the work session, which he then facilitated each round of discussions. This working group is one of five that have been held to define candidate research themes for new centers of excellence in science and technology in New Jersey. The working group had the following rounds of activity:
· Round 1--University Presentations: During first portion of the work session representatives of New Jersey’s universities each presented the “high concept” of their initial proposals for R&D in this specific theme area—recognizing that there is natural overlap across virtually all the R&D theme areas. University representatives were asked to speak to their peers, industry and agencies in the room as if they were “pitching” a business proposal to a venture capital firm.
· Round 2—Industry and Agency Views: After each university presented their R&D proposal themes, representatives of industry, R&D institutes and federal agencies (e.g., defense and civilian) then identified the R&D themes and directions that are most crucial to their businesses or missions. This took place in a facilitated roundtable discussion format.
· Round 3—Crosscutting Themes: Finally, to set the stage for the next round of proposals, all participants were asked to identify themes—building on the discussions of the group. These “convergence themes” are those that might be of mutual interest to both universities and industry or agencies or simply represent an opportunity to position New Jersey at the front end of a wave of innovation and emerging industry technology development.
· Next Steps: After all five rounds of university-industry-agency work sessions the National Academy of Sciences panel, Commission and consultants will develop of the terms of reference for a request for proposal (RFP) that will be made publicly available. The Academy members will serve as a peer review panel for the proposals submitted and make recommendations to the Commission for consideration. These proposals will then be the core focus for future financial support.
Meeting Presentations
The following outline summarizes the materials presented at the Information Technology working group. Many of these presentations were distributed or made available by e-mail or at university websites.
NJIT
1. Theme: Secure Information Systems
Competencies
· Distributed processing and high speed networks
· Secured digital multi media
· Multi-level dynamic security protocols
· Intrusion and anomaly detection
· Attack traceback
· Network management and security
· Hardware support for network and data security
· Biometric ID systems
· Software engineering
· Communications protocols
· Network architecture
· Secure electronic transactions
· Steganography
Objectives
· Authentication
· Access control
· Activity monitoring
· Abnormal recovery
· Apprehension
Resources
· NJ Multimedia Research Center
· NJ Wireless and Internet Security Center
· NSA Center of Excellence in Information Assurance Education
· NSF, DOD, and Industry
2. Theme: Interactive Systems Technology
Competencies
· Human computer interaction
· Biometric identification systems
· Social sciences
· Broad-area electronics
· Smart Coatings
· Small device and heterogeneous system software development
· Human augmentation
· Rehabilitation engineering and human sensory systems
Objectives
· Integrated technologies for interaction and augmentation
· Personalized interface and information delivery systems
· Conformal display technology
3. Theme: High Performance Learning Systems
Competencies
· Asynchronous learning networks
· Educational research methods and theories
· Human computer interaction
· Learning using hypermedia and multimedia
· Digital video in teaching and learning
· Pervasive Technologies
· Wireless Communication
· Group-supported systems
· Distance learning technology
Objectives
Virtual classroom knowledge building systems for personal and collaborative learning, including:
· Concrete and abstract learning
· Collaborative learning
· Problem-based learning
· Constructionist learning
· Multiple intelligence-based learning
· Situated cognition learning
· Scaffolding based learning
· Knowledge transfer based learning
Resources
· Collaborative Hypermedia Lab
· Cognitive and Decisions Systems Group
· Electronic Arts Habitat
· I-Tower Lab
4. Theme: Transportation Planning and Systems Engineering
Need
· Growth driven need to address transportation planning and management (driven by New Jersey’s port expansions).
Competencies
· Integrated intermodal planning and systems
· Construction management
· Dynamic freight and traffic management
· Transportation economics
· Land use
Objective
· Establish a center for policy and research on transportation planning and logistics technology
· Enhance the movement of freight and passengers at domestic and international gateways.
Resources
· US DOT International Intermodal Transportation Center
· US DOT National Center for Transportation & Industrial Productivity
· FHWA Transportation Economic and Land Use Survey Program
· NJCS&T Transportation Information Decision Engineering Center
· North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
Rutgers
1. Theme: Biomedical Information Technology
· Center for Systems, Structural and Computational Biology (see Biopharma session)
· Computational Tools for Medical Image Analysis for Cancer Detection (and other)
– Focus: Breast and prostate cancer; large population studies; linking genes and tumor formation all via medical imaging software.
– Leverage: Active programs in this area – the NCI Center, 225k sq. ft. of research space.
– Links: Computer science, statistics, biomedical engineering across campuses.
2. Theme: Cognitive and Learning Sciences
· New Jersey Center for Learning in Natural and Artificial Learning Systems
Objective
· Multi-institutional and interdisciplinary basic research on computational and neurobiological learning.
· Focus: physical mechanisms of learning and memory, including: Prior endowments needed, behavioral genetic screening on learning and memory, characterizing genetic disorders of learning in humans.
3. Theme: Data Mining and the Internet
· The Internet Mall: Internet search with geospatial locality with “trust” in transactions
Objective
· Research on a structured Internet “mall” with stores (verticals: travel, sports) and highways (navigational and search tools) with personalization (important).
· Links: Rutgers Center for Research on Web Search and Technology Transfer, roots in TEOMA Technologies (acquired by Ask Jeeves, very successful search engine; reaches 25% of the web).
4. Theme: Homeland Security
Competencies
· RUHSRI (Rutgers University Security Research Institute) has competencies across multiple themes and can coordinate research activities in this field ($31m today in external funding).
Objectives
· Biosurveillance/chemosurveillance
– Adverse events/bioterrorism
– Pathogen detection
– Weapons detection
– Analysis of massive, high speed data for anomaly/outlier detection
– Intelligent question answering
– Computational/mathematical models in epidemiology
· Biometrics
· Text surveillance and analysis
· Sensors: large and small
· Communication Security
· Transportation and border security
· Food and water supply security: Detection and remediation
· Response: Exposure, toxicology, evacuation, and legal
· Clean-up: Monitoring and control
· Emergency communications
4. Theme: Pervasive and Autonomic Computing
Competencies
· Center for Embedded Networking ($7m in external funding to date)
– Embedded sensor networks
– P and A computing software
– Electronic road project
– Mission critical systems
Objectives
· Monitor “vital signs” of “everything”
· Disposable monitoring devices
· 10 year time frame for activities
· Single chip solutions
· Networks for distributed monitors
· Data management tools
· Security, trust/confidence, calibration
· Examples
· Ingestible camera (for patient diagnosis or monitoring)
· Mote sensors (distributed micro scale)
· Product and inventory management systems
· Intelligent road conditions and traffic management
· Building systems management (structural as well as environmental)
5. Theme: Electronic Commerce - Government and Business
Competencies
· Business School and other partners [ranked 51st nationally]
· E-Government
· Flexible and scalable support for e-Commerce contracts
· Center of excellence in continuous audit
· Business applications of machine learning
· Centers for supply chain management and management science
Objectives
· Center for clinical trials
· Supplier-company linkages (build capacity)
· Support for e-Commerce contracts (automation to reduce costs)
· On-line center for information technology and telecommunications (clearing house)
· Health economic studies (on nosocomial infections at hospitals)
· Continuous audit (rather than just end of year to detect problems)
· Digital and media health education for youth (prevention)
· Biotech entrepreneurship training for youth
· Machine intelligence on data mining
· Secure information systems for protecting critical infrastructures and resources.
7. Theme: Advanced Interfaces and Media
Competencies
· Center for Advanced Information Processing (CAIP: an original NJS&T center)
· Multi-modal interface
· Image and speech pattern recognition
· VLSI design
· Bio and nano mechatronics
· Homeland security
· SiC Semiconductors
· Collaborative networking
· Distributed grid computing
· Data visualization
Objectives
· Multi-modal human-machine interface
· Natural communications
· Eye tracking
· Force feedback devices
· Automated speech recognition
· Speech synthesis for interaction
· Microphone arrays
· Smart controllers for force glove
Princeton
1. Theme: Center for Network Communications
Competencies
· Networking and the Internet
· Planetary scale networking
· Networking security
Objectives
· Planet Lab: Safe playground for innovation and standard setting
· Test bed to explore ideas at scale
· Global overlap network infrastructure
· Reinvent the Internet
Note: Currently building consortium. $3m: $1m NSF, $1m Intel, HP, Google.
Note: Intel has a policy of establishing “lablets” nears research centers where staff are ½ Intel, ½ faculty, total of 50 staff.
Industry and Institution Views
Fran Fernandes, Commission Member (former DARPA)
Subject: Changes in federal funding patterns
· Traditionally defined research themes are less popular today.
· Focus is on strategic problems.
Examples: Achieving affordable military superiority requires:
· Mobile networks with unmanned nodes, sensors and vehicles for communication nodes. This is very expensive.
· Rapid deployable forces require automatic language translation and language based database searches.
· Automated surveillance.
· Enhanced machine cognition for autonomous systems.
· Human computer interface in the field.
Focus: Operational “pull” with creative “push” (not the reverse)
David Sarnoff Labs (Contract R&D company) – Christos Polyzois
Needs
· Sensitivity to cost and speed: R&D with strong alignment with success measures; many innovations do not survive to market.
Voxem (Software) Inc. – Jo-an Polise
Needs
· Dual-purpose technology. This is key to sustainable growth.
· Code security: National security risk concerns are to keep code safe.
· Software reliability.
Software Synergy Inc. (SME in Software) – Rose Oxley
Needs
· Intelligence from analysis of networks.
· Extension of existing tools—effective use of wide array of multiple databases.
· Good partners.
· Accessible sources of innovation for small and medium size firms.
AT&T Labs – Elaine Weyuker
Needs
· Operational integrity: Assuring that technology works correctly given scale (typical software for networks is over 1 million lines of code).
· How to scale up effectively: assess, build, test, validate.
· Dependency: Ability to assure and maintain code over time.
William J. Hughes Technical Center (Federal Aviation Administration) – John Lapointe
Needs