The Endeavour Expedition: Charting the Fluid Information Utility

Table of Contents

Section I. Administrative

Section II. Detailed Proposal Information

II.A. Innovative Claims for the Proposed Expedition

II.B. Technical Rationale and Approach

II.B.1. Technical Rationale

II.B.1.1. Vision for the Future

II.B.1.2. How We Will Work and Live

II.B.2. Technology Assumptions and Research Challenges

II.B.2.1. Technology Assumptions

II.B.2.2. Significant Information Technology Research Challenges

II.B.3. Technical Approach

II.B.3.1. Overview of Approach

II.B.3.2. Detailed Technical Approach

II.B.3.2.1. Base Program

II.B.3.2.2. Option 1: Systems Architecture for Vastly Diverse Computing Devices

II.B.3.2.3. Option 2: Implementation/Deployment of the Oceanic Data Information Utility

II.B.3.2.4. Option 3: Sensor-Centric Data Management for Capture and Reuse

II.B.3.2.5. Option 4: A Negotiation Architecture for Cooperating Components

II.B.3.2.6. Option 5: Tacit Knowledge Infrastructure and High-Speed Decision-Making

II.B.3.2.7. Option 6: Information Management for Intelligent Classroom Environments

II.B.3.2.8. Option 7: Scalable Safe Component-based Design and UI Design Tools

II.B.3.2.9. Option 8: Scaled Up Field Trials

II.C. Description of the Facilities and Testbeds for Use in Proposed Effort

II.D. Comparison with On-Going Research

II.D.1. Overview

II.D.2. Systems Software Related Work

II.D.3. Component-based Middleware Related Work

II.D.4. Design Methodology Related Work

II.D.5. Information Applications Related Work

II.E. Key Personnel, Qualifications, Previous Accomplishments, and Related Work

II.F. Statement of Work

II.G. Schedule of Milestones and Deliverables

III.A. References

Randy H. Katz, 17 July 1999, randy@cs.Berkeley.edu