iMinds iLab.t

and the Flemish

SME market

Piet Demeester

FIA Dublin

May 2013

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About the iLab.t

The iMinds research centre, located in Ghent

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iLab.t technical facilities

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Where iLab.t is used today

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1. European and National research

EU-STREP

(selection)

EU-IP projects

(selection)

fundamental research projects

PhD research

National

(selection)

E2E QoE

NGWiNeTs

IPSA

Cognitive

Energy

fundamental research projects

PHD research

E2E QoE

NGWiNeTs

IPSA

Cognitive

Energy

Where iLab.t is used today

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1. European and National research

EU-STREP

(selection)

EU-IP projects

(selection)

National

MOCO

DEUS GreenWeCan

2. demand-driven research projects (with SMEs/industry)

* This involves already interaction with a large number of SMEs,

but facilities mainly used by iMinds to support the research projects

* This resulted in a number of spin-off companies (Track4C, CandITMedia)

fundamental research projects

PHD research

E2E QoE

NGWiNeTs

IPSA

Cognitive

Energy

Where iLab.t is used today

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1. European and National research

EU-STREP

(selection)

EU-IP projects

(selection)

National

MOCO

DEUS GreenWeCan

3. education

2. demand-driven research projects (with SMEs/industry)

fundamental research projects

PHD research

E2E QoE

NGWiNeTs

IPSA

Cognitive

Energy

Where iLab.t is used today

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1. European and National research

EU-STREP

(selection)

EU-IP projects

(selection)

National

MOCO

DEUS GreenWeCan

3. education

2. demand-driven research projects (with SMEs/industry)

4. bilateral projects with SMEs/industry

Focus of this talk

iLab.t value proposition

(towards SMEs)

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Common ICT-related problems

I have an innovative idea that involves ICT, but is it technologically feasible or not?

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Can I convert my solution from wired

to wireless? What technology to use? Does a fitting solution for indoor

positioning exist?

Common ICT-related problems

Performance determination and comparison

• When combining or selecting systems/components: A or B?

• What is the performance of my own solution?

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What is the performance of commercial

videoconferencing solutions? I want to move my solution to the

cloud. But what about the

performance?

Common ICT-related problems

How to test and optimize my solution before going to the market?

• is my solution bug-free?

• does my solution work at sufficiently large scale?

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Example case: scalability testing of the “Tellishape” bandwidth

shaper for providing Internet connectivity over a satellite link

I’ve tested my solution with 10 users – but what if

100+ or 1000+ users will use my solution at the

same time?

Summary: how we work

1. discuss your needs and brainstorm together about possible solutions

2. customized iLab.t offer

3. execution phase (! requires involvment of iMinds researchers !)

4. extended access to iLab.t facilities and support (if applicable)

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typically

half a day

together

typ. 1 day

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or iLab.t

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Step 1 – discuss and think together

your needs and expectations?

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possible solutions?

typically half a day, together

day 0

questions about the iLab.t offer and

approach?

Step 2 – your customized iLab.t offer

we translate your needs and expectations into a

proposed work plan

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what to expect from iLab.t and what not?

(offline) by iLab.t – typically 1 day of work

day 1 target:

max. day 8

price quote + funding possibilities

Step 2 – your customized iLab.t offer

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example offer: technology discovery

Deeper study of problem 3 days

Configuration of experimental set-up 1 day

Training 2 days

Set-up and support of initial scalability experiments 1 day

conclusions 1 days

Total cost € 14000

Breakdown of cost (extract)

Funding possibilities

e.g project can be funded under “KMO portefeuille” subsidies:

• 75% funded – max €10 000

€10 000 € 4000

Problem summary and proposed work plan

based on phase 1 brainstorm

Step 3 – project execution

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further problem analysis, advice,

training

fully custom set-up

e.g. benchmarking

use of generic tools

e.g. prototyping, user emulation, load generation,…

! requires involvement

of iMinds researchers !

Step 4 – extended access to facilities

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For some projects, the experimental set-ups remain relevant

even after step 3.

benchmarking updated products or services

further testing by the enterprise

Step 4 – extended access to facilities

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Extended access to the facilities is offered for free

on a best-effort basis and for a limited time period.

access conditions are included in your customized offer

iLab.t – fields of excellence

cloud computing wireless networks, protocols and services

[WiFi, sensor, cellular 3G/4G]

video and audio quality

application scalability

and interoperability content distribution

communication

networks