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Steven Luis, Assoc. Director for IT

Florida International University

School of Computer Science

April 2004

School of Computer Science Research and Education Laboratories

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School of Computer Science Facts

1000+ undergraduate students in ABET/CSAB accredited CS BS 1000+ undergraduate students in ABET/CSAB accredited CS BS program & IT BS programprogram & IT BS program

70+ MS students, 50 Ph.D. students70+ MS students, 50 Ph.D. students

BS degree program in Jamaica, MS program in ChinaBS degree program in Jamaica, MS program in China

18 ranked faculty 8 instructors, 35 research assistants, 4 18 ranked faculty 8 instructors, 35 research assistants, 4 research associates, 12 staff members.research associates, 12 staff members.

Average $2 million competitive research funding annuallyAverage $2 million competitive research funding annually

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SCS R&D Programs

Research Areas:Research Areas: Database – high performance semantic/object-oriented DBMS, internet-Database – high performance semantic/object-oriented DBMS, internet-

based database applications, visualizationbased database applications, visualization Software engineering – software modeling, design, verification and Software engineering – software modeling, design, verification and

testing, component technology and middleware, architecturetesting, component technology and middleware, architecture Computer communication and networkingComputer communication and networking Software securitySoftware security Multimedia systemsMultimedia systems Internet technology and mobile computingInternet technology and mobile computing Real time systemsReal time systems Multidisciplinary R&D – Bioinformatics, healthcare and medicine, disaster Multidisciplinary R&D – Bioinformatics, healthcare and medicine, disaster

management, transportation, environment, material science, etc.management, transportation, environment, material science, etc.

Funded by NSF, NASA, AFOSR, ARO, BMDO, AFRL, FEMA, Funded by NSF, NASA, AFOSR, ARO, BMDO, AFRL, FEMA, DOI, USGS, IBM, and other agencies and corporations.DOI, USGS, IBM, and other agencies and corporations.

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SCS Research Centers and Laboratories

High Performance Database Research Center (HPDRC) POC: Naphtali Rishe, rishen@cs.fiu.edu, http://hpdrc.cs.fiu.edu $10M+ funding, NSF, NASA, USGS, IBM etc. 20+ graduate students, 6 research staff/postdoc/visiting professor

Center for Advanced Distributed System Engineering (CADSE) POC: Xudong He, hex@cs.fiu.edu, http://cadse.cs.fiu.edu $3M+ funding, NSF, NASA, ARO, AFOSR, etc. 20+ graduate students, 1 postdoc

NSF Center for Advanced Information Processing and High Confidence Systems (CREST) (new) POC: Yi Deng, deng@cs.fiu.edu $4.5M funding, NSF, 10+ faculty members, 20 graduate students

Distributed Multimedia & Information System Laboratory (DMIS) POC: Shu-Ching Chen, chens@cs.fiu.edu, 20 graduate students

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Laboratory (BCB) POC: Giri Narasimhan, giri@cs.fiu.edu, 7 graduate students.

Secure Software Architecture Laboratory (SSA) POC: Raimund Ege, ege@cs.fiu.edu, 9 graduate students

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High Performance Database Research Center

NASA Regional Applications NASA Regional Applications Center Center

$27 million in research $27 million in research funding: NSF, NASA, USGS, funding: NSF, NASA, USGS, IBM and othersIBM and others

20 TB+ of public data (Largest 20 TB+ of public data (Largest public GIS-like DB)public GIS-like DB)

The TerraFly projectThe TerraFly project Web-enabled GIS system for Web-enabled GIS system for

supporting visualization of supporting visualization of spatial and remote sensed spatial and remote sensed imagery dataimagery data

Featured in the Nature, Featured in the Nature, Yahoo’s weekly picks, USA Yahoo’s weekly picks, USA today …today …

http://terrafly.fiu.edu

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NSF Center for Advanced Information Processing and High Confidence Systems

$4.5M funding from NSF, joint effort with Computer $4.5M funding from NSF, joint effort with Computer EngineeringEngineering

Multidisciplinary Research with 4 major componentsMultidisciplinary Research with 4 major components High confidence real-time system designHigh confidence real-time system design Multi-dimensional data modeling and query researchMulti-dimensional data modeling and query research Safety critical assistive technology researchSafety critical assistive technology research Information processing with neuroscience applicationsInformation processing with neuroscience applications

10+ faculty members, 20 Ph.D. students, external partners10+ faculty members, 20 Ph.D. students, external partners

www.crest.fiu.eduwww.crest.fiu.edu

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SCS Laboratory Overview

Multi-million dollar facility funded primarily by research grants and Multi-million dollar facility funded primarily by research grants and industry donations. industry donations.

25+ instructional and dedicated research labs in ECS.25+ instructional and dedicated research labs in ECS.

350+ workstations/desktops.350+ workstations/desktops.

Over 100+ servers: File, compute, web, email…Over 100+ servers: File, compute, web, email…

Microsoft Windows XP, Redhat Linux, and Sun Solaris.Microsoft Windows XP, Redhat Linux, and Sun Solaris.

Over 1.5TB+ of regularly backed up storage.Over 1.5TB+ of regularly backed up storage.

Extensive automated network and server monitoring 24x7.Extensive automated network and server monitoring 24x7.

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SCS Networking Capabilities

Laboratories interconnected by a redundant fiber-optic network.Laboratories interconnected by a redundant fiber-optic network.

Gigabit connected servers, routers, and primary switches.Gigabit connected servers, routers, and primary switches.

Native IPV6 enabled via Abilene.Native IPV6 enabled via Abilene.

Campus network is connected to Internet 2, Americas Path Campus network is connected to Internet 2, Americas Path (South/Central American Research Network), Starlight/Startap and (South/Central American Research Network), Starlight/Startap and other international networks. other international networks.

802.11b Wireless access in offices, research and instructional labs. 802.11b Wireless access in offices, research and instructional labs.

Laptop bars in open labs.Laptop bars in open labs.

Native Multicast (PIM-SM) available. Native Multicast (PIM-SM) available.

Access Grid, Polycomm station, and other video conferencing Access Grid, Polycomm station, and other video conferencing technologies.technologies.

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SCS Computing Capabilities

120+ open lab desktop systems to run distributed processing 120+ open lab desktop systems to run distributed processing experiments (in user mode).experiments (in user mode).

20+ node Linux Beowulf cluster.20+ node Linux Beowulf cluster.

Sun and Dell enterprise servers for compute intensive work.Sun and Dell enterprise servers for compute intensive work.

Databases like POSTGRESQL, MySQL, and Oracle.Databases like POSTGRESQL, MySQL, and Oracle.

Middleware technologies like Globus Toolkit, CORBA and other Middleware technologies like Globus Toolkit, CORBA and other Web Services toolkits.Web Services toolkits.

Microsoft .NET Framework, IIS, MS SQL, and other MS Microsoft .NET Framework, IIS, MS SQL, and other MS technologies.technologies.

Open Source Infrastructure. Our environment takes advantage Open Source Infrastructure. Our environment takes advantage of hundreds of open source software solutions including Apache of hundreds of open source software solutions including Apache with full mods., PHP, Perl, and other tools.with full mods., PHP, Perl, and other tools.

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SCS Undergraduate and Graduate Labs

John C. Comfort laboratory (JCCL): 61 workstations running John C. Comfort laboratory (JCCL): 61 workstations running Windows XP (55 seats), RedHat Linux (5 seats) and Mac OS Windows XP (55 seats), RedHat Linux (5 seats) and Mac OS X (1 seat). X (1 seat). Graduate lab: 18 XP and 4 Linux.Graduate lab: 18 XP and 4 Linux.Services 70+ SCS classes.Services 70+ SCS classes.Students assigned accounts on semester basis.Students assigned accounts on semester basis.Intel Pentium 4, 2.0GHz,512MB of RAM, 24x CD-RW, 19" Intel Pentium 4, 2.0GHz,512MB of RAM, 24x CD-RW, 19" color monitor. color monitor. Windows XP software: MS Office, MS Visual Studio.Net and Windows XP software: MS Office, MS Visual Studio.Net and MSDN libraries, Masm 6.15, Visio 2002, Rational Rose MSDN libraries, Masm 6.15, Visio 2002, Rational Rose 2000e, Jcreator 2.5 pro, Eclipse 2.1, Xwin32: X server, and a 2000e, Jcreator 2.5 pro, Eclipse 2.1, Xwin32: X server, and a number of Internet connectivity tools. number of Internet connectivity tools. Each student is given 100MB of file storage space. Each student is given 100MB of file storage space. Students can login remotely into several Linux and Solaris Students can login remotely into several Linux and Solaris file and compute servers.file and compute servers.

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Instructional Lab

Dedicated computer training lab. 16 Intel Pentium 4, Dedicated computer training lab. 16 Intel Pentium 4, 2.0GHz, 512MB RAM, 24x CD-RW, 17" flat panel display. 2.0GHz, 512MB RAM, 24x CD-RW, 17" flat panel display.

Windows XP with Xwin32, X Server for Unix/Linux apps.Windows XP with Xwin32, X Server for Unix/Linux apps.

Classroom instructional software, NetOp School, which Classroom instructional software, NetOp School, which allows an instructor to lockdown the systems, isolate one allows an instructor to lockdown the systems, isolate one system and redisplay on the computer data projection system and redisplay on the computer data projection system.system.

Instructors can use a wired workstation in the room or a Instructors can use a wired workstation in the room or a wireless PC tablet to operate their presentation.wireless PC tablet to operate their presentation.

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Service and Operations

Support staff: 4.5 full-time employees plus part-time lab asst.Support staff: 4.5 full-time employees plus part-time lab asst.

Project management for lab development. Project management for lab development. Network layer 1, 2 and 3 service. Network layer 1, 2 and 3 service.

Server/Desktop OS installation, tune, patch, debug and security.Server/Desktop OS installation, tune, patch, debug and security.

Procurement and asset management.Procurement and asset management.

Web-based application development.Web-based application development.

Web-based Trouble Ticket system.Web-based Trouble Ticket system.Annual faculty and semesterly student customer surveys Annual faculty and semesterly student customer surveys

Free Seminars on lab relevant topics: Dev. tools, environment.Free Seminars on lab relevant topics: Dev. tools, environment.

Free MS Software for faculty/students academic work.Free MS Software for faculty/students academic work.

Free Sophos anti-virus for faculty/students.Free Sophos anti-virus for faculty/students.

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Challenge: Linux/Microsoft Integration

Goal: Seamless heterogeneous computing.Goal: Seamless heterogeneous computing.

Current environment: Separate file-systems and credentials Current environment: Separate file-systems and credentials with cross-mounting capacity.with cross-mounting capacity.

Preparing Samba 3.0 implementation Preparing Samba 3.0 implementation

Unified account credentials.Unified account credentials. Web page to change p/w.Web page to change p/w. LDAP hooks.LDAP hooks.

Unified file-system.Unified file-system. MS Desktop, MS profile, and Linux/MS user home file systems MS Desktop, MS profile, and Linux/MS user home file systems

can be placed under one home directory location.can be placed under one home directory location. Improved quota management.Improved quota management.

One Windows domain model consolidation.One Windows domain model consolidation.

Interoperate with Windows 2003 Server.Interoperate with Windows 2003 Server.

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Challenge: Desktop Image management and deployment

Goal: On-demand OS/application installation.Goal: On-demand OS/application installation.

Norton Ghost 7.x.Norton Ghost 7.x.

Image server.Image server.

Multicasting images.Multicasting images.

Kernel dependencies and multiple architectures: Kernel dependencies and multiple architectures:

Intel and AMD.Intel and AMD.

Legacy equipment and image management.Legacy equipment and image management.

Desktop Support end-of-life.Desktop Support end-of-life.

LanDesk application managementLanDesk application management

SUS vs. LanDesk Patch Manager?SUS vs. LanDesk Patch Manager?

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Challenge: Network, Server, Desktop Security

Goal: Secure and reliable computing environment.Goal: Secure and reliable computing environment.Patch, patch, patch…Patch, patch, patch…Minimize MS outlook.Minimize MS outlook.Consolidate IIS/ MS SQL dependency.Consolidate IIS/ MS SQL dependency.Sophos antivirus on all desktops.Sophos antivirus on all desktops.Antivirus mail filtering.Antivirus mail filtering.Firewall around at risk systems.Firewall around at risk systems.Restricted admin account usage.Restricted admin account usage.Monitoring of all servers and network devices.Monitoring of all servers and network devices.What more can be done???What more can be done???Improved patch management.Improved patch management.Advanced network monitoring tools to identify infected Advanced network monitoring tools to identify infected systems.systems.More education…More education…

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Challenge: Software Development Environment

Goal: Provide innovative environment for instruction and Goal: Provide innovative environment for instruction and research.research.

Console manageable web-hosting environment for Console manageable web-hosting environment for students. students. Limited control of sub-domain. (“Sandbox” model)Limited control of sub-domain. (“Sandbox” model) Web services management.Web services management. Quota report on file system, compute and other resources.Quota report on file system, compute and other resources. Open Source application installation.Open Source application installation. Create db and other accounts.Create db and other accounts. Monitor activity of web services.Monitor activity of web services. User-mode Linux?User-mode Linux?

MS 2003, Longhorn, Studio.NET, IIS and MS SQL tool MS 2003, Longhorn, Studio.NET, IIS and MS SQL tool integration.integration.

Java and Eclipse Java and Eclipse

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Challenge: Collaboration tools

Goal: Provide collaboration infrastructure to improve Goal: Provide collaboration infrastructure to improve communication and productivity.communication and productivity.

Courseware/Student relationship management.Courseware/Student relationship management.

Groupware: CMS, Calendaring, Forums, Blogs…Groupware: CMS, Calendaring, Forums, Blogs…

Document managementDocument management

Workflow/AuthorizationWorkflow/Authorization

Grant proposal preparation. Grant proposal preparation.

Materials archive.Materials archive.

Search.Search.

Access control.Access control.

PantherSoft integration.PantherSoft integration.

Intellectual Property portfolio.Intellectual Property portfolio.

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SCS Goals: Five Years

1300 undergraduate students1300 undergraduate students

200 graduate students200 graduate students

70 Ph.D. students70 Ph.D. students

$3M annual external research funding$3M annual external research funding

10 new tenure-track or tenured faculty members 10 new tenure-track or tenured faculty members

Top 50 rank nationwide in competitive research fundingTop 50 rank nationwide in competitive research funding

The leading provider of computing and IT talent and The leading provider of computing and IT talent and resources in the regionresources in the region

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Contact & Information

Steven Luis, Assoc. Dir for ITSteven Luis, Assoc. Dir for IT

305-348-6215 (office)305-348-6215 (office)

(305) 348-2336 (fax)(305) 348-2336 (fax)

luiss@cs.fiu.eduluiss@cs.fiu.edu

www.cs.fiu.eduwww.cs.fiu.edu