Institute of Technology University of Minnesota An Introduction Mos Kaveh Associate Dean for Research and Planning Centennial Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering CRAD Meeting March 12, 2009 Mos Kaveh Associate Dean for Research and Planning Centennial Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering CRAD Meeting March 12, 2009

Institute of Technology 12 departments Two programs 16 major research centers and facilities Numerous departmental research centers $110M in annual research expenditures-12% industrial funding 12 departments Two programs 16 major research centers and facilities Numerous departmental research centers $110M in annual research expenditures-12% industrial funding

Institute of Technology Unique combination of - Engineering - Physical Sciences - Mathematics Multiple opportunities for interdisciplinary research IT: challenges in the name Unique combination of - Engineering - Physical Sciences - Mathematics Multiple opportunities for interdisciplinary research IT: challenges in the name

Institute of Technology Engineering –Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics –Biomedical Engineering –Chemical Engineering and Materials Science –Civil Engineering –Computer Science and Engineering –Electrical and Computer Engineering –Mechanical Engineering

Institute of Technology Physical Sciences –Astronomy –Chemistry –Geology and Geophysics –Physics Mathematics Free-standing Programs -Industrial and Systems Engineering -History of Science and Technology

Institute of Technology Students 4,500 undergraduate students 2,550 graduate students About 400 tenured, tenure-track faculty members

Major Multidisciplinary Initiatives and Examples Digital and Information Technologies –bio- and health – informatics, imaging –Computers, communications and networks Engineering in Medicine –medical device design, neuroengineering Energy and Environment –solar, wind, biocatalysis, water and air quality Nanoscience and Nanotechnology –new materials, devices, analysis and delivery

Major Research Centers Characterization Facility Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (NSF) Digital Technology Center Industrial Partnership for Research in Interfacial and Materials Engineering National Center for Earth- surface Dynamics (NSF) Characterization Facility Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (NSF) Digital Technology Center Industrial Partnership for Research in Interfacial and Materials Engineering National Center for Earth- surface Dynamics (NSF)

Major Research Centers Center for Nanostructured Applications IEM/Medical Devices Center Nanofabrication Center Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (NSF) Engineering Research Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (NSF) Center for Nanostructured Applications IEM/Medical Devices Center Nanofabrication Center Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (NSF) Engineering Research Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (NSF)

Institute for Engineering in Medicine Jointly Sponsored by the Institute of Technology and the Medical School Jeffrey McCullough, M.D., Director Mission Foster and support interdisciplinary research and development at University of Minnesota: –Solve medical problems or improve medical care for patients through engineering Enhance relationships between the University and Minnesota’s medical device industry: –Foster appropriate collaborative research and development –Leverage the strengths and expertise of each for the benefit of the citizens of Minnesota Members 110 Faculty Members: –70: Medical School –29: Institute of Technology –7: College of Pharmacy –2: College of Liberal Arts –1: College of Veterinary Medicine –1: School of Dentistry 33 Disciplines Represented: –24: Health Sciences –9: Engineering Cooperating: Center for Neuroengineering Medical Devices CenterCenter for Cardiovascular Repair Arthur Erdman,Ph.D., DirectorDoris Taylor, Ph.D., Director

The Institute for Engineering in Medicine The Medical Device Center Design of Medical Devices Conference Interaction with Industry Fund U of M Cross Disciplinary R & D Fellows Program MDC Core Labs

Entrepreneurship Institute of Technology Founders2005 Survey of alumni who have started businesses: –15,000 alumni responded –3,024 have founded one or more companies –4,150 active companies, worldwide, employing 551,000, with annual revenue of $90B –2,600 active companies in Minnesota, employing 175,000, with annual revenue of $46B Faculty also active in start-ups, often with former graduate students.

Technology Commercialization Over the past five years, research by Institute of Technology faculty has generated over 300 intellectual property disclosures, 79 patents and 10 start-up companies

I.T. Licenses with Largest Income Collaborative Filtering (Riedl and Konstan, CSE) –Technology for personalized recommendation of products (or information) from a set of alternatives. Used for online personalization and marketing Technology was licensed (including 3 US Patents) to Net Perceptions, a start-up company, in The company was at one point the leader in online personalization technology solutions. Autoscope (Panos Michalopoulos, Civil Eng.) –Machine visio0n technology for traffic monitoring and control –ISS goes public in 1995 –Installations in over 25 countries

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