Friday, June 25, 1999

Opening, Welcome and Introductions
Guests of Honor

Dr. Jin-Fu Chang,	Vice Chairman
	National Science Council
Dr. Chao-Han Liu,	President
	National Central University
Dr. Chung-Laung Liu,	President
	National Tsing-Hua University

9:20 a.m.

Session A: Advaced Computing Technologies

    Session Chair: DDr.hung-Lau Liu (President, National Tsing-Hua University)

1. Cluster Computing

Topic:	Design and Experience with Supercomputing Cluster of PC's
U.S.A.:	Dr. Andrew A. Chien (Univ. of California at San Diego)
Taiwan:	Dr. Chung-Ta King (National Tsing-Hua University)



2. Tele-Immersion Visualization

Topic:	Collaboration of HPC/Visualization between UI/ARCS, IIHR and NCHC
U.S.A.:	Dr. Jun Ni (University of Iowa)
Topic:	InCov: An Infrastructure for Computer Supported Cooperative Visualization on WWW
Taiwan:	Dr. Chung-Ming Wang (National Chung Hsing University)



3. Virtual Environment

Topic:	Designing A Virtual-Reality On-Demand System
U.S.A.:	Dr. Chien-Liang Liu (Washington State University)
Topic:	Internet-Based Multi-participant Virtual Community
Taiwan:	Dr. Shihming Sidney Yen (Computer and Communications Research Lab, ITRI)
Topic:	Building an Image-Based Surround-Screen Virtual-Reality System
Taiwan:	Mr. Adler D. L. Way (Computer and CommunicationS Research Lab, ITRI)

9:20 a.m.
Session B: Physics and Astronomy

Session Chair:Dr. Chao-Han Liu (President, National Central University)

1. Statistics and Biophysics

Topic:	National Resource for Complex Biomedical Signals
U.S.A.:	Dr. C. K. Peng (Harvard University)
Topic:	Laboratory of Statistical and Computational Physics in Academia Sinica
Taiwan:	Dr. Chin-Kun Hu (Academia Sinica)

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2. Astrophysics
   

Topic:	The Taiwanese-American Occultation Survey--From Outer Space to Cyber Space
U.S.A.:	Dr. Charles Alcock (Lawerence Livermore National Laboratory)
Topic:	The Taiwanese-American Occultation Survey (TAOS)
Taiwan:	Dr. Wean-Shun Tsay (National Central University)

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3. Medium and High-Energy Physics

Topic:	Computing and Network in High Energy Physics
U.S.A.:	Dr. G. P. Yeh (Fermi Lab and Academia Sinica)
Topic:	Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics and Fermion Determinant
U.S.A.:	Dr. Keh-Fei Liu (University of Kentucky)
Taiwan:	Dr. Pauchy W. Y. Hwang (National Taiwan University)

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1:30 p.m.

Session C: Environmental Science

Session Chair: Dr. Chin-Lien Yen (National Taiwan University)

1. Forestry and Ecology

Topic:	Applications of New Computer Technologies in LTER Scientific Activities
U.S.A.:	Dr. Tony R. Fountain (San Diego Supercomputer Center)
Taiwan:	Dr. Hen-Biau King (Taiwan Forestry Research Institute)

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2. Atmospheric Research

Topic:	Development of a Distributed and Collaborative Weather Process System
U.S.A.:	Mr. Herb Grote, Chief (NOAA/ERL/FSL)
Taiwan:	Mr. Chia-Ping Cheng, Manager (Central Weather Bureau)

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3. Hazards Mitigation Information

Topic:	Hazards Mitigation Information
U.S.A.:	Dr. Michael Lindell (Texas A&M University)
Taiwan:	Dr. Ming-Hsu Hsu (National Taiwan University) Dr. Chih-Hong Sun (National Taiwan University)

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3:10 p.m.

Session D: Medical Science

Session Chair:Dr. I-Peng Lin (National Taiwan University)

1. Genome Data Base (SAPPHIRe)

Topic:	The Human Genome Project:Genetic Variantion in Human Diseases
U.S.A.:	Dr. David Cox (Stanford University Medical School)
Topic:	The Introduction of SAPPHIRe (Stanford-Asian Pacific Program in Hypertension and Insulin Resistance)
Taiwan:	Dr. Larry Low-Tone Ho (Veterans General Hospital-Taipei) Chao A. Hsiung (National Health Research Institute) and Taiwan SAPPHIRe Group

2. Telemedicine

Topic:	The Quantitative Analysis of the Lung in a Telemedicine Environment
U.S.A.:	Dr. Geoffrey McLennan (University of Iowa)
Topic:	Current Development in Teleradiology and Teleconsultation of the NTU Telemedicine Network
Taiwan:	Dr. Yuen-Chung Chang (National Taiwan University Hospital)
Topic:	Cyber Medical Center--A Virtual Hospital in Taiwan
Taiwan:	Dr. Heng-Shuen Chen (National Taiwan University Hospital)

 

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