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10/05/2005, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Speaker:
Takehiko Kato, President, Engineous Japan, Inc.
Grids are making it possible for the world's engineering community to expand beyond national borders. This globalization trend is affecting the aerospace, automotive and electronics industries. Grid computing has become an important tool in this new environment, where the paradigm for engineering design processes is changing. Why Grids? Dramatic improvements in product quality, performance, and time-to-market can be achieved by deploying Grids, but are not possible through limited enhancements to computer systems. They also cannot be met by solving a single large-scale problem by applying parallel processing. Computational power must be ubiquitous to achieve enhanced performance, quality, and time-to-market.
Grid computing makes almost infinite computational power available for engineering design when companies are linked through broadband networks. This keynote describes the statistical methods and simulations that firms in Japan and around the world are using with grid computing. It explores the global collaboration that Grid computing makes possible in engineering design. The presentation also illustrates how Grids permit companies to streamline their design processes as a result of inter-company and inter-national engineering collaborations.
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