Alex VossAlex Voss National Centre for National Centre for ee--Social ScienceSocial Science

University of ManchesterUniversity of Manchester

OGF24, Singapore, 16OGF24, Singapore, 16thth Sept. 2008 Sept. 2008 EU and AsiaEU and Asia--Pacific Grid Collaboration and Future ChallengesPacific Grid Collaboration and Future Challenges

EUAsiaGrid:EUAsiaGrid: Overview and Development of the Overview and Development of the

Requirements Process Requirements Process

Partners

INFN (IT)INFN (IT) CESNET (CZ)CESNET (CZ) NCeSS (UK)NCeSS (UK)

HealthGrid (FR)HealthGrid (FR) AdMU (PH)AdMU (PH) ANU (AU)ANU (AU)

ASGC (TW)ASGC (TW) ASTI (PH)ASTI (PH) HAII (TH)HAII (TH) IDA (SG)IDA (SG)

IOITIOIT--HCM (VN)HCM (VN) ITB (ID)ITB (ID)

NECTEC (TH) NECTEC (TH) UPM (MY)UPM (MY)

MIMOS (MY)MIMOS (MY)

Timescale and budget

•• Coordination Support Action funding scheme Coordination Support Action funding scheme •• Start date: April 1st, 2008Start date: April 1st, 2008•• Duration: 24 monthsDuration: 24 months•• Budget: 1.437k EuroBudget: 1.437k Euro•• EU contribution: 920k EuroEU contribution: 920k Euro•• Collaboration with Collaboration with

EGEEEGEE--III, EUIII, EU--IndiaGridIndiaGrid, , EUChinaGRIDEUChinaGRID and EGI_DS and EGI_DS •• EUAsiaGrid is expected to run onEUAsiaGrid is expected to run on an Asiaan Asia--PacificPacific

infrastructureinfrastructure

Objectives•• Promote Promote awarenessawareness in the Asian countries of the in the Asian countries of the

EGEE infrastructures, middleware and services by EGEE infrastructures, middleware and services by means of specific dissemination activities, such as means of specific dissemination activities, such as workshops, training events, conferences, and handsworkshops, training events, conferences, and hands--on on demonstrations;demonstrations;

•• CaptureCapture local local ee--Science user Science user requirementsrequirements in terms of in terms of resources needed, Grid services, application software, resources needed, Grid services, application software, and training needs, building on results of the EGI_DS and training needs, building on results of the EGI_DS project;project;

•• Build Build a a EuroAsianEuroAsian Grid communityGrid community by identifying and by identifying and aggregating new and existing user communities into a aggregating new and existing user communities into a virtual Gridvirtual Grid--based research space;based research space;

•• Assist Assist regional integrationregional integration with the wider Grid with the wider Grid infrastructure in collaboration with the EGEE III Asian infrastructure in collaboration with the EGEE III Asian Federation and the Federation and the EUChinaGridEUChinaGrid and EUand EU--IndiaGridIndiaGrid projects, thus significantly contributing to the creation of projects, thus significantly contributing to the creation of a human network in the area of Grids, a human network in the area of Grids, ee--Science and Science and ee--Infrastructures between Europe and Asia;Infrastructures between Europe and Asia;

•• PromotePromote common ecommon e--ScienceScience applicationsapplications in Asia and in Asia and Europe, by supporting the early user communities Europe, by supporting the early user communities already engaged in Grid applications (Life Science, already engaged in Grid applications (Life Science, Particle Physics), and engaging new ones by Particle Physics), and engaging new ones by coordinating common actions of dissemination and coordinating common actions of dissemination and training;training;

•• Provide Provide specificspecific trainingtraining materials and events materials and events targeted to the needs of users in the Asian countries as targeted to the needs of users in the Asian countries as established in part in Objective 2, and in part building on established in part in Objective 2, and in part building on the experience gained from the the experience gained from the EUChinaGRIDEUChinaGRID and EUand EU-- IndiaGridIndiaGrid projects. projects.

•• Foster Foster international cooperationinternational cooperation by working in by working in synergy with members of the EGEE Asian Federation, synergy with members of the EGEE Asian Federation, and the EUand the EU--IndiaGridIndiaGrid and and EUChinaGRIDEUChinaGRID projects.projects.

Objectives (Cont’d)

Requirements Requirements capture capture and and coordination coordination policy definitionpolicy definition

Work Package 2Work Package 2

WP2 (Cont’d)

ObjectivesObjectives

•• Collect computing Collect computing and storage requirements, to understand and storage requirements, to understand which scientific domains which scientific domains and applications could profit more and applications could profit more from the use from the use of the EGEE of the EGEE Grid middleware;Grid middleware;

•• Develop Develop a model for the promotion of sustainable National a model for the promotion of sustainable National GridGrid initiativesinitiatives;;

•• Define Define a roadmap towards a commona roadmap towards a common Asian Grid Asian Grid infrastructure for infrastructure for reseachreseach, , inin coordination with coordination with other other European initiatives European initiatives in Asia. in Asia.

Description of work Description of work

•• WP 2.1 Survey of requirements WP 2.1 Survey of requirements •• WP 2.2 Forum developmentWP 2.2 Forum development•• WP 2.3 Technical roadmap planning workshopsWP 2.3 Technical roadmap planning workshops•• WP 2.4 Development of a technical roadmapWP 2.4 Development of a technical roadmap•• WP 2.5 Review of wider contextWP 2.5 Review of wider context

WP2 (Cont’d)

Baseline Evidence•• Initial Initial survey at kicksurvey at kick--off off meeting (at ISGCmeeting (at ISGC’’08 in Taipei) 08 in Taipei) •• Provided Provided baseline information aboutbaseline information about

–– state of adoption in partner countries state of adoption in partner countries –– resources available to partnersresources available to partners–– existing initiatives (e.g., training)existing initiatives (e.g., training)–– existing understanding of issuesexisting understanding of issues

•• Fortnightly meetings using Jabber serviceFortnightly meetings using Jabber service•• Collection Collection of existing evidence (surveys, strategy documents, of existing evidence (surveys, strategy documents,

etc.etc.))•• Development of Development of ‘‘status, plans and requirementsstatus, plans and requirements’’ documentsdocuments•• Similar to and inspired by EGI Knowledge BaseSimilar to and inspired by EGI Knowledge Base

SPR Documents

• Status of Implementation– Existing resources; level of network connectivity; part of

(inter-) national grid infrastructures; ROC; community engagement programmes;

• Implementation Plans– Plans to contribute to EGEE; (national) roadmaps; other

coordinating structures; funding mechanisms; plans to develop services / prototypes / applications / research environments / support activities

SPR Documents (Cont’d)

• Requirements– major gaps in provision of services, training and support?– What support do you expect EUAsiaGrid to provide to address

these? • Community Engagement

– What scientific communities are you engaging with?– What mechanisms are you using for this engagement?– Any funded initiatives to widen the uptake?

• Obstacles– What problems are you facing that are keeping you from

achieving your implementation goals?

Requirements Survey

• Aimed at researchers to establish general community requirements

• English language ‘master’ version• Next step to translate into regional languages• Delivered using SurveyMonkey• Local survey coordinators to promote and manage• ‘Landing site’ to enable further contact• Launch soon after OGF• Follow-on through surveys and workshops

Requirements Survey (cont’d)

• Welcome• General Information• Data Resources• Compute Resources• Visualisation• Teleconference and Remote Instrumentation• Network Connectivity• Applications and Usage• Support and User-Designer Relations• Training• Future Plans• Personal Information

Support of scientific applicationsSupport of scientific applications

Work Package 3Work Package 3

WP3 (Cont’d)

ObjectivesObjectives•• To To attract user communities through explicit support of attract user communities through explicit support of

applications in specific areas:applications in specific areas:–– Start Start with a set of applications already running on the with a set of applications already running on the

gLitegLite--based Gridbased Grid–– Search Search for new user communities that can benefit from for new user communities that can benefit from

the access to a Grid infrastructurethe access to a Grid infrastructure•• To establish appropriate Virtual Organizations To establish appropriate Virtual Organizations

Description of WorkDescription of Work•• WP3.1 EGEE applications supportWP3.1 EGEE applications support•• WP3.2 Collection of specification and requirements of the WP3.2 Collection of specification and requirements of the

regional applicationsregional applications•• WP3.3 Promoting new applicationsWP3.3 Promoting new applications

WP3 (Cont’d)

ApplicationsApplications•• High High Energy Physics Energy Physics

Applications (ATLAS, Applications (ATLAS, CMS) CMS) (INFN)(INFN)

•• Computational Computational Chemistry Chemistry (CESNET)(CESNET)

•• Mitigation Mitigation of natural of natural disasters disasters (ASGC)(ASGC)

•• Bioinformatics Bioinformatics and and BiomedicsBiomedics ((HealthGridHealthGrid))

•• Social Social Science Science Applications Applications (NCeSS)(NCeSS)

•• Promoting Promoting new scientific new scientific communities to the use of communities to the use of the Gridthe Grid

WP3: Social Simulation

• Developed as part of NCeSS node (Birkin et al.)• Using agent-based simulation to project population

forward in time by 25 years• Simulate the impact of distinct demographic

processes such as mortality, fertility, health status, household formation, migration

• E.g., to inform policy making – what impact do policy decisions have

• Requirements include computation, data integration and visualisation

Social Simulation (cont’d)

Supertram

Courtesy of Mark Birkin

Population Reconstruction

• Generation of a synthetic model of the target population – Based on real census and survey data– Works with ‘public release’ versions of census that are

restricted, e.g., to 1% of population (anonymisation) – Reconstructed model has same attributes as real

population and same number of individuals but is still anonymised

– Can use geographic segmentation to run in parallel– Uses genetic algorithms to generate synthetic model by

oversampling, e.g., students in university areas, multi-car households in suburban areas etc.

Application Porting

Conclusions

• Status, Plans and Requirements– to guide development of support activities

• Community Requirements– It will be a while before results will come in

• Applications– Bringing new applications to EGEE– Potential for synergies, e.g., with disaster mitigaton

• Next Steps– Forum development– Roadmap and coordination policy development– Responding to community requirements

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