1. RESEARCH OF PREFERENCES OF PARTICIPANTS OF THE VOLUNTARY DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING IN RUSSIA
Ilya KUROCHKIN, Prof. Vladimir YAKIMETS Centre for distributed computing IITP RAS
Исследование предпочтений участников добровольных распределенных вычислений в России И.И. Курочкин, В.Н. Якимец Центр распределенных вычислений ИППИ РАН

2. Questionnaire for crunchers
Sections
experience of voluntary distributed computing
Projects and interests
National projects
Common data about cruncher
Identification (optional)
26 questions:
- 4 optional, - 15 questions with ability to add another answer, - 1 question with free form for answer.
=100%
>100%

6. Mean cruncher Male (97%) Age 23-50 years old (87%),
Has high(80%) technical education (55%),
has 1-2 computers (76%) and use BOINC platform (96%) for render assistance to science(93%).
Mean, that graphic view of results was serious aspect(73%), but science content of project has priority (89%).
Want to has:
Detailed information about project (90%),
Popular science description (90%),
Project results (87%),
References to scientific articles(77%).

8. Questionnaire of WCG

9. Questionnaire of WCG

10. Country (almost all from Russia)

21. Confidence-building measures of project

23. Are you ready taking part in national project?

27. Survey of preferences of crunchers
Results of questionnaire
Expert session, round-table with crunchers and leaders of team
Discussion on a science conferences
Discussion on crunchers forum (boinc.ru and other)

28. Reasons of discussion of results
Promoting of voluntary calculations
Opening of dynamics of development/degradation of community of cruncher
Increase of activity of cruncher
Expansion of community (attraction of new cruncher)
Drawing attention to the social phenomenon "cruncher"
Development of interaction of cruncher, scientific community and project managers

30. Opinions of cruncher on charge of points

31. Approaches to charge of points (from the point of view of cruncher)
In proportion to the volume of calculations
The fixed number of points for 1 WU
In proportion to the allocated resources (not only computing)
During calculation
Input of QRB (Quick Return Bonus) to the main system of charge of points
Depending on nature of works of the project (amount of the received results, volume of the processed data, etc.)

32. Advantages of new system of charge of points
𝐶𝑆=𝑘∗ 𝑊𝑈 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑢𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑥𝑖𝑡𝑦 +𝑄𝑅𝐵
𝑄𝑅𝐵= 75% 𝑖𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛 𝑖𝑛 24 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠
Simplicity
Correctly works with WU of various computing complexity
Bonus for quick return of results (QRB)
Possibility of realization of konveerny processing of big tasks

33. Introduction of new system of charge of points
On a cloud of a data-center of IITP RAS some test projects on the basis of infrastructure of BOINC are developed
The modified system of charge of points is introduced in the initial BOINC server code
Two stages of testing are carried out:
On the basis of the closed project
On the open project
The modified software is established and successfully functions in the project

34. Results

35. Rating of projects Multiple parameter assessment of the project
Determination of parameters on the basis:
Previous questionnaire
Round tables within scientific conferences
Poll of experts
Test poll
The international questionnaire (in 4 languages: RU EN DE FR)
Roadmap of development of the project

36. Questionnaire of projects raiting

37. Multivariate estimation of volunteer distributing computing project
Boldness of a plan, calls for krancher
Scientific component
Quality of scientific and popular scientific publications on a project subject
Design of the site, design of the certificate, screensaver, etc.
Informational content of materials on the project site
Visualization of results (photo, video, infographics)
Convenience and quality of work of feedback (forums, chats, etc.)
Attraction and regulation of participation of a krancher in the project (competitions, system of charge of points, prizes)
Organizational and technical difficulties of accession to the project

38. Thank you for attention
Centre for distributed computing Institute for information transmission problems of Russian Academy of Sciences
web: distributed-computing.ru