Updated as of 18 July 2007

Note that order of presentations is tentative and subject to change.

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Worldwide R&D of Virtual Observatory
Dr. Cui Chenzhou, National Astronomy Observatory
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Virtual Laboratory: Exploring e-Science in CAS

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Australia’s Investment in e-Research Infrastructure 
Dr. Greg Wickham

AARNet, Australia 
Abstract: Within the e-Science community of Australia, there has been significant changes in the past 6 months predominately as part of the Governments NCRIS (National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy) program. This program is seen as a pivotal step in upgrading Australia’s science infrastructure to increase beneficial outcomes through collaboration opportunities. The NCRIS program itself is composed of 12 distinct capability areas. “Platforms for Collaboration” (PfC) has received AU$75M of funding which will be used to implement broad infrastructure projects to support the remaining capability areas. This presentation will provide an overview of the activities that will be funded by the PfC capability investment. 

Biodata: Dr. Greg Wickham was appointed to the role of Program Manager, e-Research in November 2006 to provide a direct conduit for researchers to interact with AARNet. Prior to this, he worked in the Infrastructure Development Group (AARNet) and as the GrangeNet Network Operations Manager. At GrangeNet, in addition to maintaining the network on a day-to-day basis, he liaised with the R&E community (both Australian and international); conducted workshops on network technologies; co-designed the GrangeNet II architecture in collaboration with Cisco optical engineers; and provided support for activities that used the GrangeNet network. Historically prior to joining GrangeNet, he had several roles at Deakin University: tutoring and lecturing in the School of Computing and Mathematics, and finally Network Section Leader (ITSD). He has a PhD degree in Computer Science.

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Grid @ MIMOS and E-Science in Malaysia

Luke Jing-Yuan
MIMOS Sdn Berhad, Malaysia

Abstract:  MIMOS has been given the mandate by the Ministry of Science, Technology and
Innovation to drive the National Grid Initiative in Malaysia. As part of this initiative,
MIMOS Grid Computing has embarked on several activities to enable more users to
use the Grid. In this presentation, we will demonstrate one of the results of
our collaboration with an industry player on the development of a Bio/Chemistry Grid
Portal for e-Science in Malaysia.

Biodata: Luke Jing-Yuan graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 1995 and had joined MIMOS since then.  He is currently a project lead in the MIMOS Grid Computing Lab responsible for the setting up of the Grid infrastructure.  His research areas include image processing, SCADA systems, microprocessor training kits design, IP Multicasting, P2P computing before moving on to High Performance Computing (HPC) and Grid Computing.  His current research activities involve the R&D and deployment of HPC and Grid Computing technologies to support the Malaysian Government's initiatives in biotechnology.  Luke had published several papers both locally and aboard. He is a IEEE member and a committee member of the Malaysia Standards Committee in ICT.  He is also a committee member in the South East Asia Grid Forum and a technical contact for MIMOS involvement in the Pacific Rim Assembly for Grid Middleware and Applications (PRAGMA).

SG@home

Jon Lau Khee Erng
National Grid Office
Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore

Abstract:  In 2005, an annual survey showed that 74% of households in Singapore have at least one PC at home, and 66% of households have internet access.  This PC with internet access penetration rate in Singapore is indeed one of the highest (if not the highest) in the world.  Since the average utilization of computers is low, if there were some way to tap onto all the spare computing capacity of these machines, especially if it is for a worthy cause, it is definitely something worth exploring.  This talk will introduce our efforts to promote the PC-Grid technology in the e-Science and education communities and to realize a project like SG@home.

Biodata: Jon Lau Khee Erng, Assistant Director at the National Grid Office, is also technical manager of the National Grid Pilot Platform and leads the Access Grid initiative in Singapore. Jon Lau obtained his Bachelors of Science (Information Systems & Computer Science) and his Masters of Technology (Knowledge Engineering) from National University of Singapore.

e-Science Projects on Thai National Grid Infrastructure

Putchong Uthayopas
Thai National Grid Center
Software Industry Promotion Agency
Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Thailand

Abstract: Thai National Grid Project successfully build a nation wide grid consists of 14 institutes around the country. Recently, a new teraflop machine has been a

dded as a core facility of the national grid system. The next milestone is to deliver this computing and storage capability to scientists and engineers in order to broaden the practice of e-science in Thailand. Many interesting e-science projects are now using the Grid infrastructure. This talk will discuss several e-science projects to give an overview of the state of the development on applying grid to support e-science including the challenges faced.

Biodata: Putchong Uthayopas works at Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Thailand. He is also Director of the Thai National Grid Center, Software Industry promotion Agency (SIPA), Ministry of Information and Communication Technology. His research interests are cluster and Grid computing technology especially in middleware and tools. He is actively involved in many Cluster and Grid Computing activities in Thailand and Asia Pacific. He is the co-founder of Thai National Grid Project. In addition, he is a co-chairman of Grid committee and e-science working groups of APAN. He is also a Thailand's representative in PRAGMA, ApGrid, and ASTRENA project. During summer of 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 he was a visiting scholar at Argonne National Laboratory working with MPICH team on cluster computing environment.

e-Science on VN Grid Project

Tran Van Lang, Do Van Long
HCMC Institute of Information Technology, Vietnam

Abstract: VNGrid project was built up for establishing the Grid infrastructure in Vietnam, deploying some large-scale problems on e-Science and connecting to other Grid system. Now we are setting up the connection between some main organizations in Vietnam through the network TEIN2 and planning to develop e-Science applications.  Phase One of VNGrid is on going.  One of our missions is develop the e-Science applications on Bioinformatics, GeoInformatics, Meteorology, Virtual reality and Cryptography.  The Grid infrastructure software under study includes gLite, Globus Tookit, and the applications for e-science will be develop for the beginning is Biogrid and Access Grid. Our next step is connecting to EGEE Asia Federation (EAF) to receive the operations technology and experience for deploying e-Science on our Grid Resource Centers.

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Building a Network Measurement Infrastructure to Enable e-science projects in Asia Pacific

Putchong Uthayopas, Sugree Phatanapherom, & Nopparat Noppakuat
Thai National Grid Center
Software Industry Promotion Agency
Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Thailand

Abstract: Enabling the successful e-science projects among collaborators from multiple sites around the world require a good networking infrastructure. To achieve this goal, a measurement infrastructure that periodically measures the network performance characteristics is very useful. First, the infrastructure allows a collaborative effort for network performance tuning possible. Second, e-science application and tool developers can use the knowledge learned to adapt the application to these environment. Third, the data collected and stored can be used for fault modeling, which led to more reliable network setup.
This presentation will discuss about the on-going work in building a network measurement infrastructure for many sites that are connected using TIEN2, and APAN network.  Previous demonstration has been done during PRAGMA meeting in Bangkok as a collaborative effort among Thai National Grid Center, TIEN2, and PRAGMA. Many interesting finding has been achieved during the demo. More collaborators are needed to expand the measurement site so more insight information can be gained.

Biodata: Putchong Uthayopas works at Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Thailand. He is also Director of the Thai National Grid Center, Software Industry promotion Agency (SIPA), Ministry of Information and Communication Technology. His research interests are cluster and Grid computing technology especially in middleware and tools. He is actively involved in many Cluster and Grid Computing activities in Thailand and Asia Pacific. He is the co-founder of Thai National Grid Project. In addition, he is a co-chairman of Grid committee and e-science working groups of APAN. He is also a Thailand's representative in PRAGMA, ApGrid, and ASTRENA project. During summer of 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 he was a visiting scholar at Argonne National Laboratory working with MPICH team on cluster computing environment.

Avian Flu Demo

Eric Yen
Academic Sinica Grid Center, Taiwan

Abstract: xxx

Biodata: xxx

EGEE Applications – Call for Participation

Eric Yen
Academic Sinica Grid Center, Taiwan

Abstract: xxx

Biodata: xxx

Access Grid for Distance Learning

Jon Lau Khee Erng
National Grid Office
Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore

Abstract:  Access Grid (AG), developed by Argonne National Labs in USA, was introduced in Singapore in 2004 to foster international and local collaboration.  AG sessions that were organized allowed the sharing of knowledge of participants.  This is indeed learning across geographic boundaries, across the globe!  Indeed AG has enabled better utilization of limited time by reducing the need to travel, to be onsite to impart knowledge.  This talk will elaborate on the proposal to use Access Grid for Distance Learning among Asia Pacific economies.

Biodata: Jon Lau Khee Erng, Assistant Director at the National Grid Office, is also technical manager of the National Grid Pilot Platform and leads the Access Grid initiative in Singapore. Jon Lau obtained his Bachelors of Science (Information Systems & Computer Science) and his Masters of Technology (Knowledge Engineering) from National University of Singapore.