CoreGRID: European Network for Grid and P2P Technologies

1. CoreGRID: The Unique European NoE for Grid and P2P TechnologiesEuropean Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Pierre Kuonen Ecole d’Ingénieurs et d’architectes de Fribourg (HES-SO/EIA-FR) E-mail: pierre.kuonen@eif.ch www.eif.ch/gridgroup

2. Network of Excellence (NoE) • Definition • A Network of Excellence is an instrument for strengthening excellence by tackling the fragmentation of European research, where the main deliverable is a durable structuring and shaping of the way that research is carried out on the topic of the network. • Aims and Objectives • NoE are designed to strengthen scientific and technological excellence on a particular research topic through the durable integration of the research capacities of the participants. They aim to overcome the fragmentation of European research by: • gathering the critical mass of resources • gathering the expertise needed to provide European leadership • NoE also have to spread excellence beyond the boundaries of its partnership. European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies

3. CoreGRID NoE objectives • To build a European-wide research laboratory • To avoid fragmentation of Grid research activities in Europe • Create the European “Grid Lighthouse” and be seen as such worldwide • To achieve integration and sustainability • To build solid foundations for GRID and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) technologies • Both on a methodological basis and a technological basis. • Support medium and long term research activities • Achieve and promote scientific and technological excellence within & beyond the Grid research community • Gather and disseminate European research • A think-tank for spin-off projects • EC funded, bilateral projects, international cooperations, … European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies

4. Network priorities • Excellence • CoreGRID brings together a European critical mass of well-known experts in GRID and P2P research allowing to compete with research and development in North America and Asia • An ambitious joint program of activities to deal with well identified challenges • Long-term integration & structuring • Set-up a sustainable European research laboratory with an associated management • With several Institutes • With research groups assigned to Institutes European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies

5. Operating the Network • Administrative & Financial Management • ERCIM • Bruno Le Dantec (Administrative & Financial Coordinator) • Celine Bitoune (Assistant to the AFC) • Scientific & Technical Management • INRIA • Thierry Priol (Scientific Coordinator) • Päivi Palosaari (Assistant to the SCO) European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies

6. CoreGRID Membership • 40 partners from 18 Countries(1 from S. America) • CoreGRID researchers • Sep 2004: 118 researchers • Aug 2005: 145 researchers • 7 researchers left the Network, 34 new ones were included • CoreGRID PhD students • Sep 2004: 163 PhD students • Aug 2005: 169 PhD students • 22 left the Network, 28 new ones were included IC RAL-CCLRC U. Belfast U. Cardiff U. Manchester U. Newcastle U. Wesminster VTT KTH SICS FhG FZJ USTUTT U. Muenster UNI DO U. Passau ZIB Delft U. Vrije U. PSC CYFRONET CETIC UCL Masaryk U. INRIA CNRSERCIM EPFL HES-SO SZTAKI CLPP-BAS UPC CNR-ISTI INFN U. Calabria U. Pisa U. Coimbra ICS-FORTH U. Chile U. Cyprus European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies

7. Organizational map Scientific Advisory Board Industrial Advisory Board Specific Task Forces - NPTF: New Participants Integration Monitoring Committee Members General Assembly Chair: R. Perrott (U. Belfast) Administrative & Financial Co-ordinator Scientific Co-ordinator Executive Committee Chair: D. Laforenza(CNR-ISTI) Head of the “Integrated Activities” Head of the “Spreading Excellence” Heads of CoreGRID Institutes Head of the “Collaboration Gateway” European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies

8. Joint Program of Activities Joint Programme of Activities Pierre Guisset SergeiGorlatch Integrated Activities Jointly Executed Research Spreading of Excellence Coordinated Programming of Partners’ activities Knowledge & Data Management Public Website Domenico Talia Technical reports Coordinated approach to prepare project proposals Programming Model Marco Danelutto Workshops & conferences Internal Collaboration and Dissemination System Architecture Industry ViviFragopoulou CoreGRID Institutes GRID User community Annual Integration Workshop Grid Information and Monitoring Service Norbert Meyer Newsletter Common Understanding Trust & Security Resource Management And Scheduling Conferences Ramin Yahyapour Brochures Grid Testbed Systems tools and Environments Vladimir Getov Training & Education Mobility of researchers European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies

9. Collaboration with other EU Grid projects Collaboration Gateway • CoreGRID is participating to the EU Concertation Activities of FP6 Grid Projects through its Collaboration Gateway and leads two activities : • Roadmaps • Trainings Wolfgang Ziegler Exploitation of synergies / technical concertation Joint fora for exchange and dissemination Co-ordination of standardisation efforts Repository of reference Implementations and Grid middleware Collaboration on research Inventories and roadmaps Leadership Indicators and impact assessment Training activities Leadership European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies

10. A set of well identified research challenges • Knowledge & Data Management • Handling information/data that are required/produced by a wide range of diverse processing power • Programming Model • Making the programming of Grid infrastructures as simple and transparent as possible • System Architecture • Designing the next generation Grid middleware • Grid Information, Resource and Monitoring Services • Scalable information service to implement a service view of the Grid • Resource Management & Scheduling • Scheduling jobs/applications/tasks/computation within a Grid environment • Systems, Tools and Environments • Integrating various middleware, tools and applications for problem solving European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies

11. CoreGRID Integration Workshop • Annual workshop to discuss . . . • possible overlappings and synergies between partners within every Institute, and between Institutes, • interdisciplinary topics within the NoE, • future collaboration activities. • Workshop schedule • Workshop 2004: Future Generation Grids • 1.-5.November 2004, Dagstuhl/Germany • 45 invited participants, about 40 from CoreGRID • Selected papers after reviewing --> second book in the CoreGRID Series by Springer-Verlag • Workshop 2005: To present and discuss the results of integration in Year 1 (held 28-30.11.05 in Pisa) • Workshop 2006: To be held in Krakow on October 19-20, 2006 European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies

12. + Durable mobility of researchers • Internal mobility is essential for integration and to ensure stronger co-operation among partners, promote career development and mobility • 2 activities : • Fellowship Programme - Young researchers hosted by two institutes for two distinct periods ~ 600 k€ • CALL 1, JANUARY 2005 (12 applications and 3 candidates selected) • CALL 2, MAY 2005 (28 applications and 4 candidates selected) • CALL 3, DECEMBER 2005 (5 positions offered) • Research Exchange Programme - Researcher or student from 1 member to another, two weeks to six months~ 480 k€ • Exchange visit in Dortmund (8 weeks) • Exchange visit in Cyprus (20 weeks) • Search for external sources of funding is also needed, e.g. the Marie-Curie-Programme • Mobility web portal available at the CoreGRID web site European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies

13. Public Website • www.coregrid.net • Internal and External Communication • Regularly updated • Visitors counted since mid April 05 • Apr 14: 90,508 visits • May 31: 123,000 visits • Aug 26: 227,701 visits • Dec 2: 337,631 visits • Visibility:score of 8/10 in the Google PageRank 36% from non-european countries European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies

14. … CoreGRID Publications • Objectives • To gather information on publications in journals, edited books, proceedings of conferences and workshops from CoreGRID researchers • To disseminate the results of the network by publishing Technical Reports • To publish white papers related to Grid technologies • Results • Many joint scientific publications in proceedings, journals and edited books during the first year • 40 CoreGRID Technical Reports available • 3 planned White Papers • A publication database with more than 400 entries European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies

15. Knowledge and Data Management in Grids Integration Workshop 2005 2005 CoreGRID Springer series • CoreGRID negotiated a series of books with Springer • Vol 1: Component Models and Systems for Grid Applications (2005) • Vol 2: Future Generation Grids (2005) • Vol 3: Proceedings on the 1st CoreGRID Workshop on Knowledge and Data Management in Grids (to appear) • Vol 4: Proceedings on the CoreGRID Integration Workshop 2005 (to appear) European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies

16. Grid User Community & Newsletter • Grid User Community • Electronic mailing list • Scientific – Industry – Public • Expanded through other Newsletter mailing lists • Quarterly Newsletter • 6 newsletters already published • Editorial board: Berengère Fally , Rosa Badia, Ron Perrott, Vladimir Getov, Thierry Priol, Domenico Laforenza and Per Brand • Sent to the GUC • Infos relayed by other Newsletters European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies

17. Training & Education activities • Training and Education Website • Annual CoreGRID Summer Schools • In 2005, 42 participants of 13 nationalities came to Lausanne and in 2006, 55 participants of 12 nationalities came to Bonn European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies

18. Swiss institutions involved in CoreGRID • Two Swiss institutions are involved in CoreGRID • Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) • Dr Ralf Gruber • Computational Engineering Laboratory • Ecole d’ingénieurs et d’architectes de Fribourg (HES-SO) • Prof. Pierre Kuonen • Communication and Information Technologies Dept. • Leader of the GRID & Ubiquitous Computing Group European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies

19. Swiss involvement in CoreGRID • WP1: Integrated activities • HES-SO is member of the Integration Monitoring Committee • WP6: Resource Management and Scheduling – EPFL and HES-SO • ISS project : SwissGRID initiative • WP3: Programming Model – HES-SO • HES-SO is leader of task 3.1: Basic programming models • WP8: Spreading Excellence – EPFL and HES-SO • HES-SO is leader of task 8.9: Training and Education • EPFL was the local organizer of the 2005 CoreGRID Summer School • WP9: Collaboration Gateway – HES-SO • HES-SO is the contact person for collaboration with EGEE • P.Kuonen is member of the external reviewers panel of the EGEE NA3 Training Activity European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies

20. Forthcoming CoreGRID events • Integration Workshop 2006 in Krakow on • October 19-20, 2006 • 1st CoreGRID Industrial Conference Sophia Antipolis, November 30th, December 1st 2006 • FP7 GRID-Day & Swiss GRID Crunching Test,HES-SO, Fribourg, December 7th 2006, organized by Euresearch, in collaboration with CSCS and EGEE Attention !!!Not the 6th as indicated in the document European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies

21. Contacts • At HES-SO Prof. Pierre Kuonen Ecole d’ingénieurs et d’architectes de Fribourg Bd de Pérolles, 80 1705 Fribourg +41 26 429 65 65 pierre.kuonen@eif.ch www.eif.ch/gridgroup • At EPFL Dr. Ralf Gruber Computational Engineering Laboratory 1015 Lausanne +41 21 693 59 06 ralf.gruber@epfl.ch European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies