GlobAL Computer ScieNCE (GLANCE)

The GLANCE programme is designed to stimulate fundamental research into large-scale parallel and distributed systems. The recent great progress in hardware (processors, networks, disks) had led to the creation of parallel and distributed systems of an unprecedented scale. Examples are IBM’s BlueGene with up to 64,000 nodes or the web to which millions of computers are connected.

The GLANCE research concerns the following themes:

• Management and analysis
• Data acquisition and processing
• Autonomous configuration, composition and coordination

Who can apply

Researchers at universities, NWO and KNAW institutes. A proposal can be submitted by one head applicant who represents one or more research groups.

What can be applied for

The applications must amount to a total sum of 470,000 euro. This sum can be used for: senior lecturers, PhD students, postdoctorals, technical staff and programmers, instrumentation worth 5,000 to 110,000 euro, travel and accommodation expenses for foreign colleagues and travel expenses not included in the bench fee.

When can be applied

The second subsidy round is closed for applications. A new round is still uncertain.

Extra Information

GLANCE is part of the I-Science programme cluster to which the programmes VIEW and STARE also belong. GLANCE’s programme text is part of I-Science’s programme text. This text, together with further information about I-Science, can be found at www.nwo.nl/I-Science. Apart from GLANCE the FOCUS programme too is part of the NOAG-i theme PDC. More information about FOCUS can be found at www.nwo.nl/focus.

Committees

See www.nwo.nl/glance, under organisation.

Budget

Approximately 2 million euro for the second round.

Financiers

NWO Division for Physical Sciences.

Contacts

• Mw. dr. ir. E.C. (Christiane) Klöditz
  phone: 070 - 344 05 61, e-mail: c.kloditz@nwo.nl