Transcript Semantic Enterprise 2.0 Enabling Semantic Web technologies

Digital Enterprise Research Institute –
Connecting with Industry
Mr. Michael Turley, CEO
[email protected]
21st October 2009
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DERI - Some Statistics
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Located at the National University of Ireland, Galway
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Founded June 2003 as a CSET (Centre for Science, Engineering and Technology) funded by SFI
(Science Foundation Ireland)
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Status August 2009: about 120 members and growing
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Largest Semantic Web Research Institute in the World
– Research Publications > 550. Participate in 12 standardisation groups
– Over 70 PhD’s /Masters in the pipeline
– 2 Professors, 14 Post Docs (PI’s) and 15 Research Assistants. Others are support
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Core Industrial Partners:
– MNC’s:
Cisco, Nortel, Ericsson, Fidelity…
– SME’s:
Storm, Celtrak, Cyntelix, Slidepath……
Total Research Grants: about €48 million from SFI (€33m) EU Framework (€10m), EI (€5m),
Industry (€1m)
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DERI – What DERI does
• Research and Applied Research i.e. SFI, EU, EI
• Produces PhDs and Masters
• Business Development - Project Acquisition and
Delivery
• Finds Industry Partners for Projects
• IP and Licence generation
• Bizstart – Spin outs/ins and potential CEO engagement
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Our Mission and Vision
The Mission of the Digital Enterprise Institute is
“to exploit semantics for
•People
•Organisations
•Systems
to collaborate and interoperate on a global scale”
DERI Galway’s vision is “to be recognised as being among
the leading international web science research institutes
interlinking technologies, information and people to
advance business and benefit society”
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Getting to work: The DERI House
Application-Oriented Research Domains
• eBusiness & Financial Services
• Health Care & Life Sciences
• eLearning
• Telecommunications
• eGovernment
• eScience
Social Semantic
Information Spaces
• Web 2.0 and collaborative systems
• Semantic Web
• Web Science
• Linked Data
Semantic Reality
• Sensor Networks
• RFID
• Mobile computing
• SOA
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DERI – Research Approach
• Academic Research
– Go beyond state of the art
– Publish and contribute to Standards
• Industry Collaborations
– Joint projects (SFI, Enterprise Ireland, EU, Companies)
– Patents and Licensing
• Open Source Prototypes
– Social Semantic Information Spaces (SIOC)
– Social Semantic Desktop
– Global Sensor Networks
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Opensource - Adoption of SIOC
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DERI - ECOSYSTEM
DERI LAND: A network of companies exploiting joint opportunities with DERI – aka “Semantic
Galway Bay”
DERI LAND
DERI LAB
DERI LAB– bridging the gap between
research and industry
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Core
INDUSTRY-LED
PROJECTS
END USERS
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DERI – Academic and Industry Engagement model
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DERI – Funding mechanisms
SFI
- Funding for a 5 year period multiple projects in 1 plan
• 2 yearly reviews by an International panel
• Must have Industry partners (DERI has 8)
• Industry Partners must contribute 25% of funding (36% for
DERI)
• Governance Board must include Industry Partners (4 on DERI
Board)
• Collaborative Research agreement that covers IP and
Commercialisation
• The Consortium has its own IP Committee
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CSET – Industry Partners
Enabling
networked
knowledge
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DERI – Funding mechanisms
EU - Funding by Project
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Funding typically for 3 years
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Multiple European academic and industry partners
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Consortium agreement that covers IP and commercialisation
EI – Funding by project
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Funding typically for 18 months to 3 years
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Single or multiple Irish industry partners
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Project agreement covers IP and commercialisation
Private Industry – Funding by Project
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Typically 12 to 18 months
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Single industry partner
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Industry Partner owns IP
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Selected Enterprise Ireland Projects
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eLite
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MAARS
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Semantic Search in Sharepoint (Storm Technologies)
PPePR
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Zero-knowledge proof security in Fair Rights Management, Investor found – at business plan stage
Pegasus
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Time based eLearning environment, EI Technology Development with commercialization planned
Sedici
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Scaleable financial fund management solution, EI Commercialisation funded – Spin Out early 2010
Firefly
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Enterprise Ireland ILRP, ~ 3 Million Euro over 3 Years, 8 Irish eLearning companies in consortium
Plug and Play Electronic Patient Record system – Licenced to Irish start up (Slidepath)
Widgelix
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Widget Platform (Cyntelix)
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NUIG - The Technology Transfer Office (TTO)
What the TTO does:
• IP filing and patenting
• Project Proposal assistance e.g. legal
• External Contract and Licencing deals
• Entrepreneur seeding programmes e.g. CCP and Business
potential reviews
• Individual Spin Out deals
• Services the Start up Incubation space
• EI Mentorship Programmes e.g. Business Partner
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The TTO Business model
The GAP
Incubator
Space
Market/ Competitive analysis
Building
Networks
Intellectual
property strategy
RESEARCH
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Proof of Concept
APPLIED RESEARCH
DEVELOPMENT
& DEVELOPMENT
Technology Development
Technology Development
Industrial
Led
Research
Industrial
Led
Research
Programs
Programs
MARKET PLACE
Commercialisation Plus
Commercialisation of
Research & Development
Innovation
InnovationPartnerships
Partnerships
Patent Fund
Patent FunPatent Fund
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Industry/third level
Linkages
Product Definition
Business/Team
Development
Technology
Licensing
Key
= Financial Supports
= Non Financial Supports
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DERI – Governance
Governance
There are three key groups that are involved in the governance of DERI:
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Oversight Board
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Scientific Advisory Board
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Senior Executive Committee.
DERI Oversight Board
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The Oversight Board provides governance, guidance and advice to the centre to
ensure that its activities are consistent with its vision, goals and management plan.
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Representation from NUIG, Industry Partners, other Academic Institutions, other
business representatives, DERI management
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DERI - Governance
DERI Scientific Advisory Board
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Provides scientific and technical guidance, advice and evaluations on the strategic direction and
performance of DERI.
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Identifies opportunities and promotes DERI when possible and appropriate.
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Represenation from international research bodies. Member of the Board is Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor
of the Internet
DERI Senior Executive Committee (SEC)
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The SEC ensures the effective running of the CSET operations, including management of the following
activities: Scientific, Administrative, Financial, Business Development, Outreach, Knowledge Transfer,
Human Resources, and Organisational Development, and External Relationships.
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The SEC’s membership consists of the CEO, Director and Vice Director, and Operations Manager
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