Bossa (computing)
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The Berkeley Open System for Skill Aggregation (Bossa) is a software framework for distributed thinking
- the use of volunteers on the Internet to perform tasks that require human intelligence, knowledge, or cognitive skills.
a research scientist at the Space Sciences Laboratory
of the University of California, Berkeley
, and leader of the BOINC project was involved in Stardust@home
. The project used 23,000 volunteers to identify interstellar dust particles via the Web - an approach called distributed thinking
. In 2007 Anderson launched two new software projects: Bossa (middleware for distributed thinking), and Bolt (a framework for web-based training and education in the context of volunteer computing and distributed thinking).
Distributed thinking
A Distributed thinking project is similar to Distributed computing except that the human computer-user performs the relevant tasks. The tasks usually being unsuitable or extremely difficult for computers but very easy for humans...
- the use of volunteers on the Internet to perform tasks that require human intelligence, knowledge, or cognitive skills.
History
David P. AndersonDavid P. Anderson
David Pope Anderson is a Research Scientist at the Space Sciences Laboratory, at the University of California, Berkeley, and an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at the University of Houston...
a research scientist at the Space Sciences Laboratory
Space Sciences Laboratory
The Space Sciences Laboratory is an Organized Research Unit of the University of California, Berkeley. It is located in the Berkeley Hills above the university campus...
of the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, and leader of the BOINC project was involved in Stardust@home
Stardust@home
Stardust@home is a citizen science project that encourages volunteers to search images for tiny interstellar dust impacts. The project began providing data for analysis on August 1, 2006....
. The project used 23,000 volunteers to identify interstellar dust particles via the Web - an approach called distributed thinking
Distributed thinking
A Distributed thinking project is similar to Distributed computing except that the human computer-user performs the relevant tasks. The tasks usually being unsuitable or extremely difficult for computers but very easy for humans...
. In 2007 Anderson launched two new software projects: Bossa (middleware for distributed thinking), and Bolt (a framework for web-based training and education in the context of volunteer computing and distributed thinking).
External links
- Bossa official site
- Bossa: middleware for distributed thinking (video)
- Anderson, David P. (September 10, 2008) Bossa: Middleware for Middleware for Volunteer Thinking