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François Grey

François Grey is the coordinator of the Citizen Cyberscience Centre at CERN.

Recent articles by this author:

  • Citizens vs. geniuses September 14, 2011 - 7:51am
    It is a characteristic of our culture that we glorify scientific genius. Galileo Galilei, Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman and Stephen Hawking are just a few of the illustrious names from the canon of physics saints. Other disciplines have their own...
  • Opinion: Asia at Home hacks earthquakes March 30, 2011 - 2:18am
    Japan’s earthquake was on everyone’s mind at the ISGC conference in Taiwan last week, where several researchers showed their work on earthquake simulation, data-gathering, and prediction. Where does citizen science fit in? Read on.
  • Feature - Computing a way out of poverty June 30, 2010 - 1:00am
    Feature - Computing a way out of poverty In northwest Bangladesh, 72% of the population live below the poverty line, according to the Asian Development Bank. Photo here and on front page courtesy of ADB and Eric Sales, from an ADB Photo Essay entitled...
  • Feature - Sixty seconds to save a city March 17, 2010 - 1:00am
    Feature - Sixty seconds to save a city Circles indicate warning times for the earthquake that hit Taiwan on 4 March 2010, using a new approach to detection that gives up to 40 seconds more early warning. Taipei is the northernmost city indicated on the...
  • Feature - The digital story behind the mask September 23, 2009 - 1:00am
    Feature - The digital story behind the mask Mak Yong dancer in a 3D body scanner. Courtesy Info Com Development Centre (IDeC) of Universiti putra Malaysia. Capturing culture in digital form can lead to impressive demands for storage and processing. And...
  • Feature - Asian computers join forces against avian flu August 26, 2009 - 1:00am
    Feature - Asian computers join forces against avian flu Computer simulation of potential drug candidate attacking avian flu virus. Image courtesy Dr. Ying-Ta Wu, Academia Sinica, Taiwan  Dealing with deadly diseases is not just a matter of test...
  • iSGTW Feature - Food for thought at EUAsia Grid May 6, 2009 - 1:00am
    Opinion - Food for thought at EUAsia Grid Image courtesy Raffy Saldana. Image on previous page courtesy Steve Wood, sxc.hu “Ni chi le ma” is a common greeting amongst Chinese. It means “how are you?” but translates literally as...
  • iSGTW Feature - Volunteer computing goes East March 18, 2009 - 1:00am
    Feature - Volunteer computing goes East Image courtesy of Asia@home. The year 2009 marks the tenth anniversary of the launch of SETI@home, a program that uses spare capacity on ordinary PCs and laptops to analyze data from radiotelescopes in search of...
  • iSGTW Feature - Profile: Simon Lin November 19, 2008 - 1:00am
    Feature - People behind the grid: Simon Lin Simon Lin at the Academia Sinica Grid Computing Center. Image courtesy of Kevin Wang (Editor's note: Simon C. Lin is currently coordinator of the Asia Federation in EGEE and is responsible for the ASGC...
  • iSGTW Feature - Catching quakes with laptops October 22, 2008 - 1:00am
    Feature - Catching quakes with laptops The interactive program built around the BOINC screensaver, designed for classroom activities.  Recent earthquakes and sites of major historic earthquakes are indicated; information about these events can be...