Indiana University has been awarded $336,000 to help launch a new experimental network research infrastructure that one day will lead to the future of the Internet. Part of the Global Environment for Network Innovations (GENI) Project, IU is among 29 academic and industrial research teams to receive subcontract awards totaling $12 million to develop a national-scale suite of infrastructure for experimental research in groundbreaking network science and engineering.
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Indiana University, a leader in international networking within the global research community, will host the Chinese-American Network Symposium Oct. 20-22 on its Indianapolis campus, bringing together more than 100 networking experts from the United States and China.
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Environmental scientists studying the world's shrinking polar ice sheets will soon get a substantial boost in computing power thanks to IU's Polar Grid Project. Funded by a $1.96 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Indiana University and Polar Grid partners Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) and the NSF's Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS), headquartered at the University of Kansas, are poised this week to deploy a collection of customized computational resources to Antarctica that will allow scientists -- both on site and remotely -- to more securely and efficiently process data during polar field expeditions.
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Both Google and Microsoft representatives are coming to IU Bloomington in September to bring the message of their educational offerings to students. Earlier this year Indiana University partnered with both Google and Microsoft to provide a choice for students and alumni on all IU campuses for enhanced email and collaboration services. As part of the partnership, IU recently launched Imail (powered by Microsoft) and Umail (powered by Google).
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The 4th International Conference on e-Science, hosted by Indiana University, will bring together leading international and interdisciplinary research communities, developers, and users of e-Science applications and enabling IT technologies. An early registration discount is available now for the conference taking place December 7-12 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Conference registration includes admission to all tutorials and workshops. Higher registration rates apply after November 1. Early registration is encouraged as attendance is limited.
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The University of California, San Diego has joined the Kuali Foundation as an investing partner in the Kuali Rice Project. The Kuali Foundation is a non-profit organization that coordinates the efforts of colleges and universities to sustain and evolve a comprehensive suite of administrative software that meets the needs of all Carnegie Class institutions.
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