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Seminar 2007

CRIS AND EUROPEAN E-INFRASTRUCTURE - ENABLING EUROPEAN RESEARCH

The following topics will be discussed:

REQUIREMENTS OF THE E-INFRASTRUCTURE
Exploring the needs of research managers, researchers, funding organisations, innovators and the media and what they demand of the e-infrastructure to satisfy those requirements.

E-INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTING RESEARCH FACILITIES
Much modern research in the physical and social sciences and humanities depends on large shared facilities whether physical apparatus (e.g. synchrotrons, laser labs, neutron sources, satellites) or large integrated data centres extended to curated material.

E-INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION RESOURCES
The outputs of research include datasets and software as well as publications. The research datasets can be generated by in-silico experimentation or experimental observation. Rapid Open Access availability improves the relevance, quality and speed of research.

INTEGRATED E-INFRASTRUCTURE
Over the last ten years grids have emerged from linking supercomputers to form a general e-infrastructure. However, much work is needed on self-* properties in order to make grids cost effective in supporting research and the research process.

TOWARDS E-INFRASTRUCTURE KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES
Grids with physical e-infrastructure and information resources can only support research to some extent. The further step to a knowledge grid requires knowledge engineering technology applied to the whole research process supported by intelligence of current events and initiatives.

RESEARCH MANAGEMENT ON THE E-INFRASTRUCTURE
Given an e-infrastructure as discussed above, then management of research at the level of the individual researcher or the funding organisation becomes more effective and efficient. However, the heterogeneity of the information requires reconciliation through a canonical data / information / knowledge format, i.e. CERIF.

COST EFFECTIVE R&D BY USING E-INFRASTRUCTURE
European member states are increasing their R&D spend as is the EU. Such expenditures require justification in demonstrated outputs. Given the e-infrastructure described above, evaluation of research may be done not only comprehensively but also effectively and efficiently.

CRISs - TO ENABLE THE E-INFRASTRUCTURE (DISCUSSION)