getting a whole region involved in citizen cyberscience: extremadurathome.org

Getting a whole region involved in citizencyberscience:

Extremadurathome.org

Daniel Lombrana Gonzalez

University of Extremadura

September 3, 2010

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1 Background

2 Motivation

3 Extremadurathome.orgStatisticsPromoting the project in conferences, workshops, etc.

4 Creating similar projects to Extremadurathome.orgJarifa

5 Conclusions

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Outline

1 Background

2 Motivation

3 Extremadurathome.orgStatisticsPromoting the project in conferences, workshops, etc.

4 Creating similar projects to Extremadurathome.orgJarifa

5 Conclusions

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Computing Resources

Home users usually have a computer at home.Institutions like Universities, governments, etc. have a largenumber of desktop PCs.However, these PCs are usually underemployed.

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Computing Resources

Researchers

Computers

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Computing Resources

Researchers Computers

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Bring everything together with BOINC!!!

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Outline

1 Background

2 Motivation

3 Extremadurathome.orgStatisticsPromoting the project in conferences, workshops, etc.

4 Creating similar projects to Extremadurathome.orgJarifa

5 Conclusions

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Spread the word!!!

The goal: Help researchers involving more citizens.

Play

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Outline

1 Background

2 Motivation

3 Extremadurathome.orgStatisticsPromoting the project in conferences, workshops, etc.

4 Creating similar projects to Extremadurathome.orgJarifa

5 Conclusions

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Where are we?

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An Open Source Region

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The goal

It is a popular science web page.The aim is to make citizens participants of science trough BOINC.Volunteers vote each month the most interesting projects for them.

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The web page: www.extremadurathome.org

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Engaging volunteers

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Promoting the project on regional TV and Radio

Play

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Prizes

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Prizes

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The project in numbers

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World position

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Projects

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Users around the world

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Users in Spain

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Asia@Home 2009: Taipei, Taiwan

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Free Knowledge 2009: Panama

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CAS@Home 2010: Beijing, China

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Asia@Home 2010: Taipei, Taiwan

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University of Extremadura Open Day

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Outline

1 Background

2 Motivation

3 Extremadurathome.orgStatisticsPromoting the project in conferences, workshops, etc.

4 Creating similar projects to Extremadurathome.orgJarifa

5 Conclusions

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The tool: Multilanguage

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The tool: Multiplatform

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License

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Google Maps Integration

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Google Maps Integration

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Integration with Social Networks

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The Blog: http://jarifa.unex.es

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The Wiki: Documentation and Howtos

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The source code

http://jarifa.unex.es

http://www.github.com/teleyinex/jarifa

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Who uses Jarifa?

Educational Council, Regional Government of Extremadura, Spain(managing 50000 computers).Extremadurathome.org project.International Potato center.Innovation Interligare Institute on Intelligence I4.CES Felipe II, Complutense University of Madrid.Science and Computer Center of Andalucıa, Spain.University of Extremadura, Spain.

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Outline

1 Background

2 Motivation

3 Extremadurathome.orgStatisticsPromoting the project in conferences, workshops, etc.

4 Creating similar projects to Extremadurathome.orgJarifa

5 Conclusions

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Conclusions

It is very important to promote science among citizens.From Extremadurathome.org we are trying to obtain more usersfor the volunteer computing.We have created a tool that makes easy promoting scienceamong citizens.

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Questions

daniellg@unex.es

Icons from Tango Desktop project and Gnome Desktop (Creative Commons & GPL License)Except Facebook logo obtained from Wikimedia and Extremadurathome logo obtained from the project site.

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