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“Under the leadership of Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, associate professor of electrical, computer, and systems engineering, Rensselaer has embarked on a significant partnership with AT&T Corporation to examine and advance the science of network management. The project, “Tools and Techniques for Internet Protocol Management,” brings together AT&T’s advanced network and industry-leading network management and modeling experience with Rensselaer’s expertise in simulation modeling, traffic management, and Internet protocol design. Rensselaer is one of a handful of universities participating in a research collaboration of this type with AT&T Laboratories Research. AT&T operates one of the world’s most advanced networks. AT&T Laboratories Research sought to partner with a research institution that could help them further develop capacity in network traffic management, simulate and monitor the health of the network, design experiments to test potential solutions to network problems, and design protocols for novel and unique services. Ultimately, the company is seeking to optimize the operation of its network. Rensselaer not only has this research capacity, it also offers a vital component necessary to the success of the collaboration — students. The partnership offers placement of Rensselaer doctoral students in internships at AT&T, benefiting the corporation, Rensselaer, and the students. The interns are essential conduits for technology transfer between Rensselaer and AT&T. The collaboration aims to combine AT&T’s knowledge of networking and networking measurements with Rensselaer’s technical expertise in the design of large-scale simulations to translate real networks into a simulation framework that will help in understanding the impacts of policy and protocol changes. The project team at Rensselaer includes Kalyanaraman, Christopher Carothers, assistant professor of computer science, and Biplab Sikdar, assistant professor of electrical, computer, and systems engineering. The AT&T team is led by Albert Greenberg, division manager and AT&T fellow, along with Matthew Roughan, principal technical staff member. Through this partnership, both Rensselaer and AT&T hope to make major breakthroughs in the science of network management. |
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This month, the Rensselaer research community will swell with the addition of 15 new researchers — all members of the Constellation in Biocatalysis and Metabolic Engineering. Their arrival, along with the ever-progressing construction of the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, signals a new day for Rensselaer, and the realization of two key goals of The Rensselaer Plan — exponential growth in research and the appointment of world-class faculty “stars.” This growth has been made possible by the leadership contributions of several alumni, including members of the Rensselaer Board of Trustees. Ann and John Broadbent Jr. ’59, Dorothy and Fred Chau ’71, Carl Thomsen ’38, and Thomas Baruch ’60 have committed a total of $10 million in support of this major research and faculty initiative. Their support will provide essential faculty, research, and programmatic funding. Leading this constellation will be Robert Linhardt, who is the first Ann and John H. Broadbent Jr. ’59 Senior Constellation Professor in Biocatalysis and Metabolic Engineering. Linhardt comes to Rensselaer with a team of 14 researchers from the University of Iowa. He is internationally known for his research on the study of bioactive carbohydrates, particularly the complex polysaccharide heparin. Heparin is a major clinical anticoagulant with more than 500 million doses used worldwide each year. He has been a leader in developing new and better therapeutic agents, from small molecules to polymeric materials. From his research on the antiangiogenic activity of heparin, to the discovery that low-molecular-weight heparins act as anti-thrombotic agents, to his present efforts in vaccine development, Linhardt has consistently tackled complex problems that have direct societal benefit. Linhardt was a co-discoverer, along with Dr. Robert Langer of MIT, of polyanhydrides as drug carriers. This led to the successful clinical application of polyanhydride-based drug delivery agents for the treatment of advanced brain cancer. Linhardt says he was attracted to Rensselaer’s strengths in the engineering and physical sciences, especially polymer chemistry and materials science. He says he “was intrigued by the opportunity to conduct basic research at a university with the technological strengths to develop applications.” “Rensselaer’s strategic initiative in biotechnology is a vital component of its effort to attain recognition as a university with global reach and global impact,” says John Broadbent ’59, whose support has made Linhardt’s appointment possible. “Biocatalysis and metabolic engineering extends the Institute’s strengths into an area of biotechnology with significant commercial applications.” |
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