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Net - Centric Software and Systems Consortium (NCSC) NSF Industry- University Co-Operative Research Center (ICURC) (ICURC) NSF Industry- University Co-Operative Research Center (ICURC) (ICURC) DFW-based R&D Consortium Slide 2 IUCRC Net-Centric Software & Systems Consortium (NCSC) Co-operative Research Between Industry and Universities Promote technology maturation Produce graduates attuned to current and future industry needs Pursue industry-driven engineering research Industry Member Benefits Leveraged force multiplier to accelerate generation of new ideas for product innovation access to over $1M research for $30K investment Industrial members drive IUCRC research Royalty free, Non-exclusive access to research of the Consortium Access to trained workforce and staff education/training in emerging technologies High-quality, long-term university research relationships and networking with other companies Slide 3 IUCRC Net-Centric Software & Systems Consortium (NCSC) NSF- Sponsored and Industry Member-Funded Center $30K annual membership 15+ Member companies (5+ each for SMU/UTD/UNT) Matching funds from NSF Leverage additional funding from NSF and other government agencies Each industry member has a representation on the IAB IAB selects projects performed by the Center Well-established, simple and proven membership and IP agreements Current/past NSF IUCRCs: Success stories and statisticsSuccess stories and statistics Slide 4 IUCRC Net-Centric Software & Systems Consortium (NCSC) North Texas and Other University Members SMU (Tian/El-Rewini/Nair + Huang/Kocan) received NSF planning grant - support letters from Raytheon, LM, Countrywide, T-System, Nokia, Dell, Sirific UTD and UNT also received coordinated NSF planning grants Collectively involve more than 20 faculty members and 75 graduate students directly working on related research projects. 2000 undergraduate and 1200 graduate students in Computer Science, Computer/Software/Security/Systems Engineering degree programs Proven experience with industry and government funded research Other Potential University Members UT- Arlington Southern Illinois University Stony Brook UC-Irvine Arizona State University UT-San Antonio Slide 5 IUCRC Net-Centric Software & Systems Consortium (NCSC) NCSC Research Focus Areas High quality net-centric systems high survivability, reliability, security and safety high performance and usability low cost and maintenance Project examples Rapid system development, analysis, and verification (all) Opportunity-based reliability and safety improvement (Tian, Huang) Self-configuring wireless sensors and networks (El-Rewini, UNT/UTD) Security & safety of net-centric healthcare delivery infrastructure (Nair, Huang) System vulnerabilities analysis, detection, and prevention (Kocan, Nair, Tian) Slide 6 IUCRC Net-Centric Software & Systems Consortium (NCSC) Timeline Industrial membership commitments by July 31, 2008 Dues can be paid within the year of agreement Request NSF Recognition by August 31, 2008 Formal proposal with industry member commitment letters Kick-Off IAB meeting in Fall 2008 Approve governance structure and select projects to fund Slide 7 IUCRC Net-Centric Software & Systems Consortium (NCSC) Contact Info SMU: Jeff Tian, [email protected] [email protected] UNT: Krishna M. Kavi. [email protected] [email protected] UTD: Farokh Bastani, [email protected] [email protected] URL: http://www.netcentric.cse.unt.edu