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An Introduction to the Information & Telecommunication Technology Center ITTC Technology Review May 2003

An Introduction to the Information & Telecommunication Technology Center ITTC Technology Review May 2003. Victor S. Frost Director, Information & Telecommunication Technology Center Dan F. Servey Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

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An Introduction to the Information & Telecommunication Technology Center ITTC Technology Review May 2003

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  1. An Introduction to theInformation & Telecommunication Technology CenterITTC Technology ReviewMay 2003 Victor S. Frost Director, Information & Telecommunication Technology Center Dan F. Servey Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science frost@eecs.ku.edu, 785-864-4833

  2. ITTC - Mission and Vision • Mission • To create the fundamental knowledge and technologies required to realize the convergence of computing, communications, and sensors for the expansion of our economy and the improvement of the quality of life; • FOCUS on RESEARCH • To educate the next generation of technology leaders that will drive this convergence; • FOCUS on STUDENTS • To transfer the knowledge and technology to industry that will enable this convergence. • FOCUS on ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT • Vision • Our vision is to be a global leader in and catalyst for the unification of computing, communications, and sensor technologies while being a strategic partner for their commercialization.

  3. What isInformation & Telecommunication Technology? Healthcare, Bioinformatics, Government Services, Business, Environmental Monitoring, Education, Life-Long Learning Applications Voice, Data, Video, Multimedia, Image, Electronic Transactions, Resource Discovery Services High Speed Networks, Switching Systems, Advanced Signaling Systems Bitways Sensors, Fiber Transmission Systems, Wireless Networks, Cable Systems, Satellite Systems, Twisted Pair, Copper Loops, Broadcast, Cellular

  4. ITTC Overview • Communications academic emphasis and research programs established in 1983, radar and remote sensing emphasis in 1964 • Students from EE, CS, CoE, Math, Physics, Journalism, Education • 31 faculty, 17 staff researchers, 6 Center staff • Current student population ~ 145 • ~ 19 Ph.D., ~98 M.S., ~28 B.S.

  5. Unique Facilities • Unique high-speed networking laboratory including a fiber connection to the Sprint long-distance fiber network • Lightwave laboratory, including 16 wavelength systems, OC-192 and 40 Gb/s test equipment • Outdoor Antenna Range • Connection to Sunflower Broadband’s Network • Networking laboratory, including ATM and IP Wide Area Networks • Wireless laboratory and digital signal processing with high frequency capabilities • Cluster of over 94 Linux CPUs • Radar and microwave equipment with up to 40 GHz capabilities • Extensive computing facilities - ~500 computers and 1.5 TB of storage

  6. ITTC R/D&C Organization

  7. ITTC Expenditures

  8. Some of the Research Facilities at the University of Kansas Information & Telecommunications Technology Center Lightwave & Optics Adaptive Computing Remote Sensing Networking & Systems Wireless & DSP

  9. Some of the Research Facilities at the University of Kansas Information & Telecommunications Technology Center Internet Backbone IP Router 20 Gb/s WDM Lightwave System 2.4 Gb/s Fiber Terminal 40 Gb/s WDM Lightwave System 25 Mb/s Wireless System

  10. Agenda 8:30 – 8:45 Welcome (Stuart Bell, Dean, School of Engineering) An Introduction to the Information & Telecommunication Technology Center (Victor Frost) 8:45 – 9:00 University/Industry and Technology Transfer (Tim Johnson) 9:00 - 10:30 Session 1: Bioinformatics + Data Mining of Blood Incident Databases (Costas Tsatsoulis) + VitalSeek (Susan Gauch) + Data Mining in Bioinformatics (Jerzy W. Grzymala-Busse) 10:30-10:45 Break 10:45-11:45 Session 2: Radar/Lightwave Communications + Ice Thickness Measurements Over Antarctica and Overview of PRISM (Pannirselvam Kanagaratnam) + Lightwave Communication systems Research (Chris Allen) 11:45 – 12:30 Poster session 12:30-1:15 Lunch (In Nichols Hall Atrium)

  11. Agenda 1:15-2:45 Session 3: Wireless/Networking + Bluetooth Interoperability Testing at ITC(Leon Searl) + National Radio Networking Research Testbed (Gary Minden) + QoS Scheduling in Cable and Broadband Wireless Networks (Mohammed Hawa) 2:45-3:00 Break 3:00- 4:00 Session 4: Real-Time Systems/e-Learning + Current Research Efforts in Real-Time and Embedded Systems (Doug Niehaus) + e-Learning Design Laboratory (John Gauch) 4:00 – 5:00 Session 5: Security + Center for Information Protection (Hossein Saiedian) + Secure System Specification (Perry Alexander) 5:00 Lab Tours

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