I-Light is the State of Indiana's optical fiber network for higher education. Initially connecting Indiana University Bloomington, Purdue University in West Lafayette, and Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, I-light is being extended through the I-Light2 initiative to connect every college and university in the entire State. Once this is complete, the State of Indiana will become the first state in the nation with such an extensively networked system of higher education. I-Light connects universities and colleges in the State of Indiana to the national network infrastructure, including the commodity internet, the Internet2 Abilene research network, and the National Lambda Rail research network. Go here for information about the current statewide expansion project and operational deployment. Go here for information about the current statewide expansion project and operational deployment. Go here to read more about I-Light.

The I-light network has become the foundation for the State's advanced cyberinfrastructure and for economic development in the State. Cyberinfrastructure is made up of high performance computers, massive data storage systems, data resources, visualization facilities, advanced instruments, sensor networks, and people -- all linked together by advanced software and high performance networks to improve research productivity and enable newbreakthroughs not in other ways possible. Millions of dollars come into the State of Indiana each year to fund efforts involving universities and colleges in the State that are helping lead the creation of a national cyberinfrastructure to enhance US competitiveness.

I-light was initiated in 1999 with a $5.3M state appropriation by the Indiana General Assembly. Then Governor Frank O'Bannon launched the I- Light network on December 11, 2001. On November 1, 2005, Governor Mitch Daniels announced funding to expand I-Light to the state's colleges and universities to support their research and education programs.

Since 2001, I-Light has come to represent the broad range of advanced IT research and education collaborations among Indiana's leading higher-education institutions.

I-Light Symposium

The I-Light Symposium provides an occasion for researchers, educators, and artists from across the State of Indiana to explore opportunities for collaboration, research, and scholarship using the I-Light Optical Fiber Infrastructure.

• 2005 I-Light Symposium and Abstracts (HTML)
• 2004 I-Light Symposium Proceedings (PDF, 20Mb)
• 2002 I-Light Workshop Proceedings (HTML)

IU, Purdue, & Notre Dame at the Supercomputing Conference

The Supercomputing conference series, sponsored annually by the IEEE and ACM, is the most important conference worldwide in the areas of high performance computing and networking. Since 2000,Indiana and Purdue universities have led coordinated displays at the Supercomputing Conference, and as a result, have greatly enhanced our State's reputation in advanced computing.

• SC06 - IU @ SC06 - Foundations for Innovation
• SC|05 - IU @ SC|05 - ResearchWorks, Purdue @ SC|05
• SC2004 - IU @ SC2004, Purdue and ND @ SC2004 - "Powering Research"
• SC2003 - Research in Indiana (IU, Purdue, ND) 2003
• SC2002 - Research in Indiana (IU, Purdue, ND, Rose-Hulman) 2002
• SC2001 - Research @ Indiana (IU, Purdue, ND, Rose-Hulman) 2001
• SC2000 - Research @ Indiana (IU, Purdue, ND) 2000

Collaborative Research and Grants

Some selected examples of important collaborations between Purdue and Indiana Universities include: