The NCSA Colloquia series brings leaders in big data, big computing, and big research to the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign to enlighten and spark innovation among researchers.
The PRP builds on the optical backbone of Pacific Wave, a joint project of CENIC and the Pacific Northwest GigaPOP to create a seamless research platform.
Larry Smarr and Rob Knight of UC San Diego present research using big data and other innovative tools to understand the human microbiome and to demonstrate the symbiotic relationship between microbial life and humans. This plenary talk is part of the 2015 Cavendish Global Impact Forum.
