The EPIKH Project Roberto Barbera (roberto.barbera@ct.infn.it) University of Catania and INFN EPIKH Kick-off Video-conferences 8-9.03.2010

Outline The EPIKH project The GILDA t-Infrastructure Educational formats and services EPIKH training activities with GILDA Conclusions EPIKH Kick-off Videoconferences, 8-9.03.2010

The EPIKH Project (www.epikh.eu) “Exchange Programme to advance e-Infrastructure Know-How” (EPIKH) EU FP7- Marie Curie Actions – People - International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) Consortium “numbers”: 23 partners; 18 countries; 4 continents (Africa, Latin America, Asia, Europe); 115 persons involved; >650 researcher-months; >500 secondments; Duration: March, 1, 2009 – February, 28, 2013 (48 months) EC contribution: 1,188,000 € EPIKH Kick-off Videoconferences, 8-9.03.2010

The EPIKH Partners EPIKH Kick-off Videoconferences, 8-9.03.2010

The EPIKH goals Strategic aims: Specific actions: Reinforce the impact of e-Infrastructures in scientific research defining and delivering stimulating programme of educational events, including Grid Schools and High Performance Computing courses; Broaden the engagement in e-Science activities and collaborations both geographically and across disciplines. Specific actions: Spreading the knowledge about the “Grid Paradigm” to all potential users: both system administrators and application developers through an extensive training programme; Easing the access of the trained people to the e-Infrastructures existing in the areas of action of the project; Fostering the establishment of scientific collaborations among the countries/continents involved in the project. EPIKH Kick-off Videoconferences, 8-9.03.2010

EPIKH secondments’ programme 1st Phase: Non-EU → EU (selected) Res. Programs 2nd Phase: EU → Non-EU Grid Schools (with 1st phase tutors) Workshops EPIKH Kick-off Videoconferences, 8-9.03.2010

EPIKH Quality & Certification Programme All seconded people must be officially selected against their CVs; All Non-EU→EU secondments must have a Research Program agreed between “sending” and “accepting” organisations; All secondments must have final reports both from the seconded person and the “accepting” organisation If both reports will be successfull the seconded person will be provided with an official certificate EPIKH Kick-off Videoconferences, 8-9.03.2010

EPIKH on the web www.epikh.eu wiki.epikh.eu documents.epikh.eu agenda.epikh.eu EPIKH Kick-off Videoconferences, 8-9.03.2010

Grants and applications (wiki.epikh.eu) The call for applications is already open ! EPIKH Kick-off Videoconferences, 8-9.03.2010

GILDA: the “de facto” standard EPIKH t-Infrastructure GILDA: Grid INFN Laboratory for Dissemination Activities https://gilda.ct.infn.it GILDA is a complete Grid production quality infrastructure fully devoted to demonstrate/disseminate Grid computing GILDA is an international effort funded by multiple sources GILDA is adopted by several Grid projects worldwide It runs the latest version of the gLite middleware and support other middleware such as Condor, Globus, OurGrid, UNICORE, etc. Using GILDA is free of charge EPIKH Kick-off Videoconferences, 8-9.03.2010

The GILDA “island” on GridMap (gridmap. cern The GILDA “island” on GridMap (gridmap.cern.ch/gm/#topo=gilda&layout=tc&vo=OPS&serv=Site&sitenames) GILDA sites are part of the EGEE production infrastructure and are monitored by the same tools EPIKH Kick-off Videoconferences, 8-9.03.2010

The GILDA formats and services (https://gilda.ct.infn.it) Training on Grid Tutorial for Users Tutorial for Site Admin Grid Schools Tutorial for Trainers/Customized events University courses (Degree, Ms.C, Ph.D, etc.) Training materials: Wiki pages, Printable Documentation, Demos, Videos, etc. Grid Application development Support to Grid application development Deployment of the applications into the GENIUS and P-GRADE grid portals GILDA Ticketing support system Infrastructure GILDA CA GILDA VOMS Creation of pilot test-beds: EELA, EUMED, EUCHINA, EUINDIA, SAGRID, etc. Testing and development on new available gLite services Dedicated Software repository/Virtual services (INFN Grid) Monitoring (GStat, SAM, GridMap, etc. ) Remote site installation Successfully tested in Mexico and Malaysia We’ll do it next in Cairo in May 2010 EPIKH Kick-off Videoconferences, 8-9.03.2010

Users’ assistance provided by GILDA Training material Wiki page Video tutorials Step by step instructions Support system GILDA Forge EPIKH Kick-off Videoconferences, 8-9.03.2010

GILDA “numbers” so far >14,000 certificates issued since 2004. >1000 users registered in the GILDA VO >14,000 certificates issued since 2004. More than 30% renewed at least once. >410 tutorials in 56 countries since 2004. Up to 6 at the same time! 1 2 3 4 5 6 EPIKH Kick-off Videoconferences, 8-9.03.2010

Grid Training done in Africa with GILDA (in the last 2 years) EELA-2 Grid tutorial Lilongwe (Malawi) – 13.11.08 2nd SAGrid Workshop & Tutorial Durban – 11-13.12.08 HP/UNESCO/EGEE Grid tutorial Johannesburg – 28-29.03.08 1st SAGrid Workshop & Tutorial Cape Town – 25.07.08 01.08.08 About 120 people trained on e-Infrastructure from Algeria, Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Zambia, and Zimbabwe EPIKH Kick-off Videoconferences, 8-9.03.2010

EPIKH training activities with GILDA (1/2) 1-week tutorials for site administrators (with remote installations) EPIKH Kick-off Videoconferences, 8-9.03.2010

EPIKH training activities with GILDA (2/2) Grid Schools 2 entire weeks devoted to applications’ “gridification” call for applications widely open EPIKH Kick-off Videoconferences, 8-9.03.2010

Applications’ “virtuous cycle” Dissemination Training events “Gridification” Deployment on large Infrastructures and inclusion in the portfolio of demonstrative applications EPIKH Kick-off Videoconferences, 8-9.03.2010

Examples of GILDA “demonstrative” applications RASTER-3D DEM-2-VRML GATE ASTRA EPIKH Kick-off Videoconferences, 8-9.03.2010

Thank you very much ! Any questions ? EPIKH Kick-off Videoconferences, 8-9.03.2010

http://www.epikh.eu https://gilda.ct.infn.it Useful bookmarks EPIKH home page http://www.epikh.eu GILDA home page https://gilda.ct.infn.it GILDA Support System http://gilda-support.ct.infn.it GILDA Form for tutorial bookings GILDA Repository of Training Material https://grid.ct.infn.it/twiki/bin/view/GILDA/WebHome ICEAGE Library http://www.iceage-eu.org/library GILDA Virtual Services https://gilda.ct.infn.it/VirtualServices.html EPIKH Kick-off Videoconferences, 8-9.03.2010