Grid Solutions Manager
Platform Computing Inc.
Ian Lumb
joined Platform Computing Inc. in August 1998 to establish the company’s
training practice. Subsequently he liaised with system vendors in a
business-development role, before focusing on Grid Computing solutions for Government, Education and the Life
Sciences. As Grid Solutions
Manager, Mr. Lumb interacts with his peers on a variety of fronts
ranging from standards to implementations. Prior to joining Platform,
he served as a researcher and educator in physical sciences at Toronto's York
University, where he also got his introduction to distributed computing. Mr. Lumb holds a M.Sc. from
York University, and a B.Sc. from McGill University. He remains interested in collaborative science
via enabling technologies, and publishes frequently on the same.