Collaborative Research: A Multi-University I/UCRC Center on Intelligent Storage

该中心由明尼苏达大学(牵头机构)和加州大学圣克鲁斯分校组成，建议管理和保存大量数据，并能够以高效的方式定位这些数据。目标是开发创新的存储系统和新的存储架构，解决长期的数据保存问题，为I/O和输入系统开发高效的基准测试、跟踪、性能管理和调优工具，提出确保数据/信息隐私和安全的解决方案，并探索在数据中心节省能源的方法。拟建的中心将建立在各自大学的研究人才和技术转移技能的基础上，以吸引产业合作伙伴，这些合作伙伴随后将在规划、选择和实施研究成果方面发挥重要作用。潜在研究成果的更广泛影响包括促进科学技术进步，使社会更有效率和更安全，提供更好的医疗保健服务，以及更好地保存信息。行业参与将为有才华的工程师和科学家提供通向行业的渠道，从而增强学生的教育体验。拟建的中心致力于通过引入行业意见、开发本科生和研究生水平的新课程以及强调学生群体的多样性来加强教育进程。该中心还计划招募更多女性和代表性不足的少数族裔学生和教师加入其研究小组。

Planning Grant for an I/UCRC for Intelligent Storage 0855729 University of Minnesota; David Lilja 0855906 University of California-Santa Cruz; Ethan Miller The Center, comprised of the University of Minnesota (lead institution) and the University of California-Santa Cruz, proposes to manage and preserve large volumes of data and to be able to locate those data in an efficient manner. The goals are to develop innovative storage systems and new storage architectures, solve the long-term data preservation issues, develop efficient benchmarking, tracing, performance management and tuning tools for I/O and input systems, propose solutions that ensure data/information privacy and security, and to explore ways to save energy in data center. The proposed Center will build on the respective University's research talent and technology transfer skills to attract industrial partners who will subsequently play a significant role in planning, selecting, and implementing the output of the research. The broader impact of the potential research outcomes includes fostering the advancement of science and technology, making the society more efficient and secure, providing better health-care delivery, and better ways of preserving information. The industry participation will enhance the students' educational experience by providing a pipeline for talented engineers and scientists to industry. The proposed Center is committed to enhancing the education process by bringing input from industry, developing new courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels, and emphasizing the diversity of the student population. The Center also has plans to recruit more female and under-represented minority students and faculty into its research group.