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Calls & Context
Changing the way research is done
The user perspective on eInfrastructure
Brussels, November 2003
Acknowledgements and Contributors
This publication is the result of the collective effort of 24 contributors from research institutions all over Europe, one from the US, one from Japan and the respective team from Unit "Research Infrastructure", DG INFSO, European Commission. We would like to thank all the contributors who have donated their time and expertise.
Editorial Team
- Antonella Karlson - coordinator
- François Grey - editor
- Mario Campolargo - Head of Unit "Research Infrastructure"
- Marie-Gabrielle Dejardin - secretarial support
Contributors
- Salvator Roberto Amendolia
- Robert Bentley
- Vincent Breton
- Paul Bright-Thomas
- Ian Butterworth
- Donatella Castelli
- Peter Clarke
- Dai Davies
- George Eftichidis
- Ian Foster
- Norberto Fueyo
- Fabrizio Gagliardi
- Mike Garrett
- Frank Harris
- Milos Karapandzic
- Mati Karelson
- George Loizou
- Satoshi Matsuoka
- Jarek Nabrzyski
- Mark Parsons
- Ron Perrott
- Peter Quinn
- Michael Resch
- Dale Robertson
- Kim Veltman
Points of contact
Fax: +32/229.93127
email: firstname.lastname@ec.europa.eu
- Luis RODRÍGUEZ-ROSELLÓ
- Acting Director: Emerging Technologies and Infrastructures
- Tel.: +32/229.63406
- Mario CAMPOLARGO
- Head of Unit
- Tel.: +32/229.63479
- Kyriakos BAXEVANIDIS
- Scientific Officer (GRIDS)
- Tel.: +32/229.94016
- Pascal DRABIK
- Scientific Officer (Test-beds and IPv6)
- Tel.: +32/229.54824
- Bernhard FABIANEK
- Scientific Officer (GÉANT)
- Tel.: +32/229.69615
- Wim JANSEN
- Scientific Officer (GÉANT/User's Communities)
- Tel.: +32/229.54073
- Antonella KARLSON
- Scientific Officer (GRIDS)
- Tel.: +32/229.62377
- Carmen MENA ABELA
- Scientific Officer (GÉANT/International aspects)
- Tel.: +32/229.91098
- Nicholas NICHOLSON
- Scientific Officer (Test-beds and IPv6/Optical)
- Tel.: +32/229.91210
- Mireille VANHEE
- Secretary to the Head of Unit
- Tel.: +32/229.91994
- Didier DERAYMAEKER
- Secretary
- Tel.: +32/229.68578
- Marie-Gabrielle DEJARDIN
- Secretary
- Tel.: +32/229.60666
- Christophe KOWALSKI
- Financial and Legal officer
- Tel.: +32/229.98150
- Frederic DENAYER
- Financial and Contractual assistant
- Tel.: +32/229.98190
- Sigi MIEVIS
- Financial and Contractual assistant
- Tel.: +32/229.84393
Table of Contents
Overview
- eInfrastructures: a fundamental building block of the ERA
- Antonella Karlson
- Download (PDF, 145KB)
Part 1: Status of GIANT and GRIDS
GÉANT
- Introduction to GÉANT
- Dai Davies
- Download (PDF, 197KB)
- Survey of GÉANT user community
- Dale Robertson, Milos Karapandzic
- Download (PDF, 102KB)
- Future requirements for Networks
- Ian Butterworth
- Download (PDF, 107KB)
GRIDS
- Introduction to GRIDS
- Fabrizio Gagliardi
- Download (PDF, 172KB)
- Overview of EU GRIDS Projects and National Initiatives
- Mark Parsons
- Download (PDF, 1.652KB)
- Overview of European GRIDS Test-beds
- Jarek Nabrzyski
- Download (PDF, 197KB)
GÉANT - GRID Relationships
- Relationship between GÉANT and GRIDS
- Peter Clarke & Paul Bright-Thomas
- Download (PDF, 530KB)
- Relationship to High Performance Computing
- Ron Perrott
- Download (PDF, 108KB)
- GRIDS Resources and Requirements for GÉANT
- Michael Resch
- Download (PDF, 179KB)
International perspective
- Evolution of GRIDS Technology
- Ian Foster
- Download (PDF, 108KB)
- Asia-Pacific Activities
- Satoshi Matsuoka
- Download (PDF, 103KB)
Part 2: User case studies
Physical sciences
- High Energy Physics
- Frank Harris
- Download (PDF, 107KB)
- Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Mike Garrett
- Download (PDF, 840KB)
- European Virtual Observatory
- Peter Quinn
- Download (PDF, 161KB)
- Solar Observations
- Robert Bentley
- Download (PDF, 127KB)
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Norberto Fueyo
- Download (PDF, 833KB)
Life sciences
- Bio-Informatics and Bio-imaging
- Vincent Breton
- Download (PDF, 197KB)
- Mammography
- Salvator Roberto Amendolia
- Download (PDF, 127KB)
- Molecular Engineering and Drug Design
- Mati Karelson
- Download (PDF, 116KB)
Environmental science
- Forest Fire Management
- George Eftichidis
- Download (PDF, 312KB)
Humanities & Education
- eCulture, Art History and Museum Studies
- Kim Veltman
- Download (PDF, 227KB)
- eLearning
- George Loizou
- Download (PDF, 123KB)
- Digital Libraries
- Donatella Castelli
- Download (PDF, 127KB)