Research is increasingly carried out by collaborations enabled by the Internet. These collaborations may be within a University, between institutes within a country, or be international. A typical feature of such collaborative research enterprises is that, by building with the infrastructure and software of grid computing, they share very large data collections and very large scale computing resources.
e-Infrastructure is the term used for the technology and organisations that support research pursued in this manner. It embraces networks, grids, data centres and collaborative environments and includes the supporting operations centres, certificate authorities, training and help-desk services.
A range of e-Infrastructure developments is maturing: grid computing is increasingly used as a basis for the computation and data management required by collaborative research, and JISC investments such as in virtual research environments are now being adopted. Production services, notably the National Grid Service and the international EGEE grid are being established, and at the same time new technologies are poised for deployment. A kaleidescope of possibilities results, one which is becoming ever more colourful. The technologies are increasingly being applied in many domains, far beyond the bounds of the early adopters who were in a few scientific disciplines.
This event is presented jointly by UCL and the National e-Science Centre. It will:
To achieve these goals the talks seek to give:
Target Audience: This event is aimed at researchers, IT systems managers and decision makers in research-active institutions. Attendees from UCL, London and the South East more generally are all welcome.
Registration: It is necessary to register to attend the event. Please follow this linkThere is no charge for this event.
The following agenda may be subject to minor modification.