Biodiversity & Ecosystem Informatics Biodiversity & Ecosystem Informatics Research, Technology Transfer, App Dev? Research, Technology Transfer, App Dev? Judith Bayard Cushing Judith Bayard Cushing The Evergreen State College, USA The Evergreen State College, USA Kathleen Bergen University of Michigan, USA Kathleen Bergen University of Michigan, USA Jessie Kennedy Napier University, U.K. Jessie Kennedy Napier University, U.K. Renée J. Miller University of Toronto, Canada Renée J. Miller University of Toronto, Canada Yannis Ioannidis University of Athens, Greece Yannis Ioannidis University of Athens, Greece 1 Cushing; VLDB-BDEI Panel, August 2002
The BDEI Panel Session The BDEI Panel Session • BioDiversity & Ecosystem Informatics • BioDiversity & Ecosystem Informatics VLDB 2000 and the US NSF BDEI Initiative VLDB 2000 and the US NSF BDEI Initiative • Panelists consider DB research in BDEI • Panelists consider DB research in BDEI • Additional questions for panelists • Additional questions for panelists • Discussion • Discussion • Summary, follow-up and outcome • Summary, follow-up and outcome 2 Cushing; VLDB-BDEI Panel, August 2002
What is BDEI? What is BDEI? VLDB 2000 VLDB 2000 – Ebbe Nielsen’s Keynote: Biodiversity Informatics: – Ebbe Nielsen’s Keynote: Biodiversity Informatics: The Challenge of Rapid Development, Large The Challenge of Rapid Development, Large Databases, and Complex Data Databases, and Complex Data – Schnase’s Session on Research Directions in – Schnase’s Session on Research Directions in Biodiversity Informatics suggested current state Biodiversity Informatics suggested current state of the art is not adequate of the art is not adequate www.vldb.org/dblp/db/conf/vldb/Schnase00.html www.vldb.org/dblp/db/conf/vldb/Schnase00.html US NSF, NASA, USGS Workshop (2001) -- US NSF, NASA, USGS Workshop (2001) -- Identified ecosystem informatics problems, Identified ecosystem informatics problems, recommended funding of planning grants recommended funding of planning grants http://bio.gsfc.nasa.gov http://bio.gsfc.nasa.gov 3 Cushing; VLDB-BDEI Panel, August 2002
Does solving these problems entail : Does solving these problems entail : • More ecologists to do the work? • More ecologists to do the work? • Work in the domain by ecologists, e.g., • Work in the domain by ecologists, e.g., – training in existing technology, – training in existing technology, – infrastructure for community databases, – infrastructure for community databases, – infrastructure to support reuse? – infrastructure to support reuse? • Applying existing DBMS technology? • Applying existing DBMS technology? • Applying DBMS research? • Applying DBMS research? • Conducting original DB research? • Conducting original DB research? • Identifying new DB research questions? • Identifying new DB research questions? 4 Cushing; VLDB-BDEI Panel, August 2002
NSF BDEI Research Initiative NSF BDEI Research Initiative DB Research Areas � E C What are DB research areas? C S /////////////////////// O 15 Projects community X com workshop X taxonomy X nomenclature X op’l semantics X event tagging X lib sp.infrastruct. X visual georef X X sp-temp models X X wireless sensors ee radar..habitat X X uncertainty X X metabolic fcns X popBDMonitor X SEEK (ITR) X X 5 Cushing; VLDB-BDEI Panel, August 2002
NSF BDEI (draft) Research Profile NSF BDEI (draft) Research Profile Ontologies Spatial Models, Modeling Temporal Monitoring E C Heterogeneity Remote Sensing & Forecasting UI Workflow C S Integration (PtoP) O Metadata Semantics community X X cm workshop X X taxonomy X X X nomenclature X X op’l semantics X X event tagging X X L sp.infrastruct. X X X X X visual georef X X X sp-temp models X X X X wireless sensors X ee radar..habitat X X X X X uncertainty ? X X X metabolic fcns X X popBDMonitor X X SEEK (ITR) X X X Mostly as web services, much App to App and PtoP 6 Cushing; VLDB-BDEI Panel, August 2002
Panelists to Present Panelists to Present • Ecosystem problem and/or • Ecosystem problem and/or Ecosystem Informatics problem(s) Ecosystem Informatics problem(s) • Why it’s hard • Why it’s hard • Corresponding DB research area(s) • Corresponding DB research area(s) • Motivation & barriers for DB researcher • Motivation & barriers for DB researcher Is the DB research“fundamental” or applied, or is it Is the DB research“fundamental” or applied, or is it “only” application development? “only” application development? How is the work of value to commercial world? How is the work of value to commercial world? 7 Cushing; VLDB-BDEI Panel, August 2002
Panelists’ Remarks Panelists’ Remarks Kathleen Bergen University of Michigan, USA Jessie Kennedy Napier University, U.K. Renée J. Miller University of Toronto, Canada Yannis Ioannidis University of Athens, Greece 8 Cushing; VLDB-BDEI Panel, August 2002
Discussion Discussion • Who should do BDEI research? • Who should do BDEI research? • How could a database researcher get • How could a database researcher get involved? involved? • What is involved in doing this research? • What is involved in doing this research? • Other questions for panelists and • Other questions for panelists and audience audience • What BDEI hopes to gain from VLDB • What BDEI hopes to gain from VLDB Panel Panel • What VLDB might gain from BDEI…. • What VLDB might gain from BDEI…. • Follow-up to VLDB Panel • Follow-up to VLDB Panel 9 Cushing; VLDB-BDEI Panel, August 2002
Who should do the work? Who should do the work? • Ecologists should work on these problems, and come to us once CS research is defined. • Private industry should do the work, because there is commercial value to the data. • Only well established CS researchers can afford to work on these problems. • Only interdisciplinary teams of computer scientists and ecologists who develop applications, create new technology, conduct research, can do it right. 10 Cushing; VLDB-BDEI Panel, August 2002
Additional Questions to Panelists Additional Questions to Panelists • Should funding agencies set aside funds for • Should funding agencies set aside funds for interdisciplinary teams to do this work, and interdisciplinary teams to do this work, and monitor PI’s for “interdisciplinary compliance”? monitor PI’s for “interdisciplinary compliance”? • Should we set up departments or centers of BDEI • Should we set up departments or centers of BDEI research, with majors and students? research, with majors and students? • Should journals/conferences set aside “slots” and • Should journals/conferences set aside “slots” and extra space for applied research in scientific DB extra space for applied research in scientific DB (incl. ecosystem informatics)? (incl. ecosystem informatics)? • Should DB tenure decisions “count” BDEI • Should DB tenure decisions “count” BDEI research? research? • Other? • Other? 11 Cushing; VLDB-BDEI Panel, August 2002
Follow-up Follow-up • Summary will be posted on the VLDB web site • Summary will be posted on the VLDB web site • Feedback to NSF, NASA, USGS • Feedback to NSF, NASA, USGS • November BDEI PI’s workshop • November BDEI PI’s workshop • NSF Digital Government Discussion Forum • NSF Digital Government Discussion Forum • Contact one of us: • Contact one of us: – judyc@evergreen.edu – judyc@evergreen.edu – kbergen@umich.edu – kbergen@umich.edu – j.kennedy@napier.ac.uk – j.kennedy@napier.ac.uk – yannisdi.uoa.gr – yannisdi.uoa.gr – miller@cs.toronto.edu – miller@cs.toronto.edu 12 Cushing; VLDB-BDEI Panel, August 2002
BDEI hopes from VLDB BDEI hopes from VLDB • DB Researchers willing to work in BDEI • DB Researchers willing to work in BDEI • Help in refining the DB research issues (Nov. 2002) • Help in refining the DB research issues (Nov. 2002) • Resources to do our work -- money, products • Resources to do our work -- money, products • opportunities to present our work and get feedback • opportunities to present our work and get feedback What BDEI offers VLDB…. What BDEI offers VLDB…. • Demonstrate where economic / social value lies • Demonstrate where economic / social value lies • Define research questions -- most overlap with traditional • Define research questions -- most overlap with traditional industry, new ones may be ultimately useful industry, new ones may be ultimately useful • Publish our (clean and documented) schemas and data sets • Publish our (clean and documented) schemas and data sets that you might use in your research that you might use in your research • Use your products, prototypes, results and give feedback • Use your products, prototypes, results and give feedback Help preserve this world for you & yours! Help preserve this world for you & yours! 13 Cushing; VLDB-BDEI Panel, August 2002
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