The EPIKH Project (Exchange Programme to advance e-Infrastructure Know-How) The EPIKH Project Maha Dessokey ( Electronic Research Institute Joint EPIKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo Cairo,

Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo, Outline Background and concepts The EPIKH project The GILDA t-Infrastructure –Educational formats and services EPIKH training activities with GILDA Conclusions

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

4 Computationally intensive research Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

5 e-Science Virtual Organisations Applications Data Instruments e-Infrastructure Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

6 The Global Network Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

7 The Global Grid EELA OSG TeraGrid NAREGI EUMedGrid BalticGrid SEE-Grid EUIndiaGrid EUAsiaGrid EUChinaGrid DEISA EGEE Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

8 The Triangle of Knowledge Research & Development Innovation Education & Training Building e-Infrastructures is a waste if we don’t “build”, at the same time, their users. Along with e-Infrastructures, t-Infrastructures and training programmes are also needed. e-Infrastructure t-Infrastructure Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

9 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 € Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

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

GEOMAP Views - Partners 11 Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

12 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. Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

13 EPIKH secondments’ programme 1 st Phase: Non-EU → EU (selected) Res. Programs 2 nd Phase: EU → Non-EU Grid Schools (with 1 st phase tutors) Workshops Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

14 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 certificate –If both reports will be successfull the seconded person will be provided with an official certificate Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

15 EPIKH on the web wiki.epikh.eu documents.epikh.eu agenda.epikh.eu Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

GEOMAP Views - Events 16 Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

17 Grants and applications (wiki.epikh.eu) The call for applications is already open ! Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

EPIKH Applications 18 Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

19 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 Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

20 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 Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

21 The GILDA formats and services ( 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. ) Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

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

23 GILDA “numbers” so far >1000 users registered in the GILDA VO >14,000 certificates issued since More than 30% renewed at least once. >410 tutorials in 56 countries since Up to 6 at the same time! Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

24 Grid Training done in Africa with GILDA (in the last 2 years) EELA-2 Grid tutorial Lilongwe (Malawi) – nd SAGrid Workshop & Tutorial Durban – HP/UNESCO/EGEE Grid tutorial Johannesburg – st SAGrid Workshop & Tutorial Cape Town – 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 Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

25 EPIKH training activities with GILDA (1/2) 1-week tutorials for site administrators (with remote installations) Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

26 Grid Schools 2 entire weeks devoted to applications’ “gridification” call for applications widely open Eight 1-month Grid & HPC schools and related thematic workshops foreseen in Africa in the period ! EPIKH training activities with GILDA (2/2) Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

27 Applications’ “virtuous cycle” DisseminationTraining events “Gridification” Deployment on large Infrastructures and inclusion in the portfolio of demonstrative applications Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

28 Examples of GILDA “demonstrative” applications RASTER-3D DEM-2-VRML GATE ASTRA Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

29 EPIKH and EUMEDGRID-Support EUMEDGRID-Support Applications Lifecycle EPIKH and EUMEDGRID-Support have 6 Partners in common Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

30 Conclusions EUMEDGRID-Support scientific communities can greatly benefit from EPIKH and use GILDA to “gridify” and run applications of local interest; EPIKH can represents a unique occasion to learn and adopt the Grid paradigm through stimulating research programmes; 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. Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

31 Useful bookmarks EPIKH home page – GILDA home page – GILDA Support System – GILDA Form for tutorial bookings – GILDA Repository of Training Material – ICEAGE Library – GILDA Virtual Services – Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,

32 Thank you very much! Cairo, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Cairo,