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IUCRC Accomplishments

Phase 1 & 2 Accomplishments as a National Science Foundation Industry University Cooperative Research Center  (2012-2022)

  • 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

Recognition

In 2012, CVDI pioneered the Big Data revolution, and 10 years later has grown into a model National Science Foundation IUCRC center.

  • Big Data Pioneers - Only IUCRC with “Visualization & Big Data Analytics” focus
  • Six Partners Strong - Created a strong research network beginning with UL Lafayette & Drexel University, Tampere University joined in 2015, Stony Brook University joined in 2017, and the University of Virginia joined in 2017. UNC Charlotte joined in 2018.
  • One of only 25 NSF CISE Centers in the US
  • International Presence - The addition of Tampere University in Finland to CVDI marks only a handful of IUCRCs in the country with an international research site
  • Innovating the South - CVDI is the first IUCRC Center in Louisiana