SRI International Digest #22 - Summer 2007 Subscribe to the SRI International Digest, our quarterly e-newsletter, or view previous issues. Robots Use New Mapping Technology SRI Joins NASA's NEEMO 12 Undersea Mission and Demonstrates Image-Guided Remote Surgery SRI Protects Computer Networks with Unique Blacklisting Software Explore Mars at the Next Café Scientifique Silicon Valley @ SRI Researchers Outline Benefits of Undergraduate Research Crisis Simulation Technology for the National Guard SRI and Blanca Pharmaceuticals Collaborate to Develop Antibiotics for Drug-Resistant Infections Toward Strategic Technology Transfer for South Korea and the U.S. Admiral Vern Clark Joins SRI Board of Directors Meet Some of Our Staff Members Upcoming Tradeshows and Conferences Robots Use New Mapping Technology As an invitation to the mobile robotics development community to experiment with and provide feedback on SRI’s mapping technology, the Karto web mapping service is offered as a free download through the end of 2007 at www.kartorobotics.com. SRI Joins NASA's NEEMO 12 Undersea Mission and Demonstrates Image-Guided Remote Surgery The NEEMO 12 mission takes place on board the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Aquarius Underwater Laboratory, located more than 900 miles from Nashville and 60 feet underwater off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. This "extreme environment" allows astronauts and other crewmembers to experience some of the same tasks and challenges as they would in space. Medical procedures demonstrated and refined during NEEMO missions will help surgeons overcome time latency issues and may one day be used to respond to improve the care of astronauts on future missions. The technology could also be applied in situations on Earth where there is limited access to medical care. Read a recent San Jose Mercury News article about SRI’s breakthroughs in robotic surgery for hospitals, space, and the battlefield. SRI Protects Computer Networks with Unique Blacklisting Software SRI's HPB algorithm offers a radically different strategy than traditional network blacklisting methods by providing individualized lists of the most probable attackers that are likely to penetrate a network. SRI's experiments demonstrate that the HPB algorithm consistently creates firewall filters that are exercised at much higher rates than those from conventional blacklist methods. Additional information is available at www.cyber-ta.org/releases/HPB/. The complimentary experimental HPB service is available to DShield contributors at www.dshield.org/hpbinfo.html. Explore Mars at the Next Café Scientifique Silicon Valley @ SRI Researchers Outline Benefits of Undergraduate Research SRI’s Center for Science, Technology, and Economic Development reviewed the characteristics of undergraduates who participate in undergraduate research opportunities, why faculty and students choose to participate, characteristics of research opportunities, the effects of such opportunities on students’ academic and career decisions, and whether different kinds of research experiences are more effective with some types of students than with others (e.g., minorities vs. nonminorities, men vs. women). The study found that undergraduate research increases a student's research-related understanding, confidence, and awareness, while increasing anticipation of a doctorate degree. Read the Science magazine article or SRI’s press release for more information. Crisis Simulation Technology for the National Guard Ardent Sentry provides an opportunity for homeland defense and civilian first-responders to enhance training effectiveness, coordination, and preparation in a realistic environment. SRI and Blanca Pharmaceuticals Collaborate to Develop Antibiotics for Drug-Resistant Infections The studies will support Investigational New Drug (IND) application filings with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Read the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal report. Learn about SRI’s drug discovery and development capabilities at the SRI Biosciences website. Toward Strategic Technology Transfer for South Korea and the U.S. Mary Ellen Mogee, Ph.D., a senior science and technology policy analyst in SRI’s Center for Science, Technology, and Economic Development, gave the keynote presentation at the Korean Industrial Technology Foundation’s 2007 Global Technology Transfer Workshop: Post Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Outlook & Challenges of Technology Cooperation and Transfer with U.S. in Seoul, South Korea on May 10. Dr. Mogee noted that South Korea should act more like its competitor countries to maintain its economic growth, specifically with more focus on technology exchange. "The new technology strategy must be a two-way street," Dr. Mogee said. She also urged South Korea to place more emphasis on basic scientific research at universities. Learn more about SRI's economic development programs. Admiral Vern Clark Joins SRI Board of Directors Admiral Clark retired in 2005 after completing the Navy's second-longest tenure as Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). He served aboard naval destroyers and commanded the Carl Vinson Battle Group/Cruiser Destroyer Group Three, the Second Fleet, and the Atlantic Fleet.
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SRI’s Karto(TM) robot mapping technology is now available. Karto is advanced mapping and localization software for developers using various robotic platforms and development environments, including Microsoft Robotics Studio.
demonstration of image-guided remote, or telerobotic, surgery from the American Telemedicine Conference on May 11 in Nashville, Tennessee.
The recently concluded South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement signals a dramatic change in South Korea’s place in international science and technology and industrial competitiveness, from a time when it relied heavily on technology from other countries to spur economic growth. Today, South Korea is the world’s tenth largest economy and the seventh largest exporter and importer of goods and services.
Admiral Vern E. Clark (U.S. Navy, Retired) has been elected to SRI's 
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