Scientific Applications of Grid Computing: First International Workshop, SAG 2004, Beijing, China, September, Revised Selected and Invited Papers ... Computer Science and General Issues)

This book originates from the First International Workshop on Scientific Applications of Grid Computing, SAG 2004, held in Beijing, China, in September 2004. Besides 8 thoroughly revised reviewed full workshop papers selected from initially 29 submissions, 10 invited papers from leading researchers complete coverage of the relevant topics and make this book a representative survey of current research activities in the field of grid computing applications.

The papers are organized in topical sections on data-based applications; bioinformatics applications; application architectures, frameworks, and models; accounting and market-based architecture; and resource and information management on the grid.