The myGrid information model

Grid aims to develop high-level middleware to support an e-scientist in conducting in silico experiments in biology. An important part of this is to define a conceptual space – the Grid information model – where both biological data and experimental processes are modelled, with emphasis on the latter. As such, it defines the basic concepts through which different aspects of the e-science process are represented and linked. The information model provides shared data abstractions that underpin important service interactions and so promote synergy between Grid components. This paper describes how the information model captures the e-science process, including the collection of data, experiments, provenance and annotation.