"Recent development of e-"Recent development of e-Science & Grid in Thailand"Science & Grid in Thailand"

24 January 200624 January 2006

Piyawut Srichaikul, NECTECPiyawut Srichaikul, NECTEC

Putchong Uthayopas, KUPutchong Uthayopas, KU

Thailand and a New Frontier in Science Thailand and a New Frontier in Science and Technologyand Technology

Recently Thai Government Recently Thai Government decided to enhance Thailand decided to enhance Thailand competitiveness bycompetitiveness by More IT investment and usageMore IT investment and usage

Infrastructure: broadband, Infrastructure: broadband, mobile, low-cost PCmobile, low-cost PC

E-learning, e-governmentE-learning, e-government SIPA (Software Industry SIPA (Software Industry

Promotion Agency)Promotion Agency) Aggressive push and pursue Aggressive push and pursue

new sciencenew science Excellence center in Life Excellence center in Life

ScienceScience Nanotechnology CenterNanotechnology Center

OutlineOutline

DefinitionDefinition Players Players Application Application StatusStatus ApproachApproach New DevelopmentNew Development

DefinitionDefinition

The UK has defined e-Science as large scale The UK has defined e-Science as large scale sciences that will increasingly be carried out sciences that will increasingly be carried out through distributed global collaborations through distributed global collaborations enabled by the Internet.enabled by the Internet.

Some would say otherwiseSome would say otherwise

““The Grid of Science”The Grid of Science” seems to be the seems to be the common adoption for Thailandcommon adoption for Thailand

Prospect Key PlayersProspect Key Players

Thaigrid Thaigrid Thailand national Grid Project Thailand national Grid Project Computational Science groupComputational Science group Thailand e-Science projectThailand e-Science project

A partnership project to explore grid A partnership project to explore grid computing technology and application in computing technology and application in Thailand. Project started since December Thailand. Project started since December 20002000 Build a grid related community for application level Build a grid related community for application level

researchersresearchers Create a grid computing infrastructure for Thai Create a grid computing infrastructure for Thai

researchersresearchers Stimulate the deployment of Grid Computing Stimulate the deployment of Grid Computing

TechnologyTechnology Act as a focal point for international grid Act as a focal point for international grid

collaborationcollaboration Link: Link: http://www.thaigrid.nethttp://www.thaigrid.net

Community: Computational Science and Community: Computational Science and Engineering Program Consortium (1995-)Engineering Program Consortium (1995-)

The Annual National Symposium on The Annual National Symposium on Computational Science and Engineering Computational Science and Engineering (http://csep.hpcc.nectec.or.th/anscse/)(http://csep.hpcc.nectec.or.th/anscse/) Computational Mathematics Computational Mathematics Computational Physics Computational Physics Computational Chemistry and Biology Computational Chemistry and Biology Computational Fluid Dynamics Computational Fluid Dynamics Environmental Modeling etc.Environmental Modeling etc.

Thai e-science Project (2003)Thai e-science Project (2003) Current membersCurrent members

Computational Chemistry Unit Cell, Computational Chemistry Unit Cell, Department of Chemistry, Chulalongkorn Department of Chemistry, Chulalongkorn University University

Department of Computer Engineering, Department of Computer Engineering, Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University

HPCNC, Kasetsart UniversityHPCNC, Kasetsart University Contact: Contact: httphttp://://wwwwww..thaithai--escienceescience..netnet//

Dr. Prabhas Chongstitvatana (Associate Dr. Prabhas Chongstitvatana (Associate Professor, Intelligent System Lab, Department Professor, Intelligent System Lab, Department of Computer Engineering, Chulalongkorn of Computer Engineering, Chulalongkorn University)University)prabhas.c@chula.ac.thprabhas.c@chula.ac.th

Application AreaApplication Area

Computational Fluid DynamicsComputational Fluid Dynamics Simulation ModelingSimulation Modeling

EnvironmentEnvironment

Computational ChemistryComputational Chemistry Virtual Drug Screening, CheminformaticsVirtual Drug Screening, Cheminformatics

Life ScienceLife Science BioinformaticsBioinformatics

StatusStatus

There is no “Managing e-Science” in There is no “Managing e-Science” in Thailand at this pointThailand at this point

Missing ElementsMissing Elements Need: Need: AppropriateAppropriate “White Paper for Thailand “White Paper for Thailand

e-science” and e-science” and PracticalPractical “Roadmap for “Roadmap for Thailand e-Science” [= Thailand e-Science” [= strategic directionstrategic direction]]

Need: Bridging Grid and ScienceNeed: Bridging Grid and Science Need: Coordinating functionNeed: Coordinating function

ApproachApproach

Advanced network

Grid

DrugDesign

Life Science

AnimationFinancialAnalysis

SimulationModeling

USERS community

Build a strong scientific community (People Grid)Build a strong scientific community (People Grid) Explore innovative application including science, Explore innovative application including science,

art, culture, entertainmentart, culture, entertainment Extend to industry by industrial partnersExtend to industry by industrial partners Use Grid, HPC, Networking to support the missionUse Grid, HPC, Networking to support the mission

New Development New Development

TNGP can help perform  coordination TNGP can help perform  coordination function to bridge "Grid" and function to bridge "Grid" and "Science". "Science".  InfrastructureInfrastructure PeoplePeople (e-Science) Application(e-Science) Application

SEA Grid ForumSEA Grid Forum

Emerging new forum for South East Asia Emerging new forum for South East Asia CollaborationCollaboration

Membership currently consists of:Membership currently consists of: MIMOS (Malaysia), NGO (Singapore), TNGP MIMOS (Malaysia), NGO (Singapore), TNGP

(Thailand)(Thailand)

Details: asked Jon LauDetails: asked Jon Lau

Thank youThank you