Grid-Based Problem Solving Environments

This volume presents the proceedings of the IFIP TC2 WG 2.5 Conference on Grid-Based Problem Solving Environments: Implications for Development and Deployment of Numerical Software, held in Prescott, Arizona from July 17-21, 2006.§Grid-Based Problem Solving Environments will be of particular interest to users of both grid-based and traditional problem solving environments, developers of both grid-based and traditional problem solving environments, developers of grid infrastructure, and developers of numerical software.§Among other topics, Grid-Based Problem Solving Environments explores the following: §- accuracy contracts and software services§- standards for problem specification§- service models for the use of numerical software§- using the grid to link numerical and other services together§- experiences with web-based numerical services§- application-oriented numerical interfaces such as web portals§- software deployment issues including updates and bug fixes§- large data (including data security) and grid-based numerical software§- grid-based services as an alternative to deployment§- evaluation and comparison of both production and research softwareThis volume presents the proceedings of the IFIP TC2 WG 2.5 Conference on Grid-Based Problem Solving Environments: Implications for Development and Deployment of Numerical Software, held in Prescott, Arizona from July 17-21, 2006. The book contains the most up-to-date research on grid-based computing. It will interest users and developers of both grid-based and traditional problem solving environments, developers of grid infrastructure, and developers of numerical software.International Federation for Information Processing§The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication. The scope of the series includes: foundations of computer science; software theory and practice; education; computer applications in technology; communication systems; systems modeling and optimization; information systems; computers and society; computer systems technology; security and protection in information processing systems; artificial intelligence; and human-computer interaction. Proceedings and post-proceedings of referred international conferences in computer science and interdisciplinary fields are featured. These results often precede journal publication and represent the most current research. The principal aim of the IFIP series is to encourage education and the dissemination and exchange of information about all aspects of computing. §For more information about the 300 other books in the IFIP series, please visit www.springer.com. §For more information about IFIP, please visit www.ifip.org.