ASU is one of four universities creating an interactive Web-based system that will change the way the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education community approaches, interprets and synthesizes information that is produced through National Science Foundation (NSF) investments. 

The Deep Insights Anytime, Anywhere is a project that will enable researchers and officials to quickly determine who is working in specific areas and find potential collaborators, funding sources, program officers, research papers and findings. The system visualizes complex networks of funding and research collaboration with a map created specifically for each search. The network map contains clickable nodes that yield further layers of information.

The project will help researchers and NSF program officers identify trends in publications and research funding, gaps in current research and funding, and potential collaborators in STEM education. The team includes collaborators from Purdue, Virginia Tech, Stanford University and ASUs College of Technology and Innovation.

The new Web platform will evolve from a prototype called iKNEER, or Interactive Knowledge Networks for Engineering Education Research, funded by NSFs Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC).  iKNEER is a community memory capable of drawing knowledge to a problem faster than the firing of a human synapse. iKNEER allows someone who is not an expert in data mining to make sense of massive amounts of data through intuitive and user-friendly interfaces and helps by characterizing topical trends and patterns in Engineering Education Research. 

We are truly excited to see where this project ends up!

For more information:

Steven Mackay, Virginia Tech
smackay@vt.edu
540-231-4787

Jessi Wilson, ASU Office of Public Affairs

Jessi.Wilson@asu.edu