Research Collaborations: Grids, Agents, Middleware Craig W. Thompson Acxiom Database Chair in Engineering
Unifying Themes in my Research Middleware Software Architecture Database Pervasive Computing Agents Natural Language
Context: Knowledge Cycle problems … University NSF, DARPA, … Wal-Mart solutions Research Acxiom Funded projects Class projects Students Special projects Students learn the learn the latest ideas basics and how to solve problems Teaching new hires, interns, coops, supported students
Acxiom Laboratory for Advanced Research (ALAR) - Funded Projects 2004-2005 Adaptive Grid Management Grid Indexing and Failover Workflow Automation 2005-2006 System Management Task Automation Grid Performance Modeling Grid Security Framework Non-exact Data Matching
Everything is Alive orders & observations & subscriptions recommendations Need Any I see a fuel! threats? tank!
Everything is Alive Agent Project Uniform representation for agents – a middleware approach Natural Language Plugin Other Plugins/Aspects … License Service based on E2, son of eclispe.org Digital Rights Plugin Micro Payment Plugin XML/WSDL Wrapper robot door light switch RFID soldier student pet data source …
Senior Design / Capstone Projects Syllabus – http://csce.uark.edu/~cwt/ Projects, Career Planning, Business of Computing Projects – Teradata Web Service – with NCR Teradata Data Mining Smart Refrigerator via RFID – with ITRC Electronic Receipts Electronic Displays Robots Soft Controller Natural Language Interfaces
Special Project Success Stories Last Frost – Midori Kubozono fanned out inside Wal-Mart published in UARK Inquiry SBIR Proposal – Libby Stotler formed team, write proposal, started a company (did not win the SBIR) Form Filling – Joseph Ehrhardt first Information Officer at Arkansas Natl Bank
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