InduSoft @ UPRM Center for Industrial Software Development

PRCCA Board Meeting - November 7, 2003 1

InduSoft @ UPRMInduSoft @ UPRMCenter for Industrial Software Center for Industrial Software

DevelopmentDevelopment

Bienvenido Vélez Ph.D. Bienvenido Vélez Ph.D.

Principal InvestigatorPrincipal Investigator

2PRCCA Board Meeting - November 7, 2003

OutlineOutline What is a Center of Excellence?What is a Center of Excellence? InduSoft Precepts: Mission and VisionInduSoft Precepts: Mission and Vision InduSoft StructureInduSoft Structure Why a Center of Excellence at UPRM?Why a Center of Excellence at UPRM? BudgetBudget University CommitmentUniversity Commitment Self-Sustainability PlanSelf-Sustainability Plan An ExampleAn Example Flagship Project: Paper Flagship Project: Paper

Equivalent FormsEquivalent Forms


What is a Center of What is a Center of Excellence?Excellence?

Driven by long term mission and visionDriven by long term mission and vision

Self-sustainableSelf-sustainable

Supported by stable critical mass of resourcesSupported by stable critical mass of resources

Technical/Scientific Fundamental ExpertiseTechnical/Scientific Fundamental Expertise

Physical FacilitiesPhysical Facilities

Financial resourcesFinancial resources

Administrative SupportAdministrative Support

Capable of adapting to future technological Capable of adapting to future technological developmentsdevelopments


InduSoft Precepts: InduSoft Precepts: MissionMission

Collect long term organizational memory on innovation and Collect long term organizational memory on innovation and technology commercialization and make it available to the technology commercialization and make it available to the public public

Support industry and entrepreneurs in bringing new Support industry and entrepreneurs in bringing new software products to marketsoftware products to market

Support PR economic development based on Support PR economic development based on commercialization of globally competitive disruptive commercialization of globally competitive disruptive software technologiessoftware technologies

Serves as Hub connecting partners involved in Serves as Hub connecting partners involved in commercialization of technology: Inventors, Intellectual commercialization of technology: Inventors, Intellectual Property Protection Experts, Venture Capitalists, Property Protection Experts, Venture Capitalists, Government AgenciesGovernment Agencies

InduSoft modeled on Georgia Tech’s Economic Development Institute (EDI)


Georgia Tech EDIGeorgia Tech EDI


InduSoft Precepts: VisionInduSoft Precepts: Vision

InduSoft will become the most important InduSoft will become the most important knowledge and support center on knowledge and support center on software technology innovation an software technology innovation an commercialization in Puerto Ricocommercialization in Puerto Rico


How can InduSoft Support Economic How can InduSoft Support Economic Development Based on Technological Development Based on Technological

Innovation?Innovation?Thru the experiences gained developing an initial Thru the experiences gained developing an initial

product portfolio of flagship products:product portfolio of flagship products: Assessment of commercial potential of emergent Assessment of commercial potential of emergent

software technologiessoftware technologies Support developing proof of concept prototypesSupport developing proof of concept prototypes Assessment of alternative business modelsAssessment of alternative business models Advising on intellectual property protectionAdvising on intellectual property protection Advising on creating and developing companiesAdvising on creating and developing companies Advising on how to attract and retain investorsAdvising on how to attract and retain investors Connecting inventors with investorsConnecting inventors with investors


InduSoft StructureInduSoft Structure

Director ExternalAdvisory Board

R&D Thrust 1 Coordinator

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HeterogeneousHeterogeneousDatabase Database

IntegrationIntegrationDr. Manuel Rodríguez

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MedicalMedicalInformaticsInformatics

Dr. Néstor Rodríguez


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eGovernmenteGovernmenteCommerceeCommerce

Dr. Pedro I. Rivera


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Wireless and Wireless and SecureSecure

NetworksNetworksDr. Yi Qian


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GRIDGRIDComputingComputing

Dr. Wilson Rivera


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CommunicationsCommunicationsSignal Signal

ProcessingProcessingDr. Domingo

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Why a C&IT Center of Excellence Why a C&IT Center of Excellence @ UPRM?@ UPRM?

Leverage on strong research program in Leverage on strong research program in C&ITC&IT

Critical mass of human resourcesCritical mass of human resources Large pool of talented engineering studentsLarge pool of talented engineering students Successful track obtaining and managing Successful track obtaining and managing

external fundingexternal funding Strong university supportStrong university support Strong relationships with industrial Strong relationships with industrial

partnerspartners


InduSoft Human Resource InduSoft Human Resource in C&ITin C&IT

Name Degree Institution Interests

Javier Arroyo Ph.D./CS U. of Florida Databases, OS

José A. Borges Ph.D./CS U. of Illinois Human-Computer Int.

Isidoro Couvertier Ph.D./CpE LSU Networking, OS

Yi Qian Ph.D./EE Clemson University Wireless Nets

Wilson Rivera Ph.D./CEng Mississippi State High Performance Comp

Pedro Rivera Ph.D./CS U. of FloridaParallel and Distributed

Algorithms

Manuel Rodríguez Ph. D./CSU. of Maryland,

College Park

Wireless Databases,

Network Middleware

Nestor Rodríguez Ph.D./EEU. of Wisconsin,

Madison

Usability Eng,

Medical Informatics

Domingo Rodríguez Ph.D./EE NYU Digital Signal Processing

Jaime SeguelPh.D./Comp

MathNYU

High Performance Computing

Bienvenido Vélez Ph. D./CS MIT PL’s, E-government


BudgetBudget Year 1 Total

PRIDCO UPRM PRIDCO UPRM

Faculty 49,000 122,326 152,958 366,979

Staff - 38,850 - 118,082

Fringe Benefits 4,508 30,090 14,072 90,631

Students 257,100 - 771,300 -

Annual Workshop 15,000 - 45,000 -

Travel - 17,500 - 17,500

Materials & Publications 24,600 - 73,800 -

Intellectual Property Prot. 32,000 - 96,000 -

New Faculty Recruiting 30,000 - 90,000 -

Equipment 120,000 - 120,000 -

Indirect Costs 43,022 - 106,366 -

TOTAL 575,230 208,766 1,469,497 628,192

TOTAL PRIDCO/UPRM 783,996 2,097,689

UPRM Cost Sharing % 30%

UPRM Cost Sharing Cash 261,213


PRIDCO Budget PRIDCO Budget DistributionDistribution

Budget Distribution

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Annual Workshop

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Strong UPRM Strong UPRM CommitmentCommitment

Matching FundsMatching Funds Over 260K in CashOver 260K in Cash Over 360K in KindOver 360K in Kind

Administrative SupportAdministrative Support UPRM R&D Center (accounting, purchasing, payroll, UPRM R&D Center (accounting, purchasing, payroll,

etc.)etc.) Physical FacilitiesPhysical Facilities

Institute for Computing and Information Studies LabsInstitute for Computing and Information Studies Labs Industrial RelationshipsIndustrial Relationships

Industrial Affiliates ProgramIndustrial Affiliates Program

University committed to provide long term support to Center of Excellence


Self-Sustainability PlanSelf-Sustainability Plan Long term in kind support from UPRMLong term in kind support from UPRM Long term cash support from external grants Long term cash support from external grants

Collaborative projects with industryCollaborative projects with industry PRIDCO/PRCCA CITI ProgramsPRIDCO/PRCCA CITI Programs NSF SBIR/STTRNSF SBIR/STTR NIH SBIR/STTRNIH SBIR/STTR

Each R&D thrust responsible for its own Each R&D thrust responsible for its own survivalsurvival

Other sources of revenueOther sources of revenue Consulting fees/donationsConsulting fees/donations

InduSoftInduSoft may become a permanent division of may become a permanent division of UPRMUPRM


Electronic Electronic Government/Commerce Government/Commerce

ThrustThrust Develops software technologies to overcome Develops software technologies to overcome

the barriers impairing the effectiveness of the barriers impairing the effectiveness of public administration and government services public administration and government services

Develops software technologies helping Develops software technologies helping industries comply with government regulations industries comply with government regulations pertaining to electronic records and signatures pertaining to electronic records and signatures (e.g. CFR21-Part11)(e.g. CFR21-Part11)

Many of today’s business transactions are conducted on paper for one single reason

We trust paper more than we trust bitsWhy?


eSignature Efforts At All Signature Efforts At All LevelsLevels


Paper vs. Bits as Secure Paper vs. Bits as Secure MediaMedia

Pros of PaperPros of Paper Difficult to changeDifficult to change Difficult to forgeDifficult to forge Difficult to replicateDifficult to replicate

Pros of BitsPros of Bits WeightlessWeightless Spaceless (almost)Spaceless (almost) Easy to replicateEasy to replicate Easy to transportEasy to transport Easy to searchEasy to search

Can we have the best of both worlds?

Paper Equivalent Formsa.k.aPEF’s


PPaper aper EEquivalent quivalent FForms orms (PEF’s)(PEF’s)

Underlying software technology is Underlying software technology is Auditable Secure GUI Components Auditable Secure GUI Components (AGC)(AGC)

Some applications of PEF’s:Some applications of PEF’s: Industry: FDA regulated record keeping Industry: FDA regulated record keeping

of manufacturing process dataof manufacturing process data Government: Providing services Government: Providing services

requiring citizen/agency requiring citizen/agency certification/authenticationcertification/authentication


Use of PEF’s in Use of PEF’s in ManufacturingManufacturing

Inspired on visit to McNeil Pharmaceutical in Las Piedras

Paper Log

weightingtabletcompression

packaging


Use of PEF’s in Use of PEF’s in ManufacturingManufacturing

Inspired on visit to McNeil Pharmaceutical in Las Piedras

weightingtabletcompression

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Internet

ElectronicRecords


Backup SlidesBackup Slides


Heterogeneous Database Heterogeneous Database IntegrationIntegrationThrust #1Thrust #1

Director: Dr. Manuel RodríguezDirector: Dr. Manuel Rodríguez


Heterogeneous Heterogeneous DatabasesDatabases

Focus: Focus: Develop software solutions for Database Integration Develop software solutions for Database Integration

for Pharmaceutical and Biotech Domainsfor Pharmaceutical and Biotech Domains Flagship Product: Flagship Product: BioWebBioWeb

Middleware for Database Integration over the WebMiddleware for Database Integration over the Web Components:Components:

Transactional Switch and Application ServerTransactional Switch and Application Server Java and C# Development APIs for Third-Party SolutionsJava and C# Development APIs for Third-Party Solutions Clearinghouse and Warehouse Hosting ServiceClearinghouse and Warehouse Hosting Service

Target Customer Base:Target Customer Base: Pharmaceutical and Biotech sector in PR, USA and Pharmaceutical and Biotech sector in PR, USA and

EUEU IDC ResearchIDC Research estimated future IT investment by 2006: estimated future IT investment by 2006:

$30B$30B


Data Integration via Data Integration via BioWebBioWeb

Data Integration Problem:Data Integration Problem:a major roadblock for newa major roadblock for newdrug design and analysis drug design and analysis

MicroarrayDatabase@ NIH

SequenceDatabase@ ProSite

3-D ProteinStructure Database

@ Pfeizer

XMLData

BioWeb Middleware

SolutionText

Database@RCM

Uniform View and

Distributed Access API

via Web Services


Commercialization PlanCommercialization Plan BioWeb Component CommercializationBioWeb Component Commercialization

Development APIs – Free of chargeDevelopment APIs – Free of charge Transactional SwitchTransactional Switch

Professional – range of $500 - $1,000 /5 user-licenseProfessional – range of $500 - $1,000 /5 user-license Enterprise Edition – range of $5,000-$10,000 /10 Enterprise Edition – range of $5,000-$10,000 /10

user-licenseuser-license Database Specific Modules - $1,000 / license Database Specific Modules - $1,000 / license Clearinghouse and Warehousing ServicesClearinghouse and Warehousing Services

Pay-per-transactionPay-per-transaction Monthly service FeeMonthly service Fee

Commercialization through Daedalus Inc. Commercialization through Daedalus Inc. and MOU with UPRMand MOU with UPRM


Market ComparisonMarket Comparison BioWeb AdvantagesBioWeb Advantages

Light-Weight System based on Web Services and XMLLight-Weight System based on Web Services and XML Distributed Processing for Scalability and Efficiency Distributed Processing for Scalability and Efficiency Based on Well-accepted Object-relational technologyBased on Well-accepted Object-relational technology Support for SQL-type queries, XML and Open Support for SQL-type queries, XML and Open

StandardsStandards Alternative ProductsAlternative Products

DiscoveryLink by IBM DiscoveryLink by IBM Centralized DB solutionCentralized DB solution

discoveryHub by Genetic ExchangediscoveryHub by Genetic Exchange Proprietary Solution with complex query languageProprietary Solution with complex query language

SRS by LION Bioscience AGSRS by LION Bioscience AG Hyperlink-based system with little querying capabilities Hyperlink-based system with little querying capabilities


Medical InformaticsMedical InformaticsThrust #2Thrust #2

Director: Dr. Néstor RodríguezDirector: Dr. Néstor Rodríguez


Medical Informatics Medical Informatics ThrustThrust

Focus on development of scientific knowledge to Focus on development of scientific knowledge to develop usable applications to support physicians develop usable applications to support physicians and nurses on their clinical tasksand nurses on their clinical tasks

Relies on: Relies on: scientific experimentation in human-computer scientific experimentation in human-computer

interactioninteraction principles of usability engineeringprinciples of usability engineering

Involves activities such as: Involves activities such as: task analysis of clinical settingstask analysis of clinical settings development of novel user interfaces development of novel user interfaces development of electronic patient record systemsdevelopment of electronic patient record systems interaction experiments involving physicians and nursesinteraction experiments involving physicians and nurses


Development of a Patient Development of a Patient Tracking System for the Tracking System for the

Emergency RoomEmergency Room It will provide the following status information:It will provide the following status information:

the location of the patients in the ERthe location of the patients in the ER the services, treatment and procedures awaiting the patientsthe services, treatment and procedures awaiting the patients warning messages on services, treatment or procedures that are warning messages on services, treatment or procedures that are

approaching or exceeding a predetermined time to be rendered. approaching or exceeding a predetermined time to be rendered.

It involves the integration of various technologiesIt involves the integration of various technologies Patient tracking system applicationPatient tracking system application Electronic patient record systemElectronic patient record system Barcode hardware and softwareBarcode hardware and software PDAs (Palm/iPAQ) and PCsPDAs (Palm/iPAQ) and PCs Wireless networksWireless networks

It will improve the flow of patients in the ER while It will improve the flow of patients in the ER while improving quality of care of the patientsimproving quality of care of the patients


User interface conceptUser interface concept


Commercialization of the Commercialization of the SystemSystem

Every hospital in PR is a potential customerEvery hospital in PR is a potential customer No competing products in hospitals in PRNo competing products in hospitals in PR

Competing products in USA are very expensive Competing products in USA are very expensive (~ $1,000,000) (~ $1,000,000)

The system will be tested at the Ramon The system will be tested at the Ramon Emeterio Betances Hospital of MayaguezEmeterio Betances Hospital of Mayaguez

The system will be transferred to Tecnium The system will be transferred to Tecnium Products Corp. for its commercializationProducts Corp. for its commercialization

It will be made through a signed agreement between It will be made through a signed agreement between Tecnium and UPRMTecnium and UPRM

It will involve licensing and royaltiesIt will involve licensing and royalties


A Patient Tracking System for A Patient Tracking System for the Emergency Roomthe Emergency Room

It will provide the following status information:It will provide the following status information: the location of the patients in the ERthe location of the patients in the ER the services, treatment and procedures awaiting the patientsthe services, treatment and procedures awaiting the patients warning messages on services, treatment or procedures that are warning messages on services, treatment or procedures that are

approaching or exceeding a predetermined time to be rendered. approaching or exceeding a predetermined time to be rendered.

It involves the integration of various technologiesIt involves the integration of various technologies Patient tracking system applicationPatient tracking system application Electronic patient record systemElectronic patient record system Barcode hardware and softwareBarcode hardware and software PDAs (Palm/iPAQ) and PCsPDAs (Palm/iPAQ) and PCs Wireless networksWireless networks

It will improve the flow of patients in the ER while It will improve the flow of patients in the ER while improving quality of care of the patientsimproving quality of care of the patients


Electronic Government and Electronic Government and Electronic CommerceElectronic Commerce

Thrust #3Thrust #3


Adaptive GRID MiddlewareAdaptive GRID MiddlewareThrust #4Thrust #4


Adaptive Grid Adaptive Grid Middleware ThrustMiddleware Thrust

Layers of Grid Architecture

“The next 18 months is a critical period of market development.”“Financial services, life sciences and manufacturing are 75% of early customer adoption.”“Grid-related M&A exceeded US$1 billion over the past year.”The 451 Group, “Grids 2004: from rocket science to business service.”

Develop adaptive grid middleware software solutions targeted to electronic business on demand and digital publishing.


OPtimized e-business scheduleR & Adaptivity

(OPeR-A)

Info Collector

ARP Model

Scheduling Policy

Generator

Resource

Selector

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Evaluator

Scheduling Generator

MultiScheduling Negotiator

An adaptive, scalable and secure meta-scheduler for electronic business

applications

Digital Publishing Workflow Characterization (Preflight Automation)

Software that is proof of concept implementation of methods

Collaboration with HP Labs


Commercialization

OPeR-A Advantages Advantages New performance models and evaluationNew performance models and evaluation Automatic configuration of scheduling Automatic configuration of scheduling

policiespolicies Grid-aware scheduling frameworkGrid-aware scheduling framework Multi-schedulingMulti-scheduling

PLATFORM JOBSCHEDULERIntelligent batch process automation

Competing Technologies


Secure Wireless NetworksSecure Wireless NetworksThrust #5Thrust #5


Secure Wireless Networking Thrust

For future generation wireless packet networks, two For future generation wireless packet networks, two most important aspects need to be addressed: QoS most important aspects need to be addressed: QoS guarantee, and Securityguarantee, and Security Because the wireless access channels are the bottleneck Because the wireless access channels are the bottleneck

of the end-to-end communication links, there is a need of the end-to-end communication links, there is a need to develop resource management and traffic control to develop resource management and traffic control schemes for wireless channels that provide QoS schemes for wireless channels that provide QoS guarantees for heterogeneous traffic.guarantees for heterogeneous traffic.

Security is very important particularly because of the Security is very important particularly because of the broadcasting nature of the radio transmissions in broadcasting nature of the radio transmissions in wireless networks.wireless networks.

Wireless networks are characterized by poor quality Wireless networks are characterized by poor quality links, mobility, limited power, computational links, mobility, limited power, computational constraints and scarce spectrum resources. QoS and constraints and scarce spectrum resources. QoS and security mechanisms need to be specially investigated security mechanisms need to be specially investigated and treated.and treated.


Wireless Network Protocols Providing QoS

A hybrid wireless data network architecture will be examined to A hybrid wireless data network architecture will be examined to develop the QoS guarantee and security mechanisms. develop the QoS guarantee and security mechanisms.

The interactions of the QoS schemes and the security mechanisms The interactions of the QoS schemes and the security mechanisms will also be studied in detail. will also be studied in detail.

Lab software will be developed at first to test the QoS guarantee Lab software will be developed at first to test the QoS guarantee and security mechanisms.and security mechanisms.

Because of the huge market for future generation wireless packet Because of the huge market for future generation wireless packet networks, we can easily transfer the technology to local industries networks, we can easily transfer the technology to local industries in Puerto Rico and we have huge potentials for commercialization. in Puerto Rico and we have huge potentials for commercialization.


Market Positioning

By looking at the US mobile phone statistics and the wireless web By looking at the US mobile phone statistics and the wireless web access statistics, we have a feeling of potential wireless market. access statistics, we have a feeling of potential wireless market.

Many of the problems dealt in this project is the first time to get the Many of the problems dealt in this project is the first time to get the attention but really need to be solved.attention but really need to be solved.

The QoS schemes and the security mechanisms developed in this The QoS schemes and the security mechanisms developed in this project will be patented, therefore the technology developed will be project will be patented, therefore the technology developed will be protected. protected.

Software products will be developed to work with the wireless Software products will be developed to work with the wireless network hardware and the network infrastructure. network hardware and the network infrastructure.

US Mobile Phone StatisticsUS Mobile Phone StatisticsUS Mobile Phone StatisticsUS Mobile Phone Statistics US Wireless Web Access StatisticsUS Wireless Web Access Statistics

Over 120 Million mobile phone users in U.S in June 2001Over 120 Million mobile phone users in U.S in June 2001


Communications Signal Communications Signal ProcessingProcessingThrust #5Thrust #5


Advanced Communications Advanced Communications Signal Processing: Thrust Signal Processing: Thrust

DescriptionDescriptionThis project proposes the design and developmentof integrated configurable hardware/software embedded products for the automated processingof sensor-based signal data information generatedin industrial and residential applications with access to wired or wireless communications networks.

Prof. Domingo Rodríguez - PI


Advanced Communications Advanced Communications Signal Processing ThrustSignal Processing Thrust


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Advanced Communications Signal Processing Advanced Communications Signal Processing Thrust: Hardware Module Development ProcessThrust: Hardware Module Development Process


FPGA: Field Programmable Gate Arrays

VHDL: VLSI Hardware Desc. Language

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