California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology
Established in 2000, Calit2 is a world-class, multidisciplinary research partnership between UC San Diego and UC Irvine. The goal: to promote discovery and innovation, notably to harness the ubiquity and scale of the Internet and wireless technologies to accelerate growth in many different scientific fields and industries undergoing massive transformations.
Calit2 Proposal
Proposal for California Institute of Telecommunications and Information Technology. (2000).
Pioneering Scientist and Innovator Larry Smarr Retires – HPC Wire
June 13, 2020 - During these two decades, Smarr grew the two-campus Calit2 into a collaborative discovery system that engaged hundreds of faculty, staff, students, and companies.
Why Larry Smarr Is Pioneering Collaborative Innovation – Strategy+Business
Larry Smarr has become a vital conductor of innovation by insisting that scientists and researchers at the incubators he runs collaborate across the lines that separate disciplines.
Collective Genius – The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation
Great leaders of innovation don’t fit the conventional mold of “good” leadership. They’re not visionaries who set direction and inspire others to follow. Instead, they create the context in which others are both willing and able to innovate. As one leader said, “My job is to set the stage, not to perform on it.”
Calit2 – Harvard Business School Case Study
Calit2 represented an experiment in inventing the university research environment of the future. From its inception in 2000, the Institute was envisioned as a catalyst that could fuel innovation and address large-scale societal issues by bringing together multidisciplinary teams of the best minds.Calit2 4K 10th Anniversary Promo
Director Larry Smarr and UC San Diego Division Director Ramesh Rao reflect on the history and future of Calit2 on the occasion of its 10th Anniversary. This film was shot in 4K resolution on a RED digital Cinema camera.UCSD Conversations: California Technology Center Memory Wall – UCTV
Meet Larry Smarr, Director of the California Technology Center at UCSD, celebrate UCSD's 40th birthday with a look at the memory wall with Thomas Johnson, and learn about the UCSD co-generation plant with Jack Hug.Calit2 Atkinson Hall Building Fly Thru
From notated two dimensional plans, Ben Maggos, Matt Hope and Bobby Mazaheri constructed 3D models of the Calit2 Atkinson Hall building under the direction of NMA layer leader, Sheldon Brown.
Calit2: A Case Study in a Next-Generation Research Environment – EDUCAUSE
By Don Spicer – 2/8/2006 Abstract In higher education, team-based, collaborative research activities, call for new modalities and methods of investigation. Calit2 is responding to this challenge by creating a next-generation research environment that includes a range of technical and nontechnical systems to foster large-scale, multidisciplinary collaborations in innovative ways. This case study explores the […]CineGrid – 4k Digital Cinema
In a demonstration that could foretell the future of videoconferencing, scientific visualization and digital cinema deployment, scientists from around the world were treated to the world's first real-time, international transmission of super high-definition (SHD) 4K digital video.FCC’s Michael Powell: Future of the Telecom Industry – UCTV
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell speculates on the future of the telecom industry with two of UCSD's leading authorities in the field: Peter Cowhey, Dean of UCSD's School of International Relations/Pacific Studies and an expert in telecom regulation and policy; and Larry Smarr, Director of the California Institute of Telecommunications and Information Technology.