TY - CONF T1 - Adoption of e-Infrastructure Services: inhibitors, enablers and opportunities T2 - 5th International Conference on e-Social Science Y1 - 2009 A1 - Voss, A. A1 - Asgari-Targhi, M. A1 - Procter, R. A1 - Halfpenny, P. A1 - Fragkouli, E. A1 - Anderson, S. A1 - Hughes, L. A1 - Fergusson, D. A1 - Vander Meer, E. A1 - Atkinson, M. AB - Based on more than 100 interviews with respondents from the academic community and information services, we present findings from our study of inhibitors and enablers of adoption of e-Infrastructure services for research. We discuss issues raised and potential ways of addressing them. JF - 5th International Conference on e-Social Science CY - Maternushaus, Cologne ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Distributed Computing Education, Part 1: A Special Case? JF - IEEE Distributed Systems Online Y1 - 2008 A1 - Fergusson, D. A1 - Hopkins, R. A1 - Romano, D. A1 - Vander Meer, E. A1 - Atkinson, M. VL - 9 UR - http://dsonline.computer.org/portal/site/dsonline/menuitem.9ed3d9924aeb0dcd82ccc6716bbe36ec/index.jsp?&pName=dso_level1&path=dsonline/2008/06&file=o6002edu.xml&xsl=article.xsl&;jsessionid=LZ5zjySvc2xPnVv4qTYJXhlvwSnRGGj7S7WvPtrPyv23rJGQdjJr!982319602 IS - 6 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Distributed Computing Education, Part 2: International Summer Schools JF - IEEE Distributed Systems Online Y1 - 2008 A1 - Fergusson, D. A1 - Hopkins, R. A1 - Romano, D. A1 - Vander Meer, E. A1 - Atkinson, M. VL - 9 UR - http://dsonline.computer.org/portal/site/dsonline/menuitem.9ed3d9924aeb0dcd82ccc6716bbe36ec/index.jsp?&pName=dso_level1&path=dsonline/2008/07&file=o7002edu.xml&xsl=article.xsl& IS - 7 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Distributed Computing Education, Part 3: The Winter School Online Experience JF - Distributed Systems Online Y1 - 2008 A1 - Low, B. A1 - Cassidy, K. A1 - Fergusson, D. A1 - Atkinson, M. A1 - Vander Meer, E. A1 - McGeever, M. AB - The International Summer Schools in Grid Computing (ISSGC) have provided numerous international students with the opportunity to learn grid systems, as detailed in part 2 of this series (http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MDSO.2008.20). The International Winter School on Grid Computing 2008 (IWSGC 08) followed the successful summer schools, opening up the ISSGC experience to a wider range of students because of its online format. The previous summer schools made it clear that many students found the registration and travel costs and the time requirements prohibitive. The EU FP6 ICEAGE project held the first winter school from 6 February to 12 March 2008. The winter school repurposed summer school materials and added resources such as the ICEAGE digital library and summer-school-tested t-Infrastructures such as GILDA (Grid INFN Laboratory for Dissemination Activities). The winter schools shared the goals of the summer school, which emphasized disseminating grid knowledge. The students act as multipliers, spreading the skills and knowledge they acquired at the winter school to their colleagues to build strong and enthusiastic local grid communities. PB - IEEE Computer Society VL - 9 UR - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4659260 IS - 9 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Distributed Computing Education, Part 4: Training Infrastructure JF - Distributed Systems Online Y1 - 2008 A1 - Fergusson, D. A1 - Barbera, R. A1 - Giorgio, E. A1 - Fargetta, M. A1 - Sipos, G. A1 - Romano, D. A1 - Atkinson, M. A1 - Vander Meer, E. AB - In the first article of this series (see http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MDSO.2008.16), we identified the need for teaching environments that provide infrastructure to support education and training in distributed computing. Training infrastructure, or t-infrastructure, is analogous to the teaching laboratory in biology and is a vital tool for educators and students. In practice, t-infrastructure includes the computing equipment, digital communications, software, data, and support staff necessary to teach a course. The International Summer Schools in Grid Computing (ISSGC) series and the first International Winter School on Grid Computing (IWSGC 08) used the Grid INFN Laboratory of Dissemination Activities (GILDA) infrastructure so students could gain hands-on experience with middleware. Here, we describe GILDA, related summer and winter school experiences, multimiddleware integration, t-infrastructure, and academic courses, concluding with an analysis and recommendations. PB - IEEE Computer Society VL - 9 UR - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4752926 IS - 10 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Education and Training Task Force Report Y1 - 2008 A1 - Atkinson, M. A1 - Vander Meer, E. A1 - Fergusson, D. A1 - Artacho, M. AB - The development of e-Infrastructure, of which grid computing is a fundamental element, will have major economic and social benefits. Online and financial businesses already successfully use grid computing technologies, for instance. There are already demonstrations showing the benefits to engineering, medicine and the creative industries as well. New research methods and technologies generate large data sets that need to be shared in order to ensure continued social and scientific research and innovation. e-Infrastructure provides an environment for coping with these large data sets and for sharing data across regions. An investment in educating people in this technology, then, is an investment that will strengthen our economies and societies. In order to deliver e-Infrastructure education and training successfully in the EU, we must develop a policy framework that will ensure shared responsibility and equivalent training in the field. This document focuses primarily on the current state of grid and e-Science education, introducing key challenges and the opportunities available to educational planners that serve as a starting point for further work. It then proposes strategies and policies to provide a supportive framework for e-Infrastructure education and training. The ETTF Report concludes with policy recommendations to be taken forward by the e-IRG. These recommendations address issues such as the level of Member State investment in e-Infrastructure education, the harmonisation of education in distributed-computation thinking and in the use of e-Infrastructure and the development of standards for student and teacher identification, for the sharing of t-Infrastructure (and training material) and for accreditation. JF - e-Infrastructure Reflection Group UR - http://www.e-irg.eu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38&Itemid=37 ER -