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-CVDI is part of the **National Science Foundation Industry University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC)** program that promotes high-quality industry-relevant research and direct technology transfer of ideas, research results and technology to the U.S. industry. +CVDI is part of the **National Science Foundation Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC)** program that promotes high-quality industry-relevant research and direct technology transfer of ideas, research results, and technology to the U.S. industry. 
  
 The Center brings a consortium of researchers and students across multiple universities to advance research and innovation in big data with respect to the Internet of Things – specifically how large-scale multi-dimensional datasets are analyzed and interpreted using advanced data mining, and visual and perceptual techniques for decision-makers. For more information on NSF IUCRCs please visit https://iucrc.nsf.gov The Center brings a consortium of researchers and students across multiple universities to advance research and innovation in big data with respect to the Internet of Things – specifically how large-scale multi-dimensional datasets are analyzed and interpreted using advanced data mining, and visual and perceptual techniques for decision-makers. For more information on NSF IUCRCs please visit https://iucrc.nsf.gov
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 ====Mission==== ====Mission====
  
-CVDI's mission is to research and develop next-generation technologies in data science, big data analytics, including visual analytics, augmented intelligence, and decision informatics to enable decision-makers in government and industry to fundamentally improve the way their organization’s information is interpreted and analyzed. CVDI will bring together, analytic, visual and perceptual techniques by advancing the state-of-the-art in the research fields of Information Visualization, Visual Analytics, and Automated Analysis.+CVDI's mission is to research and develop next-generation technologies in data science, and big data analytics, including visual analytics, augmented intelligence, and decision informatics to enable decision-makers in government and industry to fundamentally improve the way their organization’s information is interpreted and analyzed. CVDI will bring together, analytic, visual, and perceptual techniques by advancing the state-of-the-art in the research fields of Information Visualization, Visual Analytics, and Automated Analysis. 
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 <fc #4682b4>//CVDI’s value proposition offers a low-cost, low-risk venue for the industry to validate the early-stage innovation with the involvement of major research university faculty, post-doctorate scholars, and students.//</fc>  <fc #4682b4>//CVDI’s value proposition offers a low-cost, low-risk venue for the industry to validate the early-stage innovation with the involvement of major research university faculty, post-doctorate scholars, and students.//</fc> 
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-The Center for Visual and Decision Informatics strives to become a world leader for creating a+The Center for Visual and Decision Informatics strives to become a world leader in creating a
 win-win partnership between industry and academia in the big data space. UL Lafayette, Drexel University, SBU, UVA, UNCC, and Tampere University along with other future academic partners, will cooperate with the objective to accelerate research, innovation, technology transfer, and student training in the big data space. The purpose of this concerted effort is to continue the ongoing efforts and make CVDI the most sought after research and development consortium for next-generation visual analysis and decision support tools and techniques. win-win partnership between industry and academia in the big data space. UL Lafayette, Drexel University, SBU, UVA, UNCC, and Tampere University along with other future academic partners, will cooperate with the objective to accelerate research, innovation, technology transfer, and student training in the big data space. The purpose of this concerted effort is to continue the ongoing efforts and make CVDI the most sought after research and development consortium for next-generation visual analysis and decision support tools and techniques.
  
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 CVDI researchers bring both synergy and complementary data science and big data research initiatives in CVDI researchers bring both synergy and complementary data science and big data research initiatives in
-the areas of data acquisition and management, analytics, visualization & human interaction, applications to drive innovation in visual and decision informatics. The research topics within the analytics domain include visual analytics, predictive analytics, augmented intelligence, data summarization, deep learning, complex systems analysis, evolutionary optimization, agent-based models and simulation, privacy-preserving learning, and meta learning. New visualization and human-computer interaction topics include interactive visualization, human-computer interaction modeling, cognitive assistance, and immersive analytics. Topics in data management include big data platforms, knowledge organization, data fusion and integration, parallel processing of massively large datasets, and green computing. The Center also brings complementary expertise in health informatics, biomedicine, energy, computational law, education, cybersecurity, disaster management, advanced manufacturing, psychology, and environmental science.+the areas of data acquisition and management, analytics, visualization & human interaction, and applications to drive innovation in visual and decision informatics. The research topics within the analytics domain include visual analytics, predictive analytics, augmented intelligence, data summarization, deep learning, complex systems analysis, evolutionary optimization, agent-based models and simulation, privacy-preserving learning, and meta-learning. New visualization and human-computer interaction topics include interactive visualization, human-computer interaction modeling, cognitive assistance, and immersive analytics. Topics in data management include big data platforms, knowledge organization, data fusion and integration, parallel processing of massively large datasets, and green computing. The Center also brings complementary expertise in health informatics, biomedicine, energy, computational law, education, cybersecurity, disaster management, advanced manufacturing, psychology, and environmental science.
  
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   * CVDI’s research agenda and projects are driven by IAB organizational needs.   * CVDI’s research agenda and projects are driven by IAB organizational needs.
-  * Expand innovation capacity through collaboration, knowledge transfer and access to leading-edge technology innovations, and world-class research infrastructure.+  * Expand innovation capacity through collaboration, knowledge transfer, and access to leading-edge technology innovations, and world-class research infrastructure.
   * A low-cost, low-risk venue that offers a proven and successful collaboration model built on decades of best practices and a demonstrated ROI.   * A low-cost, low-risk venue that offers a proven and successful collaboration model built on decades of best practices and a demonstrated ROI.
   * Access to researchers and future workforce that have experience working in industry-relevant research.   * Access to researchers and future workforce that have experience working in industry-relevant research.
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 ====Center Accomplishments==== ====Center Accomplishments====
  
-  * Completed 58 IAB - funded projects in 6 years with 142 undergrad and graduate students  +  * Completed 128 IAB – funded projects in 10 years with 220 undergrad and graduate students  
-  * Awarded 2 million dollars in NSF research funding including supplements for undergraduates, teachers and veterans (UL Lafayette only) and total center funding topped $9.9 million in Y1 -Y7.+  * Total center funding topped $16.9 million in Y1 -Y10 in NSF research funding, including supplements
   * Nominated by industry members for 2 technology breakthroughs   * Nominated by industry members for 2 technology breakthroughs
-  * Published 165 CVDI-related papers, filed 72 invention disclosures and completed 4 licensing agreements +  * Published 277 CVDI-related papers, filed 111 invention disclosures and completed 6 licensing agreements 
-  * Organized first ever IEEE international conference on Big Data+  * Organized first-ever IEEE international conference on Big Data
   * Coordinate two annual hackathons - CajunCodeFest and the Philly Code Fest   * Coordinate two annual hackathons - CajunCodeFest and the Philly Code Fest
-  * Recognized as the first and only NSF I/UCRC to focus on Big Data +  * Recognized as the first and only NSF IUCRC to focus on Big Data 
-  * Successfully added an international academic research site in 2015 - Tampere University in Finland +  * Successfully added an international academic research site in 2015 -Tampere University in Finland 
-  * Moved to Phase II of the IUCRC program on March 1, 2017, adding the University of Virginia, StonyBrook University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte+  * Moved to Phase II of the IUCRC program on March 1, 2017, adding the University of Virginia, StonyBrook University, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  
  
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