Ian Foster
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Ian Foster added 2 discussions to the group Technology and CI Solutions
Oct 18, 2011
Karsten Steinhaeuser replied to Ian Foster's discussion Research Data Lifecycle Management as a Service in the group Technology and CI Solutions
"I had not heard this term before but it is very appropriate. Another project that is taking a step in that direction is the NASA Earth Exchange (NEX). I think in terms of the vision it is not too dissimilar from EarthCube (collaborative environment,…"
Oct 5, 2011
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Oct 5, 2011
Ian Foster replied to Ian Foster's discussion Research Data Lifecycle Management as a Service in the group Technology and CI Solutions
"Dear Karsten, thanks for the positive reply. I've been reading and thinking about "long tail science" (a term attributed to Jim Downing)--how do you support the very productive work done by the 95% (?) of scientists who…"
Oct 5, 2011
Karsten Steinhaeuser replied to Ian Foster's discussion Research Data Lifecycle Management as a Service in the group Technology and CI Solutions
"This comment is more of an affirmation than a response. In short, I believe that Ian is right on point here. I can relate from anecdotal evidence that I have spent weeks and months myself and, more recently, had students who have spent too much time…"
Oct 4, 2011
Dawn Wright replied to Ian Foster's discussion Research Data Lifecycle Management as a Service in the group Technology Solutions
"Great thoughts Ian, and thanks for starting this important thread! It seems that we are in an exciting new phase now where we are seeing the rise of "data scientists," and these are scholars not only in computer science, but also in the…"
Sep 16, 2011
Ian Foster added a discussion to the group Technology Solutions
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Research Data Lifecycle Management as a Service

[I was asked to move this discussion from the "Design" group. I've also added a few words in response to a comment.] Dear colleagues:I want to argue that data management, analysis, etc., have become sufficiently complex tasks that we need to be handing them off to expert third parties--much as many of us hand off our email to Google, rather than running lab email servers as used to be common practice. I suggest that this perspective has significant implications for how we conceive of, and…See More
Sep 16, 2011
Ian Foster replied to Ben Domenico's discussion Data Interactive Publications in the group User Requirements
"Ben: Thanks for the pointer. My PhD student Quan Pham is working on this problem, using applications from satellite image processing as motivating examples. Your material will be very helpful. Regards -- Ian."
Sep 15, 2011
Ian Foster joined Clifford A Jacobs, moderator's group
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User Requirements

This group is for discussions of user requirements gathering, descriptions of use cases (scenarios of the geoscience use of technology), and suggestions for ways of making sure EarthCube can meet user needs.See More
Sep 14, 2011
Ian Foster joined Jennifer Schopf, moderator's group
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Technology Solutions

This group focuses on innovative technology-based solutions for  data management, data analytics, or any aspect of CI to support the geosciences. Groups or individuals may submit position papers or comment on submitted papers here.See More
Sep 14, 2011
Ian Foster is now a member of EarthCube
Sep 14, 2011

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