Third IEEE International Conference on e-Science and Grid Computing

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

Third IEEE International Conference on e-Science
and Grid Computing
December 10-13, 2007, Bangalore, India

http://www.escience 2007.org

Sponsored By:
IEEE Computer Society's Technical Committee on Scalable Computing
http://www.ieeetcsc.org

Organised/Supported by:
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, India
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Indiana University, USA
LSU Center for Computation & Technology, USA
EuroIndiaGrid Project
OMII (Open Middleware Infrastructure Institute), UK
Microsoft Corporation
Hewlett Packard (HP)
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UPCOMING DEADLINES:

* Advance Registration Deadline: Nov 7, 2007

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:
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The e-Science 2007 conference, sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society's Technical Committee for Scalable Computing (TCSC), is designed to bring together leading international and interdisciplinary research communities, developers, and users of e-Science applications and enabling IT technologies. The conference serves as a forum to present the results of the latest research and product/tool developments, and highlight related activities from around the world.

Keynotes:
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The conference features plenary keynote speakers drawn from Europe, North America, and Asia

The conference also features technical talks from industries.

Contributed Papers:
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The Program Committee has selected 60 top quality research papers out of 206 submissions from all over the world for presentation at the conference.

Workshops:
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* OGF (Open Grid Forum) Workshop on eScience Highlights
* Innovative and Collaborative Problem Solving Environment in Distributed Resources
* Scientific Workflows and Business Workflow Standards in e-Science
* International Grid Interoperability and Interoperation Workshop

Posters and Research Demos:
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The conference features 21 posters and 5 "live" research demons selected from submissions
from all over the world.

Tutorials:
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1. Introduction to Globus Toolkit GT4
Presenter: Ravi Madduri, Argonne National Laboratory, USA

2. Market-based Grid Computing and the Gridbus Middleware
Presenter: Rajkumar Buyya, The University of Melbourne, Australia

3. Autonomic Grid Computing
Presenter: Manish Parashar, Rutgers University (USA) Omer Rana, Cardiff University (UK)

4. Applications enablement on Grid Presenters: Mangala and Prahlad Rao, C-DAC, India

The exhibition session will consist of exhibits/presentations from vendor companies and R&D laboratories.

TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS:
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The IEEE Technical Committee on Scalable Computing, The University of Melbourne, and C-DAC sponsored travel support is being offered to students. All eligible research degree students are encouraged to apply to one of the following related scholarships:
1. International Students (TCSC supported):
http://www.ieeetcsc .org/young/ eScience07/ TCSCgrant.html
2. India-based Students (TCSC and Uni. of Melbourne supported):
http://www.ieeetcsc .org/young/ eScience07/TCSC-UnimelbGrant.html
3. C-DAC supported (For Indian students only):
http://www.escience 2007.org/ scholarship.asp

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION:
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The conference registration includes attendance to all e-Science (1) workshops, (2) tutorials, (3) technical sessions, (4) posters and research demo, (5) exhibits and (6) a copy of the conference proceedings published by the IEEE Computer Society.
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