Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) CI Team: Lynn Preston and Bob Norwood Current EEC CI Funding Strategy FY02-03 Partnerships for Cyberinfrastructure: From K to Industry Research: Large Scale-Long Term Investments in Centers ($25M in CI) Interdisciplinary from fundamentals to systems Collaboration with industry Enabling and system technology with proof-of-concept test beds CI-enabled educational repositories and multimedia modules New CI-related courses and degree programs Education & Human Resources: Broad Based Across Education and Human Resource Spectrum (CI $30M) Combined Research & Curriculum Development – Department Level Reform Research Experiences for Undergraduates Research Experiences for Teachers

% of EEC Education and HR CI Investment in Each Category EEC Education and HR Cyberinfrastructure Investments in FY02 and FY03 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0% Education and Community BuildingFunctional Systems Engineering Physical AssetsResearch/Software Research/Physical AssetsDomain-neutral Software Domain-specific SoftwareSocial, Industrial and Technological Dimensions

% of EEC Centers CI Investment in Each Category EEC Centers Cyberinfrastructure Investments in FY02 and FY03 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% Education and Community BuildingFunctional Systems Engineering Physical AssetsResearch/Software Research/Physical AssetsDomain-neutral Software Domain-specific SoftwareSocial, Industrial and Technological Dimensions

EEC Cyberinfrastructure Investments Architectures for modeling and simulations of multi-scale systems; grid architectures for networks of physical sensors, and distributed computation. (FSE) Modeling, design and visualization of distributed sensor/hardware; networks for environmental and atmospheric sensing; interface of CI technology and human sensory perception. (P) Large shared networks of web accessible image/data bases; simulation and computation of molecular and nano-scale phenomena; web-accessible repository for bioengineering courses and learning technology; user interface technology (S & CB) CI-related engineering curriculum development; educator and undergraduate research experiences; development of tools and techniques for CI engineering pedagogy (E )

USC ERC’s Immersive Media Vision l Goal: create seamless immersive environment for distributed, interactive real and virtual events l Reproduce audio, video, and other senses with fidelity approaching the limits of human perception l Relevant to any type of human interaction: entertainment, education, communications New World Symphony, Miami Beach550-seat Bing Theater at USC

Behind the Scenes:  Network barriers include: low latency, synchronization, error management, routing control.  End to end media process control is vital - capture, network interface, transmission, rendering - control over the “quality of experience.”  immersive audio and hi-def video provide quality of experience that are unique to IMSC (and immersion in general)  Specific IMSC research issues include  Immersive audio capture, processing, and rendering - using “virtual-microphone” signal processing and 10.2 rendering developed at IMSC  Stream synchronization via GPS time stamps (within 10 microseconds)  Distributed Yima server clusters with scalable performance for recording and distributing (live or recorded) media - nodes provide streaming network-services  Latency and error management via an array of algorithms for routing control, error correction, and error concealment  Current Research and Testbed activities include:  Multiple musicians playing together at a distance with an audience at USC  USC music students playing with New World Symphony in Miami Beach  2-way teleconference with low latency (<20ms) audio and video

 Three hour session with MPEG2 video and 10.2 immersive audio  Teacher reports improved presence with immersive audio  Many psychophysical, perceptual and artistic tests to be done Student at New World Symphony in Miami Beach LA Philharmonic cellist at USC Teacher USC ERC’s Immersive Media Vision Remote Master Class

Radar/Computation Grid Deployed in “Tornado Alley” for Severe Weather Detection and Prediction ERC for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA) Umass-Amherst, U. of Oklahoma, Colorado State  adaptively targets multiple radar beams to sense tornadoes, other hazards  sensors, models, detection algorithms interact to dynamically optimize data collection, use  computing everywhere : sensors, in-network fusion, control points, storage, user access  multiple, changing end-user needs met via policy-driven system optimization  testbed :  engages engineers, computer scientists, meteorologists, sociologists, end-users  prototype for regional/national deployment networked sensor package  low cost  low power  computation/storage  compact antenna 30 km coverage radius User Community: access, control

Learning Technology Research in the VaNTH ERC Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Texas, MIT/Harvard VaNTH research has synthesized learning science, learning technology, and learning domains in bioengineering, producing: CAPE a Course development system allowing authors to create instruction from assessments, learning objectives, sequencing plans, and learning materials (slides, simulations, videos). These can be stored in web-accessible repositories and delivered to students.

Future Center Topics for Cyberinfrastructure Complex Dynamic – Self Correcting Networks National/regional power grid management Interactive traffic flow management Trustworthy Highly Integrated H/W and S/W Networks Necessary for distributed & collaborative engineering/research Optimal integration of human interaction with networks Distributed and adaptive, secure and nested specific networks Web-enabled Medical Research, Diagnosis and Treatment CI enabled massive data mining and remote service delivery Domain-specific Networks and Simulations of Complex Systems Efficient and timely engineering capability Multi-disciplinary and collaborative research

Future Education Topics for Cyberinfrastructure Future Education Topics Shared repositories for domain-specific curriculum development and learning technologies Research Experiences for Teachers and Undergrads in CI Immersive learning experiences using interactive visualization learning technology Remote access to learning materials for rural areas, the workforce