Pacific Rim Applications and Grid Middleware Assembly (PRAGMA): International clouds for data science

摘要

This special issue presents a selection of research emerging from thernPacific Rim Applications and Grid Middleware Assembly (PRAGMA),rnan assembly of center‐scale organizations around the Pacific Rim withrnmembership from Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia,rnPhilippines, South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, the United Statesrn(California, Florida, Indiana, Virginia, and Wisconsin), and Vietnam.rnPRAGMA came into being in the early 2000s and through leveragingrnits unique makeup of widely distributed high‐performance computingrncenters around the Pacific Rim, achieved advancements in grid computingrnthen cloud computing and computer networks. In recent years,rnPRAGMA built on its foundation to advance scientific applicationsrnthrough focused scientific expeditions. In the process of advancingrnscience through leading edge computational and networking capability,rnPRAGMA performs innovative research, education, and training, thusrncontributing to a better world through the human bonds of advancingrnscience internationally.