2010-02-03:

Åpent seminar om framtidige behov for eInfrastruktur for norsk forskning

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Sted: Forskningsrådet, Stensberggata 26, Oslo
Dato: 19. mars 2010
Tid: 9:00 - 16:00

eInfrastruktur

Stadig flere forskningsutfordringer blir beregnings- og dataintensive. Mange forskere har behov til å utvikle modeller som krever bruk av stadig større regneanlegg eller opplever en eksplosiv vekst i mengden forskningsdata, noe man ser i flere fagfelt innen naturvitenskap (bl.a. bioinformatikk, fysikk og klimaforskning), men også i økende grad innen samfunnsvitenskap og humanoria (bl.a. språkvitenskap).

Moderne forskning krever eInfrastruktur som muliggjør tverrfaglig forskning der aktørene deler datakilder og analyserer store datamengder. eInfrastruktur består av meget store beregningsressurser, lagringssystemer, avanserte programvaresystemer, høyytelse digital kommunikasjon og nødvendige støttetjenester. En norsk satsing på eInfrastruktur er viktig både for understøttelse av nasjonale målsetninger og for deltakelse på de europeiske og globale arenaer. eInfrastruktur er derfor et viktig element i Forskningsrådets satsing på forskningsinfrastruktur.

Forskningsrådet har oppnevnt en eInfrastructure Scientific Opportunities Panel som skal kartlegge behovene for eInfrastruktur for norsk forskning f.o.m. 2015. I den første halvdelen av 2010 utarbeider eInfrastructure Scientific Opportunities Panel en Scientific Case for nasjonal eInfrastruktur. Målet er å kartlegge forskningsmiljøene - og deres vitenskapelige problemstillinger - som er eller blir avhengige av et velfungerende eInfrastruktur i framtiden.

Åpent møte

Den 19. mars arrangerer Forskningsrådet et åpent møte som er anledning for forskere fra mange fagfelt til å gi innspill til eInfrastructure Scientific Opportunities Panel om framtidige behov for eInfrastruktur for norsk forskning og arbeidet med Scientific Case.

Møtet er rettet mot forskere fra en rekke forskjellige fagfelt i naturvitenskap, samfunnsvitenskap og humanoria, samt Forskningsrådets administrasjon.

Mer informasjon om møtet (inkl. agenda) annonseres på denne siden. (Se nedenfor.)

Påmelding

Påmelding til sigma@uninett.no innen 5. mars. Vennligst oppgi navn, arbeidsgiver og spesielle behov angående lunsj (matallergier).

Møtet er gratis og åpent for alle. Deltakerne dekker selv eventuelle hotell- og reiseutgifter.

Open seminar on future needs for eInfrastructure for Norwegian research

Place: Forskningsrådet, Stensberggata 26, Oslo
Date: March 19, 2010
Time: 9:00 - 16:00

eInfrastructure

An increasing number of challenges in research become compute- and data-intensive. Many researchers have a need to develop models that require the use of increasingly larger computing resources or they experience an explosion in the amount of research data. This can be observed in various areas in the natural sciences (bio-informatics, physics and climate research), but also increasingly in the human and social sciences (e.g., linguistics).

Modern research requires eInfrastructure that enables cross-disciplinary research where parties share data and analyse large amounts of data. eInfrastructure consists of large computing resources, storage systems, advanced software systems, high performance digital communication and relevant support services. A Norwegian focus on eInfrastructure is important both for support of national objectives and for participation in European and global arenas. eInfrastructure is therefore an important element in the Research Councils focus on research infrastructure.

The Research Council of Norway has appointed an eInfrastructure Scientific Opportunities Panel that aims to identify the needs for eInfrastructure for Norwegian research from 2015 and onwards. In the first half of 2010, the eInfrastructure Scientific Opportunities Panel will compile a Scientific Case for national eInfrastructure. The objective is to identify the research environments - and their scientific challenges - that are or will be dependent on a well-functioning eInfrastructure in the future.

Open seminar

The Research Council of Norway arranges an open seminar on March 19 that is an opportunity for researchers from many disciplines to provide input to the eInfrastructure Scientific Opportunities Panel on future needs for eInfrastructure for Norwegian research and their work on the Scientific Case.

The meeting targets researchers from various areas in the natural sciences and the human and social sciences, as well as the administration from the Research Council of Norway.

More information about the meeting (incl. agenda) will be announced on this page. See below.

Registration

Register by sending email to sigma@uninett.no before March 5. Please provide name, employer, and any dietary requirements (food allergy).

The meeting is free of charge and open to everyone. Hotel and travel expenses are covered by the participants.

Agenda

Speakers include:

• Paul Gibbon, Head of division Computational Science, Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Forschungszentrum Juelich, Germany.
• Mats Hamrud, European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts, Reading, UK.
• Dieter van Uytvanck, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
• Mats Carlsson, Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Oslo.
• Morten Hjorth-Jensen, Department of Physics, University of Oslo.
• Hans-Petter Langtangen & Xing Cai, Simula Research Laboratory.
• Kristin Bakken, The National Library of Norway.
• Farid Ould-Saada, Department of Physics, University of Oslo.
• Einar Rønquist, Department of Mathematical Sciences. NTNU.
• Gunnar Wollan, Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo.
• Inge Jonassen, Bergen Center for Computational Science, Uni Research / University of Bergen
• Ingrid Helen Garmann Østensen, Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI)
• Bénédicte Ferré, University of Tromsø

Abstracts and presentations can be found here.

Programme (subject to change)

09:00	Welcome. Galen Gisler, chair eInfrastructure Scientific Opportunities Panel
09:15	Paul Gibbon, "Meeting the Exascale Challenge at the Juelich Supercomputing Centre."
09:45	Mats Carlsson, "Future needs for eInfrastructure in Astrophysics."
10:05	Hans-Petter Langtangen & Xing Cai, "HPC needs for biomedical flows and productivity of future computational scientists."
10:25	Break
10:45	Dieter van Uytvanck, "eHumanities: requirements and particularities in a nutshell."
11:15	Kristin Bakken, "Språkbanken (The Norwegian language resource collection) and The National Library as a digital research infrastructure."
11:35	Ingrid H. G. Østensen, "eInfrastructure challenges - Experiences from a ongoing GWAS project and the MoBa GWAS group."
11:55	Einar Rønquist, "To what extent is the future need for eInfrastructure predictable?"
12:15	Lunch
12:45	Mats Hamrud, "Earth system modeling on future High Performance Computers."
13:15	Morten Hjorth-Jensen, "High-performance computing and quantum mechanical problems."
13:35	Gunnar Wollan, "The need for HPC power and storage at the Department of Geosciences, today and in the future."
13:55	Farid Ould-Saada, "High Energy Physics and Computing."
14.15	Break
14:30	Inge Jonassen, "Computational and Systems Biology - Increasing Needs for High Performance Computing and e-Infrastructures."
14:50	Bénédicte Ferré, "Network design and conceptual model for a Virtual Institute of Deep-Sea Observatories. Establishment of cable-based ocean observatories in Norway."
15:10	Discussion
15:55	Summary of meeting. Galen Gisler
16:00	End