CoreGRID: European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Thierry PRIOL Scientific Coordinator INRIA/ERCIM

European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies CoreGRID objectives To build a European-wide research laboratory –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, …

European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Network priorities Excellence –CoreGRID brings together a European critical mass of well-known experts in GRID and P2P research –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 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 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 Problem Solving Environments, tools and GRID systems –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 5 CoreGRID membership 42 partners 18 Countries (1 from S. America) 118 Researchers 163 PhD Students Budget: 8.2 M for 4 years U. Cyprus INRIA CNRS ERCIM CETIC UCL CNR-ISTI INFN U. Calabria U. Lecce U. Pisa CLPP-BAS Delft U. Vrije U. EPFL UASF FhG FZ-Julich HLRS U. Munster U. Dortmund U. Passau ZIB ICS-FORTH IC RAL-CCLRC U. Belfast U. Cambridge U. Cardiff U. Manchester U. Newcastle U. Wesminster KTH SICS SZTAKI VTT U. Coimbra UPC Masaryk U. U. Chile PSC CYFRONET

European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 6 Joint Program of Activities Joint Programme of Activities Integrated Activities Jointly Executed Research Spreading of Excellence Spreading of Excellence Knowledge & Data Management Knowledge & Data Management Programming Model System Architecture Grid Information and Monitoring Service Grid Information and Monitoring Service Resource Management And Scheduling Resource Management And Scheduling Coordinated Programming of Partners activities Coordinated Programming of Partners activities Coordinated approach to prepare project proposals Internal Collaboration and Dissemination Internal Collaboration and Dissemination Annual Integration Workshop PSE, tools and GRID systems Public Website Technical report Workshops & conferences Industrial Advisory Board Newsletter Industry GRID User community Conferences Common Understanding Trust & Security Common Understanding Trust & Security Grid Testbed Mobility of researchers Sergei Gorlatch Domenico Talia Marco Danelutto Artur Andrzejak Ludek Matyska Ramin Yahyapour Vladimir Getov Pierre Guisset Brochures Training & Education

European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 7 Collaboration with other EU Grid projects Subject to discussion in March 2004 Subject of a two days meeting in September (16-17) Collaboration Gateway Exploitation of synergies / technical concertation Exploitation of synergies / technical concertation Joint fora for exchange and dissemination Joint fora for exchange and dissemination Co-ordination of standardisation efforts Co-ordination of standardisation efforts Repository of reference Implementations and Grid middleware Repository of reference Implementations and Grid middleware Collaboration on research Inventories and roadmaps Collaboration on research Inventories and roadmaps Indicators and impact assessment Indicators and impact assessment Wolfgang Ziegler Training activities Leadership

European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 8 Possible collaborations with other projects Several CoreGRID partners involved in RI projects –Will facilitate collaborations The research programme for the first 18 months is already fixed –Other projects could contribute for the definition of the next research programme by identifying research challenges and to to report them to CoreGRID Co-organizations of events –Summer schools, training, workshops