Title :
A Social Cloud for Public eResearch
Author :
John, Koshy ; Bubendorfer, Kris ; Chard, Kyle
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Comput. Sci., Victoria Univ. of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Abstract :
Scientific researchers faced with extremely large computations or the requirement of storing vast quantities of data have come to rely on distributed computational models like cloud computing. However, distributed computation is typically complex and expensive. The Social Cloud for Public eResearch aims to provide researchers with a platform to exploit social networks to reach out to users who would otherwise be unlikely to donate computational time for scientific and other research oriented projects. In this paper we explore the motivations of users to contribute computational time and examine the various ways these motivations can be catered to through established social networks. We specifically look at integrating Face book and BOINC, and discuss the architecture of the functional system and the novel social engineering algorithms that power it.
Keywords :
cloud computing; social networking (online); BOINC; Facebook; cloud computing; distributed computational models; public e-research; scientific researchers; social cloud; social engineering; social networks; Cloud computing; Computational modeling; Diseases; Educational institutions; Electronic mail; Facebook; cloud computing; social cloud; social networks; volunteer computing;
Conference_Titel :
E-Science (e-Science), 2011 IEEE 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Stockholm
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-2163-2
DOI :
10.1109/eScience.2011.57