New Jersey’s College & Universities integrating technologies into instruction,

research and public service through an enhanced statewide data/video network

George LaskarisGeorge Laskaris

About NJEDge.Net

• Statewide Higher Education Network – Provides a private high-performance

network infrastructure - (VPN)

• Created to support new forms of inter-institutional collaboration and to,

• Leverage collective buying power of the membership to achieve economies of scale

Network Governance Structure

Constituent Services

Representative

President’s Council

Network Board

Executive Director (NJEDge Staff)

Standing Committees

NJVUInternet 2

K-12DLAAB

(Application User Groups) Network

Infrastructure(Verizon)

Network Resources

• Broadband Internet Service Provider (600+Mbps)

• Sophisticated video conferencing & distance learning capabilities

• Streaming video resources• Provide regional access to Internet2 • Interoperability with the K-12 Video Portal

(Access New Jersey)• Shared access to Satellite Uplink/Downlink

Network Capabilities

• Support new forms of inter-institutional collaboration and statewide applications:– New joint programs between institutions– Resource sharing (expertise & equipment)– Coordinated professional development– Creation of optimal environments to

support teaching and learning

Network Capabilities Cont..

• “Extending the reach” of higher ed to:– Off-campus learners– K-12– Corporate and community constituents

• Support research and development partnerships with industry

Efficiencies/Economies of Scale

• Internet services / Voice services• Statewide software site licensing• Large-scale network attached Storage• New joint statewide applications services:

– Academic web services – portals– Course Management Systems– Growing interest in a wide variety of

student services applications• Sharing of expensive scientific

instrumentation

Remote Scanning Electron Microscope

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Building Community• Organize statewide working groups

– Distance Learning Academic Advisory Board – Coordinated Faculty Development Initiative –

emphasis on showcasing best practices– Educational Activities Task Force – Data Resources Group – Video Resources Group – Networking and the Performing Arts Initiative

Internet2 MissionInternet2 Mission

• Collaboration• Videoconferencing• Distributed learning• Digital libraries• Remote instrumentation• Tele-immersion• Virtual reality • On-demand video• Remote mentoring/auditioning• Rehearsal and performance

Qwest Abilene Network

“Facilitate and coordinate the development of advanced, network-based applications and network services to further U.S. leadership in research and higher education and accelerate the availability of new services and applications on the Internet.”

Internet2 International Partners

Europe-Middle EastARNES (Slovenia)BELNET (Belgium)CARNET (Croatia)CESnet (Czech Republic)DANTE (Europe)DFN-Verein (Germany)GIP RENATER (France)GRNET (Greece)HEAnet (Ireland)HUNGARNET (Hungary)INFN-GARR (Italy)Israel-IUCC (Israel)NORDUnet (Nordic Countries)POL-34 (Poland)FCCN (Portugal)RedIRIS (Spain)RESTENA (Luxembourg)RIPN (Russia)SANET (Slovakia)Stichting SURF (Netherlands)SWITCH (Switzerland)TERENA (Europe)JISC, UKERNA (United Kingdom)Qatar Foundation Network (Qatar)

Asia-PacificAAIREP (Australia)APAN (Asia-Pacific)APAN-KR (Korea)APRU (Asia-Pacific)CERNET, CSTNET, NSFCNET (China)JAIRC (Japan)JUCC (Hong Kong)NECTEC / UNINET (Thailand)NG-NZ (New Zealand)SingAREN (Singapore)TAnet2 (Taiwan)

AmericasCANARIE (Canada)CEDIA (Ecuador)CLARA (Latin America and Caribbean)CNTI (Venezuela)CR2NET (Costa Rica)CUDI (Mexico)REUNA (Chile)RETINA (Argentina)RNP [FAPESP] (Brazil)SENACYT (Panama)

Internet2 K20 Initiative

• K20 Consortium Established in 2002• Focus outreach and connectivity to K-12s,

Museums, Libraries• Aim to bridge K-12 to Higher Ed • Increased opportunities for joint funding,

student attraction, and improved learning and education

K20 Status

Organization Total

K12 Schools 23,393

Community Colleges 595

Four Year Colleges and Universities 852

Public Libraries 2360

Museums, Zoos, Aquariums and Science Centers

102

Grand Total 27,302

Internet2 based K-12 Internet2 based K-12 ApplicationsApplications

• Virtual tours of the Smithsonian Institute

• A multi-state literacy project called English for All

• The Globalization Initiative connecting K-12 students around the world to create a global learning community

• Project Neptune an international ocean observatory

• Hands-on-Universe enables students to acquire and use professional grade astronomy images from a global network of telescopes

Internet2 K-12 ApplicationsInternet2 K-12 Applications

• EARTHWATCH GLOBAL CLASSROOM

• IMAGINING THE FUTURE

• LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION

• WHITE HOUSE DECISION CENTER

• CONVERSATIONS WITH HISTORY

• EXPLORING THE FUTURE OF LEARNING

• VIRTUAL MARINE WORLD EXPLORATION

• LABSCAPE FOR EDUCATION

NJEDge K-20 Initiative

Matthew ConforthDirector of Technology

Passiac Valley High School

Co-chair of NJEDge K-20 Initiative

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Cascaded PortalsCascaded Portals

• Linkage between the K-12 video portal and the NJEDge Video Portal

• View Live videoconference between William Paterson University and Passaic County schools

Internet2 Application Attributes

• Interactive collaboration • Real-time access to remote

resources

Virtual Laboratories

• Space Physics & Aeronomy Research Collaboratory (SPARC)

• University of Michigan

• NSF

High Performance Group-to-Group Collaboration ; 150 sites worldwide

http://www.accessgrid.org/

Goal: to use program content creation and manipulation processes as testing medium for analog and digital broadcast and on-demand multimedia offerings, thus providing an unusual opportunity to experiment with new methods of distribution and interaction on a global basis.

www.researchchannel.org

Survivors of the Shoah

Visual History Foundation

http://www.vhf.org/

A 180 terabyte, multimedia archive of Holocaust testimonies

Plans are to disseminate the archive to museums and educational institutions using Internet2 networks

Nanotechnology Course Delivery

• Recent multi-state $10.5 million grant for the creation of a Nanotechnology Institute

• Developing associate degree programs in nanotechnology at community colleges in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland

• Started delivering courses using high performance Internet2 connectivity in 2005

• Burlington and Camden Community Colleges

Arts & Humanities : Dance in the Digital Age

Case Western Reserve and

Cleveland Institute of Music:

The Bing Theater, University of Southern California, Oct 2002

Cultivating Communities: Dance the Digital Age

University of Illinois at

Urbana-Champaign:

The Bing Theater, University of Southern California, Oct 2002

New World Symphony

• Master Classes over Internet2

• High Speed Collaboration between NWS and top music schools

• International Expansion

Michael Tilson Thomas

Ann DoyleAnn Doyle

Internet2 Arts & Humanities Program Manager

Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Benefits of Internet2

• Collaboration opportunities with global communities and working groups

• Increased opportunities for grants $$• Ability to tap into remote expertise and

experiences• Ability to bring the world into the classroom

Specific URLs of InterestSpecific URLs of Interest• I2 Applications and Working Groups

http://apps.internet2.edu

• Research Channel

http://www.researchchannel.org

• I2 K-20 Projects

http://k20.internet2.edu

• ViDeNethttp://www.vide.net/

• Virtual Briefingshttp://events.internet2.edu/briefings

Specific URLs of InterestI2 Apps and Working Groups

http://apps.internet2.edu/I2 K20 Projects

http://k20.internet2.edu/currentprojects/Research Channel

http://www.researchchannel.org/ ViDeNet

http://www.vide.net/ViDeNet Cookbook

http://www.videnet.gatech.edu/cookbookVirtual Briefings

http://events.internet2.edu/briefings /

Get Involved

• Talk with your campus IT support group• Join an Internet2 Working Group, Special Interest

Group, or Advisory Group• Host an Internet2 Day or participate in Virtual

Briefings • Join Internet2 Mailing Lists • Learn more about advanced application initiatives

in your academic area• Send us feedback or inquiries

What’s Next ?What’s Next ?

Building Advanced Research Infrastructure consisting of::

• High performance GRID computing• Optical networking (National Lambda Rail) • Large scale network attached storage supporting

federated research repositories• Ability to provide Terabits to the desktop• Advanced data visualization capabilities

providing 100+ Megapixel displays

GeoWall2: High Resolution Portals to Global Science Data

30 MPixel SunScreen Display Driven by a 20-node Sun Opteron Visualization Cluster

Source: Mark Ellisman, David Lee, Jason Leigh

NCMIR Lab UCSD

On-Line Microscopes CreatingVery Large Biological Montage

Images• 2-Photon Laser Confocal

Microscope

– GigE On-line Capability

• Montage of over 500 Images

– ~150 Million Pixels!

• Uses Graphics Cluster with Multiple GigEs to Drive Tiled Displays

Source: David Lee, NCMIR, UCSD

IBM 9M Pixels

Tiled Displays Allow for Both Global Context and High Levels of Detail—150 MPixel Rover

Image on 40 MPixel Visualization Node Display

Interactively Zooming In Using Sun Microsystems Visualization Node

Highest Resolution Zoomon 40 MPixel OptIPuter Display

Node

Prototyping High End Research PCs

Terabits to the Desktop…

100 Megapixel Display 55-Panel

1/3 Terabit/sec I/O

30 x 10GE interfaces

1/4 TeraFLOP Driven by 30 Node Cluster

1/8 TB RAM60 TB Disk

Driver - Economic Development

• New Jersey needs to provide advanced technology infrastructure if it is to successfully compete for federal research funding and attract industry to the state.

• Its time to establish a research agenda for the state that provides an environment that will support research and development opportunities between academia and industry.

• Strengthening partnerships with business & industry is needed to stimulate the economy and provide NJ industries with a competitive advantage.

More Information

• http://www.njedge.net• http://www.internet2.edu