Copyright © 2015 NSF Net-Centric I/UCRC. All Rights Reserved. Rev 2 Net-Centric Cloud Software and Systems I/UCRC Net-Centric Cloud Software and Systems I/UCRC Title of Continuing Project Project Lead: Joe Engineer, UNT Date: October 2015

Problem Statement ›Why is this research needed? –Text-1 –Text-2 –Text-n ›What is the specific problem to be solved? –Text-1 –Text-2 –Text-n 2

Project Description ›How will this project approach the problem? –Text-1 –Text-2 –Text-n ›Preliminary results from this or previous projects: –Text-1 –Text-2 –Text-n 3

Project Pictorial 4 EXAMPLE

Connection to NCSS Competencies/Capabilities 5  =Primary,  =Secondary,  =Tertiary   

Statement of Work Work to be performed, timeline, and budget for 5 most significant tasks. 6 TaskK$Start DateEnd DateDescription 15.0Oct 2014Jan 2015Conduct literature survey to determine state of practice and gaps in existing research approaches

Deliverables Summary of 3 most significant deliverables expected at end of Year 1. 7 DeliverableDescription 1Text-1 2Text-2 3Text-3

Project Differentiators ›What results does this project seek that are different (better) than others? –Text-1 –Text-2 –Text-n ›What specific innovations or insights are sought by this research that distinguish it from related work? –Text-1 –Text-2 –Text-n 8

Potential Member Company Benefits ›What specific benefits are sought for the industry members? –Text-1 –Text-2 –Text-n ›What leverage does the research provide to industry member R&D plans? –Text-1 –Text-2 –Text-n 9

Sponsorship and Collaboration ›Efforts to involve multiple companies in project sponsorship: –Text-1 –Text-2 –Text-n ›Efforts to involve multiple university collaborators in the project: –Text-1 –Text-2 –Text-n 10

Project Quality Attributes PI’s assessment of extent to which project demonstrates each QA. QARatingComments Alignment w/Competencies Sponsor-acknowledged Leverage for R&D Multi-company Sponsorship Multi-PI Collaboration Compliance with NSF Operations Requirements Objective Deliverables Innovation & Technology Evolution Potential for Derivative Services Commercialization Opportunities Past Performance 11 Scale:5=To a LARGE extent, 4=To a MODERATE extent, 3=To SOME extent, 2=To LITTLE extent, 1=Not at All, 0=Unrated

Significant Accomplishments in Previous Project ›TBD –Text-1 –Text-2 –Text- … 12

Significant Accomplishments in Previous Project ›TBD –Text-1 –Text-2 –Text- … 13 Use this additional slide for accomplishments if needed (otherwise delete).