Cleveland State University issued the following announcement on Oct. 20.
$3.1 million grant from the Cleveland Foundation will support engaging with industry and community
Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve University have received a $3.1 million, two-year grant from the Cleveland Foundation to further advance the Internet of Things Collaborative (IOTC), an initiative forged between both universities in 2017 to shape the Northeast Ohio region into a digital innovation leader.
The funding, approved by the Cleveland Foundation Board of Trustees, supports completing the establishment of two technology research hubs and expanding faculty engagement.
The Internet of Things refers to the billions of physical devices around the world collecting and sharing data over the internet, including factory automation, healthcare devices that remotely monitor patients and systems that track transportation and utilities infrastructure. The IOTC is working to improve the integration of technology within industry and across our community.
“The continued support by the Cleveland Foundation has been vital for moving the educational, research and community-related activities of the IOTC forward,” said Ben Vinson, Case Western Reserve’s provost and executive vice president. “This new funding will help sustain the momentum of the IOTC and provide critical support that enables Cleveland State and Case Western Reserve to solidify the programmatic foundations for the two hubs.”
The IOTC is led by co-academic directors, Kenneth Loparo, PhD, the Arthur L. Parker Professor at the Case School of Engineering, and Nigamanth Sridhar, PhD, professor at the Washkewicz College of Engineering at Cleveland State, with Nicholas Barendt, executive director of the Institute for Smart, Secure and Connected Systems (ISSACS) at Case Western Reserve, and Shilpa Kedar, executive director of Digital and IoT Innovations at Cleveland State, as co-executive directors. Multiple faculty from both universities engage in the work, much of which is centered at ISSACS and the newly formed CSU T.E.C.H. Hub at Cleveland State.
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Source: Cleveland State University
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