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The Innovation Machine and the Role of Research � Infrastructure Investment: � Part 3 � Diane Baxter, Ph.D. � Associate Director - Education � San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) � University of California, San Diego � dbaxter@ucsd.edu � www.sdsc.edu � www.xsede.org � � SAN DIEGO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

SDSC : Enabling Scientific Discovery since 1985 � SDSC Then – � • Founded in 1985 with a staff of 70 � • One of five original supercomputer centers, funded by the National Science Foundation � • One of first 5 nodes on NSF-net (1986), a precursor to the Internet � • SDSC’s first super computer -- Cray X- MP – 800 megaflops – equivalent to today’s Xbox � SDSC Now – � • 200+ researchers, scientists, educators, technologists, etc. � • >$40,000,000 in research funding each year � • One of the largest academic data centers in the world � • More than 100 research data collections � • Funding from NSF, DOE, NIH, Library of Congress, DHS, industry, and the University of California � SAN DIEGO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

Cyberinfrastructure (high-performance data and technology tools, services, and connections) � • Is: a technological and sociological solution to the problem of efficiently connecting laboratories, sensors, major equipment, data, computers, and people with the goal of enabling and catalyzing innovation and discovery . � • Includes: distributed, web-accessible research environments to support advanced data acquisition, data storage, data management, data integration, data mining, data visualization and other computing and information processing services beyond the scope of a single institution . � SAN DIEGO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

21 st Century Problems Require 21 st Century Solutions Supercomputing tools are essential to research How will Global What therapies are Warming affect most likely to cure or OUR lives? � control cancer? � Can financial data be used to accurately predict market outcomes? � How can we use Coordinated information plant technologies provide waste for critical tools to address bio-fuels? � research and innovation 
 Will California’s levees hold in a large-scale earthquake? � at their frontiers � SAN DIEGO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

Research depends upon connections among many kinds of technology tools. � Instruments � Local Resources � Connections make Remote 
 research Resources happen � and Services � Collaboration Tools � High-Performance Libraries � SAN DIEGO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER Computing Tools � High-speed data networks � UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

Cyberinfrastructure supports research with: – Digital data � – Computers (many sizes and designs) � – Networks � – Personal digital devices � – Scientific instruments � – Storage � – Software � – Protocol � – Sensors � – People … � SAN DIEGO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

Talents, skills, knowledge include: � • High-­‑performance ¡and ¡ • Computa7onal ¡science ¡and ¡ data-­‑intensive ¡grid ¡and ¡ engineering ¡research ¡ ¡ cluster ¡compu7ng ¡ • Data-­‑Intensive ¡compu7ng ¡ • Supercomputer: ¡ ¡ • Data ¡and ¡knowledge ¡systems ¡ ¡ research, ¡design, ¡building, ¡ • Data ¡mining ¡ ¡ and ¡opera7ons ¡in ¡a ¡ produc7on ¡environment ¡ • Predic7ve ¡data ¡analy7cs ¡ • Tes7ng, ¡benchmarking ¡ • Data ¡Visualiza7on ¡ and ¡applica7ons-­‑tuning ¡ • Workflow ¡management ¡ • Security ¡ ¡ • Training, ¡Educa7on, ¡and ¡ • Networking ¡ Outreach ¡to ¡new ¡communi7es ¡ SAN DIEGO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

SDSC supports research in a wide variety of disciplines � Data 
 Management 
 Geosciences � and Mining � Astronomy � Life 
 Sciences � GAMESS � Physics � Modeling and Simulation � SAN DIEGO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

Q: Does investment in research infrastructure really foster innovation? � • Historical background (very brief) � • Innovation Metrics � • Economic Consequences: � • CONNECT Innovation Report 2012 � • SanDAG Economic Prosperity Strategy � • Conclusions and Discussion � SAN DIEGO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

S.D. history: foundations of innovation � • Agriculture � • Tourism � • Ocean Science � • Military � • Universities � • Medicine � • Transportation � • Communication � • Research Infrastructure � SAN DIEGO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

How do we measure innovation? � • Tech start-ups � • 230 new innovation companies in Q.1-3 � • Employment � • 171 in Q.1 � • 235 in Q.2 � • 366 in Q.3 � Avg. wages ($112k) = more than 2x average 
 non-tech wages ($49k) � SAN DIEGO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

More Innovation metrics � • Investments � • $1B venture capital investment in first 3 quarters of 2012 � • 8 San Diego companies raised more than $260M in follow- on public equity offerings � • Patents � • Highest patents per capita in Southern CA � • 3 rd highest county in state in new patent applications published � • 3th highest country in state in patents granted � • Grant funding (2012) � • NIH funding: $870 M � • NSF funding: $127 M (3 qtrs) � SAN DIEGO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

What does that mean to the economy? � The innovation tech sector in 
 San Diego County represents: � • 5% of total companies � • 10% of total employment � • 25% of total payroll. � SAN DIEGO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

Collaborations foster innovation � • CONNECT brings together entrepreneurs to support new innovation http://connect.org � • Solicit venture funding for new start-ups � • Review and critique new start-up proposals � • Provide internships for students at all levels � • Vitalize a culture of innovation across the region through enhanced professional and intellectual connections � • http://vimeo.com/57710606 � SAN DIEGO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

Education supports innovation � • San Diego Association of Government’s current Regional Economic Prosperity Strategy notes: � Our colleges and universities play a dual role in our economy; they are both a wellspring of new emerging growth technology companies and are committed to the lifelong education and training of our residents. � SAN DIEGO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

How do we teach innovation skills? � • Create opportunities for TEACHERS to innovate � • Build curriculum for students at EVERY age that includes collaboration, communication, creativity, and discovery � • Encourage ALL students to look “under the hood” and become creators, not just consumers of new technologies. � • Introduce ALL students to computational thinking skills that they can use in any field � SAN DIEGO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

Computational Thinking Practices � Analyzing Communicating Effects of Computation Processes and Results Analyzing Working Problems and Artifacts Effectively In Teams Creating Using Computational Artifacts Abstractions and Models SAN DIEGO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

Learning experiences with cutting-edge research infrastructure teach research, innovation, and communication skills that foster creativity � SAN DIEGO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

Questions? � SAN DIEGO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO