An NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research CenterPresentation at the Innovation Summit

Wayne M. Zage, DirectorAugust 6, 2013

copyright 2013 by the S2ERC, all rights reserved

The NSF I/UCRC Model

• More than 100 Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRCs) have been established by NSF

• Over 1000 companies have signed the Affiliation Agreement for one or more I/UCRCs

• An Industrial Advisory Board is involved in project selection and strategic planning

The NSF I/UCRC Model

• Affiliates have common ownership of the research portfolio

• NSF ensures high-quality centers by engaging independent professional evaluators to study I/UCRC interactions both qualitatively and quantitatively

• Model is being considered in other countries

S2ERC Mission Statement

The mission of the Security and Software Engineering Research Center is to conduct a program of applied and basic research on software security, system security and software technology problems of interest to its members.  The goal of this research is to enable security and software technology gains within member organizations.

S2ERC Affiliates

NSF Funded S2ERC Sites• Ball State

– Wayne Zage, Director– Dolores Zage, Research Coordinator– Lauren Williams, Administrative Coordinator

• Iowa State– Tom Daniels, Co-Director– Virginia Anderson, Administrative Assistant

• Virginia Tech– Charles Clancy, Co-Director– Justus Graham, Site Coordinator– Kellye Richardson, Admin Assistant

S2ERC Participating Universities

S2ERC Today

• 55th semi-annual showcase to be held in Nov. 2013

• Research has evolved over 27 years to include a significant number of security-related projects

• S2ERC funding 29 projects currently• Collaborative, customized projects and

technology transfer to affiliates are the hallmarks of the S2ERC

How Does S2ERC Work?Industrial Requests

for Proposals (IRFPs)

Research Proposals(solicited, unsolicited)

Feedback

Funds

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Research Results

Industry/Gov Universities

Current S2ERC Projects

Please see handout to review the• 17 projects funded through Ball State• 1 project funded through Iowa State• 11 projects funded through Virginia Tech

S2ERC Researchers• NSF Career Award winners• Schwarzkopf Prize for Technological

Innovation recipients• Numerous editorial appointments• Distinguished professors and conference

best paper award winners• Conference program chairs• ACM and IEEE Fellows• Patent holders

Benefits to Affiliates• Customized research projects tailored to

industry needs• Technology gap reduced from “17+/- 3”

years to “2 to 4” years• Lower overhead rates• 7-to-1 to a 10-to-1 return on investment• technical reports• on-site short courses and seminars• summer interns, potential employees

S2ERC Support• NSF, 5-year grant, renewable annually• 29 affiliates, including 2 Northrop

Grumman and 2 Lockheed Martin sites• Double memberships from DHS, ARL,

L-3 and Boeing, enhancement funding from AFRL and Raytheon

• Some affiliates using MIPRs to send membership money thru NSF to S2ERC

• Total support this year: over $1,600,000

Funding Opportunities for I/UCRCs• Collaborative Opportunity for Research Between

I/UCRCs (CORBI, formerly called TIE program)• Fundamental Research Supplement• Research Experience for Undergraduate Students

(REU) and for Teachers (RET)• Fed Government Interagency Exchange of Funds• International Collaboration/Projects• Supplemental Opportunity for SBIR/STTR

Memberships

S2ERC Showcase Activities

• Poster parades• Researcher presentations

– New proposals based on IAB snapshot voting– Status reports on current projects

• IAB member presentations• Panel presentations• Software demonstrations• IAB and S2ERC administrative meetings

Future S2ERC Showcases

November 13-14, 2013, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida May 21-22, 2014, Georgetown University,Washington, D.C.

The S2ERC Video

The video is a 2-minute, 17-second overview of the Security and Software Engineering Research Center.

For More Information

visit www.serc.net

or contact

Dr. Wayne Zage(765) 285-8664wmzage@bsu.edu