Pervasive Technology Labs at Indiana University Report to the Lilly Endowment, Inc
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Pervasive Technology Labs at Indiana University Report to the Lilly Endowment, Inc. Grant Number 1999 2280-000 102-Month Program Report (January-June, 2008) August, 2008 Submitted by Michael A. McRobbie, CEO, and Indiana University President Bradley C. Wheeler Vice President for Information Technology, CIO, and Dean of Information Technology And Craig A. Stewart Associate Dean for Research Technologies and Chief Operating Officer, PTL Indiana University 601 East Kirkwood Avenue Bloomington, Indiana 47405-122 Table of Contents I. Introduction and Executive Summary .................................................................................... 2 II. Lab Reports ............................................................................................................................ 10 Introduction to Lab Reports ...................................................................................................... 11 II.1 Open Systems Lab ............................................................................................................................................ 12 II.2 Advanced Network Management Lab .............................................................................................................. 19 II.3 Community Grids Lab ...................................................................................................................................... 28 II.4 Visualization and Interactive Spaces Lab ......................................................................................................... 39 II.5 Center for Data and Search Informatics ........................................................................................................... 46 II.6 Security for Ubiquitous Resources Group ........................................................................................................ 53 II.7 Scientific Data Analysis Lab ............................................................................................................................ 58 II.8 Knowledge Acquisition and Projection Lab ..................................................................................................... 63 III. Collaborative and Leveraged Activities ............................................................................. 69 IV. Economic Development ........................................................................................................ 74 V. School of Informatics Progress Report ................................................................................ 76 VI. PTL Outreach Activities ...................................................................................................... 81 VII. Operational Activities ......................................................................................................... 85 VIII. Progress against IPCRES Milestones .............................................................................. 87 IX. Appendices ............................................................................................................................ 88 Appendix 1: Technology Disclosures by Pervasive Technology Labs (Since Inception) ....................................... 89 Appendix 2: Open Source Software Distributed by Pervasive Technology Labs (Since Inception) ...................... 94 Appendix 3: Online Services Deployed by Pervasive Technology Labs (Since Inception) ................................. 103 Appendix 4: Hardware Applications Developed by Pervasive Technology Labs (Since Inception .................... 116 Appendix 5: Pervasive Technology Labs Papers and Publications (Since Inception) .......................................... 117 Appendix 6: Active, Completed, and Pending Grants (Since Inception) .............................................................. 158 Appendix 7: Interim Financial Report .................................................................................................................. 169 Appendix 8: Lab Administration and Contact Information .................................................................................. 171 Appendix 9: Press Releases and Print/Online Media Placements ......................................................................... 172 1 I. Introduction and Executive Summary 2 In the eight years since the Lilly Endowment, Inc. funded the Indiana Pervasive Computing Research Initiative (IPCRES), Pervasive Technology Labs and the IU School of Informatics have led a dramatic and fundamental change in IU’s capabilities and accomplishments in advanced computing and pervasive information technology. In these areas, IU is seen as a leader in the state, nation, and world as never before. As Indiana University nears completion of the IPCRES grant, it seems appropriate to look back at the aggregate accomplishments of Pervasive Technology Labs to date: • $116.570,124 in grant funding brought into Indiana University: o $25,922,928 in funding through 93 grants secured from sources other than the Lilly Endowment, Inc. directly to Pervasive Technology Labs. o $90,647,196 in funding through 102 grants secured from sources other than the Lilly Endowment, Inc. by Indiana University through grants led by PTL or grants that involved PTL. • 737 peer-reviewed academic publications. • 38 license disclosures, including 2 patent applications currently under review. • 91 open source software packages distributed by PTL. • 189 online services are provided by PTL. • More than 1,200 papers and presentations in total. • Tens of thousands of Indiana residents and students have attended PTL technology demonstrations. During the current reporting period, PTL leaders and staff published 81 peer reviewed scientific papers or technical reports. PTL released twelve (12) new open source software packages and added seven (7) new online services during the reporting period. This scientific innovation and intellectual output of PTL is translating into strong grant success. During the reporting period, Pervasive Technology Labs was collectively awarded seven (7) new grants totaling $1,049,588. Five (5) new grants were received by other units of IU working in collaboration with PTL during the reporting period, totaling $5,373,777, for a total impact of $7,472,953 for the reporting period. Grants totaling $15,241,084 have been submitted during the reporting period or are under continuing review from prior reporting periods. The first half of 2008 has been a period of exciting change for PTL, as two new labs have been elevated to status of PTL Labs: the Data and Search Institute, and the Security for Ubiquitous Resources Group. Two labs concluded operations – the Scientific Data Analysis Lab and Knowledge Acquisition and Projection Lab. At the end of this reporting period, PTL Science Director Dennis Gannon began a leave of absence from IU to pursue an opportunity with Microsoft, Inc. Though Gannon’s presence and influence will be missed, the labs are looking forward to a new relationship with him that includes new opportunities for collaboration with PTL corporate partner, Microsoft, Inc. Community Grids Lab Director Geoffrey Fox was elected as Chair of the Department of Informatics in the IU School of Informatics. This reporting period has been a time of excitement, change, and accomplishment. One of the major goals of the IPCRES proposal was to raise Indiana University to a position of influencing and setting research agendas and discussions at the national and international levels. 3 During this reporting period, lab staff has been busy preparing for the first large-scale international conference to be hosted by PTL – the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) eScience 2008 conference. Scientific research is increasingly carried out by communities of researchers that span disciplines, laboratories, organizations, and national boundaries. Such large-scale and enhanced scientific endeavors are popularly known as e- Science. The e-Science 2008 conference is designed to bring together leading international and interdisciplinary research communities, developers, and users of e-Science applications and enabling IT technologies. 2008 will be the fourth year of this extremely important conference, and the first year it is being held within the US. Microsoft will hold a workshop in conjunction with the eScience conference. Together these events will attract hundreds of top eScience researchers and scholars from around the world to Indianapolis. Being awarded the opportunity to host this prestigious conference is a significant honor for Indiana University, and speaks to the quality of work being done by PTL. In spring of 2008, PTL had two nominations named as finalists for the 2008 Mira awards, honoring outstanding contributions to technology in the state of Indiana. The Data Capacitor team (which includes PTL Chief Operating Officer Craig A. Stewart as project principal investigator) was noted for its outstanding contribution to technology in academic research. Community Grids Lab Director, Geoffrey Fox was among those honored as top individuals contributing to technology in Indiana. Fox’s career has been truly extraordinary and this report includes a career spotlight, looking back at his accomplishments. The Polar Grid Cyberinfrastructure project is helping scientists better understand and tackle the critical problem of global climate change. The project is a collaboration between Pervasive Technology Labs, University Information Technology Services and the IU School of Informatics,