1. From Cambridge
to Cork
A Testimonial
Professor Gene Freuder
Cork Constraint Computation Centre (4C)
University College Cork

2. Ireland Is Still Supporting
Science
O 4C had €5.4m in new awards in O SFI Research Centres
2011. Programme 2012
O 4C funding income for the O Science Foundation
coming academic year will be
Ireland (SFI) will issue a
higher than last year.
v Call for Proposals in 2012
O 4C recently began participation
in three new European FP7
under the auspices of a
projects. new „SFI Research
O UCC new award income from Centres’ Programme.
European Union (EU) sources O Funding for up to 6 years
has increased by over 200% in O SFI anticipates offering
two years.
funding of between €1m
O UCC research income from non- and €5m per annum.
exchequer sources in 2010/2011
increased 81% on the previous
year.

3. Ireland encourages academic-
industry collaboration
O Government funding The Irish Times - Friday, April 8, 2011
programs from €5k “vouchers”
to €30m centres. EMC HAS expanded research work at its Irish
operations this week and announced University
O Partnership with industry
enabled UCC to attract over College Cork as its anchor partner for
€24m in awards from programmes looking at cloud computing and
Enterprise Ireland in 2010. v
data management.
O 4C is collaborating with Called EMC Research Europe, the new
Alcatel-Lucent, Arup, EMC, organisation reports to the company‟s chief
HSG Zander, IBM, Intel, technology officer and is intended to advance
C
Unum, UTRC, etc. the company‟s innovation network, a worldwide
O Awards for R&D projects with collaboration initiative involving technology
local Irish companies. researchers within EMC and external university
O Two 4C spin-offs. research partners.
… EMC researchers will be co-located at the
O Scientific Advisor to local
start-up. Cork Constraint Computation Centre on the
college campus.
The research programmes are co-funded by
Science Foundation Ireland …

4. Consider Cork
O Culture without O Join me
culture shock O www.4c.ucc.ie
O Remain connected O www.researchcareer
v s ireland.com
O 5 star university