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Collaborative Research (CR)Fiscal 1995 Project Portfolio Report
Emil J. Sarpa
Overall ObjectiveTo contribute to Sun's competitive advantage using Collaborative Research and joint investigations. Results include the exchange of technology and knowledge between the academic and scientific research communities and Sun's product development and research groups.Objective for FY95Each year, the goal of Collaborative Research is to operate the program, to uncover new opportunities for Sun, and to strengthen Sun's relationships with universities and their researchers.The Collaborative Research effort embraces many activities, such as pairing Sun sponsors with external research projects; helping to formulate a research plan, including milestones and deliverables; negotiating agreements between Sun and universities; administering donations of money and equipment; coordinating with Sales/Marketing; and evaluating the progress of Collaborative Research projects. In FY95, Sun sponsored 50 projects at 31 universities, representing approximately $2.7M in research grants and another $1.6M in equipment donations. Of these projects, 31 were sponsored by SML. Below is a sampling of some of the projects sponsored by SML: Dr. Chris Schmandt, MIT Media Laboratory, Cambridge, MA. "Audio-rich Computing Environments." Exploring experimental applications and user interfaces to understand the most effective ways of using speech, audio, and telephony in future computing environments. Prof. Debra Richardson, University of California Irvine. "Software Testing." Developing coverage criteria for test data based solely on ADL specifications. This work leads to criteria for evaluating test coverage and techniques for automatic generation of test data in some situations. Dr. Margo Seltzer, Harvard University, Boston, MA. "VINO operating system." Exploring the construction of operating system structures that allow user-level reusability of kernel mechanisms, application-directed kernel policy, and an access-method paradigm similar to that used by database management systems. The overall goal is to reduce the size of the kernel while improving application performance. Dr. Lee Sproull and John Stork, Boston University, Boston, MA. "The Effects of Video and Audio Mediated Communication on Group Work." Compares the effectiveness of groups working while physically co-present with their effectiveness while working remotely. The remote conditions include audio/video links among participants, as well as only audio links among participants. Eliot Moss, University of Massachussets, Amherst; Tony Hosking, Purdue University. "Language and Runtime Support for Persistent Programming." Codesign of language features and runtimes to support persistent programming. Dr. Doug Lea, Computer Science Dept, SUNY Oswego. Investigating the applications of Java to fine-grained and fluid electronic commerce, with specific reference to the WebMart Electronic Commerce infrasturcture. Efforts will be directed towards writing a Java/IDL compiler for WebMart and experimenting with alternate models of active content specific to financial information. Dr. Ron Kikinis, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. "Compositing video and 3D graphics for real-time Computer-Assisted Surgery, VR Medical Instrument design and 3D reconstruction." Exploring ways to augment the use of 3D graphics in planning neurosurgery. Images obtained from MRI scans are converted to 3D surfaces for interactive planning and for registration with video taken during surgery.
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