Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC) Spring 2016 Newsletter Spring 2016
NEWSLETTER | SPRING 2016
http://ICC.MTU.EDU
Letter from the Director
As the Founding Director of the Institute of Computing and Cybersystems
I am excited to share news from our
inaugural year, as well plans for 2016.
I am extremely
proud of our
accomplishments
in establishing
the ICC and
formulating a
winning structure
that works for all
of our members.
Our membership has grown to 40
members from 11 different departments and schools. Their participation, flexibility, and tenacity have
helped build a strong institutional
foundation upon which we will continue to grow and innovate.
We have made many strides in
achieving our ongoing goals. We
have brought faculty and students
together to discover innovative
new knowledge in the fields of
computing and cybersystems. We
have begun fostering interdisciplinary collaborations and developing
multidisciplinary proposals. We have
received over $2.9 million in funding
for projects involving cybersecurity,
cyber-physical systems, data sciences, human-centered computing, and
scalable architectures and systems.
We have also strengthened our
relationships with funding agencies, industry, alumni, and donors
through our Distinguished Lecturer
Series that brings the most eminent
scholars and creative professionals in
the fields of computing and cybersystems to the campus to exchange
cutting edge research results and discuss future research directions.
This year we will focus on evolving –
"In today’s world the lines
between the traditional academic areas have
disappeared. Engineers
code, programmers design semiconductors, and
the technologies they use
have merged. The Institute
of Computing and Cybersystems provides a platform for collaboration that
brings these disciplines
together to address tomorrow’s opportunities in the
classroom, the lab, and the
workplace.”
Dave House,
House Family Foundation
Continued on page 6
The ICC Gains Momentum in 2016
Last May Michigan Technological
University’s Alliance for Computing,
Information and Automation (ACIA),
established the Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC). The
ACIA seeks to provide faculty and
students the opportunity to work
across organizational boundaries to
create an environment that is a reflection of contemporary technological
innovation. As the research branch
of the ACIA, the ICC carries out that
mission by promoting research and
learning experiences in the areas of
cyber-physical systems, cybersecurity,
data sciences, human-centered computing, and scalable architectures in
an arena that is largely collaborative.
The institute has a diverse membership of 40 dedicated faculty members from 11 different schools and
departments who function within five
specialized centers (see page 2 for
more details.) Their expertise and
willingness to work across traditional
boundaries is paying off—$2.9 million
in research funding to date.
Jim Frendewey, ACIA Executive Chair
explained another benefit of interdisciplinary research collaborations, “The
structure of the ICC provides a means
to leverage the diverse research capabilities of individual faculty members
and researchers in order to develop
larger, interdisciplinary projects.” An
example is the collaboration between
Timothy Havens, ICC Director of the
Center for Data Sciences, and –
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NEWSLETTER | SPRING 2016