In order to exercise scientific overview and steering for CaSToRC, The Cyprus Institute relies on the expert advise of a Scientific Expert Panel (SEP). The SEP provides the Institute with independent scientific advice of the highest possible caliber on scientific issues and policy necessary for the development of CaSToRC.

In particular, the SEP make recommendations on issues related to the research scope and thrusts and to the future development of the Center, evaluate the ongoing programs and projects, and facilitate scientific partnerships and collaborations for the Center.

The Members and Chair of the SEP are appointed by the President of CyI. The Committee meets at least twice a year.

Chairman:

Thom Dunning, Director, NCSA & IACAT, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA

Members of the Panel:

Thomas Lippert, Director, John von Neumann-Institut für Computing, Forschungszentrum Juelich GMBH, Germany

Efstratios Manousakis, Donald Robson Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, Florida State University, USA

John Negele, William A. Coolidge Professor of Physics, Center for Theoretical Physics, MIT, USA

Anwar Osseyran, Managing Director, SARA Computing and Networking Services, Netherlands

Thomas Schulthess, Professor, ETH Zurich and Director of CSCS, Switzerland

Frederic Hemmer, Deputy Head of IT Department of CERN, Switzerland

Ex Officio:

Leonard Barrie, Professor, Vice President of Research, The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus