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eResearcheResearch@UoA@UoA

Paul BonningtonPaul Bonnington

Associate Dean (IT) – ScienceAssociate Dean (IT) – Science

p.bonnington@auckland.ac.nzp.bonnington@auckland.ac.nz

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OutlineOutline

• Scene setting video (4mins)Scene setting video (4mins)• Advanced Research and Education Advanced Research and Education

NetworksNetworks• eResearcheResearch• BeSTGRID (TEC funded iDF project)BeSTGRID (TEC funded iDF project)

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Video PresentationVideo Presentation

• European Advanced Network “GEANT”European Advanced Network “GEANT”• Example of eResearch: Climate ModelingExample of eResearch: Climate Modeling• PRISM: global co-laboratoryPRISM: global co-laboratory

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National Research and National Research and Education NetworksEducation Networks

• High-speed “next generation internet” for High-speed “next generation internet” for Research and Education purposes onlyResearch and Education purposes only

• New Zealand: KARENNew Zealand: KAREN• Linking Universities, CRIs and national library, Linking Universities, CRIs and national library,

10GBits/s10GBits/s• International links to Australia and North International links to Australia and North

America (then onto Europe)America (then onto Europe)

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Global Research and Education Global Research and Education Network RoutesNetwork Routes

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• The Advanced Network is only an The Advanced Network is only an infrastructural element for infrastructural element for eResearch….eResearch….

• …….it is like a “highway without .it is like a “highway without cars”…cars”…

• ……it is up to us to put the cars on the it is up to us to put the cars on the road road

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eResearcheResearch

• eResearch typically employs eResearch typically employs one or more of:one or more of:– Capture, storage and Capture, storage and

sharing of sharing of research research datadata

– Computational Computational processingprocessing, analysis and , analysis and presentation of that data presentation of that data

– Multi-discipline, multi-Multi-discipline, multi-modal modal online online collaborationcollaboration

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StrategyStrategy• TREND: Science and Engineering moving to TREND: Science and Engineering moving to

– large-scale large-scale collaborative projectscollaborative projects – based on global based on global eResearch co-laboratorieseResearch co-laboratories – supported by:supported by:

• US National Science Foundation (NSF)US National Science Foundation (NSF)• US National Institutes of Health (NIH)US National Institutes of Health (NIH)• European Framework 6 and 7 programmesEuropean Framework 6 and 7 programmes

• We must develop eResearch ability if our science We must develop eResearch ability if our science and technology is to remain competitive in an and technology is to remain competitive in an international contextinternational context

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Example co-laboratoryExample co-laboratory

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Example co-laboratoryExample co-laboratory

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MessagesMessages

• It will not be possible for us to It will not be possible for us to participate in these international participate in these international projects if we do not have projects if we do not have appropriate appropriate eResearch eResearch infrastructureinfrastructure to support our to support our involvementinvolvement..

• Due to the complexities we must Due to the complexities we must take a coordinated approach to take a coordinated approach to developing the core eResearch developing the core eResearch infrastructureinfrastructure

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Enhancing ResearchEnhancing Research

• What is in it for me?What is in it for me?– New collaborative opportunitiesNew collaborative opportunities– Opens new funding opportunitiesOpens new funding opportunities

• eResearch is not a threat to “Business-as-eResearch is not a threat to “Business-as-usual”usual”

• eResearch can enhance existing research eResearch can enhance existing research activitiesactivities– Technological enhancement (like the Technological enhancement (like the

increasing role email and internet play increasing role email and internet play in research activities)in research activities)

– can lead to new research endeavourscan lead to new research endeavours

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Early Adopters/ChampionsEarly Adopters/Champions@UoA@UoA

• Physiome ProjectPhysiome Project – – Bioengineering Bioengineering

• Earthquake EngineeringEarthquake Engineering (NEES) – Civil Eng(NEES) – Civil Eng

• Bio and Biomedical Bio and Biomedical informatics - Biomirrorinformatics - Biomirror

• Synchrotron AnalysisSynchrotron Analysis (Australian Synchrotron) – (Australian Synchrotron) – Materials Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Bio/Medical ImagingBio/Medical Imaging

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Other Early Adopters/ChampionsOther Early Adopters/Champions@UoA@UoA

• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Geographic Information Systems (GIS) – Geography– Geography

• Social Science Data Archive (ASSDA) - Social Science Data Archive (ASSDA) - Sociology Sociology

• Institutional Repositories - LibraryInstitutional Repositories - Library• Climatology – Physics, GeographyClimatology – Physics, Geography• Computational Mathematics - Computational Mathematics -

Mathematics/NZIMA CoREMathematics/NZIMA CoRE• Electron microscopy – Chemical and Electron microscopy – Chemical and

Materials EngineeringMaterials Engineering• Planet Hunting (MOA Project) – Physics Planet Hunting (MOA Project) – Physics

and Astronomy and Astronomy

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Good model for UoA: UC San Diego Good model for UoA: UC San Diego

A centre providing core eResearch infrastructure (communication,

storage, computational)

Middleware ‘glue’: GRIDS

Federated Top Layer: Disciplines run their own research business on

top of the core infrastructure

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MIT Technology Review has named Grid computing one of "Ten Technologies That Will Change the World“

GRID Services are the modern extensions of email and the world-wide web

GRID: Make data storage or computational processing as ubiquitous as a national power grid

“Don’t care where the resource is located or generated”

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• Broadband enabled Broadband enabled Science and Science and Technology GRIDTechnology GRID

• www.bestgrid.orgwww.bestgrid.org• TEC iDF TEC iDF

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BeSTGRID: Technology themesBeSTGRID: Technology themes

A centre providing core eResearch infrastructure (communication, storage,

computational)

BESTGRID Middleware ‘glue’: GRIDS

Access GRID, Data GRID, Computational GRID

Federated Top Layer: Disciplines run their own research business on top of the

core infrastructure

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What BeSTGRID will deliverWhat BeSTGRID will deliver

• Competency centresCompetency centres• Demonstrate GRID ‘middleware’ not Demonstrate GRID ‘middleware’ not

yet seen in NZyet seen in NZ• Assist with common ‘tools and Assist with common ‘tools and

methods’ for champions/early methods’ for champions/early adoptersadopters

• www.bestgrid.orgwww.bestgrid.org