JISC Roadshow, University of East Anglia

JISC Roadshow, University of East Anglia

Date:

Mar 24 2010 - 11:34

Location:

University of East Anglia

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/UEAroadshow

This half-day workshop for researchers in the arts and social sciences will highlight some of the opportunities now available through the use of networks and advanced digital technologies for research. Sponsored by JISC, in collaboration with the training team at the National e-Science Centre (NeSC), it is one of a series of roadshow events for researchers and research support staff who are not currently using e-research tools or e- infrastructure services but would like to know how to get started.
The roadshow, which is coordinated by the Information Services Directorate, will provide an interdisciplinary perspective illustrated by examples drawn mainly from the computing and social sciences. Some of the practical methods researchers can use for modelling real world social situations will be presented.
Speakers include Dr David Fergusson, Deputy Director, Training, Outreach and Education, the National e-Science Centre and researchers at UEA who are working on projects to model historic buildings, identify language through computer lip-reading, and use HPC for applied economics. Dr Andy Turner from the National e-Infrastructure for Social Simulation at the University of Leeds will present via the Access Grid. Dr Gerhard Brey from King’s College, London on text mining of 19th century newspapers using a campus grid: a case study in high throughput computing in humanities research.
Norwich Blackfriars Urban Modelling Group and Virtual Past, School of Computing Sciences and School of History, UEA
09.30 - 10.00
10.00 - 10.10
10.10 - 10.40
10.40 - 11.10
11.10 - 11.40
11.40 - 11.55
11.55 - 12.25
12.25 - 12.55
12.55 - 13.00
13.00 - 14.00
Registration and Coffee
Welcome: Dr David Fergusson, Deputy Director Training, Outreach and Education, National e-Science Centre
Making use of the UK's advanced computing services for research: an overview Dr David Fergusson
Using ESCluster for applied researchinEconomics:Dr Sasha Talavera, School of Economics, UEA
Spoken language identification using computer lip-reading: Jacob
Newman, School of Computing Sciences, UEA
Coffee break The National e-Infrastructure for
SocialSimulation:DrAndy Turner, University of Leeds
Text mining of 19th century newspapers using a campus grid: a case study in high throughput computing in humanities research Dr Gerhard Brey, King’s College, London
Close: Dr David Fergusson
Lunch: Demonstration by the Urban Modelling Group and Virtual Past: Prof Andy Day and Mr John Williams, School of Computing Sciences and School of History, UEA
Buffet lunch will be provided

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