eScience on Distributed Computing Infrastructure

eScience on Distributed Computing Infrastructure
Author: Marian Bubak
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 547
Release: 2014-08-25
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3319108948

To help researchers from different areas of science understand and unlock the potential of the Polish Grid Infrastructure and to define their requirements and expectations, the following 13 pilot communities have been organized and involved in the PLGrid Plus project: Acoustics, AstroGrid-PL, Bioinformatics, Ecology, Energy Sector, Health Sciences, HEPGrid, Life Science, Materials, Metallurgy, Nanotechnologies, Quantum Chemistry and Molecular Physics, and SynchroGrid. The book describes the experience and scientific results achieved by the project partners. Chapters 1 to 8 provide a general overview of research and development activities in the framework of the project with emphasis on services for different scientific areas and an update on the status of the PL-Grid infrastructure, describing new developments in security and middleware. Chapters 9 to 13 discuss new environments and services which may be applied by all scientific communities. Chapters 14 to 36 present how the PLGrid Plus environments, tools and services are used in advanced domain specific computer simulations; these chapters present computational models, new algorithms, and ways in which they are implemented. The book also provides a glossary of terms and concepts. This book may serve as a resource for researchers, developers and system administrators working on efficient exploitation of available e-infrastructures, promoting collaboration and exchange of ideas in the process of constructing a common European e-infrastructure.

Data Driven e-Science

Data Driven e-Science
Author: Simon C. Lin
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 526
Release: 2011-02-04
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1441980148

ISGC 2010, The International Symposium on Grid Computing was held at Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, March, 2010. The 2010 symposium brought together prestigious scientists and engineers worldwide to exchange ideas, present challenges/solutions and to discuss new topics in the field of Grid Computing. Data Driven e-Science: Use Cases and Successful Applications of Distributed Computing Infrastructures (ISGC 2010), an edited volume, introduces the latest achievements in grid technology for Biomedicine Life Sciences, Middleware, Security, Networking, Digital Library, Cloud Computing and more. This book provides Grid developers and end users with invaluable information for developing grid technology and applications. The last section of this book presents future development in the field of Grid Computing. This book is designed for a professional audience composed of grid users, developers and researchers working in the field of grid computing. Advanced-level students focused on computer science and engineering will also find this book valuable as a reference or secondary text book.

Science Gateways for Distributed Computing Infrastructures

Science Gateways for Distributed Computing Infrastructures
Author: Péter Kacsuk
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2014-10-28
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3319112686

The book describes the science gateway building technology developed in the SCI-BUS European project and its adoption and customization method, by which user communities, such as biologists, chemists, and astrophysicists, can build customized, domain-specific science gateways. Many aspects of the core technology are explained in detail, including its workflow capability, job submission mechanism to various grids and clouds, and its data transfer mechanisms among several distributed infrastructures. The book will be useful for scientific researchers and IT professionals engaged in the development of science gateways.

Guide to e-Science

Guide to e-Science
Author: Xiaoyu Yang
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 554
Release: 2011-05-26
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0857294393

This guidebook on e-science presents real-world examples of practices and applications, demonstrating how a range of computational technologies and tools can be employed to build essential infrastructures supporting next-generation scientific research. Each chapter provides introductory material on core concepts and principles, as well as descriptions and discussions of relevant e-science methodologies, architectures, tools, systems, services and frameworks. Features: includes contributions from an international selection of preeminent e-science experts and practitioners; discusses use of mainstream grid computing and peer-to-peer grid technology for “open” research and resource sharing in scientific research; presents varied methods for data management in data-intensive research; investigates issues of e-infrastructure interoperability, security, trust and privacy for collaborative research; examines workflow technology for the automation of scientific processes; describes applications of e-science.

Cloud Computing and Services Sciences

Cloud Computing and Services Sciences
Author: Markus Helfert
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2016-01-04
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3319254146

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science, CLOSER 2014, held in Barcelona, Spain, in April 2014. The 14 papers presented were selected from 127 paper submissions. The papers focus on the following topics: cloud computing fundamentals; services science foundations for cloud computing; cloud computing platforms and applications; cloud computing enabling technologies; and mobile cloud computing services.

2nd Iberian Grid Infrastructure Conference Proceedings, IBERGRID, Porto, Portugal, May 12-14, 2008

2nd Iberian Grid Infrastructure Conference Proceedings, IBERGRID, Porto, Portugal, May 12-14, 2008
Author: Fernando Silva
Publisher: Netbiblo
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2008
Genre:
ISBN: 9788497452885

IBERGRID 2008 is the second edition of a series of Iberian Grid Infrastructure Conferences initiated in 2007 under the framework of the bilateral agreement for Science and Technology signed in November 2003 between Portugal and Spain, aiming to leverage the construction of a common Iberian Grid Infrastructure and to foster cooperation in the fields of grid computing and supercomputing. This book is the final outcome of IBERGRID 2008 - The 2nd Iberian Grid Infrastructure Conference. It is aimed at an audience of academics, researchers, students, industry specialists and practitioners in all branches of knowledge sharing a common need, that is, powerful computing, visualization and/or storage resources. This community will benefit from the Iberian Grid Infrastructure being implemented as it will provide easy and secure access to a larger and more powerful set of distributed resources.

True Visions

True Visions
Author: Emile H.L. Aarts
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 454
Release: 2006-12-13
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3540289747

Ambient intelligence (AI) refers to a developing technology that will increasingly make our everyday environment sensitive and responsive to our presence. The AI vision requires technology invisibly embedded in our everyday surroundings, present whenever we need it that will lead to the seamless integration of lighting, sounds, vision, domestic appliances, and personal healthcare products to enhance our living experience. Written for the non-specialist seeking an authoritative but accessible overview of this interdisciplinary field, True Visions explains how the devices making up the AI world will operate collectively using information and intelligence hidden in the wireless network connecting them. Expert contributions address key AI components such as smart materials and textiles, system architecture, mobile computing, broadband communication, and underlying issues of human-environment interactions. It seeks to unify the perspectives of scientists from diverse backgrounds ranging from the physics of materials to the aesthetics of industrial design as it describes the emergence of ambient intelligence, one of today’s most compelling areas of innovation.

Remote Instrumentation for eScience and Related Aspects

Remote Instrumentation for eScience and Related Aspects
Author: Franco Davoli
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2011-12-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1461405076

This book will focus on new Remote Instrumentation aspects related to middleware architecture, high-speed networking, wireless Grid for acquisition devices and sensor networks, QoS provisioning for real-time control, measurement instrumentation and methodology. Moreover, it will provide knowledge about the automation of mechanisms oriented to accompanying processes that are usually performed by a human. Another important point of this book is focusing on the future trends concerning Remote Instrumentation systems development and actions related to standardization of remote instrumentation mechanisms.