Tue, November 12, 2013 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Fipke Centre. The Coast to Coast Seminar Series presents talks on a range of scientific topics, hosting researchers from institutions across North America. This session will host Dr. Dr. Rion Dooley from the Texas Advanced Computing Centre at the University of Texas.
His presentation will discuss iPlant, a five-year project to develop and support cyberinfrastructure for the plant biology community. It is community-driven, involving plant biologists, computer and information scientists and engineers, and experts from other disciplines, all working in integrated teams. The talk will review the major components of the iPlant cyberinfrastructure developed over the past 5 years, discuss several challenges faced in building the iPlant community, and highlight key challenges facing the project going forward.