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 Bruno Le Dantec Administrative & Financial Coordinator ERCIM

European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 2 Grid Research and Deployment in FP6 Grids for Complex Problem Solving –Architecture, design and development of the next generation Grid –Enabling application technologies DG IST - F2 Research Infrastructure –Deployment of specific high performance Grids –Deployment of high-capacity and high-speed communi- cations network - GEANT DG IST - F3 Research & DevelopmentDeployment Application-oriented Strategic Objectives e.g. eBusiness, eGov, eWork, eHealth, risks management, environment, transport Technology-oriented strategic objectives, e.g. semantic web, embedded systems software and services R&D 200 M RI125 M (IST)

European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 3 New Grid Research Projects (FP6) inteliGRID Semantic Grid based virtual organisations Provenance Provenance for Grids DataminingGrid Datamining tools & services UniGridS Extended OGSA Implementation based on UNICORE GRIDCOORD Building the ERA in Grid research Total EU Funding: 52 M European wide virtual laboratory for longer term Grid Research foundation for next generation Grids COREGRID EUdriven Grid services architecture for business and industry NEXTGRID Mobile Grid architecture and services for dynamic virtualOrganisations AKOGRIMO Grid-based generic enabling application technologies to facilitate solution of industrial problems SIMDAT OntoGrid Knowledge Services for the semantic Grid HPC4U Fault tolerance, dependability for Grid K-WF Grid Knowledge based workflow & collaboration

European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 4 The concept of Network of Excellence within FP6 The aim of NoEs is to create very significant, long lasting integration – the creation of Virtual Research Institutes To overcome the fragmentation of EU research by fostering long- term integration of research programmes and capabilities of the participants, creating a world-class scientific resource Participants will require: –Commitment to integration of capabilities and resources –Capability to contribute to a joint research programme –Autonomy to re-align their research agenda with the NoE Important keywords: INTEGRATION / SUSTAINABILITY

European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 5 CoreGRID 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 6 A clear evidence of fragmentation Grid National initiatives: Belgium Be-GRID Bulgarian BG-Grid Cyprus CyGrid Czech Metacenter French ACI GRID German D-GRID Greek Hellas-GRID Hungarian Grid Italian GRID.IT Polish SGIGrid Scandinavian NORDUGRID Spanish IRISGrid Swiss SwissGRID The Netherlands DAS UK e-Science ACI GRID E-SCIENCE DAS BE-GRID D-GRID METACENTER SWISSGRID HELLAS-GRID GRID.IT IRISGRIDBG-GRID SGIGRID H-GRID NORDUGRID CYGRID

European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 7 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 8 A NoE managed by ERCIM ERCIM is a consortium of leading research institutions from 18 countries (17 European) committed to information technology and applied mathematics.

European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 9 CoreGRID membership 42 partners 18 Countries (1 from S. America) 120 Researchers 165 PhD Students 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 FZJ USTUTT U. Muenster UNI DO 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 10 Executive Committee Scientific Advisory BoardIndustrial Advisory BoardSpecific Task Forces Integration Monitoring Committee Chair: R. Perrott (U. Belfast) Collaboration Gateway W. Ziegler (FhG) Administrative & Financial Co-ordinator B. Le Dantec (ERCIM) Scientific Co-ordinator T. Priol (INRIA) Members General Assembly Integrated Activities S. Gorlatch (U. Munster) Spreading Excellence P. Guisset (CETIC) Knowledge & Data Management D. Talia (U. Calabria) Scheduling R. Yahyapour (U. Dortmund) System Architecture A. Andrzejak (ZIB) CoreGRID Institutes Programming Model M. Danelutto (U. Pisa) Grid Information & Monitoring L. Matyska (U. Masaryk) PSE, tools and GRID systems V. Getov (U. Wesminster) Chair: D. Laforenza (CNR-ISTI)

European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 11 Joint Program of Activities Joint Programme of Activities Integrated Activities Jointly Executed Research Spreading of Excellence Excellence Spreading of Excellence 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 reports Workshops & conferences NewsletterNewsletter IndustryIndustry GRID User community ConferencesConferences 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 BrochuresBrochures Training & Education

European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 12 Collaboration with other EU Grid projects 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 assessment Wolfgang Ziegler Training activities CoreGRID is participating to the Collaboration Gateway and leads two activities : Roadmaps Trainings Leadership

European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 13 Durable mobility of researchers Internal mobility is essential for integration 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 –Research Exchange Programme - Researcher or student from 1 member to another, two weeks to six months~ 480 k 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 14

European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 15 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 16 Spreading Excellence Internal and External Communication June 14, 2005: 148,000 Visitors Technical ReportsBook Brochure

European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 17 Spreading Excellence Grid Users Community Electronic mailing list, Scientific – Industry - Public Newsletter Quarterly Nr. 1: February 2005 Nr. 2: May 2005 next issue: September 2005 Editorial board Sent to the GUC European Grid Conference EGC2006 in June days program Grid project Launch event (IST Call 5) Conference (2 days) Grid concertation meeting (1 day)

European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 18 And More… Industrial Advisory Board !!! Grid Summer School First at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, 5-9 September 2005 Targeted to young computer science PhD students Expected participation: 100 researchers Kick-off Workshops NCOS Workshop, Brussels, March 16-17, 2005 Integration WorkshopNovember, 28-30, 2005 in Pisa (IT) IST 2004, SC 2004, EGC 2005,...

European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 19 NCOS Workshop Brussels March 16-17, 2005 And More…

European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 20 In the Media also:

European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 21 Conclusion CoreGRID started in September 1st, 2004 –A very active project although it is in its early stage –Funding from the EC: 8.2 M for the first 4 years –Involvement of the main European Key players in Grid computing (both institutions and researchers) –The only one Network of Excellence in Grid funded by the EU