National Grid Seminar Series

e-Science Research @ Edinburgh University

Mr. Derek Waddell
Deputy Director
Edinburgh Research & Innovation
UK

29 October 2003 (Wednesday)
1430 hours @ Auditorium
Institute of High Performance Computing
1 Science Park Road, #01-01
The Capricorn, Singapore Science Park 2
Singapore 117528

Abstract

The purpose of this presentation is to share with Singapore researchers on the details of the e-Science projects that are being undertaken at the Edinburgh University. The goal is to generate interest such that Singapore researchers understand enough to follow-up with the respective e-Science teams directly.

The National e-Science Institute (eSI) at the Edinburgh University has a e-Science visitor programme that can help to identify potential e-Science projects with UK researchers. This program welcomes overseas visitors from academia & industry who are engaged in research, development & application of grid technologies, or e-Science. It will pay for expenses dependent on the duration of stay, which can be anywhere from days to months. eSI would connect visitors with researchers in regional e-Science Centres & for regional e-Science Centres to suggest potential visitors. The programme runs 3 rounds of submission each year, with the following closing dates: 1 October, 1 February & 1 June.

Biodata

Derek was appointed Deputy Director at Edinburgh Research & Innovation in October 1999. His main roles are to ensure that the company meets its Business Development targets and to help generate additional research, licensing and company formation activities. Derek joined UnivEd Technologies Ltd (the forerunner of ERI) as EC Contracts Manager in 1988 from Marconi Instruments where he was the Senior Commercial Executive for the Avionics Division, and led major contractual negotiations with the Ministry of Defence, NATO and major commercial organisations. He is a Director of the Scottish Microelectronics Centre and a member of the Commercialisation Advisory Group of the Scottish Institute for Enterprise.

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This seminar series is organized by the National Grid Office located at 21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Singapore 119613.

Admission is Free. All are Welcome. Please email to Miss Vasugi (email: vasu@ngp.org.sg) to register a place by 1000 hours on 28 October 2003.