Open Science Data Cloud NSF PIRE Workshop Programme

Monday 16 July
Building Background and Collaboration through tutorials

09:00-09:30	Registration
09:30-10:00	Welcome & introductions: everyone self introduce
10:00-11:00	Using the OSDC for data-intensive research Bob Grossman
11:00-11:30	Coffee break
11:30-13:00	OSDC tutorial continues Bob Grossman
13:00-14:00	Lunch
14:00-16:00	Data-intensive workflow languages (DISPEL) Malcolm Atkinson & Paul Martin
16:00-16:30	Coffee break
16:30-17:00	Fish4Knowledge: Collecting Species Population Information from 3 Years of (24 hour) Underwater Camera Footage Bas Boom, University of Edinburgh
17:00-17:10	Wrap up
17:15	Depart for the Sheep’s Heid and meet in the Skittles room http://www.sheepheid.co.uk/

Tuesday 17 July
Data-Intensive Challenges & Solution Strategies

09:00-10:30	Session 1: Applications in Image Processing. Chair: Adam Barker
1	Making Brain Images Private and Easily Processed David Rodriguez, University of Edinburgh
2	Extracting better information from brain images faster Fan Zhu, University of Edinburgh
3	MATSU talk on NASA image processing Bob Grossman, University of Chicago
10:30-11:00	Coffee break
11:00-12:45	Session 2: Invited Speakers – Seeing a Bigger Picture. Chair: Heidi Alvarez
4	Image Processing and Capturing in the Ophthalmology Industry Jano van Hemert, Optos, UK
5	Challenges for Cloud Software Engineering Ian Sommerville, University of St Andrews
12:45-14:00	Lunch
14:00-15:30	Session 3: Applications in Earth Systems. Chair: Malcolm Atkinson
6	Supporting Earth Scientists with diverse requirements Iraklis Klampanos, University of Edinburgh
7	Requirements and common operations of environmental research infrastructures Paul Martin, University of Edinburgh
8	Seismic Data-Collection Networks Richard Robertson, University of the West Indies
15:30-16:00	Coffee break
16:00-17:00	Session 4: Applications in Life Sciences? Chair: Bob Grossman
9	Biological Data Mining Giri Narasimhan, Florida International University
10	Data Intensive Medical & Environmental Applications Nazir Alladin, University of the West Indies
17:00	Free time

Wednesday 18 July
"From data to knowledge" using the OSDC

09:00-10:30	Session 5: Information from Biological Images. Welcome from Malcolm and Bob. Chair: Malcolm Atkinson
11	Extracting spatio-temporal information from 3D gene-expression images to infer genetic functions Richard Baldock, MRC HGU Edinburgh
12	Data-mining strategies over gene-expression Images Liangxiu Han, Manchester Met University
13	Processing Microscopy Images Donald MacDonald, University of Edinburgh
10:30-11:00	Coffee break
11:00-12:30	Session 6: Collaboration with Open Science Data: Opportunities and Challenges. Chair: Bob Grossman
12:30-13:30	Lunch
13:30-15:00	Session 7: Technical track 1. Chair: Adam Barker
14	Monitoring the Cloud Jonathan Ward, University of St Andrews
15	Economic Cloud Computing Gary McGilvary, University of Edinburgh
16	The OSDC at the Center for Scientific Computing, São Paulo State University (NCC/UNESP), Brazil, Felipe Navarro & Rodolfo Tobon, Florida Int’l University
15:00-15:30	Coffee break
15:30-17:00	Session 8: Technical track 2. Chair: Bob Grossman
17	Infrastructure modeling: the solution to interoperability Paola Grosso, University of Amsterdam
18	Linked Data - opportunities and challenges Michael Hausenblas, National University of Ireland
19	Measuring and accelerating data-streaming workflows Chee Sun Liew, University of Edinburgh
18:00	Dinner Cellar Door: http://www.thecellardooredinburgh.com/

Thursday 19 July
Collation of the Problems we face: formulation of specific issues we can tackle