Basic Research on Information Sciences
Supported by NSFC
刘志勇
(Zhiyong LIU)
国家自然科学基金委员会信息科学部
(Directorate of Information Sciences, NSFC)
2006年5月23日

1, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
• Funding Agency
• Support Basic Research
• Identify and Foster Talented Researchers
• Accelerate Science and Technology Progress
• Promote Social and Economical Development

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International Cooperation
• Science Policy
• Coordinative Research Projects
• International Conferences
• Academic Exchange

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NSFC网站： http://www.nsfc.gov.cn

Research Areas Supported by DIS
•Electronics and Information Systems
•Computer Science
•Automation
•Micro & Nano -Electronic Devices
•Optics and Optoelectronics

Number of Ordinary Projects in DIS
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5000
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
No. Appl.
No. Award

信息科学部2001-2005年面上项目资助情况
1600
1555
1417
1600
1400 1322 1400
1200 1200
1044
1009
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800
600
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3, Research Projects and Priority Areas
3-1 Priority Areas for the Past 5 Years
– Broadband Radio Communication System
New model, Intelligent Communication, Software Radio
Communication, Multimedia Communication
Key Technique&Prototyping
– High Speed Communication Networks
IP/DWDM Optical Networks, Mobile System, Mobile Access
– High Performance Computing
Model, Architecture, Algorithms
Computational Grid
Challenging Applications

– Software Technology
Software Development Methodology
Reliability, Safety
Interface and Environment
– Intelligent Systems
Sensors, and Intelligent Data Collection
Intelligent Information Processing
Machine Learning and Data Mining
Intelligent Control Systems
– Opto-Electronics and New Devices
Optical Storage and Display Devices,
Key Devices for Optical Networks
Theories and Technology
– Fundamental for Nano-Technology
Basic Technologies for Nanoelectronic Devices,
Ultrahigh Density Storage Films,
Carbon Cubes, Single Electron Devices and Integrate
Circuits

– Networked Computing and Information Security**
Model for Networked Systems,
Architectures and Protocols,
Security,
Challenging Applications,
– Cognitive Science and Information Processing**
Cognitive Function, Brain Mapping,
Information Processing in Learning and Remembering Processes
Information Processing for Thinking, Languages, Group Intelligence
– Fundamentals for Quantum Informatics**
Basic Theories
Quantum Communication
Basic Quantum Computing
– Technologies for SOC**
Methodology for System Integration
System Design, Verification, and Testing
New Materials, and Technologies

– Functional Materials for Information Systems*
– Bioinformatics*
– Complex Systems and Complexity Science*
– Manufacturing for the 21 Century*

The Prioritized Areas are Summarized:
– Next Generation Communication
– Networked Computation
– High Performance Computing
– Advanced Information Processing
– New Technologies and Devices

3-2 Some Projects and Achievements
• Networked Computing and Security
(NSFCNet, MD-5&SHA-1 Break, E-Science,…)
• SOC (Tools, CPU Chips Design)
• Mechanical Theory Proving (Readability)
• Quantum Informatics (Quantum Communication)
• Adaptive Control Theory
• Cognition and Learning Theories

3-3 Priority Setting for 2006-2010
(Subject to Change)
3-3-1 Information Sciences
– Future Generation Communication Systems
– Advanced Information Processing
– Advanced Technologies for Microwave
Systems
– New Computer and Network Systems
– Challenging Applications of Computer systems

– Intelligent Systems and Intelligent Robotics
– System Perception\Modeling\Analysis\Control
– SOC
– Optical Information Processing
– Advanced Opto-electronics
– Bioinformation Processing and Biocomputation

3-3-2 Cross-disciplinary Areas
– Cognitive Science and Intelligent
Information Processing
– Bioinformatics
– Nano-technology (nano-scale devices)
– Trustworthy Computing

• Closely Related to Computer Science and
Engineering Research
– New Computer and Network Systems
– Trustworthy Computing
– Challenging Applications of Computer systems
– Bioinformation Processing and Biocomputation
– SOC

• Some Pictures
– NSFCNet
– CROWN Testbed
– CSGrid
– HEP Grid
– Bio-Informatics Grid

GSR12008
PKU
CSTNET
GSR12008
CAS
STAR TAP
APAN CERNET
TsinghuaU
GSR12012
GSR12008
BUAA
GSR12008
NSFC
GSR12008
BUPT
POS OC-48
GE
DPT Ring
NSFCNET

JANET
2M
CERNET/
CERNET2 1G
10M
NSFCNET
1G
CSTNET
1G
Dragon
TAP
APAN
10M
STAR TAP
NSF vBNS
Abilene
Others
UCAID
Connections to Abilene/vBNS/APAN from China

The CROWN Testbed
• Sponsored by NSFC,
– RMB 8M, From Jan 2004-Dec 2006
– Currently covers 6 sites, totally computing capability is over 10 GFlops
– Connected with GLORIAD

CSGrid Applications
Virtual
Organization
Interactions
Programming
Models
Virtual Data
Space
CSGrid Problem Solving Environment
Grid Process
Scheduling and Replica
Information
Model
Failure
Detection and Recovery
CSGrid Application Support Middleware
Naming
Service
Virtualization
Data
Transfer
Optimization
CSGrid Resource Service Middleware
Testing
Security
Protocols
Policy
Language
Mapping
Rules
Security
Context
Policy
Negotiating
CSGrid Security
CSGrid Infrastructure (network, computer, storage, ...)
* Vega GOS is a candidate for CSGrid Middleware

The HEP Grid in China
BES
YBJ
CERN
CMS & ATLAS
On line system
Offline processor farm
All data from experiments
Goes to IHEP Computing Center
E-science
10Gbps
Tier 1
IHEP Computer
Center
CASTOR pku
Physics data cache
Tier 3
Tier 2
This diagram only
Shows HEP
DataGrid in China

The Bio-Informatics Grid
• Ultimate Goal:
– Enable the discovery of new biological insights as well as to create a global perspective from which unifying principles in biology can be discovered
• Applications:
– SARS Tools (8)
– Assembly Tools (6)
– Alignment Tools (6)
– Sequence Analysis Tools (8)
– Protein Analysis Tools (1)
– Other Tools (2)