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iCORE Overview. Informatics Circle of Research Excellence Created in 1999, funded by Province of Alberta Mandate: increase profile of ICT in Alberta “Lightning rod” model for research funding in strategic niche areas of ICT (bold and nimble) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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iCORE Overview
• Informatics Circle of Research Excellence
• Created in 1999, funded by Province of Alberta
• Mandate: increase profile of ICT in Alberta
• “Lightning rod” model for research funding in strategic niche areas of ICT (bold and nimble)
• Strategy and recruiting guided by a team of outstanding international scientists
• 3 grant programs investing in scientists working on fundamental and applied problems in informatics
• Scholarship programs for recruiting best students
• iCORE Summit held annually (August) in Banff
iCORE Programs
• CPE (Chair and Professorship Establishment)• Attract world-class researchers and support
research teams• Up to $1M/year for 5 years (renewable)
• ICE (Industry Chair Establishment)• Industry partnership program • Minimum $100k/year industry• Potential matching from iCORE and NSERC• Leverage of 3-to-1 or 4-to-1
• Visiting Professor & Recruitment Grants• $5k-$100k grants for recruitment activities and
capacity building
• ICT Graduate Student Scholarships• Co-managed with Alberta Ingenuity Fund
iCORE Financial OverviewiCORE Financial Overview
• iCORE’s current base budget is $10.7M per year
• With AET & Alberta Ingenuity, iCORE, a $6M graduate student scholarship program
• $3M for ICT• $3M for Nanotechnology
Fiscal Y
ear B
udget
iCORE Research Clusters
• 29 research chairs
• Established Areas:
• Networks and Wireless
• Intelligent Software Systems
• New Architectures
– (e.g., Nanotechnology,
Quantum Computing)
• Emerging Areas:
• Cyberinfrastructure
• Systems Biology/Life
Sciences
• Sensor Networks/Integrated
Resource Management (IRM)
iCORE Chair PortfolioiCORE Chair Portfolio
• iCORE’s business plan is to achieve and sustain critical mass in both research and industry chairs
• Currently 17 CPEs • 11 Chairs • 6 Professors
• iCORE’s industrial impact by industry chair program• Currently 12 active Industry Chairs
• Sun Microsystems• Syncrude/Matrikon• Suncor/Matrikon• Silicon Graphics• Hewlett-Packard• Alberta Power Consortium
• SMART Technologies• Calgary Scientific Inc.• TELUS• General Dynamics Canada• IBM• Micralyne
Research Highlights
Research Highlights
Research Highlights
Dr. Barry SandersUniversity of Calgary
Research Highlights
Dr. Michael BrettUniversity of Alberta
Nano-scale devices
GLancing AngleDeposition (GLAD)
Thin films
iCORE’s ROIiCORE’s ROI
• First class research academy– Quality people (iCORE chairs have 90% NSERC success
rate, cf. Canadian average of 52%)
– 32 chairs have been established with enormous generation of HQP
– Current surveys show ~56% HQP remains in province– Increase in quality and external assessment
• e.g., Robert Wolkow “Nobel-level achievements…”• e.g., Gane Wong “novel and bold scientific goals…”
• Investment leverage– Current commitment of ~$93M to 2014– Leverage of more than 3-to-1 on iCORE investment
SummarySummary
• iCORE currently has 29 research chairs
• Current investment of about $93M to 2014, leveraged more than 3-to-1
• Currently involves over 1000 research personnel (faculty, technical, graduate students)
• Broadening informatics base, with increasing emphasis on cyberinfrastructure, sensor networks/integrated resource management, systems/life sciences
• High impact in Alberta, in Canada, and globally
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