Editing Ian Foster (computer scientist) (section)

==Research==
Foster's research focuses on the acceleration of discovery in a network using [[distributed computing]]. With [[Carl Kesselman]] and Steve Tuecke, Foster coined the term [[grid computing]]: techniques for data-intensive, multi-institution collaboration that paved the way for [[cloud computing]]. Methods and software developed under his leadership advanced discovery in areas as high energy physics, environmental science, and biomedicine.

For example, grid computing was credited by [[CERN]] director [[Rolf-Dieter Heuer]] as one of the elements essential for the 2012 discovery of the [[Higgs boson]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Strong hints of the Higgs – live from CERN|work=Gridcast blog|date=4 July 2012|url=http://gridtalk-project.blogspot.com/2012/07/strong-hints-of-higgs-live-from-cern.html|access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref>

His research has also resulted in the development of techniques, tools and [[algorithms]] for high-performance [[distributed computing]] and [[parallel computing]]. His Globus Toolkit project encouraged collaborative computing for engineering, business and other fields. In March 2004, Foster co-founded [[Univa]] Corporation to commercialize the technology.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Form D: Notice of Sale of Securities|publisher=US Securities and Exchange Commission|date=25 August 2005|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/vprr/0506/05064897.pdf|access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref>