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Digital Enterprise Research Institute – Connecting with Industry

Digital Enterprise Research Institute – Connecting with Industry. Mr. Michael Turley, CEO. Michael.Turley @deri.org 21 st October 2009. Digital Enterprise Research Institute. DERI - Some Statistics. Located at the National University of Ireland, Galway

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Digital Enterprise Research Institute – Connecting with Industry

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  1. Digital Enterprise Research Institute – Connecting with Industry Mr. Michael Turley, CEO Michael.Turley@deri.org 21st October 2009 Digital Enterprise Research Institute

  2. Digital Enterprise Research Institute Digital Enterprise Research Institute

  3. DERI - Some Statistics Located at the National University of Ireland, Galway Founded June 2003 as a CSET (Centre for Science, Engineering and Technology) funded by SFI (Science Foundation Ireland) Status August 2009: about 120 members and growing 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 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) Digital Enterprise Research Institute

  4. 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 Digital Enterprise Research Institute

  5. 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” Digital Enterprise Research Institute

  6. Getting to work: The DERI House Social Semantic Information Spaces Semantic Reality Application-Oriented Research Domains • eBusiness & Financial Services • Health Care & Life Sciences • eLearning • Telecommunications • eGovernment • eScience • Web 2.0 and collaborative systems • Semantic Web • Web Science • Linked Data • Sensor Networks • RFID • Mobile computing • SOA Digital Enterprise Research Institute

  7. 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 Digital Enterprise Research Institute

  8. Opensource - Adoption of SIOC Digital Enterprise Research Institute

  9. Digital Enterprise Research Institute

  10. DERI - ECOSYSTEM DERI LAND DERI LAB DERICore END USERS INDUSTRY-LED PROJECTS DERI LAND: A network of companies exploiting joint opportunities with DERI – aka “Semantic Galway Bay” DERI LAB– bridging the gap between research and industry Digital Enterprise Research Institute

  11. DERI – Academic and Industry Engagement model Digital Enterprise Research Institute

  12. 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 Digital Enterprise Research Institute

  13. CSET – Industry Partners Enablingnetworkedknowledge Digital Enterprise Research Institute

  14. DERI – Funding mechanisms EU - Funding by Project • Funding typically for 3 years • Multiple European academic and industry partners • Consortium agreement that covers IP and commercialisation EI – Funding by project • Funding typically for 18 months to 3 years • Single or multiple Irish industry partners • Project agreement covers IP and commercialisation Private Industry – Funding by Project • Typically 12 to 18 months • Single industry partner • Industry Partner owns IP Digital Enterprise Research Institute

  15. Selected Enterprise Ireland Projects • eLite • Enterprise Ireland ILRP, ~ 3 Million Euro over 3 Years, 8 Irish eLearning companies in consortium • MAARS • Scaleable financial fund management solution, EI Commercialisation funded – Spin Out early 2010 • Firefly • Time based eLearning environment, EI Technology Development with commercialization planned • Sedici • Zero-knowledge proof security in Fair Rights Management, Investor found – at business plan stage • Pegasus • Semantic Search in Sharepoint (Storm Technologies) • PPePR • Plug and Play Electronic Patient Record system – Licenced to Irish start up (Slidepath) • Widgelix • Widget Platform (Cyntelix) Digital Enterprise Research Institute 15

  16. 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 Digital Enterprise Research Institute

  17. The TTO Business model Digital Enterprise Research Institute

  18. DERI – Governance Governance There are three key groups that are involved in the governance of DERI: • Oversight Board • Scientific Advisory Board • Senior Executive Committee. DERI Oversight Board • 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. • Representation from NUIG, Industry Partners, other Academic Institutions, other business representatives, DERI management Digital Enterprise Research Institute

  19. DERI - Governance DERI Scientific Advisory Board • Provides scientific and technical guidance, advice and evaluations on the strategic direction and performance of DERI. • Identifies opportunities and promotes DERI when possible and appropriate. • Represenation from international research bodies. Member of the Board is Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the Internet DERI Senior Executive Committee (SEC) • 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. • The SEC’s membership consists of the CEO, Director and Vice Director, and Operations Manager Digital Enterprise Research Institute

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