BioGrid Computing


BioGrid Computing Symposium 2001

October 26, 2001
CRC Auditorium
National University of Singapore
 http://www.bic.nus.edu.sg/biogrid

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The Computational Grid is an important emerging paradigm for organizing and sharing computing, network, storage and instrument resources in large-scale applications. The Asia Pacific GRID (APGRID) will be holding its Asia Pacific Grid Workshop 2001 in Tokyo Japan from 22-24 October 2001, signaling an important milestone for Grid computing in the region. In Singapore, we are holding a BioGRID computing symposium on the 26 October 2001 to focus on Computational Grids in the diverse fields of Life Sciences.

The BioGrid Computing Symposium 2001 in Singapore brings together participants from an interdisciplinary background to learn about grid applications and infrastructure with the aim of planning and discussing future directions for grid development in the life sciences for the Asia Pacific Region beginning in Singapore. Local and International speakers will present the latest overview of Grid Computing and its interface with the Life Sciences, as well as specific research developments. A special discussion session to coordinate the growth of a regional BioGrid is also planned.

Symposium Audience
The BioGrid Computing Symposium 2001 is intended for Grid application developers, grid middleware developers as well as Life Sciences researchers, biologists, molecular biologists, bioinformaticians, especially from Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region. Attendees from government and industry interested in learning more about grid computing and the Grid as applied to Life Sciences are encouraged to participate.

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Venue National University of Singapore
CRC Auditorium, Block MD 11
Medical Drive, Lower Kent Ridge Road

Map and Travel Instructions: http://www.bic.nus.edu.sg/conference/S2000/CRCmap.html

Date: 26 October 2001
Time: 0900h - 1300h
Registration: Free! All invited
Please RSVP to biogrid@bic.nus.edu.sg to register your attendance.
Invitation: Anyone who wishes to participate as a speaker at this Seminar is welcome to email tinwee@bic.nus.edu.sg. We will try to accommodate you.

Symposium Speakers
Dr Wolfgang Gentzsch (Sun Microsystems Inc, Palo Alto, USA)
(See http://www.sun.com/software/gridware/article.html
Dr Shoba Ranganathan (Vice President, APBioNet Area Deputy Director of the APAN Natural Resources Area)
Dr Simon See (Director, High Performance Computer Technology, Sun Microsystems Inc, Singapore)
Dr Teo Yong Meng (Associate Professor Department of Computer Science, National University of Singapore)
Dr Bertil Schmidt (Assistant Professor, School of Computer Engineering, NTU)
Lim Teck Sin (CEO, KooPrime Pte Ltd, Singapore)
Rajkumar Buyya, Monash University
Via Teleconference +61-3-9903 1969 BioData of Speakers

Programme Coordinator
Tan Tin Wee (NUS, Singapore and APBioNet Secretariat)

FINAL PROGRAMME
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MC: Vincent Quah, Sun Microsystems
0900h Welcome Message on GRID computing:
      by Dr Simon See,
      Director
      High Performance Computer Technology
      Sun Microsystems Inc.
0905h Opening Message
      by Professor Lim Mong King
      Deputy President
      Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
0910h Introduction of BioGRID initiative of APBioNet and APAN
      by Shoba Ranganathan,
      Vice President, APBioNet
      Area Deputy Director of the APAN Natural Resources Area
      Assoc Professor, NUS
0915h GRID computing: tremendous potential for life sciences
      Professor Wolfgang Gentzsch, Sun Microsystems

1000h Teabreak

1020-1pm Presented Papers and discussions
      Chairman Session: Mr Lim Teck Sin, Founding CEO of KooPrime Pte Ltd

1020h Grid engine, Jini and Jxta for Grid Computing
      by Dr Simon See, Sun Microsystems Inc

1040h ALiCE - A Java-based Grid Computing System
      Prototype software that facilitates the execution of
      a distributed Java program over the Internet/Intranet
      with Examples in the Life Sciences
      by Dr Teo Yong Meng, Associate Professor
      Department of Computer Science, National University of Singapore

1100h Massively parallel computing for protein alignment
      by Asst Prof Bertil Schmidt, School of Computer
      Engineering, NTU

1120h KooP technology platform and KOOP Suite of 
      Applications applied to BioGRID:
      Workflow Integration systems and Distributed Computing for
      high throughput Bioinformatics and Biocomputing applications in 
      DNA Chip Microfabrication and Drug Screening
      by Ramana Rao, CTO, KooPrime Pte Ltd

1140h Virtual Lab: Tools for Enabling Data Intensive Bioinformatics
      on World Wide Grid - Virtual Drug Design as a Case Study
      by Rajkumar Buyya, 
      School of Computer Science and Software Engineering
      Monash University.

1200h Discussion on Initiation of the
      Proposed BioGRID Working Group of the APBioNet
      Discussion Chairman: Tan Tin Wee, Secretariat, APBioNet
      Draft Agenda
      1. GRID initiatives in Asia Pacific
         P2P APGrid etc
      2. Update on BioGRID and BioMirrors in Asia Pacific
         a. AU, CN, JP, KR, MY, SG, TH, TW, US BioMirrors
         b. SG BioGRID
      3. Discussion on Industry Participation
         a. Sun Microsystems (confirmed)
         b. Compaq/HP (in principle) (Sanjiv Aiyar)
         c. Cray (in principle) (Raj Godhia)
         d. SGI (pending)
         e. IBM (pending)
         f. KooPrime Pte Ltd
         g. Bioinformatics Technology Group (BTG) Pte Ltd
         h. Entigen Inc (inviting)
         i. Edinburgh Biocomputing Systems Ltd (pending)
      4. Formation of BioGRID Working Group starting in Singapore
         - BLAST, SRS, EMBOSS and MPSRCH4
      5. Strategy for Formation of APBioGRID
         Potential Future
         Meetings: BioGRID in Lahore, FAOBMB Nov 2001 - cancelled
                   BioGRID in Taipei, Taiwan in Dec (suggested)
                   BioGRID BoF in Pacific Symposium for
                        Biocomputing PSB Jan02 Hawaii
                   BioGRID WG meeting in Feb at the InCoB Bangkok 2002
                   BioGRID WG March 2002 Phuket, APAN Mtg

1300   Lunch and End of Seminar.
Last updated: 17, 15 Oct 2001 ttw