Welcome to National e-Science Centre Official Opening Malcolm Atkinson Director of NeSC Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow www.nesc.ac.uk 25th April 2002

Contents UK e-Science Grid National e-Science Centre’s Role e-Science Institute Where e-Science leads us Challenges realising e-Science’s Potential Today’s Programme

UK e-Science From presentation by Tony Hey

UK Grid Network From Tony Hey 27 July 01 with adjusted geography Edinburgh Glasgow Newcastle Belfast Manchester Daresbury Lab Cambridge Oxford Hinxton RAL Cardiff London Southampton From Tony Hey 27 July 01 with adjusted geography

NeSC’s Roles Coordinate & Stimulate e-Science in UK e-Science Grid Communities, workshops & training Architecture, DB & Engineering Task Forces Establish an international research venue e-Science Institute Research Visitor Programme Participate in developing standards GridNet, Global Grid Forum, HPDC11 Regional, National & International R&D Collaborative industry projects Database Access & Integration (IBM & Oracle) Data & Compute Grid (Sun)

e-Science Institute

e-Science Institute Events Started August 2001 Today is our 30th Event Four-day Globus workshop Blue Gene Protein Folding Web Services, Databases, Architecture, Astronomy, … From more than 700 different participants Some are now regulars! Plus today’s 185 (haste ye back) From more than 250 organisations From more than 25 countries Always open to suggestions Research visitor programme

e-Science Potential Crisis Response: Fire fighting safety, Eruptions, Floods & Fugitive Pollutants Diagnosis & Treatment Planning Whole population health monitoring Epidemic Detection & Management Understanding Cells & Organs Understanding our Universe Engineering Design & Diagnostics Oceans, Climate, Environment, Ecosystems …

e-Science Potential Crisis Response: Fire fighting safety, Demos 3, 4, 6 & 10 Demo 1 Collab. Steering & Visualization Crisis Response: Fire fighting safety, Eruptions, Floods & Fugitive Pollutants Diagnosis & Treatment Planning Whole population health monitoring Epidemic Detection & Management Understanding Cells & Organs Understanding our Universe Engineering Design & Diagnostics Oceans, Climate, Environment, Ecosystems … Talk Jim Austin Talk Carole Goble Demos 3 & 10 Talk Jim Austin Demos 16, 18 & 23 Talks Nic Walton & David Williams Demos 2, 7, 8, 11& 12 Demo 13 GODIVA Demo 14 Demo 9 Demos 1, 5 & 22

The Challenge Ambition Data Challenge Software Challenge Fire fighting safety Eruption, Flood & Pollution Response Diagnosis & Treatment Planning Whole population health monitoring Epidemic Detection & Management Understanding Cells & Organs In Flight problem management Oceans, Climate, Ecosystems, … Ambition Do it often Run it for everyone Do it for everything Do it quickly Keep it running Pay for it Change it often Data Challenge Deluge of Data More, Faster Digital Streams Heterogeneous evolving models Uncertainty about data quality Finding the Nuggets Reason to Trust the Answer Software Challenge Composing Software Encapsulating understanding Multiple technologies Heterogeneous evolving models Uncertainty about component quality Solving a Problem Reason to Trust the Answer An Answer in Time Dependability Challenge Geographic Distribution scientists, resources & instruments Diverse: Organisations & Countries Mobile: equipment, people & phenomena Uncertainty about communication quality Sustaining the Computation Problem Detection & Recovery, Security, … Reason to Trust System Dependability Affordable

The Big Challenge Make e-Science Affordable Make e-Science Dependable Fire fighting safety Eruption, Flood & Pollution Response Diagnosis & Treatment Planning Whole population health monitoring Epidemic Detection & Management Understanding Cells & Organs In Flight problem management Oceans, Climate, Ecosystems, … Ambition Do it often Run it for everyone Do it for everything Do it quickly Keep it running Pay for it Change it often Data Challenge Deluge of Data More, Faster Digital Streams Heterogeneous evolving models Uncertainty about data quality Finding the Nuggets Reason to Trust the Answer Make e-Science Affordable Make e-Science Dependable Software Challenge Composing Software Encapsulating understanding Multiple technologies Heterogeneous evolving models Uncertainty about component quality Solving a Problem Reason to Trust the Answer An Answer in Time Dependability Challenge Geographic Distribution scientists, resources & instruments Diverse: Organisations & Countries Mobile: equipment, people & phenomena Uncertainty about communication quality Sustaining the Computation Problem Detection & Recovery, Security, … Reason to Trust System Dependability Affordable Make e-Science Trustworthy

Research & Development This will take more than 10 years of Research & Development Talks Carole Goble, Tom Rodden & Peter Buneman Talks Freddie Moran (IBM) & Dave Pearson (Oracle)

Official Opening Programme

Official Opening Programme

Official Opening Programme 11:10 AstroGrid and the Virtual Observatory Concept Dr Nicholas Walton 11:35 Grid-based on-line aeroengine diagnostics Prof Jim Austin 12:00 e-Science in Ireland Prof Jim Sexton 12:20 UNICORE: Seamless access to distributed resources Dr Dietmar Erwin 12:40 e-Science in Scandinavia Prof Anders Ynnerman