Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

i-science IsFast

Prof. dr. Henk SipsProgram committee chairman

Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

i-science is a cluster of three research programmes

IsFast (i-science for astronomy) is a collaboration track for all three programmes jointly

GLANCE VIEW STARE

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GLANCE is strengthening fundamental research on large-

scale parallel and distributed systems in the Netherlands.

Seven large research projects granted, (scheduling,

coördination, microthreads, optical networks, robustness)

Budget: 4 M€

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VIEW stimulates research on visualization, including

modelling and simulation to support this.

Six projects are running, of which one project is related

to virtual reality, two medical visualization, one biology,

two are theoretical

Budget 3.5M€

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STARE is innovative computer science enhanced by/to enhance astronomy.

Four projects granted so far (three of which related to distributed

systems and one to visualization).

Budget: 2 M€

In addition, 0.5 M€ is reserved for three personal research grants

within IsFast collaboration track.

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NWO is open for your research ideas. You are invited to submit those to us after the workshop.

For more information, feel free to contact us at: glance@nwo.nl, view@nwo.nl and stare@nwo.nl

See our website: www.nwo.nl/i-science

Looking forward to a successful and enjoyable workshop!