Grid Computing Workshop
Introduction
Ken Turner and Peter Kemp
University of Stirling
26th October 2006
Why Grid Computing?
• widely adopted in the US, UK, Europe, …
• major e-Science programme in the UK:
• initially focused on physical and life sciences
• now extending to other disciplines
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aimed at applications in various disciplines
provides data security and single sign-on
supports distributed collaboration
allows resource sharing
aims to be platform-independent
Why Stirling?
• disciplines at Stirling that might benefit:
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computing science (project over last two years)
social science (project over last two years)
neurobiology (project about to start)
biology?
environmental analysis?
epidemiology?
financial modelling?
face recognition?
mathematical modelling?
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Workshop Programme
10.00 Introduction to The Day
10.15 Grid Computing and The Role of NeSC
Richard Sinnott (NeSC/Glasgow)
10.35 Grid Research and Applications at NeSC
Richard Sinnott (NeSC/Glasgow)
11.00 Grid-Enabled e-Research in Life Sciences
Anthony Stell (Glasgow)
13.00 The GEODE Project
Paul Lambert and Larry Tan (Stirling)
13.30 The CARMEN Project
Leslie Smith (Stirling)
14.00 Discussion