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Cyberinfrastructure for Multidisciplinary Science

National Lab for Scientific Computing – LNCC

Bruno Schulze – schulze@lncc.br

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background

• National Laboratory on Scientific Computing - LNCC• Research Institute of Min. Science & Technology – MCT• Early involvement in a National Grid Proposal since 2002

with the participation of RNP, HPC Centers, Univertisities and Research Centers, and MCT funding agencies

• Involvement in Research Projects on Cyberenvironments (Grids) and Applications since 2002

• Involvement in Multiple (8) related Grid projets in the context of RNP Gigabit experimental network

• Assigned by MCT the Coordination of SINAPAD (National HPC System)

• The SINAPAD legal framework is established in 2003

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Engagements in Cyberenvironments• Security Issues • Global Insfrastructure• National HPC System SINAPAD as an

extension of NCSA resources• Grid Middleware and Services• Portals to Specific Applications• Targeting Universities and Research

Centers

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Some Application Areas and Projects

• HEMOLAB: haemodynamics modeling of the human cardiovascular system

• GENOMA: strong bioinformatics team in the country• CATO: data assimilation, physical oceanography, weather

predictability and climate studies• Medical Simulation System integrating modeling, grids,

haptic devices and training• Dynamics of water in hydrologic basins• Molecular dynamics (Physics)• GEOMA: environmental modeling in Amazonia• Astronomy (Data Management)

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History of academic HPC in Brazil

• Brazil has a territorial extent of about 8.5 million km2 and the federal constitutional order is similar to the USA, with 26 states and a Federal District around the national capital, Brasília.

• The history of academic HPC in Brazil begins in 1990, based on the concept of government-funded regional centers open to universities and research institutes, with 7 such centers being established between 1992 and 1997.

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SINAPAD is...

• A network of operational high performance computing centers (7), regionally distributed, aimed at providing computation on demand to education and scientific purposes.

• Objectives include– Foster the HPC culture along the country– Support development of products and applications– Transfer knowledge and technology– Include another 3 center in the nothern region

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YPE Network

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Remarks

• Will a single Grid - CA be sufficient for a large country as Brazil ?

• More than a dozen Grid initiatives going on and different application focus

• SINAPAD is currently operating a CA a OpenCA version and testing compatibility of ICP-EDU software with GRID Cas

• Recent paper on CTWatch quarterly - february

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Thanks!

Bruno Schulze – schulze@lncc.br

National Lab for Scientific Computing – LNCC

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Bioinformatics

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CATO Data Assimilation

Physical Oceanography

Weather Predictability

Climate Studies

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Computational Modeling of the Human Cardiovascular System (HCVS)1D/3D Models – Case Studies• Study the sensitivity of the

arterial pulse for different degrees of stenosis at the carotid bifurcation

• FEM Mesh: 128 segments, 1212 nodes, 1326 elements

• 1D district: – Entire arterial tree

• 3D district:– Carotid bifurcation

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AGUASHydrologic Basin – e.g.:Paraiba do Sul – Rio - SP - MG

•ANA – National Agencyon Hydrologic Resources

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Amazonia: the forest...

Source: Carlos Nobre (INPE)