Computing and Communications in the Extreme: Research for Crisis Management and Other Applications

by National Research Council, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

This book synthesizes the findings of three workshops on research issues in high-performance computing and communications (HPCC). It focuses on the role that computing and communications can play in supporting federal, state, and local emergency management officials who deal with natural and man-made hazards (e.g., toxic spills, terrorist bombings). The volume also identifies specific research challenges for HPCC in meeting unmet technology needs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309055407
• ISBN13: 9780309055406
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 176 Pages