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The overlap: making Research & Industry work togetherCRISP Workshop – “IT Requirements for next generation Research Infrastructures”CERN, Feb 1st 2013

Monica MarinucciDirector of Research, Global Education & Research Industry Unit

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Drivers• Disruptive Ideas

• Anticipate Market Needs• Pushing the limits

• Competence Creation• References

• Funding• Policy• Increased Impact & Visibility• Support Scientific Endeavour• Provide mission critical services• Tighter Integration of ICT

RESEARCH

INDUSTRY

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Stakeholders

The Research Enterprise

Research Ecosystem

Research Infrastructure

Research Data Management

Research Administration

Research Mission

• Academics• Scientific Community

• Public Investors• Private Investors

• Industry• Society

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The overlap

Differentiators &

Synergies

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Finding the overlap

the overlapProvide

Mobility & Exchange

Build Trust

Set expectations

Identify Rationale & Objectives Find a

problem to solve

Include some

flexibility

Define Metrics

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The overlap at CERN

the overlapProvide

Mobility & Exchange

Build Trust

Set expectations

Identify Rationale & Objectives Find a

problem to solve

Include some

flexibility

Define Metrics

openlab Fellows

1982 - present

• Wider business uptake• Serve the Research

community

Yearly Program of Work

Yearly development workshop

• PR• Technology• References

• LHC operations• Research

Services

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Oracle Labs• To look for novel approaches and methodologies• To focus on real-world outcomes: to develop technologies that will

someday play a significant role in the evolution of technology and society

• 4 main areas:•Exploratory research•Directed research•Consulting•Product incubation

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Examples

• 60+ individual collaborators across Americas, Europe, and Asia, i.e.• EPFL: distributed database processing• A few organisations: Complex feedback-loop (control) systems for

HW products  • UC Santa Cruz: implementing specific algorithms in• DARPA project: Oracle as principal investigator + other industrial

& academic

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Caveat

• Drivers– Recognition/Reputation– Revenue/Market Share

• Risk assessment

• Time– To experiment & publish– To market

• Jargon

• Governance – Security– Monitoring– Legal– IPR

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Making Research & Industry work together

INDUSTRY: To support researchers and their organisations

to perform cost-effective & innovative research

RESEARCH: To focus on the core of the scientific endeavor

and increase impact on society & economy

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Thank you!

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