CLION Astroinformatics Project: Visit to ALMA Radiotelescope Array at Atacama Desert, Chile by Dr Robert Kozma (3rd from right) and Dr Paul Werbos, CLION Co-Director (4th from left), with Chilean astrophysicists, engineers, and visitors in the electronics lab of the telescope site.

CLION Astroinformatics Project

Visit to ALMA Radiotelescope Array at Atacama Desert, Chile by Dr Robert Kozma (3rd from right) and Dr Paul Werbos, CLION Co-Director (4th from left), with Chilean astrophysicists, engineers, and visitors in the electronics lab of the telescope site.

CLION Astroinformatics Project: Dr Kozma, CLION Director at the ALMA radiotelescope site, Atacama desert at altitude 16,000 ft (5,000m +); with part of the radiotelescope array is in the background. Research aiming at deep space exploration, galaxy formation, supernova explosion detection, among other objectives. Dr. kozma's neuropercolation model has been used successfully to describe and predict supernova behavior.

CLION Astroinformatics Project

Dr Kozma, CLION Director at the ALMA radiotelescope site, Atacama desert (alt 16,000 ft); with part of the radiotelescope array is in the background. Research aims at deep space exploration, galaxy formation, supernova explosion detection, among other objectives. Dr. Kozma's neuropercolation model is used successfully to describe and predict supernova behavior.

CLION Brain Networks Project: Group photo attendees of the Parmenides Workshop on dynamic attractor landscapes on Elba Island, Italy; Dr Kozma (4th from the right) is with several world-renowned researchers in the field, including CLION collaborators Dr. Walter J. Freeman (UCB, 2nd from right), Dr. J.A. Scott Kelso (Florida Atlantic U, 3rd from right), Dr. Olaf Spoorns (Indiana U.).

CLION Brain Networks Project

Attendees of the Parmenides Workshop on dynamic attractor landscapes on Elba Island, Italy; Dr Kozma (4th from the right) is with several world-renowned researchers in the field, including CLION collaborators Dr. Walter J. Freeman (UCB, 2nd from right), Dr. J.A. Scott Kelso (Florida Atlantic U, 3rd from right), Dr. Olaf Spoorns (Indiana U.).

CLION High-Performance Imaging Project: Dr. Georges Furxhi, CLION postdoc, placing a fighter model over the mobile platform in the center of the CLION anechoic radar imaging chamber at FIT, U of Memphis site.

High-Performance Imaging Project

Dr. Georges Furxhi, postdoc, placing a fighter model over the mobile platform in the center of the anechoic radar imaging chamber at FIT, UofM.

CLION High-Performance Imaging Project: Scenes from the opening of CLION Radar Imaging Lab established based on the collaboration agreement between AFRL, Sensors Directorate and U of Memphis; Tim Tanigawa, Lead of CLION Radar Lab with Dr Andy Meyers, VP for Research, U of Memphis, inside the anechoic radar chamber.

CLION Radar Imaging Lab

The lab was established based on the collaboration agreement between AFRL, Sensors Directorate and UofM; Tim Tanigawa, Lead of the lab with Dr Andy Meyers, VP for Research, UofM, inside the anechoic radar chamber.

CLION High-Performance Imaging Project: Scenes from the opening of CLION Radar Imaging Lab; Tim Tanigawa (CLION radar Lab lead) with Dr Andy Meyers, VP for Research and Robert Kozma (CLION Director); with Sergi Consul (CLION EE grad student) looking on in the background.

CLION Radar Imaging Lab

Tim Tanigawa (Lab lead) with Dr Andy Meyers, VP for Research and Robert Kozma (CLION Director); with Sergi Consul (CLION EE grad student) looking on in the background.

Welcome to CLION

Welcome to the Center for Large Scale Integrated Optimization & Networks. The mission of CLION is the development of innovative solutions to large-scale networks and optimization problems in various defense and civilian applications, and in biomedical research areas.

CLION is based on an interdisciplinary and diverse researchers comprising University of Memphis faculty and students including Mathematical Sciences (MSCI), Computer Sciences (CS), Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering (EECE), as well as external collaborators and agencies including Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Army Research Office (ARO), NASA, and FedEx. CLION provides University of Memphis students with research expertise in cutting-edge basic science and applied technologies, which provides them with a competitive advantage in the job market. CLION aims at supporting research excellence especially related to large-scale networks and advanced intelligent optimization, capable of attracting and supporting large size multi-institution and multi-university research projects, and facilitating the commercialization of the products.