The EPIKH Project (Exchange Programme to advance e-Infrastructure Know-How) Part II : The EPIKH Project Abderrahman El Kharrim Joint EPIKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Rabat Rabat,

Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat, Outline Background and concepts The EPIKH project The GILDA t-Infrastructure Conclusions

3 Computationally intensive research Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat,

4 e-Science Virtual Organisations Applications Data Instruments e-Infrastructure Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat,

5 The Global Network Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat,

6 The Global Grid Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat,

7 The Triangle of Knowledge Research & Development Innovation Education & Training Along with e-Infrastructures, t-Infrastructures and training programmes are also needed. e-Infrastructure t-Infrastructure Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat,

8 The EPIKH Project ( “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 € Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat,

9 The EPIKH goals Strategic aims: –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; –Supporting the establishment of scientific collaborations among the countries/continents involved in the project. Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat,

10 The EPIKH Partners Partners in common with EUMEDGRID-Support Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat,

EPIKH secondments’ programme Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat,

12 EPIKH on the web wiki.epikh.eu documents.epikh.eu agenda.epikh.eu Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat,

EPIKH Applications 13 Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat,

14 EPIKH and EUMEDGRID-Support EUMEDGRID-Support Applications Lifecycle EPIKH and EUMEDGRID-Support have 6 Partners in common Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat,

15 GILDA: the standard EPIKH t-Infrastructure GILDA: Grid INFN Laboratory for Dissemination Activities GILDA is a complete Grid production quality infrastructure fully devoted to demonstrate/disseminate Grid computing GILDA is an international effort funded by multiple sources It runs the latest version of the gLite middleware and supports other middleware such as Condor, Globus, OurGrid, UNICORE, etc. Using GILDA is free of charge GILDA sites are part of the EGEE production infrastructure and are monitored by the same tools Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat,

16 The GILDA formats and services ( Training on Grid –Grid Schools –Tutorial for Users and Site Admin –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. ) Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat,

17 Users’ assistance provided by GILDA Training material –Wiki page –Video tutorials –Step by step instructions GILDA Forge Support system Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat,

18 GILDA: some numbers Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat, More than 120 people trained on e-Infrastructure from Algeria, Egypt, Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

19 GILDA: some demonstrative applications RASTER-3D DEM-2-VRML GATE ASTRA Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat,

20 Conclusion EUMEDGRID-Support scientific communities can greatly benefit from EPIKH and use GILDA to “gridify” and run applications of local interest; EPIKH can represents for young brilliant scientists and technologists a unique occasion to learn and adopt the Grid paradigm through stimulating research programs; EPIKH/GILDA can offer free technical support for anyone willing to organize local training events on Grid computing: It can be undergraduate courses, M.Sc. courses, Ph.D. curricula, tutorials, Grid Schools, etc. EPIKH home page : GILDA home page : Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat,

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