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Here are some examples of key Alberta research and development infrastructure and facilities:

• Alberta SuperNet

  An ideal environment for the development of new broadband applications, the Alberta SuperNet connects over 4700 hospitals, schools, libraries and government facilities in over 429 provincial communities through a fibre optic high-speed broadband network. Recognized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) as the most innovative global project of its kind, SuperNet provides the foundation for improved services in distance learning, telehealth, and e-commerce.

• Cybera

  A new provincial organization, Cybera Inc., will facilitate access to Information and Communications Technology (ICT) resources, often referred to as cyberinfrastructure (CI). This includes existing ICT tools around the province as well as new resources acquired through partnerships with Alberta’s four universities, other public and private sector partners, and Netera Alliance – which maintains Alberta’s high-speed, high-bandwidth research network.

• Integrated Nanosystems Research Facility (INRF)

  A one-stop-shop at the University of Alberta for the design, construction and understanding of nanosystems, with a focus in four areas: nanofabrication; biomolecular synthesis for self-assembled nanosystems; nanoscale characterization-probes and microscopy; computational lab-design and modeling.

• National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT)

  Canada’s premier nanotechnology research institute, a provincial-federal initiative, is an integrated, multi-disciplinary institution involving several hundred researchers in physics, chemistry, engineering, biology, informatics, pharmacy and medicine.

• TRnet

  TRnet is an experimental high-speed wide area network traversing three western Canadian provinces - the largest such network - to develop and test extremely high performance networks of the future. At 10 Gigabits per second, TRnet is one of the fastest test networks in Canada, offering a window to the future with exponentially faster networks and a new paradigm of networking, content and applications.

• WestGrid

  WestGrid, Canada’s largest high performance computing grid, provides high performance computing, networking, and collaboration tools for researchers in seven participating institutions in Western Canada. The distributed resources are connected by the research networks in British Columbia (BCNet), Alberta (NeteraNet) and across Canada (CA*net).