Center for Information Technology Innovation

1. “Transforming Louisiana’s Economy through Information Technology” CITI • College of Business • Technology & Network Services • College of Engineering • Department of Physics Center for Information Technology Innovation Southern University And A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

2. “Transforming Louisiana’s Economy through Information Technology” IT Initiatives • A proposal has been awarded by the National Geospatial- • Intelligence Agency (NGA) under the CITI program entitled • Discovery and Visualization of Geospatial Intelligence for • Homeland Security Using Computer Automated Virtual • Environment (CAVE) • Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Research Clusters • Conference at UT Pan American – February 1-4, 2005 • HBCU Workshop for Contracting Opportunities • Other Agency Participants: EPA, DOI,DOE, DoD, USDA, NASA Center for Information Technology Innovation Southern University And A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

3. “Transforming Louisiana’s Economy through Information Technology” CITI Staff • Michael A. Stubblefield, Ph.D. CITI Director • Pamela F. Brue Program Coordinator • Greta G. Flowers, Ph. D.Senior Research Associate • Donald Andrews, Ph.D. Program Manager • Dean College of Business • Habib Mohamadian, Ph.D. Program Manager • Dean College of Engineering • Stephen McGuire Program Manager • Chairman Department of Physics • Huey Lawson Program Manager • Director Technology & Network Services Center for Information Technology Innovation Southern University And A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

4. “Transforming Louisiana’s Economy through Information Technology” CITI • Established to meet the goals of Vision 2020 to transform Louisiana’s economy into a knowledge/technology based environment • Three major focus areas: • Southern University College of Business • Southern University College of Engineering • Southern University Department of Physics Center for Information Technology Innovation Southern University And A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

5. “Transforming Louisiana’s Economy through Information Technology” CITI • College of Business • B.S. Degree in E-Business – Approved • MBA Ebusiness / Ecommerce • 21st Century Classrooms • Financial Securities Markets Trading Room • College of Engineering • High-Tech Classroom • High Computing Capacity (Modeling/Simulations –Virtual Environment) Computer-Aided Manufacturing and Prototyping • Department of Physics • Investigation of electron transport and magnetic properties of materials – Partnership with the NSF LIGO Center Center for Information Technology Innovation Southern University And A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

6. “Transforming Louisiana’s Economy through Information Technology” College of Business • E-Business Undergraduate Degree Program • Final approval was granted in January 21, 2004 from the Board of • Regents on the undergraduate E-Business program • Goal is to attract 175 majors for the undergraduate program • Recruitment efforts are being conducted for student enrollment • Renovation plans for the E-Business Classrooms are completed • MBA Program for E-Business • MBA Proposal in E-Business has been approved by the LA Board of Regents. • Goal is to attract 100 majors Center for Information Technology Innovation Southern University And A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

7. “Transforming Louisiana’s Economy through Information Technology” College of Business • 21st Century Trading Room • Renovation plans for Trading Rooms are completed • Trading Rooms are designed to allow students to do online trading with • live data feed • Trading Rooms equipped with financial trading software and hardware. • Data feeds from Bloomberg and e-Signal for simulating the financial • trading environment • Trading Rooms have the capacity for videoconferencing • Seat capacity of approximately 50 Center for Information Technology Innovation Southern University And A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

8. “Transforming Louisiana’s Economy through Information Technology” College of Business • SAP - (Systems Application and Products in Data Processing) • Faculty members participated in SAP training that will increase • our understanding of enterprise resource planning (ERP) for use • in our E-Business courses. • Students being exposed to SAP training Center for Information Technology Innovation Southern University And A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

9. “Transforming Louisiana’s Economy through Information Technology” College of Business Center for Information Technology Innovation 21st Century Trading Room Southern University And A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

10. “Transforming Louisiana’s Economy through Information Technology” Technology & Network Services Internet II University TNS Training Room Center for Information Technology Innovation Training Room Work Stations & Projector Screen Instructor’s Station Southern University And A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

11. “Transforming Louisiana’s Economy through Information Technology” Technology & Network Services Internet II University Smart Board and Monitors Center for Information Technology Innovation Video Conference Room Instructor’s Workstation Southern University And A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

12. “Transforming Louisiana’s Economy through Information Technology” Center for Information Technology Innovation Southern University And A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

13. “Transforming Louisiana’s Economy through Information Technology” College of Engineering • Master of Engineering started in Spring 2002 • (6 students have graduated) • Specialty Areas Environmental Engineering • Electronic Materials and Processing Engineering • Telecommunications and Computer Network Engineering • Materials Science and Engineering • Thermal Science and Engineering Center for Information Technology Innovation Southern University And A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

14. “Transforming Louisiana’s Economy through Information Technology” Facilities Classrooms 5 Multimedia-ready, 1 High Tech, 3 traditional, 2 dual-use, and 6 lab/lecture rooms Laboratory Facilities 33 Instructional Labs, 16 Research Labs with State-of-the-Art Equipment Computing Facilities 500 Computers for Faculty & Students Loaded with Engineering Software Packages Courseware Studio Equipped with the Latest Software & Hardware for Professional Preparation of Course Presentation Materials E-Mail & Internet Services Accessible in All Labs, Offices, and Classrooms Enabling Us to Explore the Far Reaches of Cyberspace Interactive Learning Integrating Innovative Techniques into Instruction Such as CAVE (Computer Assisted Virtual Environment) ~ a 3D Virtual Reality System Center for Information Technology Innovation Southern University And A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

15. “Transforming Louisiana’s Economy through Information Technology” Capabilities Cluster Computing: Solve Complex Problems Quickly Laptops: Faculty and Students Have Access to 50 Laptops with Wireless Capabilities Wireless: Complete Wireless Coverage of Pinchback Engineering Building Digital Video: Filmed Lectures and Labs for Later Viewing on LAN, VCR, CD, DVD, or Web Global Programs & File Access Center for Information Technology Innovation Southern University And A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

16. “Transforming Louisiana’s Economy through Information Technology” Capabilities Class 100 Cleanroom (ME/EE) Telecommunications And Computer Networking Lab (EE/EET) Wireless Lab (EET/EE) Digital Signal Processing Lab (EE/EET) Control System & Mechatronics Lab Upgrade (ME/EE) Power Systems Lab Upgrade (EE/EET) Center for Information Technology Innovation Southern University And A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

17. “Transforming Louisiana’s Economy through Information Technology” Resources CAVE CAVE Spacially Immersive Environment Center for Information Technology Innovation The CAVE is a room-sized advanced visualization solution that combines high-resolution DLP™ based stereoscopic projection technology and 3-D computer graphics to create the illusion of complete sense of presence in a virtual environment. The CAVE was the first virtual reality technology in the world to allow multiple users to immerse themselves fully in the same virtual environment at the same time. Southern University And A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

18. “Transforming Louisiana’s Economy through Information Technology” Resources CAD Laboratory Center for Information Technology Innovation Solid Modeling Using I-DEAS Finite Element Analysis Southern University And A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

19. “Transforming Louisiana’s Economy through Information Technology” Resources Rapid Prototyping Laboratory Center for Information Technology Innovation ThermoJet Solid Object Printer Stereo-Lithography Apparatus (SLA) Southern University And A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

20. “Transforming Louisiana’s Economy through Information Technology” Resources GIS Laboratory Center for Information Technology Innovation Southern University And A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

21. WHAT IS LONI? Southern University And A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

22. Technical infrastructure to include connection to the National LambdaRail • Economic Development Engine • Change Agent Louisiana Optical Network Initiative Southern University And A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

23. Technical Infrastructure • National LambdaRail node • Optical network resource • Grid computing resource • Evolving “skinware” resource Louisiana Optical Network Initiative Southern University And A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

27. Research Institutions • LSU A&M • Southern University Baton Rouge • U Louisiana Lafayette • U New Orleans • LSU Health Science Center N.O. • LSU Health Science Center S’port • Louisiana TECH • Tulane

28. Leading & EmergingRegional Optical Networks Minnesota New York + New England region(NEREN) North Carolina (NCLambdaRail) Ohio (Third Frontier Network) Oklahoma (OneNet) Oregon Pacific Northwest (Lariat –supported by NIH) Rhode Island (OSHEAN) SURA Crossroads (southeastern U.S.) Tennessee (OneTN) Texas (LEARN) Utah Virginia (MATP)

29. Arkansas California (CALREN) Colorado (FRGP/BRAN) Connecticut (Conn. Education Network) Florida (Florida LambdaRail) Georgia (Southern Light Rail) Indiana (I-LIGHT) Illinois (I-WIRE) Louisiana (LONI) Maryland, D.C. & northern Virginia (MAX) Michigan Leading & EmergingRegional Optical Networks

30. ..\NEW LONI TOPOLOGY.ppt

31. LONI!!! Louisiana (Just LONI)

32. Economic Development Research opportunities Spin-off opportunities Minimize lost opportunity costs Positioning for the global economy

33. Change Agent..Transition from….. The geographic delta was formed by shifts in the speed and direction of the Mississippi River. New, extremely fertile land was deposited as the river responded to geographic barriers – seeking the most direct route to the Gulf of Mexico.

34. Change AgentTransition to…… Today's economic delta is being formed by market forces that dictate the flow of a rising tide of information. This “river” of facts and figures changes course by the nanosecond, carving out “islands of opportunity”.

35. Transitional Convergence • The geographic Mississippi Delta was transformed by low tech and hand power. • The economic Mississippi Delta is being transformed by high tech and mind power. • LONI is the change agent driving Transitional Convergence.

36. The LONI Equations : High Speed Networks + Distributed Parallel Processing + Innovative Minds = LONI LONI x Applications = Economic Development

37. Bottom Line • The Louisiana Optical Network Initiative is another example of the fact that : • LOUISIANA IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS !