Allocating research funding
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsRobert R. Friedlander, James R. Kraemer
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Abstract
Allocation of research funding is based on changes to sizes of resource clusters. Each resource cluster is composed of a set of researchers devoted to a single aspect of a research field. A size change to a specific resource cluster indicates a change to a level of activities associated with a corresponding specific aspect of the research field. In response to identifying an under-attended aspect of the research field caused by the change in sizes of the resource clusters, a recommendation is issued to allocate additional funding for research to the under-attended aspect of the research field.
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A computer implemented method of allocating research funding, the computer implemented method comprising:
- identifying, by a processor, a change in sizes of resource clusters, wherein each resource cluster is composed of a set of researchers devoted to a single aspect of a research field, wherein each resource cluster represents a quantity and quality of researchers who have worked on the single aspect of the research field, and wherein a size change to a specific resource cluster indicates a change to a level of activities associated with a corresponding specific aspect of the research field;
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- issuing, by the processor, a recommendation to allocate additional funding for research to an under-attended aspect of the research field in response to identifying the under-attended aspect of the research field by the change in sizes of the resource clusters, wherein the under-attended aspect of the research field is a research aspect that is not receiving adequate funding and is not a subject of adequate levels of research activities.
A computer program product for allocating research funding, the computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium that when executed by a processor causes the processor to:
- identify a change in sizes of resource clusters, wherein each resource cluster is composed of a set of researchers devoted to a single aspect of a research field, wherein each resource cluster represents a quantity and quality of researchers who have worked on the single aspect of the research field, and wherein a size change to a specific resource cluster indicates a change to a level of activities associated with a corresponding specific aspect of the research field;
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- issue a recommendation to allocate additional funding for research to an under-attended aspect of the research field in response to identifying the under-attended aspect of the research field by the change in sizes of the resource clusters, wherein the under-attended aspect of the research field is a research aspect that is not receiving adequate funding and is not a subject of adequate levels of research activities.
A computer system comprising:
- a processor;
- a computer readable memory;
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- a computer readable storage medium containing instructions that when executed by a processor causes the processor to:
- identify a change in sizes of resource clusters, wherein each resource cluster is composed of a set of researchers devoted to a single aspect of a research field, wherein each resource cluster represents a quantity of researchers who have worked on the single aspect of the research field, and wherein a size change to a specific resource cluster indicates a change to a level of activities associated with a corresponding specific aspect of the research field;
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- issue a recommendation to allocate additional funding for research to an under-attended aspect of the research field in response to identifying an under-attended aspect of the research field by the change in sizes of the resource clusters, wherein the under-attended aspect of the research field is a research aspect that is not receiving adequate funding and is not a subject of adequate levels of research activities.
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