The award establishes Ohio State University (OSU) as a research site of the Industry/University Collaborative Research Center (I/UCRC) for the Center for Experimental Research and Computer Science (CERCS) at Georgia Institute of Technology. The mission of this center is to lead the innovation of new information and computing technologies to construct the information grids of the future and to create the intellectual capital that can further advance this technology and fuel future advances. The primary focus of the proposed site will be to develop Adaptive Complex Enterprise (ACE) architecture knowledge for enterprise transformation and innovation. The objective of the ACE architecture knowledge is to provide widely-applicable methods for planning and execution of an environment-business aligned IT strategy. As a research partner, the OSU site will complement the CERCS center at Georgia Tech. The OSU team brings a significant track record and diverse and complementary strengths to the center. CERCS will benefit from the expanded research expertise and involvement of various companies that OSU will bring to the table.
Ohio State University will make significant contributions to the mission of CERCS. The quality and quantity of research conducted will expand the impact of CERCS in technical, educational and outreach activities. Key to success and growth at OSU is broader participation not only from university faculty, but also from experts from business and other academic institutions. OSU has a clear plan to involve students in its research, and the nature of the proposal ensures that the proposed research will have significant impact on industrial practice through close collaboration with industrial partners.
The National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) for Experimental Research in Computer Systems (CERCS) Research Site at The Ohio State University (OSU) uses Agile Translational Processes to engage with industry. Leveraging this and the NSF brand it has achieved the following 5-year outcomes. Over 3.25 million dollars in membership and non-membership from industry, federal and intra-OSU funding; 55 masters’ thesis; typically 2/3 of all the women Computer Science and Engineering students in any year attracted due to the industry relevance; 85 sponsors ranging from entrepreneurs to Fortune 500; fifty ongoing masters and doctoral students, over sixty journal, conference and book publications with student participation; about 15 projects a year based on detailed industry requirements; and over 3000 students in experiential courses at the undergraduate-to-advanced graduate that generated tuition revenue. The center has engaged over 45 faculty both from within Computer Science and Engineering and across OSU in interdisciplinary projects. Key research results include new intelligent extraction methods for modeling real-world complex systems in order to understand their dynamic behaviors for the purpose of continuous improvement. These methods have applications in extreme scale collaboration in domains like health care, education, and government services. We have mined relevant curriculum assets and have a project and process infrastructure that will scale.
