Basic Research on Information Sciences Supported 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, NSFC) 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

Annual Budget Increase Unit: Billion RMB Yuan

International Cooperation Science Policy Coordinative Research Projects International Conferences Academic Exchange

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2, Research Areas Supported by DIS Electronics and Information Systems Computer Science Automation Micro & Nano -Electronic Devices Optics and Optoelectronics

Number of Ordinary Projects in DIS

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 Networks IP/DWDM Optical Networks, Mobile System, Mobile Access –High Performance Computing Model, Architecture, Algorithms Computational Grid Challenging Applications

–Software Technology Software Development Methodology Reliability, Safety Interface and Environment –Intelligent Systems Sensors, and Intelligent Data Collection Intelligent Information Processing Machine Learning and Data Mining Intelligent Control Systems –Opto-Electronics and New Devices Optical Storage and Display Devices, Key Devices for Optical Networks Theories and Technology –Fundamental for Nano-Technology Basic 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 (Subject to Change) Information Sciences –Future Generation Communication Systems –Advanced Information Processing –Advanced Technologies for Microwave Systems –New Computer and Network Systems –Challenging Applications of Computer systems

–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 Information 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

PKU GSR12012 GSR12008 POS OC-48 GE DPT Ring BUAA GSR12008 BUPT GSR12008 NSFC GSR12008 CAS GSR12008 CERNET CSTNET STAR TAP APAN NSFCNET TsinghuaU

STAR TAP vBNS Abilene NSF UCAID CERNET/ CERNET2 CSTNET APAN Others Connections to Abilene/vBNS/APAN from China 10M Dragon TAP 10M 1G JANET 2M NSFCNET

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 * Vega GOS is a candidate for CSGrid Middleware

The HEP Grid in China BES On line system Offline processor farm YBJ CERN CMS & ATLAS IHEP Computer Center pku CASTOR Physics data cache Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 All data from experiments Goes to IHEP Computing Center This diagram only Shows HEP DataGrid 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)

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