I/UCRC: NSF Net-centric and Cloud Software and Systems

美国国家科学基金会以网络为中心的云软件和系统产业/大学合作研究中心（NCSS I/UCRC）是一个多所大学合作成立于2009年，由北德克萨斯大学（UNT）和德克萨斯大学达拉斯分校（UTD）建立了合作研究伙伴关系，南卫理公会大学（SMU）作为附属学术站点。最初的学术站点（UNT和UTD，新大作为附属成员）将于2014年2月完成第一阶段，并寻求作为第二阶段/UCRC站点继续运营。NCSS I/UCRC的研究重点是经济有效的方法，以实现高效可靠的网络中心和云硬件/软件系统的快速设计和部署，这些系统必须在各种环境中运行，受到潜在的严格响应时间、功率、热量、安全和资源限制。通过结合参与学术机构的各种能力和专业知识以及知名创新高科技公司工程师的实际经验，该中心将提高所有参与者的研究能力。NCSS I/UCRC将开发创新和实用技术，用于各种网络中心和云系统的建模、分析、设计、实现、验证和确认、部署和发展。这项面向系统的研究旨在实现高度可靠的集成网络中心和云系统的协调硬件/软件开发。NCSS I/UCRC的研究将使工业界能够开发和利用新兴的以网络为中心的云计算平台和基础设施。受益于该中心的工业部门包括国防、能源、交通、医疗、商业、国土安全以及应急准备/应急响应行业。该中心积极与达拉斯/沃斯堡大都会地区的Metroplex技术商业委员会（MTBC）创新小组合作，并在云计算领域建立了一个新的MTBC特别兴趣小组（SIG）。中心将继续为学生提供教育和培训，以满足我们国家的需要。在这些快速发展和发展的技术领域，美国未来的劳动力需求。在UNT网站开发的许多软件工具和基础设施（例如传感器实验室）可供学生在各种课程中使用，例如传感器网络（每年30名学生），计算机体系结构（每年40名学生）。UTD网站开发了云计算系统、物联网、异构多核系统应用程序的编程和优化、多核系统的电源管理以及其他NCSS相关主题的课程。在过去的三年中，有60多名学生参加了这些课程。预计这些课程的入学人数将大幅增长。该中心的活动还将继续为一些研究生和本科生提供现实世界的研究经验，并与来自中国、法国、德国、意大利、台湾和土耳其大学的一些教师和学生在这一领域进行国际教育和研究合作。

The NSF Net-centric and Cloud Software and Systems Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (NCSS I/UCRC) is a multi-university cooperative established in 2009 with a collaborative research partnership between the University of North Texas (UNT) and the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), with Southern Methodist University (SMU) as an affiliated academic site. The original academic sites (UNT and UTD, with SMU as an affiliated member) will complete Phase I in February 2014 and are seeking to continue operations as Phase II I/UCRC sites. The research focus of the NCSS I/UCRC is on cost-effective methods of enabling the rapid design and deployment of highly efficient and dependable net centric and cloud hardware/software systems that must operate in various environments subject to potentially stringent response time, power, heat, security and resource constraints. By combining the diverse capabilities and expertise of the participating academic institutions and the real-world experiences of engineers from well-known innovative high tech companies, the center will enhance the research capabilities of all the participants. The NCSS I/UCRC will develop innovative and practical technologies for modeling, analysis, design, implementation, verification and validation, deployment, and evolution of a variety of net-centric and cloud systems. This systems-oriented research is aimed at enabling the coordinated hardware/software development of highly dependable integrated net-centric and cloud systems.The NCSS I/UCRC research will enable industry to develop and leverage emerging net-centric and cloud computing platforms and infrastructures. The industrial sectors that benefit from the center include defense, energy, transportation, health care, commerce, homeland security, and emergency preparedness/emergency response industries. The Center has actively worked with the Metroplex Technology Business Council (MTBC) Innovation Group in Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area and led to the creation of a new MTBC Special Interest Group (SIG) in the area of cloud computing. The NCSS I/UCRC will continue to provide education and training of students to meet our nation?s future workforce needs in these rapidly emerging and evolving technology areas. Many of the software tools, and infrastructure (e.g., sensors labs) developed at UNT site were made available to students in various courses such as sensor networks (with 30 students per year), computer architecture (with 40 students per year). The UTD site developed courses on cloud computing systems, Internet of Things, programming and optimization of applications on heterogeneous multicore systems, power management for multi-core systems, and other NCSS related topics. Over 60 students have enrolled in these courses over the past 3 years. A significant growth in enrollments in these courses is anticipated. The Center activities also have and will continue to provide real-world research experience for several graduate and undergraduate students as well as international education and research collaboration in this area with some faculty and students from universities in China, France, Germany, Italy, Taiwan, and Turkey.