E-Science – Multidisciplinarity

supported and working

International Review

Edinburgh Malcolm Atkinson

Director e-Science Institute & e-Science Envoy

www.nesc.ac.uk7th December 2006

Overview

WelcomeE-Science

Support for multidisciplinary research

E-ScienceFlourishing multidisciplinary research

Breadth & Community

Thriving CommunityAll disciplines & all Research CouncilsIndustry & AcademiaMany universities & research institutesUK e-Science All Hands MeetingsProductive collaboration

All Hands Meetings

e-Science Institutee-Science Institutee-Science Institutee-Science Institute

EdinburghEdinburghWe are here

ThemesWorkshopsVisitorsSummer Schools

e-Science Centres in the UKe-Science Centres in the UKe-Science Centres in the UKe-Science Centres in the UK

OxfordOxford

EdinburghEdinburgh

BelfastBelfast

CambridgeCambridge

CCLRC DaresburyCCLRC Daresbury

ManchesterManchester

LondonLondon

NewcastleNewcastle

SouthamptonSouthampton

CardiffCardiff

CCLRC RALCCLRC RAL

GlasgowGlasgow

e-Science Centrese-Science Centres

LeicesterLeicester

LondonLondonBirminghamBirmingham

BristolBristol

LancasterLancaster

ReadingReading

e-Science Centres of Excellencee-Science Centres of Excellence

Access GridSupport Centre

Access GridSupport Centre

Digital Curation CentreDigital Curation Centre

National GridService

National GridService

National Centrefor e-Social

Science

National Centrefor e-Social

Science

National Centre forText Mining

National Centre forText Mining

National Institutefor Environmental

e-Science

National Institutefor Environmental

e-Science

Open MiddlewareInfrastructure Institute

Open MiddlewareInfrastructure Institute

Other centresOther centres

Coordination & Leadership:NeSC & e-Science

Directors’ Forum

LeedsLeedsYorkYork

SheffieldSheffield

National Centre for e-Social ScienceNational Centre for e-Social ScienceNational Centre for e-Social ScienceNational Centre for e-Social Science

ColchesterColchester

University of EssexUniversity of EssexLancasterLancaster

BristolBristol

LeedsLeeds

University of ManchesterUniversity of Manchester

ManchesterManchester

NottinghamNottingham

LondonLondonOxfordOxford

AberdeenAberdeen

e-Science Example Projects

Significant outputs from projectsResearch resultsCommercial impactOutreach and multinational influence

Using GRID Resources

ScientificInformationScientific

InformationScientific Discover

y

In Real Time

Literature

Literature

Databases

Databases

OperationalData

OperationalData

Real Time Data

Integration

Dynamic ApplicationIntegration

Discovery Services

Integrative Knowledge Management

Service Workflow

DAME http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/dame/

› Aims to manage >1Tb per year of Aero Engine vibration and maintenance data.

› Interlinks with search and reasoning services.

› Defined and evaluated a distributed search system.

› GSI enabled secure engine performance simulation

› CBR advisor for diagnostic engineer› A data architecture defined based

on Globus and SRB.

› BROADEN DTI Project (£3.9M)› Spun out technology exploited

through Cybula Ltd., Oxford Biosignals and DS&S.

› Successful mid-term demonstrator well received by Rolls Royce

› White Rose Grid: experience of building & using production Grids

› In Grid Blue Print 2 edition 2

• Jim Austin (Comp Sci, York)• 4 Universities and institutes• 3 Companies

Aircraft healthcare diagnosis

climateprediction.net Users Worldwide>300,000 users total (90% MS Windows): >60,000 active~17 million model-years simulated (as of September '06)

~180,000 completed simulations

The world's largest climate modelling supercomputer!(NB: a black dot is one or more computers running climateprediction.net)

Modelling and Simulation for e-Social Science Modelling and Simulation for e-Social Science (MoSeS)(MoSeS)

University of LeedsUniversity of LeedsRationaleRationale• Urban Simulation Modelling Urban Simulation Modelling

written off by mainstream written off by mainstream geography in 1970sgeography in 1970s– But technological conditions now

entirely different– Imperative to review previous

assumptions• Experience of GMAP in the Experience of GMAP in the

private sector private sector demonstrates the applied demonstrates the applied value of spatial analysis value of spatial analysis and modelling to location and modelling to location planningplanning

ObjectivesObjectives• Development of a national Development of a national

demographic model demographic model specified for a synthetic specified for a synthetic population of individuals population of individuals and householdsand households– Components include estimation,

updating, forecasting and activity modelling

• Application of the model to Application of the model to policy domains including policy domains including health, business, and health, business, and leisureleisure

Workshop 1: Kyra Norman and Orchestra Cube; Photo: Rob Bristow, June 2006 Slide: Angela Piccini

Bi-Stability of the Thermohaline Circulation (THC)

Single point in model parameter space sensitive to initial conditions

Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation [MOC] (Sv)

Annual Average Air Temperature Difference (K) ON – OFF

How close are we to collapse of the thermohaline circulation?

OFF ON

Marsh, R. J. et al. (2004) Climate Dynamics

e-Science Research

More than 150 projects>80% multidisciplinary by number>90% multidisciplinary by value

Across all disciplinesWith industryMany multi-nationalHigh output

~400 papers from first 6 EPSRC projects11 papers in Nature from NERC projects

Supporting infrastructure