For us, money is not a motivating factor in this venture. We feel that many incubators in the past have not done their jobs very well. The unique environment of CTI can be particularly conducive to start-ups because of the wide range of skills of our faculty, students and alumni. It is exciting and fun to watch dedicated people come together to start a new business. The CTI faculty continues to work on exciting research.
Some projects become immediately topical.
One such example is the work of Bamshad Mobasher on Web personalization. Bamshad s work has attracted the attention of both local and national media. The faculty of CTI is constantly striving to meet the needs of students and society for new technology and educational opportunities. I am happy to announce that CTI has requested university authorization for three new degree programs. A degree is just a packaging of courses, which aim toward a particular area of our industry.