Mini-PRAGMA 2013 - International Workshop on Building Collaborations in Clouds, High Performance Computing, and Application Areas

Mini-PRAGMA International Workshop on Building Collaborations in Clouds, High Performance Computing, and Application Areas
Faculty of Computer Science, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus Baru UI Depok
3-5 June 2013
Co-organized by: Universitas Indonesia and PRAGMA
The Pacific Rim Application and Grid Middleware Assembly (PRAGMA) was formed in 2002 to establish sustained collaborations and advance the use of grid and now cloud technologies in applications among a community of investigators working with leading institutions around the Pacific Rim. In PRAGMA, applications are the key, driving an integrating focus that brings together the necessary expertise, infrastructure and middleware to advance the application’s goals.
In order to develop more collaborations between Indonesian and PRAGMA researchers, the Faculty of Computer Science, Universitas Indonesia (UI), together with PRAGMA, are hosting a three day Mini-PRAGMA International Workshop.
Day 1: Tutorial and training on Cloud Computing and Software Defined Networks (SDN). Cloud computing and SDN are two vital areas of technology for the development of international cloud initiatives. In this workshop PRAGMA members will introduce cloud and SDN technologies and present ongoing developments across the PRAGMA member institutions. Participants will have the opportunities to setup and try some features of the technology.
Day 2: Mini-PRAGMA workshop on, The workshop will presents current works of some PRAGMA members, and Indonesian researchers for further potential collaboration.
Day 3: Mini-PRAGMA Biodiversity. The workshop is intended to explore avenues for advancing biodiversity science capacity by leveraging international, multi-disciplinary collaborations, especially those that involve information technology (IT). The workshop is intended to benefit biologists who are interested in how technology can advance their science and IT experts who wish to work with data-rich, complex biological and environmental topics. The workshop will be a mix of presentations and discussions. Emphasis will be placed on opportunities to collaborate among faculty, professional researchers, and students. Some areas of discussion will include:
iDigBio cyberinfrastructure,
Indonesian collection digitization,
Virtual cluster and network overlay demo for Lifemapper/geospatial data,
Integrating data across domains.