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The Ibero American Science & Technology Education Consortium (ISTEC-USF)

The Ibero American Science & Technology Education Consortium (ISTEC-USF) Overview and On-Going Projects with Latin America Presented by: Dr. Wilfrido A. Moreno Department of Electrical Engineering University of South Florida

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The Ibero American Science & Technology Education Consortium (ISTEC-USF)

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  1. The Ibero American Science & Technology Education Consortium (ISTEC-USF) Overview and On-Going Projects with Latin America Presented by: Dr. Wilfrido A. Moreno Department of Electrical Engineering University of South Florida ISTEC – Medicine / Public Health / Engineering Colleges Collaborations Tampa, Florida June 25, 2003

  2. Mission Statement 12/4/90 • ISTEC Is a Non-profit Organization Comprised of Educational, Research, and Industrial Institutions Throughout the Americas and the Iberian Peninsula. • The Consortium has been established to: • Foster Scientific, Engineering, and Technology Education; • Conduct Joint International Research and Development Efforts Among Its Members, and • Provide a Cost-effective Vehicle for the Application of Technology. • USF Became Officially an ISTEC Member on December 2000

  3. ISTEC MEMBERS ACADEMIC MEMBERS Over 130 Universities • Andorra • Argentina • Bolivia • Brasil • Chile • Colombia • Costa Rica • Dominican Republic • Ecuador • El Salvador • España • Guatemala • México • Panamá • Paraguay • Perú • Puerto Rico • United States • Uruguay • Venezuela

  4. ISTEC MEMBERS INDUSTRIAL / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS • Microsoft • Motorola • Nortel Networks • SCT Global Education Solutions • Sun Microsystems • Proquest • Hewlett Packard • INTEL Corporation, USA

  5. ISTEC MEMBERS COLLABORATOR SPONSOR • Aquila Technologies • EBSCO Information Services • Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP) • Khoral Research • Mentor Graphics • Morgan Kaufmann Publishers • E-Tech Solutions Corp. • EMC International • Cambridge Scientific Abstracts

  6. ISTEC MEMBERS HONORARY MEMBERS • Interamerican Development Bank • World Bank • UNESCO • UN • Organization of American States

  7. ISTEC INITIATIVES Library Linkages (LibLink) Information Technology Advanced Continuing Education (ACE) Los Libertadores R&D Laboratories (R&D)

  8. ISTEC AT USF: PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS ARTS AND SCIENCES BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION EDUCATION ENGINEERING FINE ARTS NEW COLLEGE MEDICINE NURSING PUBLIC HEALTH ARCHITECTURE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INDUSTRIES University of New Mexico University of South Florida FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CORPORATIONS

  9. ISTEC - UNM / ISTEC - USF R&D EFFORT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INDUSTRIES TO SPAIN University of New Mexico FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CORPORATIONS TO MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA TO SOUTH AMERICA

  10. R&D Laboratories Initiative GOAL: Design and Installation of Modular, Flexible, and Expandable Laboratory Facilities for Education, Training, and R&D (Link With Productive Sector). STATISTICS: To Date 160 Motorola Facilities in 90 Sites. Approximately 40,000 Students Trained Since 1991. TECHNOLOGY: Motorola microprocessors (680XX), microcontrollers (68HC11) and DSPs (M-Core), (56XXX) & StarCore). Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Nortel Networks, Fluke, VeriBest, Synopsis, etc

  11. Ongoing Activities… • Workshops: • UDABOL, CICC 2003 – DSP (Done) • UNINORTE - Multidimensional Signal Processing (VHDL, DSP, DEA tools) (Done) • Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas—DSP (in progress) • UTP—DSP and VHDL (in progress) • CLEI 2003—DSP and DIP (in progress) • Universidad Nacional de Arequipa—DIP (in progress) • Universidad de Carabobo, VHDL (in progress)

  12. Main Topics: • Assessment & Accreditation • Trends in Engineering Education Professional Education in Science & Technology • Policies in Engineering Education • Bologna Declaration • University-Industry Partnerships and Collaboration Funding Mechanisms • Ibero-American Network in Engineering Education Student and Faculty Exchange • Distance Education & Tools • Pre-university Education • Innovation and Engineering Education Curriculum Development

  13. MAJOR PRESENCE AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION BY ISTEC MEMBERS • UNM/USF/UNJ – USA • Universidad Distrital, Bogota – Colombia • Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla – Colombia • Universidad Nacional de Arequipa, Arequipa – Peru • Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Rio Grande do Sur, Porto Alegre – Brazil • UNICAMP, Campinas – Brazil • CUAO Cali - Colombia • INAOE, Mexico • Additional, over 10 ISTEC universities representative attended (free registration)

  14. Industrial and Institutional Project/Proposals • UNM: Ramiro Jordán, Ed Angel, Cris Pedregal • Wireless • Digital Signal Processing • Programmable Logic Device • Xilinx • Digital Image Processing • Khoros • Matlab • PUJ-Cali: Eugenio Tamura • Xilinx

  15. Industrial and Institutional Project/Proposals • Develop Web based course materials for a web-based tutorial format under the C&S platform • DSP: Theory and Practice—CUAO • VHDL tools (Xilinx)—PUJ-Cali • Wireless—UNM • DSP/VHDL—USF • Automation and Control--USF

  16. Ongoing Activities… • Institutional visits • Bolivia • Universidad de Aquino Bolivia • Brazil • Campinas • Universidad de Rio Grande do Soul • Colombia • Universidad del Norte • Universidad de los Andes • Universidad Distrital • New Mexico • IEEE • Venezuela • Universidad de Carabobo • Universidad Simon Bolivar • Ecuador • Universidad Tecnologica Equinoccial

  17. ISTEC-USF ACTIVITIES • ISTEC-USF coordinated a Latin America forum within the Global Disaster Information Network (GDIN) Exposition and Conference held in Honolulu, Hawaii (2001). • This forum was organized with the support of NASA, the Center for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance at the College of Public Health and College of Engineering at USF. • Presented: “The Potential Use of the Existing Latin & Ibero America ISTEC Network for Disaster Events”

  18. Industrial and Institutional Project/Proposals Project Title: “Development, Implementation and Validation of a Rapid System Prototyping Process Using Motorola’s DSP Development Platforms”” Granting Agency: Florida High Tech Corridor/Motorola “RENEWAL” Amount: $399,000 ($80,000 + $40,000 Motorola) Status: Not funded Date: July 1, 2002– June 30, 2003 Participation: Dr. Wilfrido A. Moreno, Dr. James Leffew

  19. Industrial and Institutional Project/Proposals • Development of Design Centers for EDA Tools • UNM/USF/UNJ • Proposals: Professional Development Series • Mission: To provide students, educators and researchers direct access to state-of-the-art instruction for use in teaching advanced technological concepts and experimenting with new techniques. • Under the Professional Development Series proposals were sent to: • National Instruments • Altera • Texas Instrument • INTEL • Xilinx • Wonderware

  20. Industrial and Institutional Project/Proposals • Develop ISTEC R&D Development Teams • CUAO: Diego Martinez & Henry Cabra • DSP / Matlab • USF: Wilfrido Moreno, Miguel Labrador, Rafael Perez, Orlando Hernandez • Digital Signal Processing • Microprocessors/Microcontrollers • Automatic and Control • LabView/Matlab/DSP • Programmable Logic Device/HDL • Altera • Xilinx

  21. ISTEC-USF ACTIVITIES • December 10 – 21, 2001: ISTEC-USF Hosted an International Workshop on “The Transfer of Information Through Workshops And International Technology Networking” as part of a proposal submitted and approved by the Center for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance of the College of Public Health of the University of South Florida. • August 7, PAHO’s Centennial Celebration Telecast

  22. ISTEC-USF CDMHA – USF PROJECTS “Rapid Organization Situation Assessment: “ROSA” - A Prototype Implementation using a Flooding Alert Automated System Design” Participation: Dr. Wayne Westhoff & Dr. Wilfrido Moreno Project Description: The objective of this project is to create an automatic flood reporting system that can alert the communities in an efficient and earlier way than the traditional system used today, in many of these countries non-existing.

  23. ISTEC-USF CDMHA – USF PROJECTS “A Pilot Test and Validation of a Novel Spectroscopy Method for Rapid Diagnosis of Malaria and Dengue Fever” Participation: Dr. Wayne Westhoff, Dr. Luis Garcia Rubio, and Dr. Wilfrido Moreno Project Description: A Pilot Test and Validation of a Novel Spectroscopy Method for Rapid Diagnosis of Malaria and Dengue Fever. The significance of the proposed study is that it will validate portable, economical, instrumentation for rapid diagnosis.

  24. Spectroscopy Based Blood Characterization A B O Local Sensing Enabling Platform Remote Analysis Global Communication

  25. Dengue and Malaria Research inVenezuela

  26. ISTEC-USF Update Cont… • Funding: • $136,000 from The Florida High Tech Corridor/Motorola • $75,000 Dengue Workshop at USF • OEA Fellowship Program • OEA On-Site Training Proposal (July 8, 2002 - $20,000) • Two NSF Proposals Have Been Submitted ($800,000 – 3 years) • FIPSE/CAPES Proposal ($200,000 - 3 year) • PASI - NSF • ISTEC-USF Foundation Account

  27. “THE TEAM” • Prof. Eduardo Zurek • Prof. Andres Lombo • Prof. Francisco Kwan • Dr. Nelly Hidalgo • Luis Navarrete • Jorge Galvis • Arnildo Cardozo • Mr. Mel Pace • Dr. Tom Mason • Dr. Wayne Westhoff • Dr. Marcelo Vera • Dr. Frias

  28. Thank You Gracias Obrigado Merci Visit ISTEC at: http://www.istec.org http://istec.eng.usf.edu moreno@eng.usf.edu

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