Sony Computer Science Laboratories: Sustaining a Culture and Organization for Fundamental Research

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-32
Author(s):  
Masahiro Toriyama ◽  
Mohanbir Sawhney ◽  
Katharine Kruse
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Project Success ◽  
Optimal Structure ◽  
Project Portfolio ◽  
Research Facility ◽  
Standard Methods ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Science Laboratories ◽  
Fundamental Research

In late 2019, Dr. Hiroaki Kitano, the president and director of research at Sony Computer Science Laboratories (Sony CSL), had decided he would be stepping down from his position soon. Sony CSL, a small blue-sky fundamental research facility funded by Sony, had always operated on the strength of the trust between Sony's CEO and the lab's director. Sony had been hands-off in its management, leaving Kitano to hire, fire, fund, and evaluate the lab's researchers and project portfolio at his own discretion. Now that he was stepping down, however, he worried that Sony CSL could not withstand his departure. Kitano wanted to make a transparent plan for the organization's future before he handed off Sony CSL to his successor. That plan involved three key decisions. First, what should be the optimal structure and governance of Sony CSL? Should it maintain its independence and autonomy, or should it align more closely with Sony's business priorities? Second, how could Sony CSL scale its impact on Sony and society at large, given its small size? Finally, should Sony CSL establish some standard methods of measuring project success and strength of the portfolio? In making these decisions, Kitano wanted to ensure that he preserved the unique culture that had allowed Sony CSL to pursue path-breaking research and innovation.

scholarly journals Using algorithm visualizations in computer science education

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Slavomír Šimoňák
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Computer Science Education ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Standard Methods ◽  
Algorithm Visualization ◽  
Practical Experiences

AbstractAlgorithm visualization illustrates how algorithms work in a graphical way. It mainly aims to simplify and deepen the understanding of algorithms operation. Within the paper we discuss the possibility of enriching the standard methods of teaching algorithms, with the algorithm visualizations. As a step in this direction, we introduce the VizAlgo algorithm visualization platform, present our practical experiences and describe possible future directions, based on our experiences and exploration performed by means of a simple questionnaire.

Optimizing Portfolio Value through Comprehensive Project Metrics

2017 ◽  
pp. 178-201
Author(s):  
Brandon Olson
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Project Success ◽  
Project Performance ◽  
Performance Measure ◽  
Business Value ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Project Portfolio ◽  
Project Portfolios ◽  
Potential Integration

Project portfolios produce value through the coordinated execution of the projects and programs within the portfolio. The performance of the portfolio is evaluated by the generated business value and potential future opportunities it creates. This same performance measure is not applied to the projects within the portfolio. Projects are evaluated based on an operational measure of project efficiency that considers performance of project scope, budget, and schedule. Inconsistencies between portfolio and project performance decrease the value offered by each project and the overall value of the portfolio. In this study, a framework and solution are presented that expand the measures of project success to include criteria that better align with the goals of the project portfolio. The enhanced project success measures include project efficiency, customer impact, team impact, organizational success, and future preparation. The solution is applied to the project management process to demonstrate potential integration into project management practices.

scholarly journals Problems of legal regulation of grant support for fundamental research in the Russian Federation

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 11011
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Sapozhnikova ◽  
Elena Sivolapenko
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Scientific Activity ◽  
Independent State ◽  
Tax Legislation ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Grant Support ◽  
Fundamental Research ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Relationship Of

The development of science-intensive industry and the availability of a system to support scientific activities today occupy a key place in the policy of any strong and independent state. In recent years, grants have become a priority in the formation of sources of funding for research and innovation in various fields. In accordance with the strategy of innovative development for the period up to 2020 the procedure of improvement of the legislation of the Russian Federation providing legal regulation of grant support of scientific activity is carried out in Russia. However, the process of improving Russian legislation in the field of research funding has not yet been completed. The main problems today are the uncertainty of the legal regime of the grant in the Russian legislation, the lack of a clear mechanism governing the relationship of grant-givers, grantees and procedures for the provision of scientific grants, as well as the imperfection of tax legislation on the taxation of grants.

A Review of the Oxford Turbine Research Facility

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kam Chana ◽  
Dave Cardwell ◽  
Terry Jones
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Short Duration ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Gas Turbine Engine ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Research Facility ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Significant Research ◽  
Fundamental Research

Gas turbine engine efficiency and reliability is generally improved through better understanding and improvements to the design of individual components. The life limiting component of the modern gas turbine is the high pressure (HP) turbine stage due to the arduous environment. Over the last 50 years significant research effort has been focused on advancing blade cooling designs and materials. Due to practical limitations little fundamental research on the turbine system is performed in the operating gas turbine engine. Consequently different types of experimental approaches have been developed over the last 4 decades to study the flow and in particular the heat transfer and cooling in turbines. In general the facilities can be divided into continuous running or short duration and cascade or rotating. Over the last 30 years short duration facilities have dominated the research in the study of turbine heat transfer and cooling. The Oxford Turbine Research Facility (formerly known as the QinetiQ Turbine Test Facility, The Isentropic Light Piston Facility and The Isentropic Light Piston Cascade) is a short duration facility developed and built in the late 1970s and early 1980s for turbine heat transfer and cooling studies. This paper presents the developments and measurements taken on the facility over the last 35 years, including the type of research that has been conducted and, the current capability of the facility.

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