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                    Seminar Announcement

                     ICT Centre, Acton
                           CSIRO
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Date:  Friday, 4 December 2009
Time:  1500--1600
Venue: Room S206, CSIT Building, CSIRO

Speaker: Peter Fox
Title:   Semantic Web methods and technologies supporting
         eScience, and the role of Xinformatics
Abstract:
  This  talk  is  aimed  at  a
  general audience, discussing  the  big  challenges  in  e-
  science,  the  emerging  technologies  that  can  help  to
  address  the  challenges,  and   the   opportunities   for
  underpinning   research   in   information   technologies.

Biography:
  Professor  Peter  Fox,  now  of   Rensselaer   Polytechnic
  Institute and the Tetherless World Constellation in the US
  (and  previously  of  UCAR,  University  Corporation   for
  Atmosperic Research) is known for his work in applications
  of   ontologies   to   e-science,    especially    virtual
  observatories. He is also president of OPeNDAP  which  has
  developed  standards  used  by  NASA  and  NOAA  to  serve
  satellite, weather and other observed earth science  data.
  See http://tw.rpi.edu/wiki/Peter_Fox

  Peter is available for discussions and meetings from  2--4
  December.    Contact    Kerry     Taylor     6216     7038
  mailto:Kerry.Taylor@csiro.au to arrange.