University of Glasgow lends support to £2m cloud computing research hub

Researchers from the University of Glasgow's James Watt School of Engineering are lending their support to a new project which is setting out to drive advances in cloud computing. The initiative, known as Communications Hub for Empowering Distributed Cloud Computing Applications and Research, or CHEDDAR, has received £2m in funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) - part of UK Research and Innovation. EPSRC's backing for CHEDDAR is part of a wider £6m investment in the technologies of tomorrow, which aim to develop innovations in communications systems, whilst connecting the wider academic, business and international communities. The CHEDDAR team, led by Imperial College London's Professor Julie McCann, believes it is imperative that new communications systems are built to be safe, secure, trustworthy, and sustainable, from the tiniest device to large cloud farms. In addition to the University of Glasgow, partners include the Universities of Cranfield, York, Leeds, and Durham. The goals of CHEDDAR are to: Develop innovative collaboration methods to engage pockets of excellence around the UK and build a cohesive research ecosystem that nurtures early career researchers and new ideas. Inform the design of new communication surfaces that cater to emerging computing capabilities (such as neuromorphic, quantum, molecular), key infrastructures (such as energy grids and transport), and emerging end-user applications (such as autonomy) to answer problems that we cannot solve today.