Florida Atlantic University

Department of Computer & Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Innovative Technologies and New Directions in Applied Research

Borko FurhtChairman and Professor

Director of the NSF-sponsored Industry/University Cooperative Research Center

bfurht@fau.edu

LACCEI ConferenceMedellin, Colombia, August 2011

Our Programs

Undergraduate: 800 Students

Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Science Information

Engineering Technology

Graduate: 300 Students

Computer Engineering (MS & PhD)

Electrical Engineering (MS & PhD)

Computer Science (MS & PhD)

Bioengineering (MS) Information Technology

and Management (MS) Media, Technology, and

Entertainment (MS)

Our New Engineering Building

Living lab with sensor systems

Lecture hall 6 instructional

engineering and computer labs

9 research labs Cloud computing

We (Must) Follow Technology Trends

Cloud Computing Social Networks 3D Technologies Augmented Reality Mobile Systems and Applications High-Performance Computing

Conference on Emerging TechnologiesMIT, Cambridge

September, every year

Apple Redefined Entertainment/Computing

Our state-of-the-art Apple lab

Two “Personalities” of Amazon.Com

Our cloud computing systems

PIRE NSF Project NSF FIU/FAU Grant ($2.3M), 2007-12 Provides students with international experience

and training that will prepare them for careers in an increasingly global arena

2008: 18 students; 2009: 19 students, 2010: 27 students; 2011: 25 students

Countries: China, India, Spain, Argentina, France, Italy, Brazil

New Trend: The Entrepreneurial University

Industry trends: research funding drastically reduced – chances for universities

Universities can only effectively become incubators of entrepreneurship and innovation if they themselves practice entrepreneurship

This “re-conceptualization” involves non-traditional, often radical university arrangements

Our Strategy

At College level: Innovation Leadership Program

NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC)

Collaboration with R&D Park at FAU Industry Advisory Board Embedding companies in the Department

(Department is an incubator!)

New Programs & New Courses

Master Program in Information Technology and Management

Master Program in Media, Technology, and Entertainment

Master Program in Bioengineering

iPhone Programming Android Programming Blackberry Programming Game Programming Computer Animation Graphics Programming Cloud Computing Data Intensive Computing

FAU Research Park We collaborate(d) with▪850 New high tech jobs in 24 companies Acxess, Hiconversion, GeoFocus, Interfuse Technology, Mekanika

Incubator with 17 start-ups Pace Micro Technology, Tolly Group, Data Warehouse

Success Storries: WigimeOur Start-up company

Provides secure money transactions over mobile devices

Use of mobile devices to pay for good and services

Manage bank accounts, transfer funds, pay bills, etc.

http://www.wigime.com

Success Story: Be SpottedOur Start-up Company

Advertising in software applications

Links software developers with advertising/marketing companies

Developers insert (marketing) code in the dedicated space

http://www.be-spotted.com/opportunity/step2.html

Success StoriesSteve Swanson, NASA Astronaut

Graduates of FAU, Computer Science

Graduate students at FAU have created a number of iPhone and

Android applications, approved by Apple and Google

Joint University/Industry Labs

Creating joint university-industry labs

“Incubator as part of the Department”

Examples: Pronto Progress Developing Web services for customers

Motorola: Developing tools and techniques for mobile applications

Several companies interested to join this model