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Delivering impact through an open innovation ecosystem

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Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT)

And

Telecommunications Software and Systems Group (TSSG)

Research & Innovation at WIT 400 research staff & postgraduate research students

172 Principal Investigators, Research Fellows, Postdoctoral Researchers &

Research Assistants supported by sponsored research > €7.8 m payroll

Approx. €20m research expenditure 2014

Strategically developed research in key areas:

Pharmaceutical & molecular biotechnology

Advanced materials engineering

Telecommunications software & systems

R & D funding (2009 /14) €60.7m (EU, SFI, EI etc)

Enterprise Ireland is a critical partner investing €24m in applied & experimental

development research and support infrastructure (2009 – 2014)

Enhanced capacity by supporting key roles & programmes – e.g. Centre

Managers, Technology Transfer, New Frontiers

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Economic Impact

•60 client companies based in the Kilkenny &

Waterford incubators over a 10 year period

•Currently 23 client companies based in Kilkenny &

Waterford employing 130 staff

•5 direct spin outs licensed technology since 2010

•15 licences (2010 – 2014)

•19 Innovation Partnerships in past 5 years

•365 Innovation Vouchers completed for SMEs (2009

– 2014)

•More than €1m paid by industry for access to

specialised consultancy services (2009 – 2014)

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STAFF

EXPERTISE

PARTNERS

SCIENCE

Led by Founder and WIT VP of Research Prof

Willie Donnelly and TSSG CEO Barry

Downes. Has 100+ Researchers

Fraunhofer, CNRS, HP Labs, Deutsch

Telecom, Intel, IBM, Cisco

Leading software R&D Centre with particular

expertise in networks, mobile and

communications services.

Connected globally with other Research

centres, this is reflected in the Post Doc’s

and PhD Students with a total of 40 in

NetLabs

INTERNATIONAL is one of Ireland’s leaders in the EU

collaborative R&D programmes (FP7 /

Horizon 2020) and has worked with over

450 companies on these programmes.

INDUSTRYCompleted over 110 direct industry projects

in Ireland over the past 3 years and has

spun out a number of leading international

start-ups such as FeedHenry Ltd.

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Networks

Network VirtualizationSoftware Defined Networking (SDN)

Mobile

Mobile Cloud Platforms (PaaS) and advanced

mobile applications

Communications Services

Communication Services Platforms (PaaS) and

applications e.g. Web RTC

TSSG Core Focus Areas

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Cloud

Software Platform and Infrastructure as a Service

Virtual and

Augmented Reality

VR/AR Communications, 3D User Interfaces, Education, Simulation and enabling

hardware

Data Mining

Predictive AnalyticsSocial Network Analysis

Data Security

TSSG Core Focus Areas

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•Knowledge and IP

•Publications in Leading Journals

•PhD Students and Graduates

•Academic Network around the World

•Powering Industry’s R&D Centres

•Solving Industry Problems

•Identification of Future Problems

•Driving EU Research Networks

•Establishing Technology Roadmaps

•Providing Innovative Solutions.

•Setting European Policy.

•Defining European R&D Agenda.

•Living at the Heart of Europe

•Building Innovative Companies

•Impacting Irish SME’s

•Transforming the Local Ecosystem

Co-Directors SFI Connect Research Centre

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Innovation Partnerships

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Matched Vouchers

7

InnovationVouchers

33

Micro Projects

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Total € Value of Projects of projects completed €1,390,027Total Industry Contribution on above projects €392,873

2014

Jan - Dec

MSTG Technology Gateway

Drive regional economic development through our global

reputation for research and innovation excellence

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Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT)

And

Telecommunications Software and Systems Group (TSSG)

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Drive regional economic

development through our

global reputation for

research and innovation

excellence.

Case Study - FeedHenry