Shanghai is on the map for the Workshop on Scientific Instruments and Sensors on the Grid. Image courtesy of Gary Tamin, sxc.hu

Paper submissions are due by 15 December for the Workshop on Scientific Instruments and Sensors on the Grid, to be held at the 9th International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the Grid, Shanghai, China, 18 - 21 May, 2009.

This workshop will explore the integration of instruments and sensors into a computation grid and the challenges associated with doing this to collect raw observations used in experiments.  

The main topics of interest include but are not limited to:

● Integration of instruments and sensors into the grid

● Interoperability and compatibility of grid-enabled instrumentation and applications, and standards.

● Representation and control of instruments and sensors using grid and web services

● Remote access to instrumentation and sensors

● Virtual organization and security issues of instruments and sensors on the grid

● Data management, provenance, and curation of grid-enabled instruments and sensors

● Real-time instrument and sensor systems

Funding for travel to the event is available through the CBF Travel fund, which supports travel to events such as this workshop. See CBF Travel fund criteria for full details.