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Day 1: 25 June, 2007   Day 2: 26 June, 2007

Monday, 25 June, 2007 Kohn Centre and Marble Hall booked from 9.00 A.M. to Close.

9.30 A. M.- 10.20 A. M.
Registration



10.20 A. M.- 10.30 A. M.
Welcome and Introduction - Prof P. V. Coveney





Session: Setting the Context
Chair: Prof B. Boghosian

10.30 A. M. - 11.00 A. M.
Prof Peter Coveney
Computational Science in the Twenty-First Century
 Abstract   PDF 
11.00 A. M. - 11.30 A. M.
Prof James Annett
From quantum mechanics to computational atomistic materials design: e-science challenges and opportunities from the CCP9 and Psi_k networks
 Abstract   PDF 
11.30 A. M. - 11.50 A. M.
Coffee





Session: Collaborative Computational Science
Chair: Prof N. S. Scott
11.50 A. M. - 12.20 P. M.
Dr Helen Wright
Steering and Visualization: Enabling Technologies for Computational Science
 Abstract   PDF 
12.20 P. M. - 12.40 P. M.
Prof R. S. Kalawsky
Improving User Interaction in Grid based Computational Environments
 Abstract   PDF 
12.40 P. M. - 1.00 P. M.
Dr John Brooke
Enabling Scientific Collaboration in Computational Science
 Abstract   PDF 
1.00 P.M. - 2.00 P. M.
Lunch





Session: e-Science
Chair: Prof J. Annett
2.00 P. M. - 2.30 P. M.
Prof John Gurd
Adaptive performance control of coupled scientific models executing in a distributed environment
 Abstract   PDF 
2.30 P. M. - 2.50 P. M.
Dr N. A. Walton
Optimising the Data - Information - Knowledge Transformation: solutions for astronomy and their wider relevance
 Abstract   PDF 
2.50 P. M. - 3.20 P. M.
Prof Xavier Gonze
Modern software engineering techniques applied to the simulation of materials and nanosystems : the ABINIT project
 Abstract   PDF 
3.20 P.M. - 3.35 P. M.
Coffee



3.35 P. M. - 4.05 P. M.
Prof Wolfgang Emmerich
Managing scientific workflows with BPEL
 Abstract   PDF 
4.05 P. M. - 4.25 P. M.
Dr Shantenu Jha
Simple API for Grid Applications: Towards a Standardized Application Level Interface for Grids
 Abstract   PDF 
4.25 P. M. - 4.55 P. M.
Mr Stefan Zasada
Production Level Scientific Simulation Management on International Federated Grids
 Abstract   PDF 


Session: Climate Simulation
Chair: Prof J. Gurd
4.55 P. M. - 5.15 P. M.
Prof Andrew Willmott
Recent developments in coupled coastal and shelf sea modeling
 Abstract   PDF 
5.15 P.M. - 5.25 P. M.
Break





Session: Computational Biology
Chair: Dr H. Wright
5.25 P. M. - 5.45 P. M.
Dr Charles Laughton
Challenges and Opportunities for the Development of Biomolecular Simulation
 Abstract   PDF 
5.45 P. M. - 6.05 P. M.
Prof David Gavaghan
Computational Science: Implications for Education and Training
 Abstract   PDF 
6.05 P.M. - 6.15 P. M.
Break





Session: Physical Science
Chair: Dr John Brooke
6.15 P. M. - 6.45 P. M.
Prof Sam Falle
Some Computational Problems in Astrophysical Magnetohydrodynamics
 Abstract   PDF 
6.45 P. M. - 7.05 P. M.
Dr Steven Kenny
Ab-initio modelling of surfaces
 Abstract   PDF 
7.05 P.M. - 7.15 P. M.
Break



7.15 P. M. - 7.40 P. M.

Round Table Discussion

Tuesday, 26 June, 2007 Kohn Centre and Marble Hall booked from 8.30 A.M. to Close.

8.30 A. M.- 9.00 A. M.
Registration





Session: Grid Infrastructure in the US and UK
Chair: Prof M. Cates
9.00 A. M. - 9.30 A. M.
Mr Charlie Catlett
TeraGrid: Analysis of Use and Impact on Science
 Abstract   PDF 
9.30 A. M. - 9.50 A. M.
Dr Stephen Pickles
The National Grid Service and Computational Science
 Abstract   PDF 
9.50 A. M. - 10.10 A. M.
Mr W. T. Hewitt
Overview of the NW-GRID Project - Progress to Date and Plans
 Abstract   PDF 
10.10 A. M.- 10.30 A. M.
Coffee





Session: Software Engineering
Chair: Dr M. Nekovee
10.30 A. M. - 11.00 A. M.
Dr P. A. Couch
The AgentX Framework: automating the exchange of information between scientific applications
 Abstract   PDF 
11.00 A. M. - 11.20 A. M.
Prof Ernest Laue
Software development using a model driven architecture: the CCPN project
 Abstract   PDF 
11.20 A. M.- 11.25 A. M.
Break





Session: Computational Fluid Dynamics
Chair: Prof S. Falle
11.25 A. M. - 11.55 P. M.
Prof Mike Cates
Simulating Complex Fluids, Both Living and Dead
 Abstract   PDF 
11.55 P. M. - 12.15 P. M.
Dr Stewart Cant
Computational Fluid Dynamics: an Engineering Perspective
 Abstract   PDF 
12.15 P. M. - 12.45 P. M.
Prof Bruce Boghosian
Grid-Based Domain Decomposition for the Simulation of Hydrodynamic Turbulence
 Abstract   PDF 
12.45 P. M.- 1.45 P. M.
Lunch





Session: Industrial High End Computing
Chair: Prof P. Durham
1.45 P. M. - 2.15 P. M.
Dr Maziar Nekovee
Large-scale simulations for WiFi-based wireless telecommunication networks
 Abstract   PDF 
2.15 P. M. - 2.35 P. M.
Dr Jon Chin
High Performance Computing for Interest Rate Derivatives Trading
 Abstract   PDF 
2.35 P. M. - 2.55 P. M.
Dr P. Stow
The Role of High Performance Computing in CFD within Rolls Royce
 Abstract   PDF 
2.55 P. M.- 3.15 P. M.
Coffee





Session: e-Science and High End Computing
Chair: Prof P. V. Coveney
3.15 P. M. - 3.45 P. M.
Dr T. Schulthess
Software Interoperability in Computational Nano- and Materials Science
 Abstract   PDF 
3.45 P. M. - 4.05 P. M.
Prof M. Atkinson
Software Services for Science from e-Science: the emergence of software as a facility
 Abstract   PDF 
4.05 P. M. - 4.30 P. M.

Round Table Discussion
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