Tuesday, October 24, 2006

UK e-Science All Hands Meeting 2006

Links to some papers I thought looked interesting from AHM2006

Types of grid users and the Customer-Service Provider relationship: a future picture of grid use, Mark Norman
Abstract: Who will be the grid users of tomorrow? We propose a categorisation of ‘future grid’ users... This paper outlines the possible characteristics of these ‘types’ of users.

The RealityGrid PDA and Smartphone Clients: Developing effective handheld user interfaces for e-Science , Ian R. Holmes and Roy S. Kalawsky
Abstract: In this paper the authors present the RealityGrid PDA and Smartphone Clients: two novel and highly effective handheld user interface applications, which have been created purposefully to deliver (as a convenience tool) flexible and readily available ‘around the clock’ user access to scientific applications running on the Grid...

The National Centre for e-Social Science, Rob Procter et al.
Abstract: This paper outlines the work of the UK National Centre for e-Social Science and its plans for facilitating the take-up of Grid infrastructure and tools within the social science research community. It describes the kinds of social science research challenges to which Grid technologies and tools have been applied, the contribution that NCeSS can make to support the wider take-up of e-Science and, finally, its plans for future work.

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