Andrew Purcell

Andrew is the communications officer for CERN openlab. He joined CERN in 2012 was previously the editor of International Science Grid This Week (iSGTW).

68 results

CERN Openlab enters its fifth phase

At the start of this year, openlab officially entered its fifth phase, which will run until the end of 2017

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16 February, 2015
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16 February, 2015

CERN openlab: Developing cutting-edge ICT systems

International Science Grid This Week speaks to Alberto Di Meglio as CERN openlab enters its fifth phase

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At CERN
04 February, 2015

UNOSAT: Rapid mapping to aid disaster response

An organisation based at CERN provides satellite images and analysis to help relief and development teams on the ground in disaster areas

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At CERN
18 June, 2014

CERN signs up to SWITCH to improve access to online services

SWITCH enables collaborators to access online services at participating research institutions in Switzerland with a single username and password

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Computing
12 June, 2014

Launch of new cloud-computing marketplace to boost research

Helix Nebula launches its new cloud-computing marketplace service during event at CERN

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Computing
15 May, 2014

IT plays starring role at CineGlobe Film Festival

The event saw filmmakers, artists, and storytellers descend upon Geneva, but also computer programmers, web developers, and videogame designers

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Computing
02 April, 2014

Tool developed at CERN makes software citation easier

Source code from the popular software-development site GitHub can now be preserved and cited through the CERN-hosted online repository Zenodo

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05 March, 2014

Improving data analytics for better science

Representatives of major research institutions and leading IT companies came to CERN for a data analytics workshop organized by CERN openlab

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21 February, 2014
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21 February, 2014

The importance of OpenStack for CERN

Tim Bell of the IT department explains the role OpenStack plays in enabling CERN to flexibly tailor its computing resources to meet demand

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08 January, 2014
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08 January, 2014

Tracking scientific output across the web

The ODIN project, which aims to give scientific datasets persistent identifiers, recently held its first-year conference at CERN

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31 October, 2013
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31 October, 2013

Preparing for tomorrow's big data

At the ISC Big Data conference last week, Frank Würthwein of the University of California explained how CERN will manage big data in future

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04 October, 2013
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04 October, 2013

Big data, big opportunities — for science and for enterprise

Ahead of this month’s inaugural ISC Big Data conference in Germany, International Science Grid This Week speaks to CERN openlab’s Sverre Jarp

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Computing
20 September, 2013