1. 1 Grid.it Enabling Platforms for High-Performance Computational Grids Oriented to Scalable Virtual Organizations Marco Vanneschi Dipartimento di Informatica, Università di Pisa Meeting on Grids for Complex Problem Solving MIUR, Rome, March 20th, 2003 National Research Programme 2001 – 2003 Strategic Projects on “Enabling Technolgies for Information Society” FIRB Project coordinated by the National Research Council (CNR)

2. 2 PISA NAPOLI COSENZA PERUGIA PADOVA GENOVA LECCE MILANO PALERMO ROMA TORINO MATERA PAVIA BARI BOLOGNA National Coordination on Large-scale Platforms and Grids CNR and University HPC, Parallel Programming, Grid computing, Scientific libraries, Data base and knowledge discovery, Earth Observation, Computational chemistry, Image processing, … ASI Applications of Earth Observation CNIT Technologies and HW-SW infrastructures for high-performance communication, Optical technologies, … CAGLIARI INFN and University Grid ( INFN-Grid, DataGrid, DataTag ), e-science applications: Astrophysics, Bioinformatics, Geophysics, … Grid.it cost = 11.1 M€ (8.1 M€ funded, of which 1.1 M€ for young researchers) + other synergies

3. 3 FIRB / Grid.it A Research Project in ICT. Advances and innovations in methodologies and technologies for the realization and utilization of Large- scale platforms and Grids. Coordination with the European Community strategies for Next Generation Grid. Advances and innovations are evaluated in terms of their capability to solve very critical, real problems in the medium-long term. Current standards in ICT are assumed as the technological starting point (e.g. Objects, Web services, Globus), over which new technologies are studied and built.

4. 4 Where innovation is required (1) Covering the gap between a set of, even powerful, ICT technologies (Web, Databases, Objects, etc) and their effective integration into a system (Grid) for multidisciplinary applications and virtual organizations. All the system levels need new solutions or advancements in current solutions. Security mechanisms and policies must be applied to all levels.

5. 5 MPP / SMP Cluster / Beowulf CORBA, Java, components … Grid Integration of technologies for seemless HPC applications development e-science, e-business, … applications Next Generation Grid Software Technology 2100

6. 6 Architecture and basic software technology (compute and storage layer): –Basic middleware services and data management, Programming environments and tools, Capability to exploit advances in high- performance networking Information management and control (information layer): –Seemless access and management of heterogeneous resources and information Knowledge management (knowledge layer): –Knowledge discovery, decision support (for applications and for the system itself) Where innovation is required (2)

7. 7 Objectives of FIRB / Grid.it project  Grid hardware-software platforms for high-performance large- scale processing  including high-performance nodes and networks  New Software Technology for Grid application development:  High-performance Component-based Programming Environment  Middleware Tools and Grid Portals  Information and Knowledge Services  Security  Applications of scientific and technological high interest, able to stress, and to act as feedback to, all the features of the Grid technology

8. 8 Research activities and system levels Programming Tools and Environment GARRLarge-bandwidth Optical Net High-perf. Networks High-perf. Components Scientific Libraries Cost models Resource Management Problem Solving Environments Applications for E-Science&Engineering Astrophysics Geophysics Bio-informatics Comp. Chemistry Earth Observation Middleware Data Intensive core services SchedulingMonitoringCommmunic. Grid Portals Security Knowledge Services Resource Brokers

9. 9 Structure of FIRB/Grid.it Project Research Units: 1.CNR, ISTI Domenico Laforenza 2.CNR, ISTM Marzio Rosi 3.CNR, ICAR Almerico Murli 4.INFN Mirco Mazzucato 5.CNIT Giancarlo Prati 6.ASI Giovanni Milillo Technical Board: Coordinated by Domenico LAFORENZA Research strategies to integrate the results of the various Workpackages (14).

10. 10 Workpackages WP1. Grid Oriented Optical Switching Paradigms (Castoldi, CNIT) WP2. High Performance Photonic Testbed(Giordano, CNIT) WP3. Grid Deployment (Mazzucato, INFN) WP4. Security (Talamo, Univ. Roma Tor Vergata) WP5. Data Intensive Core Services (Mazzucato, INFN) WP6. Knowledge Services (Turini, Univ. Pisa) WP7. Grid Portals (Aloisio, Univ. Lecce, ISUFI) WP8. High-performance Component-based Programming Environment (Danelutto, Univ. Pisa) WP9. Grid-enabled Scientific Libraries (Murli, Univ. Napoli & ICAR) WP10. Grid Applications for Astrophysics (Benacchio, INAF) WP11. Grid Applications for Earth Observation Systems Application(Milillo, ASI) WP12. Grid Applications for Biology (Apostolico, Univ. Padova) WP13. Grid Applications for Molecular Virtual Reality (Laganà, Univ. Perugia & ISTM) WP14. Grid Applications for Geophysics (Navarra, INGV)

11. 11 Expected Results & Research Products Applications and Demonstrators (WP10, WP11, WP12, WP13, WP14)  4100 K€ CNR INFN ASI Component-based Programming Environment (WP8), e-science Components (WP9) Knowledge Services (WP6), Grid Portals (WP7), Security (WP4)  4500 K€ CNR Photonic, high- bandwidth networks (WP1, WP2)  2000 K€ CNIT Basic Grid Infrastructure and Data Core Services (WP3, WP5)  500 K€ INFN

12. 12 FIRB / Grid.it : synergies INFN: European projects, Data Grid, … CNR: Agenzia 2000, MIUR Strategic Projects 449/97 (“ex-5%”) 1999 and 2000, PQE2000 CNIT: projects in advanced networking technology ASI: ASI-PQE2000, National Space Program (PSN), … Other national inititives: SPACI (PON): Grid infrastructure UniLe ISUFI, ICAR-CNR Na, UniCal

13. 13 Coordination of national competences FIRB / Grid.it CNR projects in HPC and Grid (Agenzia 2000, 449/97, …), PQE2000 Other initiatives e.g. PON-SPACI ASI projects in EOS and HPC, PSN (National Space Program), ASI-PQE2000 CNIT projects on networking INFN Grid projects, EC projects, DataGrid, …

14. 14 FIRB / Grid.it: international cooperations Global Grid Forum (GGF): Domenico Laforenza in GGF Steering Committee, Area Director of Information Systems and Performance Several Europen Community projects and US cooperations Europen Community proposals for Next Generation Grid: –CoreGrid coordinated proposal for NoE - DG INFSO/F2 –EGEE coordination (CERN ) - IP

15. 15 Research activities and system levels Programming Tools and Environment GARRLarge-bandwidth Optical Net High-perf. Networks High-perf. Components Scientific Libraries Cost models Resource Management Problem Solving Environments Applications for E-Science&Engineering Astrophysics Geophysics Bio-informatics Comp. Chemistry Earth Observation Middleware Data Intensive core services SchedulingMonitoringCommmunic. Grid Portals Security Knowledge Services Resource Brokers

16. 16 Software Technology of Grid.it Specialized components and services scientific, image processing, data mining, knowledge services, … Applications High-performance component-based programming model and tools Next Generation Grid Middleware Distributed + HPC HW-SW platforms

17. 17 Software Technology of GRID.IT General Issues Improvements in programmability, easy software development, software reuse and performance portability in a heterogeneous, dynamic application context Software adaptability High-level services and knowledge management Fault tolerance and security Coordination with standardization entities (GGF, CCA, …) Open source technology

18. 18 Software Technology of GRID.IT - CNR Programming Environment Resource management and Brokers Knowledge Services Security at all levels

19. 19 Research activities and system levels Programming Tools and Environment GARRLarge-bandwidth Optical Net High-perf. Networks High-perf. Components Scientific Libraries Cost models Resource Management Problem Solving Environments Applications for E-Science&Engineering Astrophysics Geophysics Bio-informatics Comp. Chemistry Earth Observation Middleware Data Intensive core services SchedulingMonitoringCommmunic. Grid Portals Security Knowledge Services Resource Brokers

20. 20 High-performance networks - CNIT Very large bandwidth optical fibers (DWDM 10Gb x 32 channels) MAN ring High-performance “Node” of GARR Network Cell (IP/ATM) and packet (IP/Gigabit Ethernet) connections A collection of LANs/clusters is seen as a same high- performance machine Cost models to be exploited by the Grid.it software technology

21. 21 Research activities and system levels Programming Tools and Environment GARRLarge-bandwidth Optical Net High-perf. Networks High-perf. Components Scientific Libraries Cost models Resource Management Problem Solving Environments Applications for E-Science&Engineering Astrophysics Geophysics Bio-informatics Comp. Chemistry Earth Observation Middleware Data Intensive core services SchedulingMonitoringCommmunic. Grid Portals Security Knowledge Services Resource Brokers

22. 22 Grid enabled applications INFN – CNR – ASI Mainly scientific applications in FIRB/Grid.it. However, issues of Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining are intensively investigated and applied in Grid contexts; e.g. finance and PA applications. Fundamental feedback for the new Grid.it technology.

23. 23 Conclusion FIRB/Grid.it: a research project on innovative methodologies and technologies for Grid computing and their effective utilizations and developments Large, qualified national participation and synergies Creating the conditions for the strong coordination of the national project with the European initiatives for Next Generation Grid

24. 24 Thanks for attention