Content about distributed computing

There is a new case of dementia every 24 seconds in Europe alone, according to Jean Georges, executive director of Alzheimer Europe. Early diagnosis is the key to slowing progress of these and other degenerative brain diseases, and creating a database of brain scans is the first step.

Currently, three e-infrastructure projects – DECIDE, neuGRID and outGRID - are working together to give the neuroscience community comprehensive and collaborative online platforms to enable better detection and analysis of neurodegenerative diseases.

How should the university campus interface with national cyberinfrastructure? What role should the university play? These are questions that matter, which is why iSGTW staff were pleased to see this report on campus bridging. The report, edited by John McGee of Renaissance Computing Institute, Von Welch of Indiana Univeristy, and Guy Almes of Texas A&M University, summarizes the discussion at and findings of a recent workshop hosted by Indiana University. Read on for a condensed version of the report's executive summary.