eInfrastructure Grid Initiatives and RN test-beds Information Event on 26 May 2005 - Brussels

1. eInfrastructure Grid Initiatives and RN test-beds Information Event on 26 May 2005 - Brussels “Grid Technologies Research” in FP6 IST Call 5

2. OUTLINE • Grid Technologies Research in FP6 • Strategy and vision • Call 5: SO 2.5.4 “Advanced Grid Technologies, Systems and Services” • Conclusions

3. Grid Research in FP6 - IST • Research Infrastructures • Deployment of high-capacity/speed communications network – GÉANT • Deployment in Research of Grids Industrial / SocietalApplications eBusiness, eGov, eWork, eHealth, risks management, … Application Research & Deployment • Grid Technologies • Grid-enabled applications and services for business society • Technologies and systems for building the invisible Grid • Network-centric Grid operating systems 125 M€ Grid RTD Software, Web, Knowledge Technologies, Broadband, Mobile Communication Technologies, Security Related Research

4. TechnologyPlatform European Research Area Research &Development Grid Strategy towards the Lisbon Objectives SEASIDE • Coordination of National Programmes • Opening-up of National Programmes • International cooperation • Build critical mass GRIDCOORD • Leadership • Competitiveness • Addressing standardization, regulation, … • Innovation framework • Leveraging additional investments • Developing new methods, tools, systems and services • Advance excellence and know-how • Long-term and business-driven R&D • Integration & structuring [Building the ERA of knowledge for growth, 2007-2013. COM (2005) 118 final, April 2005]

5. Grid Research Projects in FP6 EU Funding: 52 MILLION Started: SUMMER 2004 Grid@Asia (under negotiation)Towards EU-Asian Co-operation GridCoordBuilding the ERA in Grid research K-WF GridKnowledge basedworkflow & collaboration inteliGRIDSemantic Grid based virtual organisations Grid-based generic enabling application technologies to facilitate solution of industrial problemsSIMDAT OntoGridKnowledge Services for the semantic Grid UniGridSExtended OGSAImplementation based on UNICORE EU-driven Grid services architecture for businesS and industry NextGRID Mobile Grid architecture and services for dynamic virtual organisations Akogrimo DataminingGridDataminingtools & services HPC4UFault tolerance,dependabilityfor Grid European-wide virtual laboratory for longer term Grid research-creating the foundation for next generation Grids CoreGRID ProvenanceTrust and provenance for Grids Specific support action Integrated project Network of excellence Specific targeted research project

6. Next Generation Grid(s) – 3-fold VisionExpert Group Reports: “Next Generation Grid(s) - European Grid Research 2005 - 2010”, June 2003“Next Generation Grids 2 – Requirements and Options for European Grids Research 2005–2010 and beyond”, August 2004 Simplification Abstraction NextGenerationGrids • End-user empowerment • Life-support to business processes Software Vision End-User Vision • Continuously changing requirements • Grid services development environments Architectural Vision • Societal behaviour (millions of self-organising nodes) • Computational semantics, ontologies, meta-descriptions • Pervasive virtual organisations Virtualisation

7. Next Generation Grid(s):Identified Research Themes Properties • NGG2 reinforced: • Making Grids mobile • Mastering complexity • Network-centric Grid OSs • based on scenarios for crisis management / pro-active PDA Open Reliable ScalablePersistent TransparentPerson-centric Pervasive Secure / trusted Standards-based Research Themes NextGenerationGrid(s) Virtual Organisation Systems Management Co-ord. and orchestrationInformation representation User Interface Grid Economies Business models Models Facilities

8. Application Pull Grid-enabled Applications & Services for business and society Research, development, validation and take-up of generic environments and tools TechnologyPush WP 2005-2006: Call 5SO 2.5.4 Advanced Grid Technologies, Systems and Services Budget: ~ 70 M€ CONTINUITY Applications e-business, e-health, e-gov, e-learning Environment Application Sector 1 Application Application Sector 3 Application Sector 2 Sector n Advanced Grid Technologies, Systems and Services Grid Foundations Architecture, design and development of technologies and systems for building the invisible Grid Network-centric Grid Operating Systems Potential new fabric layer for future distributed systems and services

9. WP 2005-2006Advanced Grid Technologies, Systems and Services Focus 1 – Grid Foundations Architecture, design and development of technologies and systems for building the invisible Grid • Scale-independent, adaptive, secure and dependable Grid architectures enabling the management of large networked distributed resources characterised by evolutionary non-functional behaviours ( S.O.A) • Agent-based mediation approaches and peer-to-peer technologies • Self-organising, fault-tolerant autonomous systems leading toward complete virtualisation of resources • New models and environments for programming the Grid at all abstraction levels • Semantic and agent technologies for resource brokering and management • Development environment for dynamic composition and orchestration of ubiquitous Grid services ( S.O.A)

10. WP 2005-2006Advanced Grid Technologies, Systems and Services Focus 2 – Grid-enabled Applications and Services for business and society Research, development, validation and take-up of generic environments and tools • Grid-based environments for dynamic service creation and provision supporting distributed collaborations spanning multiple administrative domains • Grid business models and Grid economics • Intelligent tools and interfaces supporting ubiquitous Grid access, persistence • Management of trust and value provenance and related policies • Grid-enabled decision support services, including knowledge discovery, predictive and descriptive modelling • Novel simulation techniques, stochastic search and optimisation • Take-up phase with emphasis on SMEs as technology providers, service providers or end-users

11. WP 2005-2006Advanced Grid Technologies, Systems and Services Focus 3 – Network-centric Grid Operating Systems Research and development on new or enhanced fabrics for future distributed systems and services • New approaches to system management/operation • Global state, resource lifetime, replication control, scheduling, synchronisation, service response time, security, scalability, interoperability,… • Where and how to implement Grid functionalities (MW vs. OS)? • Twofold scope: • Development, testing validation of an enhanced fabrics based on existing OSs (Grid built-in functions or modules leading to a meta-OS) • Research on and conceptualisation of a new fabrics replacing existing OSs • Simplifying the management and programmingof Grid systems and services, supporting mobility and pervasiveness, enhancing performance, underpinning Grid Foundations • Building on EU strengths on existing and emerging embedded and mobile OSs

12. WP 2005-2006Advanced Grid Technologies, Systems and Services Focus 4: horizontal issues • Coordination of research activities within the framework of ERA, building on existing initiatives and linking to Grid industrial actors (e.g. follow-up of GridCoord) • Preparing future research agenda and building research community (e.g. FP7, ETP) • Creating EU-wide stakeholder initiatives supporting early and wide adoption of Grid Technologies (e.g. standardisation, F/OSS and exploitation) • Assessing societal and economic impact and non-technical barriers for deployment (e.g. Impact Assessment) • Fostering international collaboration outside Europe (e.g. Asia-Pacific, Latin-America, see Call 6)

13. Instruments to be used • IPs – Focus 1, 2, 3 • Multidisciplinary and comprehensive • Include industrial stakeholders from all relevant levels of the value chain • IPs – Focus 2 • User-driven • Generic technologies addressing common requirements across different disciplines and applications in business, e-science, and society • Include a technology take-up phase • Emphasise SME participation as technology providers, service providers, and end-users • STREPS • Longer term research issues • Conceptionalisation • Advanced Grid technologies in innovative applications

14. Disclaimer • Disclaimer: Please note carefully: • The Call text in the O.J., the Work Programme and the Specific Programme are the only legal basis.

15. 31 January – 1 February 2005 : 18 May 2005 : 30 May 2005 : 21 September 2005 : October / November 2005 : Q1 – Q2 2006 : Call 5 Preparatory Workshop Call opening Information Day Call submission deadline Call evaluation Project launch Timetable Call 5 - SO 2.5.4Advanced Grid Technologies, Systems and Services Budget: ~ 70M€

16. Main Messages • Continuation and consolidation of main Grid research topics; new topic: Network Centric – Operating Systems • Grids as enabler for Service Oriented Architecturesfor the provision of “Knowledge Utility services” • Industrial involvement including SMEs along the value chain required • Grid “Business Pilots” with cross-sectoral technology Take-Upphase call for central role of service providers • Increased contribution to global and open standardisation • International Co-operation dimension (e.g. Asia, Latin-America)

17. European Grid Technology Days 200531 May – 2 June • 31.05.05   GridCoord ERA Policy & Industry event co-organised by DG INFSO and GridCoord with participation of Commissioner V. Reding • 01-02.06.05    Concertation meeting of Grid projects, including eInfrastructure Grid projects ----------------------- • 30.05.05   Call 5 InfoDay  - SO 2.5.4 Advanced Grid Technologies, Systems & Services