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Larry Smarr Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Jacobs School of Engineering, UC San Diego Director, California Institute of Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) • www.calit2.net |
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The University of California anticipated that the advances in technology
and communications which we all enjoy would mean increased global
competition. In order to ensure that the US would remain a world leader
in these fields, the University of California created Calit2 to drive innovation.
Among the many projects Dr. Smarr directs is the revolutionary OptIPuter, a worldwide computer infrastructure tied together by high-bandwidth optical networks — essentially a single computer whose disparate components span the globe. |
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