Derek Weitzel Grid Computing
Background B.S. Computer Engineering from University of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL) 3 years administering supercomputers at UNL Built, maintained, and developed 3 tiled display walls. Interests: Distributed Computing (Hadoop, ~MPI…) Data Visualization ( Cluster/Supercomputer Administration Computer Architecture
Interest In Grids CMS Tier-2 hosted at UNL (Red) Grid Storage (SE) Parallel algorithms deployed on the grid Real-Time interactive visualizations
Research Directions Hadoop on the Grid Hadoop: Used as Storage and a Distributed Processing Framework Data Visualization Fish: Cluster monitoring tool using ganglia Hadoop Visualization: Distributed file system real-time visualization.
Future Grid Plans Hadoop on the grid Running a parallel map-reduce job on a grid machine Install and Maintain a CE on a local cluster to utilize idle cycles Assist local researchers to adapt their code to the grid environment