NSF - OLPA - News Tip: June 17, 2003
NSF - OLPA - News Tip: June 17, 2003
Here is a real world example of grid computing at its best. During the SARS epidemic in Taiwan, the grid community enabled hospitals across the country and world to be in complete contact with each other. Doctors could share records, x-rays, and other pertinant patient information in order to collaboratively deal with the epidemic. Also, for families of those struck with the deadly virus, the grid offered a way to visit with the afflicted in a safe, virtual environment. Even for patients with family members abroad (if you recall, there were some tourists afflicted and hospitalized in Taiwan) virtual rooms could be created in order to "visit" with the sick family member or have a consultation with the patient's medical entourage.
After reading this real-world application of the grid I thought of some other ideas for the technology. Educationally, students struck by natural disaster (such as hurricane Katrina victims) could use such technology to not get behind in their studies. Virtual classrooms could be set up and students could be linked to these classrooms via the web and the grid. Obviously, students at the collegiate level could use grid technology to participate in live (synchronous) lectures from home. It sure would be nice to have an option to plug into some of our Syracuse classes live-especially if we could also have the option to participate in the classroom discussion (which would be totally possible via the grid). Also, if another serious epidemic ever did strike the world (as the nightly news has recently been so obsessed with theorizing), the grid could enable the world to be connected in order to collaborate on the spread of the disease as well as to work together to more effectively contain its spread. Also, top physicians would be able to communicate with one another to address possible treatments that might help versus those that might hinder. Another media example that could benefit from this technology might be a catastrophic natural event (such as a massive earthquake or volcano). The grid, again, would enable the brightest and best scientists and doctors to stay connected in order to best address the catastrophe and keep the loss of human life to a minimum.
Can you think of any ways grid technology would be a boon to humanity?
Here is a real world example of grid computing at its best. During the SARS epidemic in Taiwan, the grid community enabled hospitals across the country and world to be in complete contact with each other. Doctors could share records, x-rays, and other pertinant patient information in order to collaboratively deal with the epidemic. Also, for families of those struck with the deadly virus, the grid offered a way to visit with the afflicted in a safe, virtual environment. Even for patients with family members abroad (if you recall, there were some tourists afflicted and hospitalized in Taiwan) virtual rooms could be created in order to "visit" with the sick family member or have a consultation with the patient's medical entourage.
After reading this real-world application of the grid I thought of some other ideas for the technology. Educationally, students struck by natural disaster (such as hurricane Katrina victims) could use such technology to not get behind in their studies. Virtual classrooms could be set up and students could be linked to these classrooms via the web and the grid. Obviously, students at the collegiate level could use grid technology to participate in live (synchronous) lectures from home. It sure would be nice to have an option to plug into some of our Syracuse classes live-especially if we could also have the option to participate in the classroom discussion (which would be totally possible via the grid). Also, if another serious epidemic ever did strike the world (as the nightly news has recently been so obsessed with theorizing), the grid could enable the world to be connected in order to collaborate on the spread of the disease as well as to work together to more effectively contain its spread. Also, top physicians would be able to communicate with one another to address possible treatments that might help versus those that might hinder. Another media example that could benefit from this technology might be a catastrophic natural event (such as a massive earthquake or volcano). The grid, again, would enable the brightest and best scientists and doctors to stay connected in order to best address the catastrophe and keep the loss of human life to a minimum.
Can you think of any ways grid technology would be a boon to humanity?
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