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The University of California San Diego will receive support from Cisco Research, for eight engineering projects that will tap into the strengths of UC San Diego researchers in cybersecurity, networking and distributed systems. Cisco Research conducts research in new and emerging areas of interest to Cisco, with the goal to achieve business, societal and technology impact.

Cisco Research finds its home within Outshift by Cisco, which serves as Cisco's incubation engine, and as a result can tap into the advantages of a startup-like environment within the broader corporate backing of Cisco. Outshift is dedicated to pioneering new businesses and new markets in cutting-edge technology domains, including Cloud Native Application Security, Edge Native, Quantum, and Artificial Intelligence.

Funding through a first-of-its-kind agreement between the university and Cisco Research will advance projects led by researchers in the Center for Networked Systems and the departments of Computer Science and Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering.

After a rigorous evaluation process, an initial five projects were selected to receive support through a Master Sponsored Research Agreement (MSRA). Additional projects will receive funding in subsequent quarters.

"We are delighted to receive funding from Cisco for these innovative projects," said Stefan Savage, a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and co-director of the Center for Networked Systems. "This collaboration allows us to advance research in crucial areas such as federated learning, natural language processing, recommender systems, cybersecurity, and carbon-aware computing. We are grateful for Cisco's support and their commitment to building ongoing relationships with the faculty they fund."

The initial projects funded are:

We have a rich history with Cisco not only sponsoring research in new and emerging areas with our exceptionally distinguished faculty but also in providing a pipeline of diverse talent and innovative startups, said Anne ODonnell, theSenior Executive Director for Corporate Strategy and Engagementfor UC San Diego. Together, the Cisco-UC San Diego team is truly advancing the state of the art in cybersecurity, networking and distributed systems. We look forward to a long term and fruitful partnership to generate real world results.

Cody Noghera, the chief corporate relations officer for the Jacobs School of Engineering, said that through the MSRA, we've sprinted swiftly down the path of true collaboration, and the work has only just begun. This partnership with Cisco has provided a strong bridge across our respective organizational boundaries, seamlessly blending our expertise and processes. Moving forward, we will continue to exchange innovative ideas, enhancing efficiency and fostering meaningful collaborations."

Cisco has expressed its excitement about partnering with UC San Diego and intends to strengthen its ties with the funded faculty members.

Cisco Research has had a long history of working with eminent faculty in several marquee universities across the world to conduct advanced research in technology. This MSRA with UC San Diego enables us to fund a vast variety of projects in emerging areas of technology that are of strategic interest to Cisco. We really view this as a beginning of a great relationship as we expect to fund more projects in the coming quarters and years. Its particularly exciting to work with faculty at UC San Diego, where I went to graduate school for my Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering, said Ramana Kompella, Head of Cisco Research.

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