SBIR Phase I: A Reconfigurable Collaborative Services Framework

SBIR 第一阶段：可重构协作服务框架

• 批准号: 0339563
• 负责人: Vaidy Sunderam
• 金额: $ 9.88万
• 依托单位: Azomai Systems, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-01-01 至 2004-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0339563&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Reconfigurable; Collaborative; Services

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is for an architectural framework for reconfigurable collaborative services as a customizable and efficient solution to computer-supported cooperative activities. The key technical areas in which this project intends to develop innovative solutions are: customizable collaboration software, robustness, and heterogeneity sup-port. Based upon the principle of a flexible backplane that supports core facilities, the project is for an idea of collaboration modules that may be plugged-in as appropriate to a given cooperative endeavor. This research addresses the current dichotomy in collaboration software, and aims to devise new methodologies and systems to bridge the gap between general-purpose and custom-made tools. The objective of this research is to design such architecture and develop prototype software to establish its viability. A framework and a usable system will result from this work.In the conduct of this work, new techniques for multiway collaboration across heterogeneous platforms will be explored, and will likely contribute new and useful scientific findings to the field. Owing to its strong pragmatic bias, the project will have broad impact, both through the framework and via the software produced, on network based platforms for cooperative work in a large number of domain specific situations. This project will fill the large void between simplistic general purpose collaboration systems and expensive, custom built tools thereby bringing appropriate and efficient collaboration technology to numerous cooperative endeavors. Key design concepts in the proposed framework make it effective and usable without substantial infrastructure in terms of devices, networks, and administrative support thereby encouraging adoption in all sorts of communities. In particular, collaborative systems such as this research have substantial potential for broadening the participation of underrepresented groups via remote access to advanced educational, research, and technological facilities using simple, low end client systems.

该小型企业创新研究(SBIR)第一阶段项目旨在为可重新配置的协作服务构建架构框架，作为计算机支持的协作活动的可定制且高效的解决方案。该项目打算开发创新解决方案的关键技术领域是：可定制的协作软件、健壮性和异构性支持。基于支持核心设施的灵活底板的原则，该项目是为了实现协作模块的想法，这些模块可以适当地插入到给定的合作努力中。这项研究解决了目前协作软件中的二分法，旨在设计新的方法和系统来弥合通用工具和定制工具之间的差距。这项研究的目标是设计这样的体系结构并开发原型软件来建立其生存能力。这项工作将产生一个框架和一个可用的系统。在这项工作的进行中，将探索跨不同平台的多路协作的新技术，并可能为该领域提供新的有用的科学发现。由于其强烈的实用主义倾向，该项目将通过框架和制作的软件对基于网络的平台产生广泛影响，以便在大量特定领域的情况下开展合作工作。该项目将填补简单的通用协作系统和昂贵的定制工具之间的巨大空白，从而为众多的合作努力带来适当和高效的协作技术。建议框架中的关键设计概念使其在没有设备、网络和管理支持方面的实质性基础设施的情况下有效和可用，从而鼓励在各种社区中采用。特别是，像本研究这样的协作系统具有巨大的潜力，可以通过使用简单的低端客户端系统远程访问先进的教育、研究和技术设施，扩大代表不足的群体的参与。