1. Cumulus:
A Research Revolution
Juliana Diaz | Adam Howard | Jenny Shirey | Ruqian Zhou

2. Current landscape
The importance of research
Sources:
www.cmu.edu/homepage/health/2009/summer/save-time-save-lives.shtml
www.cmu.edu/homepage/environment/2009/spring/outstanding-research.shtml
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3. Current landscape
Lack of filtering tools
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4. Current landscape
An opportunity to improve research
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5. Current landscape
An opportunity to improve research
Filter
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6. Current landscape
An opportunity to improve research
Filter Connect
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7. Current landscape
An opportunity to improve research
Filter Connect
Collaborate
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8. Solution
Our solution: Cumulus
Filter Connect
Collaborate
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9. Design methods
Understanding
future users
“ It’s important to know what
other people are doing.”
-Ji Eun, PhD student from
the University of Pittsburgh
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10. Design methods
“ You think you have a solution—the
road is clear, everything is great.
And you talk to other people, and
you realize that’s not true. So then
you go back, study more, and some
ideas come to your mind.”
-Professor Morla from Carnegie Mellon
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11. Design methods
Discovery of research types
Archetypes
Short-term research Long-term research
Models
Linear process Cyclical process
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12. Design methods
Identifying key features
Filter Connect Collaborate
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13. Design methods
Identifying key features
Visualize Conferences
Organize
Search
Communicate
Trends
Grants Follow
Annotate Recommend Groups
Filter Connect Collaborate
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14. Features
Professor Jonathan Cooper
Professional info
» Professor of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon
» Specialty: smart grid, eco-architecture
» 8 years in current position
Personal info
» 35 years old
» Married, with a 2-year-old son
Goals
» Publish more papers
» Achieve tenure
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15. Features
Scenario video goes here
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16. Features
Closer look at Cumulus’ features
Connect
Filter Collaborate
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17. Features: Filter
2
1
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18. Features: Filter
Real-time trends
» Personal trends 2
» Institution trends
» System trends
Visualize fields that overlap
» Trending shows connections
between research sources
1
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19. Features: Filter
Search through... Networked links
» Publications » Link to authors from articles
» Groups » Link to institutions from people
» People
» Clouds
2
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20. Features: Connect
1
2
3
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21. Features: Connect
Profile information
1 » Affiliations
» Location
» Departments
Affordances for communication
2 » Message connections
» See your network activity in your feed
3
Cloud Information
» Groups and contacts
associated with cloud
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22. Features: Collaborate
3
1
2
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23. Features: Collaborate
Separate your ideas Link your resources
» Create as many clouds as you want » Add people to your cloud
» Control who sees what 3 » Create groups to share resources
» Get cloud metrics
1
2
Manage your resources
» Sort by multiple view
» Flag important items
» Batch actions supported
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24. Application
Current service model
Journals
Research Database Federated Search
Institution
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25. Application
Cumulus’ service model
Journals
Institution
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26. Application
Competitive analysis
Google Scholar Academic Corner Mendeley Cumulus
Search
Annotate
Organize
Connect
Collaborate
View Trends
Proactive
Recommendations
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27. Conclusion
Filter Connect
Collaborate
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