Matthew Albers, Juniper Networks, Inc.
Abstract: Intra and inter-Data Center Fabrics.
Evangelizing an evolutionary path to a revolution in computing and delivered through a system of three essential components that to create a high performance, low latency fabric, unleashing the full power of community clouds in the research and education domain. Specific focus on data center networking fabrics and the internetworking requirements of community clouds thru interested networking parties like RONs and Internet2.

Bio
Matthew D. Albers. Graduated from Cleveland State University. Over 20 years of experience working for networking vendors like Bay Networks, Lucent Technologies, and Juniper Networks. A Consulting Engineer functioning as an Area Solutions Expert for High End Routing and Infrastructure within the sales organization of Juniper Networks for research and education networks and other high performance customers.

Matt Arrott, UCSD
Abstract:
Overview of the NSF funded Ocean Observatory Initiative, with specific focus on the Cyberinfrastructure system and deployment strategy. This strategy addresses the requirement to support a 30 year science program comprising an open and dynamic set of oceanographic research projects in a time of unrelenting rate of change in digital technologies.

Bio:
Matthew Arrott Project Manager for NSF’s Ocean Observatories Initiative Cyberinfrastructure and e-Science Program Manager for the California Institute of Telecommunication and Information Technology at University of California San Diego

Mr. Arrott has over 20 years experience in project management, design leadership, and engineering management for software and network systems focused on information design and dissemination. His current focus is on the standardization of service interaction patterns as the basis for engineering scalable community articulated service clouds. Recently, much of his time is spent developing the cyber infrastructure strategy for the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a global multi scale instrumentation of the world’s oceans for in situ scientific exploration. Past positions held with: Currenex, as VP of Product Development delivered the industry’s first multi-bank “Executable Streaming Price” product distributing millions of real time pricing events daily across financial institutions globally; Dreamworks SKG, as Head of Software R&D; Autodesk, as Graphics System Development Manager; and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, as scientific visualization architect.

Steve Carter, Cisco
Abstract: Virtual Networking Technology

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Ian Foster, ANL and Univ. of Chicago
Abstract: Globus Online

Bio:
Ian Foster is Director of the Computation Institute, a joint institute of the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory. He is also an Argonne Senior Scientist and Distinguished Fellow, and the Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished Service Professor of Computer Science. Ian received a BSc (Hons I) degree from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and a PhD from Imperial College, United Kingdom, both in computer science. Dr. Foster is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Association for Computing Machinery, and the British Computer Society.

Robert Grossman, Univ. of Chicago
Abstract: The Open Science Data Cloud

Bio:
Robert Grossman is a Core Faculty and Senior Fellow, Computation Institute; Chief Research Informatics Officer, Biological Sciences Division; Director of Informatics, Institute for Genomics & Systems Biology; and Professor, Department of Medicine, Section of Genetic Medicine, at the University of Chicago. His research group focuses on bioinformatics, cloud computing, data intensive computing, data mining, and high performance network. He has published over 150 publications.

Matt Handy, NASA
Abstract:
Our team at GSFC, led by Dan Mandl, is working to leverage cloud computing resources to enhance processing of EO-1 data and to increase the availability of that data. By leveraging the cloud environment at UIC, our team is able to produce image products more rapidly and distribute them to interested parties. Part of this endeavor includes the development of the Namibia Flood Dashboard. This Dashboard, which is currently moving from the prototype phase into a production system, will integrate EO-1 images, Radarsat flood data, MODIS flood extent maps, ground station river levels, and other forms of input into a cohesive display. This display, leveraging the Google Maps framework, allows users to quickly and easily customize the display to include only the subset of information that they are interested in.

Bio:
Matt Handy is a Computer Engineer at Goddard Space Flight Center. He received his degree in Computer Science from the University of Maryland in June of 2010. He first joined NASA as an intern in January of 2009, becoming a regular employee upon completion of his degree. He has supported two projects to date: Goddard Mission Services Evolution Center (GMSEC) and the Namibia Flood Dashboard.

Andrew Levine, TexelTek
Abstract
TexelTek, as part of Open Cloud Consortium (OCC), contributes to the “Human Assistance for Disaster Relief” effort that works with large amounts of timely map data over areas in crisis throughout the world. Processing of source imagery is focused on making the high-resolution images highly available for disaster relief workers. The framework presented makes available temporal comparison between geospatially identical areas to reveal change over time. The overall architecture utilizes Cloud technologies for highly distributed processing of imagery.

Bio:
Andrew Levine (Research Engineer) is a graduate of Washington University in Saint Louis with a BA in Physics and MS in Computer Science. Recently, he has been working with NASA programs that are processing satellite imagery for use in disaster relief efforts.

Daniel Mandl, NASA
Abstract: Matsu: An Elastic Cloud Connected to a SensorWeb for Disaster Response

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Joshua Mckenty, NASA
Abstract: An Introduction to OpenStack
OpenStack – what is it, where does it come from, and where is it going? We will explore a vision for the future of open data and scientific processing, as well as some perspective on what it’s like inside the fastest-growing open source community in the world. Finally, we will consider the role of academic, public and private institutions in cloud and cloud standards.

Bio:
Joshua McKenty was the founding Architect of NASA’s Nebula cloud computing platform, and a driving force behind its release as the OpenStack project, a massively-scalable open source cloud operating system backed by Rackspace, NASA, Dell, Citrix, Cisco, Microsoft and over 50 other leading organizations. As a member of OpenStack’s Policy Board, Joshua provides thought leadership for the international cloud computing community.

He was the team lead for the development of the Netscape Browser (8.0 and 8.1) as well as AOL’s IE AIM toolbar, the Project lead for InkPC (alpha), a joint CTO at Mercurial Communications, a Senior Engineer at Flock.com, the co-Founder of BountyUp.com and the inventor of the Buylatr FF plugin. Most recently, Joshua led IT management for the Global Earthquake Model, and the successful first release of OpenQuake, an open source software application allowing users to compute seismic hazard, seismic risk (exposure/vulnerability) and the socio-economic impact of earthquakes.

Joshua is a strong proponent and innovator of green technology. He has installed wind- and solar-power systems up to 16kW and once lived “off the grid” for 10 years on a homemade hybrid energy system consisting of solar, micro-hydro and wind-power elements with generator backup. In his spare time, Joshua has crafted a handmade violin and banjo, fathered two children, and invented his own juggling trick, the McKenty Madness.

Alex Szalay, John Hopkins University
Abstract: Numerical Simulations and Extreme Data-Intensive Computing

We discuss how large numerical simulations emerging in many different areas of science are becoming a new challenge for data-intensive scientific computing. The previous paradigm of analyzing simulations while running is less and less feasible and there is an increasing demand for posterior access to the world’s largest simulations, and compare the results to experimental data. The talk will present some concrete examples of the challenges we have encountered on the way to analyze simulations exceeding a petabyte.

Bio
Alexander Szalay is the Alumni Centennial Professor of Astronomy at the Johns Hopkins University, and Professor in the Department of Computer Science. He has written papers covering areas from theoretical cosmology to observational astronomy, spatial statistics and computer science. He is a Corresponding Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2004 he received an Alexander
Von Humboldt Award in Physical Sciences, in 2008 a Microsoft Award for Technical Computing. In 2008 he became Doctor Honoris Clausa of the Eötvös University.