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RD Partnerships Avrim Katzman Director Visualiza
tion Design Institute Sheridan College avrim_at_acm
.org
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The Visualization Design Institute is

• multidisciplinary
• collaborative applied research
• simulation and visualization
• an organized research unit

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at VDI Visualization is

• Realtime
• Interactive
• Immersive
• Multi-user
• Understanding
• Communication
• Knowledge Generation

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Application Areas

• Robotics
• Medicine
• Engineering
• Entertainment
• Communications
• Education and Training

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Grant Funding

• Ontario Research and Development Challenge Fund
• Communications and Information Technology Ontario
• Canada Foundation for Innovation
• Ontario Innovation Trust Fund
• H.R.D.C. Office of Learning Technologies

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VDI Partners

• Industry Partners
• Develop new visualization technologies
• Design visualization solutions
• Academic Partners
• Create new research modes
• Research online learning
• Mix Public Private Partnerships

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Academic Partners

• Kyoto University
• Queens University
• Ryerson University
• McMaster University
• University of Guelph
• University of Toronto
• University of Teeside
• Holland College (PEI)
• Wilfred Laurier University

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Industry Partners

• Design of Visualization Solutions
• Alias
• GTAA
• Acres International
• Atomic Energy Canada

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Industry Partners

• Develop New Visualization Technologies
• Immersion Studios
• Northern Digital
• ETV-Interactive

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Project Example

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Promo Video
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Design
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Character Design
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Host on Set
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Set
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Host Interface
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Lessons Learned

• Start partnerships before funding opportunities.
• Find partners with complementary skills and
  solutions.
• Dealing with funding organizations
• Proposal requirements
• Responsiveness
• Flexibility
• Think beyond funding

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Contact
Avrim Katzman avrim_at_acm.org