Earthquakes: Some staggering facts In the US: Deaths are ~stable over the past 100 years Economic losses are rising exponentially In the world: Earthquake fatality rate has doubled twice in the past 250 years. Major cause = urban expansion A repeat of the 1811 earthquake in the central Mississippi Valley region today would cause ~6,000 fatalities and $50 billion of damage. Earthquakes do not kill, buildings do. The total urban population by 2050 may exceed 5 billion people, with new super- and megacities: Annual fatality rate and damage cost from earthquakes will keep rising Global issue Now is the time to prepare for future urban earthquakes

Innovative approach to mitigating earthquake and other hazards by integrating new sensor technology, real time systems, and pervasive computing environments

EAS Engineering Clusters Physics CS NSF Earthscope Earthquake science & Engineering Intelligent Infrastructure System CS CS Engineering Clusters Physics Real time Sensing & Control Information, Communication, And Perception Technology CS Pervasive Computing Environments NSF Earthscope Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Information Technology Research US Geological Survey National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program NASA DARPA – DoD Structural damage prognosis DoT Environmental Protection Agency Environmental monitoring systems with adaptive control Federal Emergency Management Agency Industry: e.g., Intel, Microsoft, Xerox, and Cisco have expressed interest in collaboration on pervasive computing

Summary Merging scientific advances and engineering applications Innovative approach to mitigating earthquake and other hazards by integrating new sensor technology, real time systems, and pervasive computing environments Summary Merging scientific advances and engineering applications Potential for global societal impact, with potential applications beyond earthquakes Interdisciplinary research that crosses traditional divides between, Earth science, computer science, and engineering Critical components and expertise partly in place at Purdue Federal and corporate sponsoring largely available.

Pervasive Computing Challenges for Enabling Infrastructure Network Layer Application Support Layer Application Layer

Pervasive Computing Challenges Network Layer Media Access Control Routing Protocols Reliable Transport Application Support Security and Fault Tolerance Service Mapping and Location Data Assimilation and Filtering Application Layer Services Infrastructure Control Algorithms

Pervasive Computing Challenges

Pervasive Computing Challenges Software for embedded systems System support Software development and validation environments Power-aware applications framework Algorithmic infrastructure Sensor/actuator placement Location aware services and algorithms

Broader Impact of Proposed Cluster Advancing Scientific Discovery: Computational framework for other sensors - bio-sensors, environmental hazard monitoring, active frameworks for pollutant dispersion, drug delivery systems, soil composition measurements, etc. Improving the Computing Infrastructure: Domain knowledge can be crucial for enhancing sensors and networks. Applied math plays a critical role in control algorithms, model reduction, etc.

Hiring Plan 7.5 positions in the School of Science (CS/EAS) and 6.5 in the School of Engineering (CE/ECE/ME). 4 positions hosted by EAS (2.0 effective positions) 2 positions hosted by CE (shared with CS and EAS, 1.0 effective position) 6 positions hosted by CS (3.5 effective positions shared by EAS, CE, and ECE). 2.0 positions hosted by ECE (1.0 effective position shared with CS and ME).