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Departmental Resources Departmental Resources and Facilities – Status, and Facilities – Status, Progress and GoalsProgress and Goals
Henning SchulzrinneComputer Science RetreatArden House, Oct. 26-27,
2001
SummarySummary Improvements:
File servers New CLIC hardware Better CS conference room
But no fundamental changes Structural constraints:
University support (or lack thereof) CRF staffing (student mentality +/-)
Suggestions from last yearSuggestions from last year Ask for separate instructional lab
funding No progress
Standardization of OS & hardware Implicitly (Linux RH, Solaris 5.8,
Win2k) No great luck with various PC vendors Will move to standard RAID server
Suggestions from last yearSuggestions from last year Definition of individual
responsibilities Limited progress Lack of CRF cooperation Jeff: “I’ve been with CRF as a part-
timer, full-timer and director and still do pretty much the same things”
Suggestions from last yearSuggestions from last year Provide basic MS & PhD compute
support Some CLIC “retirees” Can probably afford a pool of $1k machines
Better support systems (trouble ticket, accounting, system status) Work in progress; hard to force CRF to do
anything Explicit role?
Suggestions from last yearSuggestions from last year Delegate some responsibilities
Works pretty well for network Not likely to be effective, since standard
services are often poorly done by AcIS Telephone
Evaluating VoIP vendor (Vonage, 4c/min) Need to negotiate current rates, not
1985 rates (staff responsibility)
CRFCRF Clarify supervisory structure – fac-
com is very different from other committees
PCs @ UKentucky: treat faculty PCs as on-going expenses (leases) -> about $700/year/faculty
Need professionalization: Good technical skills Spotty communication and follow-up
CRFCRF What can we expect from CRF?
PC support – call up vendors? Non-standard hardware/software?
Suggestions: Specific programmer position Combined with MS thesis or for-credit-
project “distinguished student programmer’’
SpaceSpace Need additional space, urgently
But what’s realistic? Treat MS students better
Space Research limits
Cost of ResearchCost of Research ICR, effective tuition and fringe
(thus, student cost) still among highest in nation
Double charging: phone, copies, staff support, basic computing should be covered by indirect costs
Secretarial SupportSecretarial Support Existing non-specialist staff doesn’t
match needs very well Moving paper (CVN, contracts, etc.) Expense reports Copies
Need “gofers” and computer-literate staff (e.g., for support systems and faculty-specific needs)
Need better delegation system for existing resources
Improving Research Improving Research EnvironmentEnvironment
Vishal MisraGail Kaiser
Luis GravanoHenning Schulzrinne
Teaching labsTeaching labs Teaching labs (CLIC, INTEREST, …)
What do other (SEAS) departments get per student?
Why we have our own facilities? How many students? Individual course funding Charge real costs of labs to students
CRFCRF Tracking? Senior sys admin (5+ years) Trouble ticket – who’s in charge? Continuity (e.g., disk space) Communication – hardware vs. people
problems Pay as MS GRAs, with thesis/project
(e.g., intrusion detection) “Research scientist” – partial research
CRFCRF Task list, defined by fac-com
Software infrastructureSoftware infrastructure Electronic (email) faxes CSINFO - stagnant PhD/MS student recruiting database Faculty recruiting Room reservations Need ongoing commitment and
continuity, not one-time efforts
Faculty equipmentFaculty equipment $20k/year for new faculty PC every
three year (10 computers) Needed to function as basic staff
member Recommend configurations, but
don’t force Where does the History
compartment get their computers from?
SpaceSpace More efficient space utilization in
CS? Machine rooms? GRAs in labs? Project students in CLIC & MSL Explicitly ask for space for senior
hires
Administrative tasksAdministrative tasks Rascal, Fastlane Visitor arrangements Travel arrangements Budgeting for group Reimbursements
(expense reports) Equipment purchase
(quotes, from URL) Program committee,
editor duties
TPC meeting, events
Photo copying Keep track of
whereabouts Group web pages Room
reservations
StaffStaff FAQ: staff duties Kelly (etc.) should schedule regular
meetings with faculty Faculty-related staff needs to get
to know graduate students
Cost of researchCost of research We should not be charged for overhead
items (check document) Cost of phone calls, faxes Paying for first-year students – need
more aggressive recruiting Assign PhD and MS TA slots to faculty on
rotating basis Ensures fairness Avoids “abandoned” students
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