Post on 03-Jan-2016
description
transcript
FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026024
[Empowering eScience across the Mediterranean]
A GRID infrastructure to promote cooperation across the Mediterranean
The EUMEDGRID ProjectRoberto Barbera – Univ. of Catania and INFN
(EUMEDGRID Technical Manager)
EGEE User ForumManchester 9-11 May 2007
www.eumedgrid.eu
2
FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026024
EGEE User Forum – Manchester 9-11 May 2007
Outline
General information
Objectives & Strategies
Main Achievements & Applications
Perspectives & Conclusions
3
FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026024
EGEE User Forum – Manchester 9-11 May 2007
Generalities
EUMEDGRID is a Specific Support Action (SSA) funded under the EU VI Framework Programme.
The project started the 1st of January 2006. 24 months duration. 14 partners from EU and Non-Member States. More information on the Project web site:
www.eumedgrid.eu.
4
FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026024
EGEE User Forum – Manchester 9-11 May 2007
Participants
Partners Third Parties
INFN (Italy) Coordinator Università di Messina – Dipartimento di Matematica (IT)
CERN (Switzerland) Dipartimento di Fisica – Università di RomaTre (IT)
CYNET (Cyprus) ICTP – (IT)
DANTE (UK) CRS4 – (IT)
GARR (Italy) IUCC (Inter University Computing Center) – ISRAEL
GRNET (Greece) Institute of Communication and Computer Systems, Athens, Greece
RED.ES (Spain) JUNet, Jordan
University of Malta (Malta) PADI2, Palestine
CERIST (Algeria)
CNRST (Morocco)
EUN (Egypt)
HIAST (Syria)Laboratoire CRISTAL - Ecole Nationale des Sciences de
l'Informatique (TU)
MRSTDC (Tunisia)Research Unit of Technologies of Information and Communication -
University of Tunis (TU)
TUBITAK-ULAKBIM (Turkey) Bilkent University (TK)
5
FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026024
EGEE User Forum – Manchester 9-11 May 2007
It’s about People: The core of the EUMEDGRID approach is to establish a human network in the eScience area, enlarge and train this community, and establish a pilot Grid infrastructure supporting proof of concept regional applications.
It’s about Technology: EUMEDGRID aims to provide specific support actions to assist the participation of the states of the Mediterranean region in the pan-European and worldwide Grid initiatives, thus expanding and supporting the European Research Area (ERA) in the region.
EUMEDGRID
6
FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026024
EGEE User Forum – Manchester 9-11 May 2007
Digital Divide
http://maps.maplecroft.com/
7
FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026024
EGEE User Forum – Manchester 9-11 May 2007
Social Impact
e-Infrastructures support wide geographically
distributed communities → enhance
international collaboration of scientists → promote collaboration in other fields.
Grids and networks allow the access of many researchers to Science (laboratories and data)
→ the brain drain can be reduced. The European Research Area program wants to
set Europe as the most advanced region in e-Infrastructures and promote the development of less advanced countries to alleviate as much as possible the digital divide.
8
FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026024
EGEE User Forum – Manchester 9-11 May 2007
Corner stones
EUMEDGRID uses EGEE, and its middleware implementation gLite, as reference GRID Infrastructure.
We leverage on the existing communities already involved in international collaborations (LHC and HEP experiments are the most advanced).
EUMEDGRID is built upon and exploits the infrastructure provided by the Gigabit Pan-European Research & Education Network (GÈANT2) and the Mediterranean Research and Education Networking (EUMEDCONNECT) initiative in the region.
9
FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026024
EGEE User Forum – Manchester 9-11 May 2007
The Network in the Mediterranean
GRNET - Gr
TUBITAK - Tr
MARWAN - Ma
- It
RED.ES - Es
ARN - Dz
EUN - Eg
JUNET - Jo
IUCC - Il
CYNET - Cy
The NRENs in th
e Region are EUMEDGRID partners.
10
FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026024
EGEE User Forum – Manchester 9-11 May 2007
Strategies
(TOP-DOWN)• Foster the creation of National Grid Initiatives (NGIs) in the
Med Countries → promote the creation of sustainable national grid infrastructures with production quality level.
• Deploy first those applications which are already grid-enabled and/or easy to be ported (LHC, WISDOM).
(BOTTOM-UP)• Discover and support New User Communities which will be
the driving force of constant expansion and evolution of the Grid Infrastructures → stimulate new demanding application to be deployed and support NGIs creation.
• Discover and support new applications which are relevant for the Region (Earth Science, Archaeology, etc.).
11
FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026024
EGEE User Forum – Manchester 9-11 May 2007
The EUMEDGRID e-Infrastructure
MA-GRID
INFN -Roma3
INFN -Catania
INFN - CNAF
ULAKBIM
CYNET
IUCC
GRNETUn. of Tunis
Un. of Malta
ERI/EUN
12
FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026024
EGEE User Forum – Manchester 9-11 May 2007
The “spread” of Knowledge: geo-distribution of training
events
2 2
2
2 2
1
13
FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026024
EGEE User Forum – Manchester 9-11 May 2007
New Applications & Communities
https://secure.um.edu.mt/eumedgrid/questionnaire/wp4/
Questionnaire
14
FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026024
EGEE User Forum – Manchester 9-11 May 2007
Already Deployed Applications
CODESA-3D (Earth Science)• It is a three-dimensional finite element simulator for
coupled flow and density dependent transport in variably saturated porous media.
• Requires data from: Geology, Topography, Meteorology, Water extraction, Aquifer properties, Soil maps, Land use.
ArchaeoGrid (Multi-disciplinar)• Paleoclimate simulation (with modern tools like MM5)• Aims at studying the origin of the City in the
Mediterranean Region between X-VIII Centuries B.C.
15
FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026024
EGEE User Forum – Manchester 9-11 May 2007
Grid-enabled Subsurface Hydrology application in the
Mediterranean area Sustainable management of groundwater
exploitation using Monte Carlo simulation of seawater intrusion in the Korba aquifer (Tunisia).
Seawater intrusion in the aquifer is a very severe problem in some of the coastal zones of the Med Area.
A
A'Korba
16
FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026024
EGEE User Forum – Manchester 9-11 May 2007
Grid-enabled hydrology application
CODESA-3DCODESA-3D is a three-dimensional finite element simulator for coupled flow and density dependent transport in variably saturated porous media.
x
6.55E+05 6.60E+05 6.65E+05 6.70E+05 6.75E+05 6.80E+05 6.85E+05
y
4.04E+06
4.05E+06
4.06E+06
4.07E+06
z
-400
-200
0
200
Y
X
Z
Cm [-]
0.990.80.60.40.20.01
Frame 001 15 Jun 2006 KO-AQ3D PROBABILITY MAP
17
FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026024
EGEE User Forum – Manchester 9-11 May 2007
ArchaeoGRID (1)
Aerial photo or satellite image
DEM
Land use
Infrastructures
Archaeological sites
WHEREArchaeological data are geospatial data
Archaeological GIS
Best resolution
X,Y < 1 m Z < 0.1 m (SAR)
How many layers ?
Number of layers large, depending from the complexity of the archaeological problem
Best resolutionby Differential GPS
X,Y,Z ˜ few cm
18
FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026024
EGEE User Forum – Manchester 9-11 May 2007
ArchaeoGrid (2)WHEN
Archaeological data must be ordered by timeArchaeological GIS + time
1000 B.C.
500 B.C.
500 A.D.
~20 years, most precise resolution in time
19
FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026024
EGEE User Forum – Manchester 9-11 May 2007
Biology Applications
EUMEDGRID supported the WISDOM data challenge on it’s infrastructure.
WISDOM is an initiative for Grid-enabled drug discovery against neglected and emergent diseases, using GRIDs for in Silico Drug discovery.
Simulation of docking of compounds on proteins.
20
FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026024
EGEE User Forum – Manchester 9-11 May 2007
The EUMEDGRID Grid School(http://www.eumedgrid.org/egsap-1)
First EUMEDGRID Grid School (Cairo, Egypt, 17-28 April 2007)
– 10 applications selected, all “gridified”, several with a web interface based on GENIUS(biology, engineering, mathematics, physics, cognitive sciences , etc.)
– 80 nodes, 4 grid sites, 6 Mb/s connection installed in a hotel
21
FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026024
EGEE User Forum – Manchester 9-11 May 2007
Perspectives
Increase site availability and usability.
Strengthen and enlarge the collaboration with the Universities and Research Institutes of the Med Countries.
Increase the number of NGIs.
Discover new communities and interesting (for the area concerned) applications.
22
FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026024
EGEE User Forum – Manchester 9-11 May 2007
Conclusions
EUMEDGRID has created a “human network” across the Mediterranean.
It is a step towards the creation of a Mediterranean Grid Infrastructure for e-Science.
We are effectively promoting the creation of National Grid Initiatives as building blocks for such an infrastructure.
We are discovering new applications and new scientific communities to collaborate with.
Collaboration and cooperation in the Mediterranean can start from science and education.
The development of countries needs to be supported by e-Infrastructures to rapidly close the gap with the more advanced regions.
FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026024
[Empowering eScience across the Mediterranean]
Thank You !