Advances and New Trends in Environmental Informatics: Managing Disruption, Big Data and Open Science

ISBN-13: 9783319996530 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 260 str.

Hans-Joachim Bungartz; Dieter Kranzlmuller; Volker Weinberg

Opis

It addresses a wide range of cross-cutting activities, such as efficient computing, virtual reality, disruption management, big data, open science and the internet of things, and showcases how these green information & communication technologies (ICT) can be used to effectively address environmental and societal challenges.

Spis treści

Part I: Environmental Information Systems, Platforms and Tools.- Part II: Information and Communication Technology.- Part III: Environmental Modelling and Simulation.- Part IV: Sustainable Mobility.- Part V: Industrial Symbiosis.- Part VI: Disaster and Risk Management.

 

O autorze

Hans-Joachim Bungartz is a Professor of Informatics and Mathematics at Technical University of Munich and the Chair of Scientific Computing. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) and Chairman of the German Research and Educational Network (DFN). His research interests are where Computational Science and Engineering, Scientific Computing, and High-Performance Computing meet.

Dieter Kranzlmüller is a Professor of Computer Science at the Chair for Communication Systems and System Programming at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ). His research interests are parallel computing and computer graphics, with a special focus on parallel programming and debugging, cluster and grid computing.

Volker Weinberg received his PhD in Physics from the Free University of Berlin for his studies in the field of Lattice QCD. He is working as a senior researcher in the HPC group at the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ). His research interests include parallel programming languages and new HPC architectures.

Jens Weismüller holds a PhD in Geophysics from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich. He is a senior researcher of the Environmental Computing Team at the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ). His research interests include algorithms and HPC implementations for hydrometeorologic as well as deep Earth applications.

Volker Wohlgemuth is a Professor for Industrial Environmental Informatics at the HTW Berlin, University of Applied Sciences. His research fields are Material Flow Management, Modeling and Simulation, Mobile Computing and Environmental Management Information Systems.

Blurb

This book presents the latest findings and ongoing research in the field of environmental informatics. It addresses a wide range of cross-cutting activities, such as efficient computing, virtual reality, disruption management, big data, open science and the internet of things, and showcases how these green information & communication technologies (ICT) can be used to effectively address environmental and societal challenges. Presenting a selection of extended contributions to the 32nd edition of the International Conference EnviroInfo 2018, at the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre in Garching near Munich, it is essential reading for anyone looking to expand their expertise in the area.