US-Germany Workshop Towards an International Research Partnership Program on Human-Automation Interaction in the Life Sciences

0440051Kaber该奖项是为支持罗斯托克大学和北卡罗来纳州立大学(NCSU)之间的大型“国际研究伙伴计划”的发展而设立的规划补助金。这笔赠款旨在资助NCSU教员与Rostock研究人员合作在以下方面的努力：(1)通过关于人与生命科学自动化交互的重点研讨会，确定生物工程和生物信息学方面的独特研究方向；(2)就具体研究方向编写白皮书，包括将先进的机器人技术应用于微阵列研究过程，开发用于生物化学家规划和执行复杂生物催化和微阵列实验的决策支持工具，以及开发用于从大型生物数据库提取结果的数据挖掘和科学数据可视化工具；以及(3)通过整合白皮书的内容并描述独特的国际本科生和研究生培养和交流计划，成功地编写了一份“伙伴计划”赠款。NCSU的教职员工(由计算机科学、化学工程、电气和计算机工程以及工业工程系组成)将与罗斯托克大学生命科学自动化中心(CELISCA)的研究人员合作，共同开发一个新的实验室，用于研究生命科学自动化中的人与人之间的相互作用。这些活动将包括：(1)罗斯托克大学研究人员的主题演讲；(2)NCSU教员的研究研讨会；(3)研讨会分组会议，重点讨论作为大型“伙伴计划”提案一部分的主题；(4)参观罗斯托克大学的研究所和实验室，支持生物工程研究工作；(5)参观一家专注于微阵列研究的德国生物技术公司；以及(6)研究生研究海报会议。研讨会活动预计将导致：(1)相互了解两所大学的研究兴趣和能力；(2)研讨会分组会议产生的白皮书集；和(3)学生研究海报演示的光盘。这份材料将被用来制定“伙伴计划”提案。希尔萨研讨会的结果也将作为2005年秋末进展简报的一部分提交给国家科学基金会。该研讨会将导致的伙伴关系提案将在NCSU构建一套综合研究项目，这将是对罗斯托克生命科学自动化项目集合的补充。总的来说，这些项目将侧重于：高通量生化筛选过程；用于筛选过程的先进机器人；用于促进分布式接入的筛选过程的远程控制；用于监测筛选过程的中间件和传感器技术；以及用于生物化学家控制高级自动化的人机界面设计。支持学生计划将包括国际本科生研究培训和交流计划，以及一个国际研究生院，由NCSU和罗斯托克大学的教职员工共同指导跨机构的博士生研究。

0440051Kaber This award is for a planning grant to support the development of a large "international research partnership program" between the University of Rostock and North Carolina State University (NCSU). The grant is intended to fund the efforts of NCSU faculty, collaborating with Rostock researchers, in: (1) identifying unique research directions in bioengineering and bioinformatics through a focused workshop on human-interaction with life sciences automation; (2) developing white papers on specific research directions, including the application of advanced robotics to microarray research processes, development of decision-support tools for biochemist planning and execution of complex biocatalysis and microarray experiments, and the development of data-mining and scientific data visualization tools for extraction of results from large biological databases; and (3) writing a successful "partnership program" grant by integrating the content of the white papers and describing unique international undergraduate and graduate training and exchange programs.NCSU faculty (form the Departments of Computer Science, Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Industrial Engineering), collaborating in the development of a new lab for studies of Human- Interaction in the Life Sciences Automation (HILSA), will work with researchers at the University of Rostock's Center for Life Sciences Automation (CELISCA) in planning and preparing the workshop. The activities are to include: (1) keynote presentations by Rostock researchers; (2) research seminars by NCSU faculty; (3) workshop breakout sessions for focused discussions on topics to be addressed as part of the large "partnership program" proposal; (4) tours of institutes and labs at the University of Rostock supporting bioengineering research efforts; (5) a visit to a German biotechnology company focused on microarray research; and (6) a graduate student research poster session.The workshop activities are expected to result in: (1) a mutual understanding of the research interests and capabilities of the two universities; (2) a collection of white papers resulting from the Workshop breakout sessions; and (3) a CD-ROM of student research poster presentations. This material is to be used to develop the "partnership program" proposal. The results of the HILSA Workshop will also be presented to the NSF as part of a progress briefing during late Fall 2005.The partnership proposal that this workshop will lead to will structure a set of integrated research projects at NCSU, which will be complementary to a collection of life sciences automation projects at Rostock. In general, the projects will focus on: high-throughput biochemical screening processes; advanced robotics for screening processes; remote control of screening processes for promoting distributed access; middleware and sensor technologies for monitoring screening processes; and human-machine interface design for biochemist control of advanced automation. A supporting student program will include international undergraduate research training and exchange programs and an international graduate school involving NCSU and Rostock faculty in joint direction of doctoral student research across institutions.