Cutting-Edge Information Sciences Research and Innovation in China

1. Basic Research on Information SciencesSupported by NSFC 刘志勇 (Zhiyong LIU) 国家自然科学基金委员会信息科学部 (Directorate of Information Sciences, NSFC) 2006年5月23日

2. 1, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) • Funding Agency • Support Basic Research • Identify and Foster Talented Researchers • Accelerate Science and Technology Progress • Promote Social and Economical Development

3. Annual Budget Increase Unit: Billion RMB Yuan

4. International Cooperation • Science Policy • Coordinative Research Projects • International Conferences • Academic Exchange

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6. NSFC网站：http://www.nsfc.gov.cn

7. 2, Research Areas Supported by DIS • Electronics and Information Systems • Computer Science • Automation • Micro & Nano -Electronic Devices • Optics and Optoelectronics

8. Number of Ordinary Projects in DIS

10. 3, Research Projects and Priority Areas 3-1 Priority Areas for the Past 5 Years • Broadband Radio Communication System New model, Intelligent Communication, Software Radio Communication, Multimedia Communication Key Technique&Prototyping • High Speed Communication Networks IP/DWDM Optical Networks, Mobile System, Mobile Access • High Performance Computing Model, Architecture, Algorithms Computational Grid Challenging Applications

11. Software Technology Software Development Methodology Reliability, Safety Interface and Environment • Intelligent Systems Sensors, and Intelligent Data Collection Intelligent Information Processing Machine Learning and Data Mining Intelligent Control Systems • Opto-Electronics and New Devices Optical Storage and Display Devices, Key Devices for Optical Networks Theories and Technology • Fundamental for Nano-Technology Basic Technologies for Nanoelectronic Devices, Ultrahigh Density Storage Films, Carbon Cubes, Single Electron Devices and Integrate Circuits

12. Networked Computing and Information Security** Model for Networked Systems, Architectures and Protocols, Security, Challenging Applications, • Cognitive Science and Information Processing** Cognitive Function, Brain Mapping, Information Processing in Learning and Remembering Processes Information Processing for Thinking, Languages, Group Intelligence • Fundamentals for Quantum Informatics** Basic Theories Quantum Communication Basic Quantum Computing • Technologies for SOC** Methodology for System Integration System Design, Verification, and Testing New Materials, and Technologies

13. Functional Materials for Information Systems* • Bioinformatics* • Complex Systems and Complexity Science* • Manufacturing for the 21 Century*

14. The Prioritized Areas are Summarized: • Next Generation Communication • Networked Computation • High Performance Computing • Advanced Information Processing • New Technologies and Devices

15. 3-2 Some Projects and Achievements • Networked Computing and Security (NSFCNet, MD-5&SHA-1 Break, E-Science,…) • SOC (Tools, CPU Chips Design) • Mechanical Theory Proving (Readability) • Quantum Informatics (Quantum Communication) • Adaptive Control Theory • Cognition and Learning Theories

16. 3-3 Priority Setting for 2006-2010 (Subject to Change) 3-3-1 Information Sciences • Future Generation Communication Systems • Advanced Information Processing • Advanced Technologies for Microwave Systems • New Computer and Network Systems • Challenging Applications of Computer systems

17. Intelligent Systems and Intelligent Robotics • System Perception\Modeling\Analysis\Control • SOC • Optical Information Processing • Advanced Opto-electronics • Bioinformation Processing and Biocomputation

18. 3-3-2 Cross-disciplinary Areas • Cognitive Science and Intelligent Information Processing • Bioinformatics • Nano-technology (nano-scale devices) • Trustworthy Computing

19. Closely Related to Computer Science and Engineering Research • New Computer and Network Systems • Trustworthy Computing • Challenging Applications of Computer systems • Bioinformation Processing and Biocomputation • SOC

20. Some Pictures • NSFCNet • CROWN Testbed • CSGrid • HEP Grid • Bio-Informatics Grid

21. GSR12008 NSFC GSR12008 GSR12008 CAS BUAA GSR12008 BUPT STAR TAP APAN CERNET POS OC-48 GE DPT Ring TsinghuaU GSR12012 GSR12008 PKU CSTNET NSFCNET

22. JANET NSF 2M APAN CERNET/ CERNET2 vBNS 1G 10M 1G STAR TAP Dragon TAP NSFCNET 10M 1G Abilene CSTNET Others UCAID Connections to Abilene/vBNS/APAN from China

23. The CROWN Testbed • Sponsored by NSFC, • RMB 8M, From Jan 2004-Dec 2006 • Currently covers 6 sites, totally computing capability is over 10 GFlops • Connected with GLORIAD

24. CSGrid Architecture *Vega GOS is a candidate for CSGrid Middleware

25. The HEP Grid in China BES All data from experiments Goes to IHEP Computing Center On line system E-science Offline processor farm YBJ 10Gbps Tier 1 CERN CMS & ATLAS IHEP Computer Center CASTOR pku Tier 2 Physics data cache This diagram only Shows HEP DataGrid in China Tier 3

26. The Bio-Informatics Grid • Ultimate Goal: • Enable the discovery of new biological insights as well as to create a global perspective from which unifying principles in biology can be discovered • Applications: • SARS Tools (8) • Assembly Tools (6) • Alignment Tools (6) • Sequence Analysis Tools (8) • Protein Analysis Tools (1) • Other Tools (2)

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