Flint IgniteFlint, Michigan

Smart Gigabit Communities Launch

January 26, 2016

Community OverviewUnique and distinguishing characteristics of Flint Michigan:

• Birthplace of General Motors and home of the Mott Foundation• Home of Kettering University (formerly GMI -- established by GM in 1919), as

well as UM-Flint, Baker College, Mott Community College, MSU School of Public Health

• Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD) provides resources (curriculum and technology) to all K-12 public schools in Flint and Genesee County

• Kettering University is a partner in DoJ Byrne Criminal Innovation Grant

Flint’s advanced network(s)• FANET (Flint Area Network for Education and Television) connects Kettering,

UM-Flint, Baker, Mott Community College, and GISD• GENET -- Gigabit fiber network that connects every public K-12 school in

Flint and Genesee County• Kettering University has an NSF sponsored 4G/LTE/LTE Advanced mobile

system for research and development• Kettering University’s GENI rack connects all advanced networks to Internet2

Key Local Partners

• Kettering University

• University of Michigan - Flint

• GISD

• GENI Project Office

• Kettering University

• GISD

• FARO (Flint Area Redevelopment Office)

• Genesys Health System

• Hurley Hospital

• Robert McMahan, President Kettering University

• John Geske, Kettering University

• Luke Whitten, GISD

• Jason Caya, FARO

• City of Flint (in transition)

PARTNERSSources of

DEVELOPERSCommunityLEADERS

Healthcare Delivery to the schools

Brief descriptionFor many economically disadvantaged students the only health care available to them are the emergency rooms of urban hospitals. This application makes critical use of SDN on a metropolitan scale to create virtual networks that can deliver real-time, secure, high-definition access to K-12 schools on-demand by health-care providers.

Lead developer/groupKettering University faculty and students in collaboration with GISD, Hurley Hospital pediatricians, and the MSU School of Public Health.

Brief descriptionHealthSec provides a secure virtual network using SDN and virtualization to allow cardiologists to visually monitor critical data of HF patients securely in real-time with the goal of reducing hospital readmits. Lead developer/groupJohn Geske (Kettering University), Jacobus Van der Merwe (University of Utah), Thomas Vanhecke (Genesys Health System)

HealthSec - A Secure Mobile Framework for Population Health

What we have to offer to other communities

Flint Cultural Center (high-speed network connection in progress)

▪Longway Planetarium▪ Newly installed state-of-the-art high-definition digital projectors

▪Flint Public Library

▪Flint Institute of Art

▪Flint Conservatory of Music

Mobile Communication

▪4G/LTE/LTE Advanced mobile network for research and development▪ GENI accesible -- including static mobile handsets

▪General Motors Foundation Automotive Research Area▪ Test track that allows for V2V and V2I testing

▪ LTE Advanced coverage for high-bandwidth mobile expermentation