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e-Science Institute

Malcolm AtkinsonDirector e-Science Institute

e-Science EnvoyProfessor of e-Science, School of

Informatics

The e-Science Institute’s Mission

Catalyse new thinking

for all disciplines

Stimulating co-evolution of applications and CS

Shaping the path

from invention to sustained research use

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Nurturing Research Themes

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Research Themes

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2 Diverse data2 Diverse data

3 Adoption of e-Research3 Adoption of e-Research

4 Spatial Semantics4 Spatial Semantics

5 Distributed Programming Abstractions5 Distributed Programming Abstractions

6 e-Science for the Arts and Humanities6 e-Science for the Arts and Humanities

7 Neuroinformatics Virtual Fly Brain7 Neuroinformatics Virtual Fly Brain

8 Trust & Security Virtual Communities8 Trust & Security Virtual Communities

9 Principles of Provenance9 Principles of Provenance

10 Communicating Climate Change10 Communicating Climate Change

11 Next Generation Sky Surveys11 Next Generation Sky Surveys

12 Web2.0 influence on e-Science12 Web2.0 influence on e-Science

13 Automated Experimentation13 Automated Experimentation

14 Modelling & Microbiology14 Modelling & Microbiology

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Research Themes

08 09 10 11 1206 07

2 Diverse data2 Diverse data

3 Adoption of e-Research3 Adoption of e-Research

4 Spatial Semantics4 Spatial Semantics

5 Distributed Programming Abstractions5 Distributed Programming Abstractions

6 e-Science for the Arts and Humanities6 e-Science for the Arts and Humanities

7 Neuroinformatics Virtual Fly Brain7 Neuroinformatics Virtual Fly Brain

8 Trust & Security Virtual Communities8 Trust & Security Virtual Communities

9 Principles of Provenance9 Principles of Provenance

10 Communicating Climate Change10 Communicating Climate Change

11 Next Generation Sky Surveys11 Next Generation Sky Surveys

12 Web2.0 influence on e-Science12 Web2.0 influence on e-Science

13 Automated Experimentation13 Automated Experimentation

14 Modelling & Microbiology14 Modelling & Microbiology

5 Distributed Programming Abstractions5 Distributed Programming Abstractions

DPA Theme Analysis of applications & programming strategies Sustained commitment from five leaders

Framework to understanddesign, development & deployment Distributed Applications on production CI

Community recognition and influencing research

Book “Abstractions for Distributed Applications and Systems”

Best Paper Award at IEEE Grid2009“Critical Perspectives of Distributed Applications and Production CI”

ACM Computing Survey paper (in review)

DPA Theme Analysis of applications & programming strategies Sustained commitment from five leaders

Framework to understanddesign, development & deployment Distributed Applications on production CI

Community recognition and influencing research

Book “Abstractions for Distributed Applications and Systems”

Best Paper Award at IEEE Grid2009“Critical Perspectives of Distributed Applications and Production CI”

ACM Computing Survey paper (in review)

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Research Themes

08 09 10 11 1206 07

2 Diverse data2 Diverse data

3 Adoption of e-Research3 Adoption of e-Research

4 Spatial Semantics4 Spatial Semantics

5 Distributed Programming Abstractions5 Distributed Programming Abstractions

6 e-Science for the Arts and Humanities6 e-Science for the Arts and Humanities

7 Neuroinformatics Virtual Fly Brain7 Neuroinformatics Virtual Fly Brain

8 Trust & Security Virtual Communities8 Trust & Security Virtual Communities

9 Principles of Provenance9 Principles of Provenance

10 Communicating Climate Change10 Communicating Climate Change

11 Next Generation Sky Surveys11 Next Generation Sky Surveys

12 Web2.0 influence on e-Science12 Web2.0 influence on e-Science

13 Automated Experimentation13 Automated Experimentation

14 Modelling & Microbiology14 Modelling & Microbiology

7 Neuroinformatics Virtual Fly Brain7 Neuroinformatics Virtual Fly Brain

Neuroinformatics & building a Virtual Fly Brain

New anatomy ontology

New behaviour ontology underway

Sustained European engagement

New era of research collaborationstandardisation of methods and data

PaperTowards a virtual fly brain, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A June 13, 2009

BBSRC award to JDA with Michael Ashburner FRS and Dr David Osumi-Sutherland (University of Cambridge)

Neuroinformatics & building a Virtual Fly Brain

New anatomy ontology

New behaviour ontology underway

Sustained European engagement

New era of research collaborationstandardisation of methods and data

PaperTowards a virtual fly brain, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A June 13, 2009

BBSRC award to JDA with Michael Ashburner FRS and Dr David Osumi-Sutherland (University of Cambridge)

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Vision for the e-Science Institute

• The venue for Creative Computational Thinking

• Needed for strategic and urgent challenges

• Generating research insights & roadmaps

• Bridging boundaries & assembling knowledge

New Institute for e-Research @ Edinburgh

ICMS NAIS eSIEPCC

Mathematics informatics HPC e-research data

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