Speaker: Prof. David Abramson,
Associate Director - Monash e-Research Centre, Monash University, Australia.
Date/Time: 26th March 2008, 14:00-15:00.
Location: Room 101, Carrington Building (building 135).
Map: http://www.info.rdg.ac.uk/maps/maps-display.asp
Abstract:
e-Science and Grid computing have enormous potential. There are a number of very exciting applications in progress, and it is clear that big science has changed forever. However, in order for the technology to be adopted by scientists and engineers, existing software tools, techniques and methodologies must be improved dramatically. At present, it typically takes a team of dedicated computer scientists to work with scientists in order for them to benefit - this must change if there is to be a genuine paradigm shift.
The Monash e-Science and Grid Engineering Laboratory (MESSAGE) has led research in the area of high performance distributed computing for the past 10 years. The focus has been on developing practical software engineering techniques that scale to large grids, and support a software lifecycle. We have worked closely with some of the world’s leading scientists in areas like systems biology, aircraft engineering, chemistry and physics.
In this seminar I will provide an overview of why e-Science is different from previous methods, what infrastructure is required, and some of the software tools that have been developed in the MESSAGE Lab.
Biography: http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~davida/personal.html.
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