CIE (Center for Internet Excellence) is a research unit at the University of Oulu, which aims at combining leading-edge Internet research, innovation processes and new infrastructures, with special focus on emerging 3D technologies.
CIE provides unique environment to combine research and network partners from different fields in a practical setup, where idea creation, observation, measurement and validation is enabled for user-centric innovation and design.
CIE’s operations aim to facilitate open innovation and multi-disciplinary research themes. By working globally in a highly networked manner, CIE exploits internet speed and culture within internet communities, top research hubs and new business developers.
CIE will also coordinate the development and exploitation of Oulu region wireless infrastructures to ensure continuous development and up-to-date composition of the infrastructure. Current constituents of this infrastructure called OULLabs (member of ENoLL) includes as an example, a city wide WiFinetwork with about 1300 base stations, emerging ubiquitous urban interactions information/entertainment/social system for city inhabitants (http://www.ubioulu.fi) future school and future health center.
OULLabs (Oulu Urban Living Labs) is established to further develop Oulu region to utilize the existing infrastructures and networks to develop and test utilization of user centric knowledge for better appliances and services for inhabitants
CIE is a collaboration organization with core staff and management functions and CIE is legally organized under University of Oulu as an independent research institute. The founding partners of CIE are University of Oulu, Nokia, Oulu University of applied Sciences, VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland), City of Oulu and Technopolis. The CIE projects are resourced maainly by the founding partners and other collaborators to combine the best possible resources in the open innovation spirit and legal framework.
Homepage: www.cie.fi