Carlos Justiniano: Tapping the Matrix: Harnessing distributed computing resources using Open Source tools.
ABSTRACT
A staggering number of Internet connected computers are vastly
underutilized. During the past decade distributed computing projects,
such as SETI@home have emerged to harness the processing power of
Internet connected machines. One such project, ChessBrain, became the
first geographically dispersed network (2070 machines across 50
different countries) to play a live game of chess, earning a 2005
Guinness World Record.
ChessBrain founder and co-developer, Carlos Justiniano, will present a talk that focuses on how new distributed computation projects are being built using open source tools. The presentation will feature numerous demonstrations, including a live presentation of the ChessBrain II chess playing engine. The session will conclude with the unveiling of msgCourier, a new open source project that seeks to dramatically lower the complexity of building distributed computing applications.
The presentation will be dynamic and fast paced. Come prepared! Attendees will be invited to participate using their WIFI enabled laptop computers, PDA's and mobile smart phones.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Carlos Justiniano is a 20 year software industry veteran who has
consulted for companies such as Disney, IBM and Symantec. He is the
founder and co-developer of ChessBrain, a Linux-based project which has
earned a 2005 Guinness World Record involving distributed computation.
Carlos is also an author who has co-written a book and articles for The Linux Journal, IBM's Developer Works website and O'Reilly's OpenP2P website.
