GRC to Give Cloud Computing/Social Networking Demo at SC08

I will be giving a demonstration of some of the research the Grid Research Centre (GRC) is working on at SC08 in Austin next week. Below are the details.

Where: Compute Canada Booth #2439 (at SC08 in Austin, Texas)

When:

• Tuesday November 18, 2008: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• Wednesday November 19, 2008: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  

Title: Leveraging Social Networking and Cloud Computing Technologies in the Development of Collaborative Computing Environments

Abstract: Social networking and cloud computing technologies are revolutionizing the way computing resources are accessed and managed. At the Grid Research Centre at the University of Calgary, and in collaboration with HP Labs, we are exploring how these technologies can be leveraged to develop comprehensive and collaborative computing environments. We have developed a cloud-based infrastructure called the Automated Service Provisioning ENvironment (ASPEN) that dynamically allocates virtualized resources to different services based on demand. Two prototype collaborative computing environments will be demonstrated. One uses the Facebook social networking platform to provide users with one-stop shop access to the Fire Dynamics Simulator and affiliated services. The other uses the Ning social networking platform to provide access to an animation rendering service. Services for both environments are hosted on the ASPEN cloud-based infrastructure.