National Internet2 Day - Sciences and Engineering Overview T. Charles Yun Internet2, Program Manager 2004 March

Science and Engineering Session will run from 10:45am to Noon Outline Begin with a quick overview of Programs at Internet2 Describe the Q&A period will be available at the end Introduce our three speakers Additional information is available at the NID website and at http://science.internet2.edu/ Hello, my name is Charles Yun. I am Program Manager for Sciences and Engineering here at Internet2 and I will be leading the “Sciences and Engineering” section of the National Internet2 Day. I would like to welcome you all to this session on behalf of all of those who are on the other side of the camera and have put in a tremendous amount of work to make this event possible. In this session, you will hear from three researchers who will talk about their work and how advanced networking is allowing them to do things not previously possible. I’ll kick off by giving a quick Introduction to Programs and activities at Internet2. describe the Q&A period that we will have after all talks have concluded introduce each of the speakers Finally, I will hand off to our first speaker. National Internet2 Day 2004 March 18

Application Communities Arts and Humanities Ann Doyle Health Science Mary Kratz Science and Engineering T. Charles Yun Let me spend a few moments talking about activities at Internet2. At Internet2, we approach the multitude of activities in our membership in a variety of ways. My peers look at the world based on application communities. Ann Doyle focuses on the Arts and Humanities; Mary Kratz on the Health Sciences and I on the Sciences and Engineering. Later today, there will be a session on the Arts and Humanities. However, there are other activities that cut across communities. Earlier today were presentations on collaboration technologies that are independent of communities. Later today, you will have a chance to hear about activities in teaching and pedagogy. The most important thing to note is that Internet2 provides support and expertise for multiple communities that are applicable in a variety of contexts. National Internet2 Day 2004 March 18

Attributes of Advanced Apps Provide qualitative and quantitative improvements in how we conduct research and engage in teaching and learning Common attributes: Remote instrumentation and interactive collaboration Distributed data storage and data mining Large-scale, multi-site computation Real-time access to remote resources Dynamic data visualization Shared virtual reality When we talk about these “activities” we are talking about advanced applications. Advanced applications are those that provide qualitative and quantitative improvements in how we conduct research and engage in teaching and learning These applications share a variety of attributes… Remote instrumentation and interactive collaboration Distributed data storage and data mining Large-scale, multi-site computation Real-time access to remote resources Dynamic data visualization Shared virtual reality Application that leverage advanced networking will have some sub-set of these attributes and these attributes assume the existence of an advanced network National Internet2 Day 2004 March 18

Application Evolution Application communities evolve over time to address changing needs, goals and technology Program Managers connect communities to work being done in other areas International Collaboration, Security, Protocol development, device optimization What we do not do Run your project Lay wires, write code, etc. When we talk about applications, we do so in the context of their use and their environment. App communities evolve over time to address changing needs, goals and technology Program managers connect communities to work being done in other areas We link existing communities to one another to ensure that wheels are not being reinvented and to allow previous work to act as the foundation for new technology and new research Many members do not know how to take advantage of the resources provided by Internet2 In stating some of the things that we do, it is important to point out some of the things we do not do We support our members’ research, we do not do the research itself We do provide access to knowledge and we provide the ability to recognize problems and connect researchers to individuals in the membership who may best be able to address the problem. National Internet2 Day 2004 March 18

Before we begin A reminder we will have a Q&A session after the talks have concluded. There are three methods to get questions to the speakers: If you are using the Internet2 Commons, you can ask questions interactively at the end of the session. Questions can be sent via email to: nidquestions@internet2.edu The “Question Tool” which is available off the National Internet2 Day website: http://events.internet2.edu/2004/Internet2Day/ Click on “chat” A reminder we will have a Q&A session after the four talks have concluded Questions can be sent via email to: NIDQUESTIONS@internet2.edu Or, if you are using the Internet2 Commons, you can ask questions interactively at the end of the session. Or, the “Question Tool” which is available off the National Internet2 Day website: http://events.internet2.edu/2004/Internet2Day/ Click on “chat” National Internet2 Day 2004 March 18

Our Speakers E-VLBI (Astronomy) David Lapsley, Research Engineer, Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology HENP (Physics) Shawn McKee, Assistant Research Scientist, Physics Department, University of Michigan NEES (Earthquake Engineering) Tom Finholt, Research Associate Professor at the School of Information, University of Michigan and the Director of the Collaboratory for Research on Electronic Work I am often asked to speak on campuses and would spend the next slides doing my best to explain some of the research being done in the area. Today we are lucky enough to have researchers here to give their talks directly. --------------- Lapsley --------------- David is a research engineer at MIT Haystack Observatory. David has experience in network protocol research and also has experience working with commercial multi-service networks. David is currently working on how to enable Very Long Baseline (VLBI) practitioners to transfer vast amounts of data from remote locations around the globe using international research and education networks such as Internet2. Today David will be giving an overview of VLBI and the Electronic transmission of VLBI data. ---------------SHAWN--------------- Shawn is currently an Assistant Research Scientist in the Physics department of the University of Michigan. He co-Chairs the I2 HENP SIG and chair the E2E TAG. Shawn is the US ATLAS Network Project Manager and also serves on the ICFA-SCIC committee as part of the monitoring working group. Shawn is involved in MGRID and the GGF Network Measurement working group. Shawn will talk about some of the ways in which advanced networking is allowing researchers in the physics community to do stuff… --------------- FINHOLT --------------- Thomas A. Finholt. is the director of the Collaboratory for Research on Electronic Work, at the University of Michigan’s School of Information, where he is also a research associate professor. Dr. Finholt’s current research focuses on the design, deployment, and use of cyberinfrastructure in science and engineering. His recent work has focused on the development of NEESgrid, the collaboratory component of the NSF’s George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES). Tom’s talk will focus on the collaboratory work he is doing with NEES. National Internet2 Day 2004 March 18

Contact Info / Q & A T. Charles Yun charles@internet2.edu Internet2 3025 Boardwalk, Suite 100 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 More Information http://www.internet2.edu/ http://events.internet2.edu/2004/Internet2Day/ As each of our speakers finishes their talk, they will hand off to the next speaker. With that, I would like to now hand off to our first speaker, Alan Whitney… National Internet2 Day 2004 March 18

Q&A Session Questions can be sent via email to: NIDQUESTIONS@internet2.edu http://events.internet2.edu/2004/Internet2Day/ Interactively for those using the Internet2 Commons Need a few ringer questions… National Internet2 Day 2004 March 18

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Transitions Charles will pass camera control at the end of his introduction to Alan at Haystack. When Alan is done, he will (presumably) introduce David and slide over 2 feet. When David is done: Thank you for your time. I would now like to introduce Shawn McKee who is in Ann Arbor. Shawn will talk about the ways in which the physics community is using advanced networks. When Shawn is done: Thank you for your time. Tom Finholt is here with me in Ann Arbor and will now talk about his work with the NEES collaboratory. When Tom is done: Thank you for your time. I would like to return to Charles who will take us into the Question and Answer period. National Internet2 Day 2004 March 18