e-Research Open Meeting 18 June 2008
An open meeting on e-Research at the University of Reading was held on Weds 18 June in the Gordon Lecture Theatre.
By e-Research we mean the development and application of ICT to advance research across the whole range of academic disciplines, including what is commonly called e-Science. Reading has a number of significant concentrations of e-Research activity, many of them leading their field nationally.
The event gave updates on various e-Research initiatives relevant to the University.
Programme and Slides
10.00 Tea/coffee in School of Systems Engineering Common Room
10.30 Presentations and discussion
David Robey, Chair of University e-Research Advisory Group
Introduction and the draft e-Research Strategic Plan
Keith Haines, Director of the Reading e-Science Centre (ReSC)
ReSC and the South-East Regional e-Research Consortium (based at Oxford, Reading
David Wallom, Technical Manager, Oxford e-Research Centre (OeRC)
Christian Weihrauch, Advanced Computing and Emerging Technologies (ACET) Centre
ACET's facilities & services, including High Performance Computing
David Spence, e-Science Development Officer, University of Reading
e-Research facilities, e-Research survey and mapping exercise
Steve Gough, Assistant Director, IT Services
12.15 Lunch in School of Systems Engineering Common Room
13.00 ACET Seminar in Gordon Lecture Theatre
Prof. Kevin Warwick, Cybernetics, SSE, Univ. Reading,
"Neural Implants: A New Kind of Medicine or the Next Evolutionary Step?"
Other Information
If you are interested in e-Research/e-Science please do join the e-Science mailing list (http://www.lists.rdg.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/e-science) .
There is also some information on facilities and support available at http://www.reading.ac.uk/e-research including a link to an outline University e-Research Strategic Plan produced by David Robey.