An IS for Managing Scientific Projects
Abstract
Managing scientific projects is a complex task. The project may be associated with several different scientific experiments that in turn require implementations of different computer simulations (scientific workflows). This management becomes even more complex if we consider that the project tasks should be associated with the specification and execution of these simulations (which can take days or weeks to finish) and that the project's team can be geographically dispersed. This paper presents the SciManager information system that aims at helping scientists managing scientific projects. The SciManager is able to manage the project, its associated experiments and workflows in a single tool, making all information related. The SciManager is based on a cloud architecture, which means it is easily available for project members. An experimental evaluation was held out and approximately 88% of users agreed that SciManager is useful and easy to use in scientist's daily duties.
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May 2016
615 pages
ISBN:9788576693178
- General Chairs:
- Frank Siqueira,
- Patricia Vilain,
- Program Chairs:
- Claudia Cappelli,
- Raul Sidnei Wazlawick
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- FAPESC: Santa Catarina State Research and Innovation Support Foundation
- FAPEU: Foundation for the Support of University Research and Outreach
- CAPES: Brazilian Higher Education Funding Council
- CNPq: National Council for Technological and Scientific Development
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- SIGAPP: ACM Special Interest Group on Applied Computing
- SIGMIS: ACM Special Interest Group on Management Information Systems
- AIS: Assoc for Information Systems
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Brazilian Computer Society
Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Published: 17 May 2016
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May 17 - 20, 2016
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