Institute for Advanced Computing Applications and Technologies
Virtual Observatory for Sustainability of Intensively Managed Environmental Systems
AIS Project Presentation
IACAT Kickoff, Sept. 3, 2008
Don Wuebbles, Barbara Minsker, Praveen Kumar
Don Wuebbles (Atomspheric Sciences), Barbara Minsker (Civil & Environmental Engineering), and Praveen Kumar (Civil & Environmental Engineering) lead a project to develop a virtual observatory for sustainability of intensively managed environmental systems.
This project will create a prototype virtual environmental observatory (VEO) and assess its capabilities for improving sustainability of intensively managed environmental systems (IMES). IMES, which consist of both built and managed environments (including urban infrastructure and agricultural land), are stressed and are expected to become increasingly stressed due to population growth and climate change. This project will address this issue through event-driven research and management to improve both short- and long-term decisions with a dynamic and adaptive self-learning system embodied in the VEO.
Associated faculty and staff:
Amy Ando, Agricultural and Consumer Economics
Wes Jarrell, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
Jim Myers, NCSA
Murugesu Sivapalan, Geography
Tarek Abdelzaher, Computer Science
Gul Agha, Computer Science
Eyal Amir, Computer Science
Peter Bajcsy, NCSA
John Braden, Agricultural and Consumer Economics
Vernon Burton, History/NCSA
Ximing Cai, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Donna Cox, Art & Design/NCSA
Marcelo Garcia, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Chris Harbourt, Environmental Council
Bryan Heidorn, Library & Information Science
Laura Keefer, State Water Survey
Xin-Zhong Liang, State Water Survey
Yong Liu, NCSA
Greg McIsaac, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
Tom Over, USGS Illinois Water Science Center
Bruce Rhoads, Geography
Marilyn Ruiz, Pathobiology
Art Schmidt, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Bob Scott, State Water Survey
Michelle Wander, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
James Wescoat, Landscape Architecture
Bob Wilhelmson, Atmospheric Sciences/NCSA
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