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Knowledge Exchange Opportunities for GridPP

Knowledge Exchange Opportunities for GridPP. Alex Efimov Queen Mary, University of London. GridPP Evolution. Started working for PPARC (STFC) at CERN as a UK TTO in 2006 (GridPP 2) Sensors and Instrumentation Knowledge Transfer Network Finished: started in 2009 (GridPP 3)

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Knowledge Exchange Opportunities for GridPP

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  1. Knowledge Exchange Opportunities for GridPP Alex Efimov Queen Mary, University of London

  2. GridPP Evolution • Started working for PPARC (STFC) at CERN as a UK TTO in 2006 (GridPP 2) • Sensors and Instrumentation Knowledge Transfer Network Finished: started in 2009 (GridPP 3) • Technology Transfer Manager at Queen Mary, University of London: started in 2010 (proposal for GridPP 4 is in progress) • From middleware development to production -> potential for knowledge exchange increased significantly

  3. KE means ensuring that knowledge generated from its facilities, research and technology programmes and interactions with universities and academic partners will be transferred to the wider economy for enhanced productivity and economic growth (STFC) Licensing Collaborative Projects Spinout companies Training Knowledge Exchange

  4. KE Activities Explained • Licensing: • Software and hardware built through STFC funding constitute intellectual property which could be licensed to industry • Commercial license or free license (example GPL) • Collaborative Projects • Academics work with companies on a project of mutual interest; IP would be typically retained by industrial partners • Example: CERN openlab • Spinout company: Constellation Technologies • Training: CERN summer school

  5. Innovation Landscape • What is of interest to industry? • Maintain dialog with large companies: IBM, HP, Dell, BT and others • Monitor Technology Strategy Board calls • Keep in touch with the Digital Systems KTN, Digital Communications KTN, Financial Services KTN • STFC KES

  6. Innovation Landscape • What is of interest to industry? • Maintain dialog with large companies: IBM, HP, Dell, BT and others • Monitor Technology Strategy Board calls • Keep in touch with the Digital Systems KTN, Digital Communications KTN, Financial Services KTN

  7. KE Opportunities • Think Cloud computing: virtualisation, parallelisation, security and trust • Technology: GPGPU • Software: ROOT, BioLinux, XtreemOS • Industrial collaborations: can we do better than CERN openlab? • Spinouts: Constellation Technologies case study

  8. ROOT Example Fons Rademakers, CERN

  9. ROOT Example ROOT + GPGPU expertise is needed! Strong interest from the financial services sector. FairROOT?

  10. Constellation Technologies Primer • Spinout from RAL • Set up to commercialise Grid technologies developed through STFC funding • Solutions and services based on the open source software • Generic middleware -> Virtualisation-> SaaS-> Cloud Bioinformatics • Commercial contract with GSK 2008-2009; commercial contract with a consortium of pharmas 2010

  11. Summary • KE is important because it is required by funding bodies • KE is difficult because it is time and resource consuming • In theory KE can pay for itself • Possible actions: • Meeting with the ICT Innovation Platform, TSB (could be hosted by QMUL; Nov 2010?) • GPGPU Virtual Centre of Excellence; contact Intel, AMD, NVIDIA for sponsorship • Promoting specific collaborative project opportunities to industry (ROOT, Geant4, etc.)

  12. Thank you! Alex Efimov alex.efimov@qmul.ac.uk

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