As advances in science have come to depend upon computational methods and facilities, the importance of the cyberinfrastructure – the set of integrated resources and services provided by advanced computing, networking, software, and data – has similarly increased. Although it is tempting to focus on the complexities of these hardware and software systems, it is important to take a step back and recognize the importance of social organization, interdependencies, and enabling technologies, services, and institutions. The vision is to create the environment which will permit investigators to conduct their research from any location to any instrument or resource, pulling in relevant tools and data as needed and allowing them to focus on the content of their science and not on the means they employ to do so.

Presenter(s)

Amy Friedlander