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Refined Solution
Cumulus: Improving the Academic Research Process

Juliana Diaz | Adam Howard | Jenny Shirey | Ruqian Zhou

Refined Solution: Cumulus • April 12, 2010 • 20Ten Graduate Studio II • School of Design • Carnegie Mellon University

Opportunity: reveal interpersonal connections
and the most relevant search results

Fostering active connections between people and
information will enable more productive research
while saving time and money.



Our solution: Cumulus

Foster active connections between people SoCial

» Proactively links people based on research interests and expertise
» Facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration
» Visualizes the connections between people and information

Enable more productive research SErviCE

» Better hierarchy when searching for research articles
» Enables awareness of current research trends
» Custom organization and documentation of research



Scenario 1: PhD student Hannah Greene
Goal: finish initial phase of PhD and begin to apply for grants



Scenario 2: Logged in as
Emmet Brown
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Prof. Emmett cumulus* My Clouds My Connections
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Brown Topic:
Sustainable Design
Topic:
Architecture
Topic:
Interaction Design

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Goal 4
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Publish collaborative work
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in order to achieve tenure 7
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[ 4 ] New Group Postings [ 9 ] New Group Postings [ 8 ] New Group Postings

Keywords: Keywords: Keywords:
Energy Usage Geothermal Smart Grid Public Policy Service Design Installations

Sustainable Materials Environmental Engineering Visual Displays Interfaces

Emerging Technology Insulation Computer Science Business Curiosity Users Task-Based

Solar Energy Behaviour Mechanical Engineering Inquisitive Use Meaning

Current Trends Calendar Milestones

Key:
Genetically Engineered Foods
Science
Particle Physics Fine Art
Music
Lang. & Lit.
English Literature
Agriculture
Gene Therapy
Data Mining Algorithms Medicine
Technology
Social Sci.

Aug/’05 Jan/’10
Filter trends by: Subject Time: Sort by: Percent change View as: Bubble Diagram

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Scenario 2 Logged in as
Emmet Brown
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cumulus* My Clouds My Connections
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Recommended Reading

A next generation smart energy technology
Authors: Aurobi Das, V. Balakrishnan
Year: November 2009 Publication: ICIS '09:

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Topic: Topic: Topic:
Recommended Connection
Sustainable Design Architecture Interaction Design
Dr. Henry Walton Jones
Title: Associate Prof. Environmental Studies Dept.
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University of Chicago Cloud Overview:

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Recommended Reading Sustainable Materials
Insulation
Environmental Engineering
Business
Visual Displays
Users
Interfaces
Task-Based
Emerging Technology Computer Science Curiosity

A next generation smart energy technology

Authors: Aurobi Das, V. Balakrishnan
Year: November 2009 Publication: ICIS '09:

View Details Add to
Current Trends Calendar Milestones

Recommended Connection Key:
Genetically Engineered Foods

Dr. Henry Walton Jones Particle Physics
Science
Fine Art
Title: Associate Prof. Environmental Studies Dept. Music
Lang. & Lit.
Institution: University of Chicago English Literature
Agriculture
Gene Therapy
Technology
Social Sci.
View Details Add to
Aug/’05 Jan/’10
Filter trends by: Subject Time: Sort by: Percent change View as: Bubble Diagram




Emmet Brown
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Title: Associate Prof. Environmental Studies Dept.
Institution: University of Chicago

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Topic: Topic: Similar Topic:
Marine Ecology Architecture Economics & Policy


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Energy Usage Global Warming Smart Grid Computer Science Energy Policy Population

Atmospheric Composition Environmental Engineering Political Economy Externalities

Weather Systems Pollution Material Science Business The Atmosphere Social Ecology

The Atmosphere Biosphere Electrical Engineering The Urban Food Chain




Emmet Brown
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Event Invitation
Dr. Henry Walton Jones has sent you an event invite
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Eco-Architecture 2010
Third International Conference on Harmonisation Between
Architecture and Nature
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Topic: Topic: Topic:
Sustainable Design Architecture Coruña, Spain
Monday April 12th - Wednesday April 14th 2010
A Interaction Design
Emmet Brown
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Event Invitation Keywords: Keywords: Keywords:

Dr. Henry Walton Jones has sent you an event invite

Sustainable Materials Environmental Engineering Visual Displays Interfaces
31
Emerging Technology Insulation Computer Science Business Curiosity Users Task-Based


Eco-Architecture 2010
Third International Conference on Harmonisation Between
Architecture and Nature
Topic: Topic:
Architecture
Monday April 12th - Wednesday April 14th 2010 A Coruña, Spain Current Trends Calendar Interaction Design
Milestones

Key:
View Details Attending Add to Genetically Engineered Foods

Cloud Overview: Cloud Overview: Science
Fine Art
Calendar
Particle Physics
Music

Cloud English Literature
Lang. & Lit.
Agriculture

Articles Collected Group Articles Collected
Gene Therapy

4 4 Technology
Milestones Social Sci.

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Aug/’05
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Scenario 2

Mary Reinhert



Service model: current state
Journal A University/Library
Federated Search

Research DB
(MetaLib)

(PubMed, ACM, etc.)
Journal A

Journal B

Journal C

Journal D

Journal E

Federated Search
(MetaLib)

University/Library Journal B

Research DB Journal C
(PubMed, ACM, etc.)

Journal D

Journal E



Service model: future state
Cumulus provides a single access point for researchers Journal A
while reducing costs and complexity for the university.

Journal B
Cumulus

University/Library Research Database Journal C
Cumulus negotiates with individual journals to avoid
the costs associated with current research databases.

Trend Tracking
Journal D
Calendar & Milestones

Recommendations & Alerts
Journal E
Topic Linking



Thank you!



Opportunity: improve research through
productive searching and connecting

Present state of academic research
» Enormous quantities of research available across disparate journals & databases
Problem: lack of hierarchy in current search model
opportunity: unify access and improve information hierarchy

» Collaboration is an essential part of the research process
Problem: dependence on chance encounters can lead to overlooked connections
opportunity: proactively connect researchers based on common interests


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