A Big Data Sciences Collaboration Center

Established in 2012, the Center for Visual and Decision Informatics works in partnership with government, industry, and academia to develop the next-generation visual and decision support tools and techniques that enable decision-makers to significantly improve the way their organization's data is organized and interpreted.

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Accomplishments

Completed 128 IAB – funded projects in 10 years with 219 undergrad and graduate students
Total center funding topped $17.2 million in Y1 -Y10
Nominated by industry for 2 technology breakthroughs
Published 274 CVDI-related papers, filed 111 invention disclosures, 28 patents and 6 licensing agreements
Organized first ever IEEE international conference on Big Data
Launched two annual hackathons - UL Lafayette's CajunCodeFest and Drexel University's Philly Code Fest
Recognized as the first NSF IUCRC to focus on “Big Data”
First NSF IUCRC center in Louisiana
Successfully added an international academic research site in 2015 - Tampere University in Finland
Moved to Phase II of the IUCRC program on March 1, 2017, adding the University of Virginia, StonyBrook University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

A National Science Foundation Industry University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC)

CVDI is part of NSF IUCRC program that promotes high-quality industry relevant research and direct technology transfer of ideas, research results and technology to U.S. industry. It brings a consortium of researchers and students across multiple universities to advance research and innovation in big data with respect to Internet of Things – specifically how large scale multidimensional datasets are analyzed and interpreted using advanced data mining, and visual and perceptual techniques for decision makers.

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Student Interaction

Students have a unique opportunity to work directly with industry members on a project sponsored by their organization, opening the door to internships and job opportunities. CVDI provides invaluable real-world experience for our university students.

Big Data... Big Impacts

CVDI is moving into the 10th year of projects. As a successful IUCRC, our academic partners hopes to move forward as a group with a narrowed focus in artificial intelligence in 2022.

Innovative Projects

Demo-style project updates allow industry members to ask questions and gain a deeper understanding of the progress made.

Virtual Environments

Dr. Christoph Borst received the National Science Foundation Early Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) for his collaborative exploration project in networked virtual reality environments and applications to remotely guided classrooms.

University Hosting

Each university partner has the opportunity to host a meeting and showcase their university's research programs and technology. The research footprint amongst the partner universities is quite impressive.

National Science Foundation's I/UCRC Program

The National Science Foundation's Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) Program is influencing positive change in the performance capacity of the U.S. industrial enterprise. I/UCRC's have led the way to a new era of partnership between universities and industry, featuring high-quality, industrially relevant fundamental research; strong industrial support of and collaboration in research and education; and direct transfer of university- developed ideas, research results, and technology to U.S. industry to improve its competitive posture in world markets.

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Industry Advisory Board Meetings

Industry partners gather twice a year to assess the progress of current projects, view the new proposals and conduct a closed board meeting for new business.

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Project Updates

CVDI holds a demo fair at each Industry-Advisory Board meeting to update members on project progress. The demo fair allows for better interaction and Q&A than traditional presentations.