Sponsored jointly by Microsoft Research and FAPESP
May 13–15, 2013 | São Paulo, Brazil

Turning Data into Insight

São Paulo, BrazilIn Brazil, researchers have been working together to increase our understanding of tropical ecosystems, human impact on the environment, biogenetics, and biodiversity. These efforts are providing new opportunities to improve our capabilities in data-intensive research and strengthen the eScience research community.

From May 13 to 15, 2013, we will host a special eScience Workshop in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The event will bring together more than 150 participants—including students and researchers from all over the world—to explore collaboration and research opportunities in areas such as environmental sciences, bioenergy, biodiversity, health, and digital humanities.

• For more information, visit the event website.

Featured Speakers

• Tony Hey, vice president, Microsoft Research Connections
• Drew Purves, head of the Computational Ecology and Environmental Science Group, Microsoft Research Cambridge
• Carole Goble, professor in the School of Computer Science, University of Manchester

Workshop Organization Committee

• Roberto Marcondes Jr., University of São Paulo
• Claudia Bauzer Medeiros, UNICAMP
• Juliana Salles, Microsoft Research Connections

Workshop Sponsors

Microsoft Research and FAPESP are joint sponsors of this special eScience Workshop. FAPESP is an independent public foundation with the mission to foster research and the scientific and technological development of the State of São Paulo.

Student Sponsorships

FAPESP will fully sponsor selected students from around the world to attend and participate in the eScience Workshop. If you are a student and would like to attend the event, submit your application for sponsorship by no later than February 28, 2013. The names of the selected students will be announced by March 11, 2013. Please check back for results.

   
eScience Links

• Jim Gray eScience Award
• eScience at Microsoft Research
• eScience Group
• The Fourth Paradigm

Microsoft Research Ecology Projects

• Computational Ecology and Environmental Science, Microsoft Research Cambridge
• Drew Purves: Modeling All Life?
• MATAKI: Tracking Behaviour in the Wild
• MATAKI Call for Collaborations
• Technology for Nature

Related Events

• eScience Workshop 2012

Related Links

• Microsoft Research–FAPESP Institute
• FAPESP
• Microsoft Research Connections
• Collaborations in Latin America

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