IEEE IRI 2006 Keynote Speech(II); Facilitating Research Collaborations in Asia and Australia

The Air Force Research Lab supercharges its research efforts through collaborations with researchers outside the lab. The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) is well known as the organizer of contact with basic research happening at Universities throughout America. Less well known is the Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development (AOARD), which carries AFOSR??s mission overseas. AOARD seeks out researchers of the highest quality in Asia and Australia to interact with the Air Force Research Lab and jumpstarts collaboration through conference sponsorships, travel grants and R& D project grants. This talk will showcase the efforts of AOARD over the past several years and discuss the new portfolio emphasis on information technology and computer science.