Science has a
special issue
on Distributed High Performance Computing including an article
Service-Oriented
Science by Chicago's own Ian Foster. The must read is an editorial
An
Endless Frontier Postponed by Ed Lazowska and Dave Patterson.
At a time when global competitors are gaining the capacity and
commitment to challenge U.S. high-tech leadership, this changed
landscape threatens to derail the extraordinarily productive interplay
of academia, government, and industry in IT. Given the importance of
IT in enabling the new economy and in opening new areas of scientific
discovery, we simply cannot afford to cede leadership. Where will the
next generation of groundbreaking innovations in IT arise? Where will
the Turing Awardees 30 years hence reside? Given current trends, the
answers to both questions will likely be, "not in the United
States."
Also from the
CRA:
The timing of the issue also couldn't be better, given that the House
Science Committee will hold a full committee hearing on "The Future of
Computer Science Research in the U.S." on Thursday, May 12th. You can
watch it live on the Science Committee's real-time webcast (also archived).
Dr. Tom Leighton, will present testimony tomorrow before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science.
ReplyDeleteDr. Leighton, one of the world's pre-eminent authorities on algorithms for network applications, will speak on "The Future of Computer Science Research in the U.S." Dr. Leighton's testimony will address:
* What role does cyber security research conducted at universities play in the development of cyber security tools and the implementation of good cyber security practices by U.S. companies?
* How have the composition and activities of the cyber security research community changed in recent years?
* How has federal support for cyber security research changed in recent years?
When: Thursday, May 12, 2005
10:00 a.m. ET
Where: Washington DC, U.S. House of Representatives
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2318
The testimony will also be webcast live at www.house.gov/science.