Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology

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Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information
Technology
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The Information Revolution Surprised Even its
Leaders

• There is a worldwide market
  for about five computers.
• Thomas Watson, 1943
• 640 KB should be enough
  memory for anybody.
• Bill Gates, 1981

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Its still going on . . .

• The number of Internet hosts increased more than
  six-fold in the last six years (to over 115M)
  Information Navigators
• The number of DSL lines in use worldwide doubled
  in 2002, to 36 million PointTopic
• The global population of Internet users is
  projected to increase by 60, 2002-2004 (to at
  least 750 million) Cyber-Atlas, 3/02
• The 2002 Brand of the Year was . . . not
  Coca-Cola, not Samsung, but . .
  . Google Interbrand

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. . . and wireless is the next wave

• The Wireless Information Age as a
  transformative technology, the infinite
  Internet will enable anyone, anywhere, to
  access anyone else and any information, any time,
  anywhere, almost instantly, at almost no cost,
  securely.

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The Ongoing Wireless Revolution
Wireless growth in US alone Source
wirelessdata.org
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NYS Commitment. . .

• "This Center of Excellence is going to help
  make Long Island an international powerhouse in
  high-technology research and economic growth. The
  work performed at SUNY Stony Brook in partnership
  with other academic and industry leaders will
  lead to the development of cutting edge
  technologies and innovative new products, while
  also bringing the new high-tech jobs of the 21st
  century right here to Long Island.
• Gov. Pataki at Stony Brook

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Funding Support for the Center

• New York State 50.0M
• Private Sector 150.0M
• Federal 50.0M
• Venture Capital 14.5M

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Vision

• To be recognized worldwide as the leader in
  wireless and information technologies and in
  creating new industrial enterprises based on
  these technologies

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Mission

• Conduct First-class interdisciplinary research in
  Wireless and Information Technology (WIT)
• Collaborate with industry and other research
  centers
• Technology transfer of WIT solutions
• Educate and train professionals in WIT

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Measures of Success

• To be recognized and sought after by world
  industry leaders for leading edge research and
  technology in wireless and information
  technology.
• To be able to generate industrial and government
  funding to grow as a self sustaining entity.
• To create new startup companies based on our
  technologies
• To generate significant number of patents and
  intellectual property resulting in rapid
  commercialization
• To have internationally recognized faculty and
  researchers in our fields of interest

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Technology Transfer

• CEWIT

Venture Funding
Patents
Development Prototypes
Technology Evaluation and Design
Research Concepts/ Ideas
Software and Manufacturing Industry
New Product Introduction (Competitiveness
Center)
Faculty/ Research Associates
Industry
Industry
CEWIT staff
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Labs
CEWIT Organization
Programs/ Applications

• Wireless ID/ Location Tracking
• Fleet Management
• Asset Tracking
• Inventory Management
• Mobile Commerce Solutions
• Wireless Store Architecture
• Target Advertising
• Vending Machine and Parking Meter Payment
• Wireless Tracking
• Shipping
• Others
• Health Care Solutions
• Wireless Hospital Architecture
• Record Keeping Management
• Ambulatory and Home Care
• Others
• Transportation Logistics
• T L Architecture
• Broadband Access Network

Networking Lab (WNL, NTL)
Network Technologies Division
Multimedia (e.g., compression)
Pervasive computing/ networking
Network Protocol
Pervasive Computing Lab (PCL)
Standard Technologies (e.g. Wi-Fi, GPRS,
Bluetooth etc)
Future network testbeds
Expressive Networking Lab (ENL)
Software Systems Division
System and Software Lab (EST, WTL, MSL)
Software Infrastructure/ Architecture
Security
Data visualization
Cyber-security lab (CSL)
User Interface
Data management/ processing
Web technologies
Visual computing Lab (VRL, VADL)
Communication and Devices Division
Antennas and Propagation Lab (RF, Baseband)
Digital signal processing
System-on-a-chip
Embedded systems
DSP Lab
Antennas and propagation
Software radio
Hardware Lab (embedded, firmware)
Radio/digital communication
Hardware devices
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Organization
Executive Director
Industrial Board
International Advisory Board
Educational Programs
Business Development Operations, Technology
Transfer
Program Directors
Software Systems
Network Technologies
Communication And Devices
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Stony Brook University -Selected Areas of Current
IT Research

• Wireless networking
• Quality of service
• Wireless traffic management
• Multimedia
• Effective bandwith utilization
• Pervasive high-speed computing
• Software Radios

• Wireless protocols
• Systems on a chip
• Radio Digital Comm.
• Antennas Propogation
• RF Systems
• 3-D web visualization
• Wireless ad hoc networks
• Digital signal processing
• Cybersecurity

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Business Models

• Joint Research and Development with Industry
• Turnkey R D Projects
• Licensing of Technologies to Companies
• Prototyping Assistance and Support
• Incubator Companies
• Venture Capital Funding
• Research Projects of Common Interest

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Sector-targeted Applications

• m-commerce
• Wireless Store Architectures
• Wireless Tracking Orderning
• Health care
• Wireless Hospital Architecture
• Nano sensors Self Diagnosis
• Transportation
• Telematics
• Asset Tracking inventory Management
• RF ID

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Center Partners

• LISTnet
• Mentor Graphics
• Microsoft
• Nassau University Medical Center
• Newlight Management
• Northrop Grumman
• The Omnicon Group
• Omnicorder
• Open Access
• Rent a PC
• Rether Networks
• Rovenet
• ServiceSPAN
• Servo Corporation
• Softheon, Inc.
• Stratem
• Sun Microsystems
• SVAM International, Inc.

• AIL/EDO
• Anorad/Rockwell Automation
• BAE Systems
• Biophotonics
• Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Cisco Systems, Inc.
• Computer Associates
• CosmoCom, Inc.
• Crypometrics
• Eaton
• EDO Corporation
• Expedite VCS
• Globecomm Systems, Inc
• Hewlett Packard
• IBM
• Idea Alley
• Immunet Security Solutions
• Infosys International
• Invision. Com, Inc.

Industry Partners As Of 10/1/2003
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University Center Partners
Ajou University, Korea Briarcliff College New
York Institute of Technology Nassau Community
College Polytechnic University Suffolk County
Community College SUNY Farmingdale SUNY IT at
Utica/Rome
Academic Partners As Of 10/1/2003
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Current Infrastructure

• 38 Faculty Members
• 191 PhD Candidates
• 180 MS Students
• 10,000 sq. ft. of space

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Planned Facility

• 100,000 sq. ft. of space
• Wireless home wireless city
• Unique laboratories including
• Clean room
• Virtual reality/visual computing
• Anechoic Chamber
• Cyber security lab
• Wireless sensors lab
• Ultra high speed/pervasive computing lab
• Antennas Propagation
• Specialized Testing Labs

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Selected Accomplishments

• 40 M in industry/federal investment
• 12 patents issued/applied
• National Medal of Science

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Key Faculty Achievements (last 2-3 years)

• APS Fellows
• Chancellors Research Recognition Awards
• NSF ITR Awards
• NSF Career Awards
• Premier Inventor Entrepreneur Awards
• Test of Time Award from ACM
• King-Sun Fu Prize
• Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow
• Honda Initiation Award
• IEEE Fellows
• IBM Faculty Partnership Award

• Centers of Excellence in Information Assurance
  Education Award
• Research Foundation Promising Inventor Award
• U.S. DOD Critical Infrastructure Protection Award
• Fullbright Scholar
• ONR Young Investigator Award
• AFSOR Award
• DURIP/ARO Award
• DOE Award
• DARPA

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Summary

• Wireless will continue to be dominant technology
  for future economic growth and for ushering in
  the age of mobility.
• Critical Nationwide shortage of wireless
  engineers.
• Expected to get worse over the next two decades.
• CEWIT At Stony Brook expected to be a world class
  facility.
• Attract industries from around the world for R
  D needs.
• Create future jobs in N.Y. Region
• Train future technical leaders.
• Excellent Beginning
• Way to go