computer engineering commercialization and innovation
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Computer Engineering Commercialization and Innovation. Prof Doug Lyon, [email protected] ECE – The new Programs June 2012. 2.4. The ECE 5 Year MS Program. Proposal is “under consideration” 2 degrees in 5 years • Computer Engineering BS + ECE MS OR • Electrical Engineering BS + ECE MS - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Computer Engineering Commercialization
and Innovation
Prof Doug Lyon, [email protected] – The new Programs
June 20122.4
The ECE 5 Year MS Program
Proposal is “under consideration” 2 degrees in 5 years• Computer Engineering BS + ECE MS OR• Electrical Engineering BS + ECE MSCE and EE are ABET accreditedThe MS is the NEW NORMAL in Engineering!
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Computer Engineering Commercialization
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Fulfilling Student Needs
Simplified graduate school admission 10 Domain areas
Product Design, Architecture, Systems, Communication, Power, Biomedical, Nano, Signals, Embedded Systems, Enterprise
Computing
Knowledge for a new age
Technological Leadership Engineering Entrepreneurship Provides intellectual capital 13.6% in 25-34 age group has MS CT ranks 3rd in country
Cost Analysis
financial advantages - $38k/yr (excluding r&b, full-time)
Avg Salary by education level HS - $67k BS - $79k MS - $93k SRC: Dice.com(each degree worth 17%). Work for 40 years, earn an extra $1MM over a
person with a HS degree, on AVG
Roles
•Aerospace•Computer Industry•Finance Industry
•Manufacturing Industry•(Active placement of interns and graduates)
•Almost all placed before graduation
What do computer engineers learn? (src: 2011;Dice.com)
• Java Pro (14.7k jobs up 50% YOY, avg earner: 91k$)
• Project Mant (12.5k jobs, up 50% yoy,avg $100k) (Avg slry in CT:83k$)
• avg 4-year engineering degree, 78k$• Bus degree: 42k$(src CNN)liberal arts graduates - $32(src CNN)
CT, The Place to be:
• The total gross state product for 2010 was $237 billion.
• The per capita income for 2007 was $54,117, ranking first among the states.
• Computer Engineers - $92k• Computer Programmers - $90k• Mechanical Engineers - $83k • Electrical Engineers - $82k
• BLS.gov
For 2011, what’s the biggest concern you have about your career?
• Keeping Skills Up-to-Date / Being Valuable to Employer 14%
• Increased Outsourcing 5%• SRC: Dice.com• Dice Salary Survey was administered online
with 19,798 employed technology professionals from the Dice community responding between August 31 and November 15, 2010.
Crowdfunding• Make a prototype: Make a video: File a patent
application.• Post on internet with pricing, funding goal, and
funding deadline (e.g. 30 – 60 days).• Promote it: Promote it: Promote it!!!!!• Take committed orders guaranteed by credit card.• If you do meet your funding goal by funding
deadline, everyone gets charged, you get $, you make and deliver the product.
• If you don’t meet your funding goal, no one gets charged, you cry in your beer, and it’s back to the drawing board.
What Does it Take to be Successful?• Planning & Preparation – perhaps for a year• Prototype made• Production facilities lined up• Video – good but not too good• Business plan – break even, make money on licensing
• Media coverage• Social Network – blogs/forums/moderators• Commercial – Gizmodo/Techcrunch /FastCompany/Huffpost /NYT
• Wide range of award offerings ($1 to $1,000) with good rewards• Cool Factor – Inspiration Factor – Public Service Factor• Already be successful• If at first you don’t succeed, try try again.
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• Crowdfunding is an effective new way to raise money for initial product production.
• Success depends upon good product design, meticulous planning, extensive promotion, and, as with many things in life, tireless persistence.
Bottom Line
Fundamental Laws• Moore’s Law – computer speed increases T n
• Metcalf’s Law – network value increase N x
• Reed’s Law – Group of size n will have subgroups of 2n