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Keith Braman.
While early detection of cancer is critical to successful treatment, only a small number of clinically approved biomarkers are available for population screening and early diagnosis. New exploratory software analyzes biological data for biomarker identification and cancer diagnostics. Eventually, it will allow for novel diagnostic and predictive tools to identify biomarkers..
PI(s): Xue-wen Chen
A Java Virtual Machine (JVM) provides portable and secure execution of Java programs on a variety of different hardware/software configurations. However, the JVM must first launch and then optimize code as it runs. This leads to slower startup times. To counteract this, the JVM compiles only the important, or hot, components. Hot components are determined by profiling past program behavior. If past behavior does not model future execution, the predictions will be incorrect. Furthermore, the current inefficient collection of profile information delays optimization and startup. ITTC researchers are devising a new profiling strategy that will use program constructs called "loops" to predict future hot sections more quickly at startup. For more information download the one page overview.
PI(s): Prasad Kulkarni
A user-friendly "one-stop shop" for legal research permits not only lawyers, but everyone access to crucial legal documents. Metajuris Version 2.0 searches six databases: PreCYdent, which contains U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals cases; PLoL (Public Library of Law), which includes those cases plus cases from all 50 states since 1997 and other law, codes and regulations; kscourts, which searches state cases; Legalbitstream, for its capacity to search both tax cases and Internal Revenue Service rulings; and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings Web site. MetaJuris then parses and integrates the hits, sorting them in reverse chronological order. For each result, the case name, its date, a synopsis and a link to the relevant citation are given.
For more information download the one page overview.
In partnership with the KU School of Law
PI(s): Danico Lee
For more information: http://metajuris.ittc.ku.edu/
The KU Adamas I RFID tag is an EPC-compliant UHF RFID tag that has a thin profile, small form factor and is capable of high performance when mounted on or near metal or liquid surfaces. Our technology yields itself to overcome the current problems with tags placed on or near metal or water. Some potential applications are asset tracking for assets stored in metal containers or where assets are liquid or stored in liquid. A research prototype is available.For more information download the one page overview.
PI(s): Daniel Deavours
For more information: http://www.ittc.ku.edu/publications/ittc_press_release.shtml
ITTC has developed a method with unprecedented accuracy to process new brain imaging scans - magneto-encephalographs (MEGs). Early results from the Source AFFine Image Reconstruction (SAFFIRE) have enabled the precise localization of primary and secondary auditory responses, a previously unsolved problem. Accurate image processing, like that being done at ITTC, and subsequent brain activity mapping could significantly aid in the understanding and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological disorders.
In partnership with the Hogland Brain Imaging Center (HBIC) at KU Medical Center
Patent Pending
PI(s): Shannon Blunt
The algorithm, most likely embodied in a computer program, aims to provide accurate, real-time pitch measurements of two singing voices captured by a single microphone. Currently, choral directors are only able to train one student at a time through traditional vocal display software programs. Duet-on-Pitch software provides visual, real-time feedback to vocalists to help them sing on-pitch in during difficult acapella duets. Conventional personal computing platforms equipped with a sound card and a single microphone can run the program. Another possible application would be to expand current computer singing games, like SingStar and Karaoke Revolution, so that teams could complete in duets. For more information download the one page overview.
PI(s): David Petr
The patented computation algorithm performs better than most existing methods in gene discovery, cancer classification and diagnosis, and drug discovery. The ITTC method can greatly aid feature selection including pixels from images or video for classification. It provides a probability of importance for each gene and can identify genes that are missed using current methods. The technology is a filter method that focuses on the difference between statistical distributions. No assumption of any prior data distribution is made; the distribution is calculated based on the data. For more information download the one page overview.
Patent No. 7,505,866
PI(s): Xue-wen Chen
ITTC has developed technology to increase fiber-optic network capacity without the need for additional fiber. Sub-Carrier Modulation utilizes the optical bandwidth by using signals with low frequency sine wave (sub-carrier) that transmit with a main carrier. Our technology utilizes single sideband modulation wherein the signals are modulated so that the sub-carrier frequency is either above or below the main carrier frequency. This technique makes the technology particularly useful for long-haul fiber-optic networks. The communication system provides better bandwidth utilization, decreases dispersion penalty, and provides flexibility in moving dispersion compensation to the electronics domain.
PI(s): Christopher Allen
A new interactive, online database allows teachers to search, modify and add lesson plans. Educators create personal accounts to store new or regrouped lessons. Saved lessons are added to the database, enabling its growth. While some classes, such as history and math, will require minimal restructuring, others will need constant revision to stay current. Each lesson can provide different multimedia presentations of course material along with activities, assessment tools, supplemental materials and a glossary. Multiple users can collaborate on lessons. The ensuing collaboration leads to stronger, more efficiently developed lessons, giving teachers more time to spend with students. For more information download the one page overview.
PI(s): James Miller
ChatTrack archives and indexes the contents of instant messaging and chatroom discussions in XML format. Subsets of data can be classified upon request to create profiles for particular sessions or users. It's profile and retrieval mechanisms can provide a new safety and security tool for the government, business, and parents.
For more information read the one page overview.
PI(s): Susan Gauch
For more information: http://www.ittc.ku.edu/techtransfer/documents/ChatTrack.pdf
SmartXAutofill is an intelligent assistant that automates data entry for XML documents by predicting the values of the XML fields. Our technology supports the complexity and nested structures of XML grammars, and incorporates approximate predictive techniques from Machine Learning. SmartXAutofill achieves much higher accuracy than current auto-complete technologies can offer. For more information please see download the one page document, For more information read the one page overview.
PI(s): Danico Lee, Costas Tsatsoulis
For more information: http://www.ittc.ku.edu/smartxautofill/
The KU Optical Signal Analyzer (KU-OSA) was developed to address the size and fidelity requirements of optical network management in addition to the bandwidth and resolution requirements of laboratory benchtop instrumentation. The patented method incorporates a Fabry Perot filter with a dispersive grating to provide high-resolution spectrum analysis over a wide optical bandwidth for significantly less cost than current technologies.
Patent No. 6,697,159
PI(s): Ronqing Hui
For more information: http://www.ittc.ku.edu/techtransfer/documents/OSA.pdf
A new high-speed, InfiniBand "interconnect" between nodes in ITTC’s computing cluster gives researchers an even more powerful, integrated platform. The cluster, with its 768 cores, drastically reduces the amount of time it takes to perform data-intensive research, such as genome analysis. Such computational resources will provide KU scientists with a competitive edge available at only elite universities, a readily available local high-performance computing center. In addition to supporting local research, such facilities can attract faculty and pave the way for interactions with industrial partners. For more information download the one page overview.
For more information: http://bioinfo.ittc.ku.edu/
Our technology uses multilink point-to-point protocol (MLPPP) over the Iridium satellite system to provide access to the Internet from all over the world. Multiple satellite (Iridium) links are combined to aggregate their bandwidth. It facilitates communication and Web access from remote places where conventional facilities do not exist, including the Polar Regions.
PI(s): Victor Frost
This search engine retrieves documents based upon a combination of keywords and conceptual matching. Documents are automatically classified to determine the concepts to which they belong. Query concepts are determined automatically from a small description of the query or explicitly entered by the user. In the near future, concepts will be determined by means of a user profile; in this way, the system will be able to provide search results more relevant to the user's current activities and tasks.
PI(s): Susan Gauch
For more information: http://www.ittc.ku.edu/keyconcept/index.html
This technology provides for improvement of existing antennas. This improves the reception of digital tv broadcasts, especially in distant fringe areas or locations without a clear path to a transmitting tower. The planar antenna provides a high degree of multipath interference rejection and extremely wide antenna bandwidth characteristics, allowing an unusually wide range of frequencies to be received with a single antenna. This antenna could be adapted for use in a variety of communication and radar system applications.
Patent No. 6,819,297
PI(s): Daniel DePardo
For more information: http://www.ittc.ku.edu/techtransfer/documents/WidebandPlanar.pdf
The Temporal Search Engine tracks changes to documents on the Web over time, maintains a history of document versions, and highlights changes to subsequent versions of each document. Additionally, the search engine allows users to restrict queries to specific periods of time.
PI(s): Susan Gauch
For more information: http://www.ittc.ku.edu/temporal/