IU President Michael McRobbie reports IU has been named a partner in the $320-million initiative announced February 26 by President Obama. The partnership, which McRobbie says is designed to “transform and reinvigorate U.S. manufacturing, create new jobs and spur future innovation,” will leverage faculty and laboratories from the School of Informatics and Computing at IUB and IUPUI, and the School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI; UITS personnel and assets, including the Advanced Visualization Lab; and access to IU’s high-performance computing resources, including the Big Red II supercomputer. IU can be expected to provide support and expertise in cloud research and technologies, cyberinfrastructure, cybersecurity, and in developing software for large-scale, decentralized systems. IU is among 70 partners from industry and more than 500 supporting companies, says IU VP for Research, Jorge Jose’, and is part of Obama’s National Network for Manufacturing Innovation, comprising regional hubs to accelerate development and adoption of cutting-edge manufacturing technologies for making new, globally competitive products. McRobbie recognized the efforts of Jose’ and Geoffrey Fox, associate dean of research at the IUB School of Informatics and Computing, as key in developing the successful proposal to the Department of Defense. 

For more information, please visit http://rt.uits.iu.edu/ci/newsletter/march-2014.php#partners.