Trust and Security in Virtual Communities
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This theme is running from 1st January to 31st December 2008. The theme leader is Andrew Martin.
Sometimes, "security" has been a stick with which to beat careless eScientists. A good treatment of security, can, however, be a great enabler for new patterns of interaction; new system designs.
- For example, just as a Wiki like this makes possible easy dynamic content and online discussions, so something like "Digital Rights Management for All" lets people and projects offer shared access to valuable data that would otherwise just be too risky.
- Or, we are aware of many application domains where data is sufficiently valuable that its owners would not dream of using, say, Condor, on the grounds that their data or software might be misappropriated. Techniques of virtualization and Trusted Computing help to improve the guarantees on offer.
There is a Discussion Paper Please join the discussion.
Meetings and Events
- First Workshop The Theme's first workshop The Application-Led Security Agenda for eScience was held 5th--6th March 2008 at eSI. A File:Theme8-workshop1-Final-report.pdf is available.
- Second Workshop The second workshop, on technologies for Trust and Security was held in Oxford, 8th-9th May.
- Tutorial A tutorial on Trusted Computing Technologies was held at eSI, 3rd and 4th June.
- Public Lecture Peter Ryan, 'Trust and Security in Voting Systems' (at eSI) 10th June 2008
- Third Workshop: Trusted Services: Requirements and Prospects, 8th & 9th July 2008
- All Hands Meeting 2008: Workshop on Information Assurance for the Grid
- Fourth Workshop (in Oxford, at OeRC, 28th October) Rights Management for eScience Data
The current focus is on a substantial report to follow from all this activity: A quantized framework for eScience Security: a small writing/editing workshop will be held soon.
Suggestions for further events, visitors, or lectures are welcome: use email, or record them here!
