Basic Research on Information SciencesSupported 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, NSF

C)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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Unit: Billion RMB Yuan

International Cooperation

• Science Policy

• Coordinative Research Projects

• International Conferences

• Academic Exchange

NSFC International Cooperation

NSFC 网站： http://www.nsfc.gov.cn

2, Research Areas Supported by DIS

•Electronics and Information Systems•Computer Science•Automation •Micro & Nano -Electronic Devices•Optics and Optoelectronics

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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 NetworksIP/DWDM Optical Networks, Mobile System, Mobile Access

– High Performance ComputingModel, Architecture, Algorithms

Computational Grid

Challenging Applications

– Software TechnologySoftware Development MethodologyReliability, SafetyInterface and Environment

– Intelligent SystemsSensors, and Intelligent Data CollectionIntelligent Information ProcessingMachine Learning and Data MiningIntelligent Control Systems

– Opto-Electronics and New Devices Optical Storage and Display Devices,Key Devices for Optical NetworksTheories and Technology

– Fundamental for Nano-TechnologyBasic 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 Syste

ms– New Computer and Network Systems– Challenging Applications of Computer syste

ms

– 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 Informatio

n 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

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CAS

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STAR TAPAPAN

NSFCNETNSFCNET

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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 Architecture

Grid Process

Naming

Virtual Organization

Scheduling and Replica

Information Model

Failure Detection

and Recovery

InteractionsProgramming

ModelsVirtual Data

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Security Protocols

Policy Language

Mapping Rules

Security Context

Policy Negotiating

CSGrid Security

CSGrid Infrastructure (network, computer, storage, ...)

CSGrid Applications

Service Virtualization

Data Transfer

OptimizationTesting

CSGrid Problem Solving Environment

CSGrid Application Support Middleware

CSGrid Resource Service Middleware

* Vega GOS is a candidate for CSGrid Middleware

The HEP Grid in China

BES On line system

Offline processor farmYBJ

CERN CMS & ATLAS

IHEP Computer Center

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CASTOR

Physics data cache

Tier 1

Tier 2

Tier 3

All data from experiments

Goes to IHEP Computing Center

This diagram onlyShows HEPDataGrid in China

10Gbps

E-science

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)

Thank You!