Computer Communications Research Center

Media Assistance: Tony Fitzpatrick Senior Science Editor tony_fitzpatrick@wustl.edu (314) 935-5272

Director: Mark Franklin

Home Page: http://www.ccrc.wustl.edu/ Location: 405F Bryan Hall

Founded in 1979, the Computer and Communications Research Center (CCRC) is an interdepartmental research center which includes faculty and graduate students from both the Computer Science (CS) and Electrical Engineering (EE) Departments. CCRC provides an interdepartmental research environment in the areas of computer and telecommunications systems design. Graduate students (24), faculty (6) and staff (4) are drawn from both the CS and EE Departments. CCRC has substantial computational resources, including over 35 file servers and workstations and a 20 processor SUN SC2000 multiprocessor system. Extensive VLSI, chip, board and system level hardware design and test capabilities are also available.

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Do the math Consider supplemental math programs as holiday gift (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/10538.html) Nov. 12, 2007 -- David Kilper/WUSTL Photo A math problem review session at the Kumon-Ladue math program on Clayton Road in Ladue. Download Parents of school-aged children might want to think of giving their children an enduring holiday gift this year: enrollment in a supplemental mathematics program. While it can cost anywhere from $80 to $110 a month, the results of practicing mathematics nearly daily is rewarding to both students and parents. In fact, parents might be even bigger recipients of this gift than their children. While their children gain self-esteem and confidence, the parents very likely will feel a sense of relief and pride in their children's accomplishment.

Planning for a pandemic Round tables address IT problems, infrastructure, workplace concerns over flu pandemic (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/7256.html) June 8, 2006 -- Temperature is rising as St. Louis tackles the ramifications of a flu epidemic. St. Louis is one of the few cities trying to stay ahead of the pandemic curve, thanks to workshops being conducted this spring and summer that bring together area institutions and businesses in round table formats. The Business Community and Pandemic Flu Roundtable is sponsored by the Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science's Center for the Application of Information Technology (CAIT) and the University's School of Medicine. CAIT is St. Louis' center for IT training, professional development, and executive interaction for more than 25 years. More than 100 business and institutional attendees are learning to address everything from potential vaccines and medications to sick leave policy and protective gear. More... (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/7256.html)

Free networking opportunities State-of-the-art laboratory offered to researchers, students (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/5511.html) Sept. 7, 2005 -- A router in the new Open Network Laboratory, funded by NSF. A novel networking service has been made available to the research community by computer scientists at Washington University in St. Louis, enabling researchers and students remote, free use of the latest networking technology. Ultimately, the new Open Network Laboratory (ONL )can lead to innovations that can expand the capability of the Internet and other networking environments, said its director, Jonathan S. Turner, Ph.D., Henry Edwin Sever Professor of Engineering, and professor of computer science and engineering at WUSTL.

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Christopher Gill Assistant Professor Of Computer Science & Engineering (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/606.html) Gill received his doctorate from Washington University. He is widely published and holds research interests in real-time, fault-tolerant, secure, and embedded middleware hybrid static/dynamic resource management, adaptive and reflective distributed systems, distributed object computing, real-time ... Expertise: middleware, cybersecurity, changing environments, real-time behavior Direct contact: (314) 935-7538 / cdgill@wustl.edu

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Your PC is also playing FBI role! India Times, Portsmouth Herald News (NH) and 18 others Aug. 19, 2005 -- With uncanny accuracy, computers predict behavior by sifting through mountains of data about customers collected by businesses. Called predictive analytics, this automated crystal-ball gazing has become a $2.3 billion industry in the United States. WUSTL marketing professor Amar Cheema comments.

Center research covers a broad range of topics which fall under the discipline of Computer Engineering and are at the interface between CS and EE.

Research efforts at the Center have focused on the design of novel computer architectures and advanced computer and telecommunications systems. The Center has aimed at bringing together algorithms, computer architecture, and hardware and software components to fully exploit new possibilities in basic digital technology, and in particular the challenges presented by VLSI technology. Research areas rest primarily at the interface between CS and EE. The research is generally applications- driven and current projects include the design of high- performance ATM switches, the design of distributed computing and multimedia systems, investigation into parallel simulation techniques, analysis and design of load balancing, synchronization and latency hiding techniques for distributed computing systems, evaluation of distributed checkpointing techniques, load and traffic control analysis and algorithm design for large telecommunications networks, and related issues.

CCRC has a history of successfully undertaking government (e.g., NSF, ONR, DOD, ARPA) sponsored research in a variety of areas. Current funding derives mainly from NSF, ARPA, and from our Industrial Partnership Program (IPP) whose members include Ascom Timeplex, Bellcore, Goldstar, Italtel, NEC America, NTT, and SynOptics.

CCRC also has an educational component. Most of the faculty teach courses in the computer engineering and telecommuications areas. About two dozen graduate students also participate in research activities, Finally, CCRC is the home for two degree programs:

1. COMPUTER ENGINEERING: This undergraduate degree program is administered through CCRC. Undergraduates proceeding through this program take courses in CS and EE and are prepared to deal with both hardware and software issues associated with computer engineering. On completion of the program students receive a B.S. in Computer Engineering.

2. NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM: This graduate program is administered through CCRC. Graduates participating in this program take hardware, systems and software courses in EE and CS which prepare them work in the field of networking and communications. On completion of the program students receive a M.S. in either C.S. or E.E.

Contact Information Contact Information • Mark Franklin Director Related Information Related Links: • Department of Computer Science and Engineering Web page (http://cse.seas.wustl.edu/) • Mark Franklin Web page (http://ccrc.wustl.edu/~jbf/) Related Groups: