Cloud computing has made its way into many facets of our life. As the scientific community works towards a remote observational science rather than a hands on approach at their field sites, it is apparent that there is a real need for cloud resources over a wide set of disciplines. Sensor networks are quickly replacing the human collection element. My work this summer was aimed at creating a cloud infrastructure that could support the aforementioned sensor network as well as a variety of additional data streams, including weather data from the ANL weather tower. A robust web application is at the forefront of my work, and ties the entire cloud infrastructure together. As science shifts in this direction, the way we compute will also change. I will demo a web application that can be used for monitoring, collecting, and displaying sensor/weather data as well as everyday applications for this "publish/subscribe" system.

Bio:

Nick Bond is a summer student at MCS and has been working on designing and developing cloud computing framework for the Forest project. He is a sophomore in the Information Technology and Computer Science department at the University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL.