EU Research on Grids- A status update and the transition to the 6th
Research Framework Programme -
Kyriakos Baxevanidis
European Commission, DG INFSO
HealthGrid meeting (20/09/2002, Brussels)
Overview• The Grid solution
• RTD efforts in Europe - an overview
• Current effort in FP5 IST-Programme of the EU
• New IST initiatives are starting soon - new trends
• Synergies, clustering of efforts
• Migrating to the EU FP6 for Research
• Grids in FP6 - context and important priorities
• Some conclusions
The Grid solution A middle-ware layer that provides for the effective harnessing
of information resources available world-wide making them accessible as a single resource for every user on the web
Resources can be of any information type (computing, storage, networking, visualization etc)
Access to them is provided in a secure, seamless, coordinated, dynamic & inexpensive way
Forming dynamic Virtual Organisations
RTD efforts in Europe - an overview•Foster cohesion, interoperability, cross-fertilization of knowledge, economies of scale, critical mass
•Increase value
•Multiply impact
EU(IST-Programme: the “flagship”)
National
Grids in IST: some facts
• Currently on-going initiatives: DATAGRID, CROSSGRID, DATATAG, EUROGRID, GRIP, DAMIEN, GRIDLAB, GRIA, EGSO, GRIDSTART)
(more info under: www.cordis.lu/ist/)
• - the main underlying connectivity platform
<2,5Gbit/s2,5Gbit/s10 Gbit/s
JapanUS
Canada
Є80m EC funding
A Cross Programme Action in IST
19 IST-funded projects, 50m total funding
The currently on-going IST Grid projects
GR I DSTART
GRIDLAB
GRIA
EGSO
DATATAG
CROSSGRID
DATAGRID
Applications
GRIP EUROGRID
DAMIENMiddleware
& Tools
Underlying Infrastructures
ScienceIndustry / business
- Links with European National efforts
- Links with US projects (GriPhyN, PPDG, iVDGL,…)
Major impact to Application Communities
• Virtual collaboratories lead to new work models & application community structures. In IST: • High Energy Physics• Earth & Space Observation• Environment, Weather forecast• Bio-sciences and Health• Industrial design/simulation/
visualization• ASP
CERN-LHC
ESA
EADS-AerospaceBio-Sciences
Major Infrastructure deployments
1. DATAGRID, CROSSGRID, DATATAG
Examples:
2. EUROGRID, GRIP
• Links to National Grid infrastructures
•Infrastructure across 17 European States•Cross-Atlantic link
Application requirements:
•Computing > 20 TFlops/s
•Downloads > 0.5PBytes
•Network speeds at 10Gbit/s
•Collaborations of more than 2000 scientists
•Infrastructure across 6 European States
•Industrial design, simulations (as well as scientific applications)
•Globus - Unicore interface
Application requirements:
•Real-time, Resource brokerage, Portals, Coupled applications
(2.5 Gbit/s)
New IST-initiatives are starting• Selection of 9 new initiatives plus 1 on the reserve
following IST 8 Call•FLOWGRID: Flow-Simulations on-demand using Grid-computing
•OpenMolGrid: Open Computing Grid for Molecular Science & Engineering
•GRACE: Grid Search & Categorization Engine
•COG: Corporate Ontology Grid
•MOSES: Modular & Scalable Environment for Semantic Web
•BioGrid: Bio-technology Information & Knowledge Grid
•MammoGrid: Europ.federated mammogram database implemented on Grids
•GEMSS: Grid-enabled Medical Simulation Services
•SeLeNe: Self e-Learning Networks
•GREEN (on reserve): Grid for Earth Observation & Environment
14m new IST-funding for above initiatives, 50m total
Enlargement of Application community base
•High Energy Physics•Earth Observation, Environment
•Education, e-Learning
•Chemical, pharmaceutical•Health-care, Clinical•Biology, Bio-informatics
•Corporate business•Manufacturing industry (Train, Automotive, Shipbuilding)•Power generation
New test-bed deploymentsExamples:
•Across 6 sites in Europe• Applications: Shipbuilding, Automotive, Power-generation, Gas turbine, Train-aerodynamics
1. FLOWGRID (Computational Fluid Dynamics VO and test-bed)
•Across 10 sites in Europe•Clinical, bio-medical applications •Integration of Legal aspects•Focus on new business-models for medical services provision
2. GEMSS (Clinical VO and test-bed)
Call-8 proposed work: an evolution of trends
• Data-Grids, meta-data schemes•
• Integration of data-resources on knowledge level (ontology-based methods, Semantic Web concepts)
• Grid-functionality into Web-services, OGSA-concepts
• User customization of service, easy and device-rich user access
• Integration in business models, support to broader range of business roles
• New application areas; RTD effort more focused
Summary: Today’s Reality
• Unprecedented degree of co-operation on technology level between key user communities
- User communities is a European strength! -
• First pilot test-beds across Europe - significant middle-ware developments in the EU - international links - collaboration with GEANT
• Link to and integration of National Grid-Programmes
• Towards more European consensus at GGF
Catalytic activity: synergies, clustering of effort, critical mass!
Will a broad scale commercial adoption happen?
Only health related Grids
Multidisciplinary Grids
GEMSS
HEALTHGRID CLUSTER
BIOGRID
MAMMOGRID
Public Health
Patient
Tissue, organ
Cell
Molecule
Public health informatics
Medical Informatics
Medical Imaging
Bio-informatics
EUROGRID
DATAGRID
DAMIEN
GRIDSTARTETC.
CROSSGRID
Clustering of efforts in IST
Picture from Sofie Norager and Yves Paindaveine
To be pursued (via structured cooperation)!
EUROGRID
DATAGRID
DAMIENETC.
CROSSGRID
GRIDSTART
GEMSS
HEALTHGRID CLUSTER
BIOGRID
MAMMOGRID
Public Health
Patient
Tissue, organ
Cell
Molecule
New users! New users!
To be avoided!
GEMSS
HEALTHGRID CLUSTER
BIOGRID
MAMMOGRID
Public Health
Patient
Tissue, organ
Cell
Molecule
EUROGRID
DATAGRID
DAMIEN ETC.
CROSSGRID
GRIDSTART
Grids in FP6: Tomorrow’s future
• A new class of Grid-based infrastructure across Europe
• A new generation of services over the Internet - variety of implementations, interoperable solutions (open
systems, open architectures) -
...with Europe always at the frontline of technology development, use
World scale collaborations, access to “infinite” information power, new ways to share and create knowledge to be new key facilities
Some important FP6 priorities
• Create RTD-efforts to reach high level and ambitious objectives - mobilize National, private funds
• From prototype to production level systems (industrial quality); promote commercial uptake of technology
• Research on new concepts (Semantic Grids, Grids and the Web, Mobile Grids, Ambient Intelligence Spaces)
• Strengthen middle-ware developments in Europe (Academia-Industry collaboration, skills)
• Involve new User/Application communities
• Close ties with National efforts (National Grid Centres?)
• Strengthen International role of Europe - impact standards
Components Components & micro-systems& micro-systems
Natural interactionsNatural interactionswith ‘ knowledge ’ with ‘ knowledge ’
Communication, Communication, computing and software computing and software
technologiestechnologies
Applied IST for major societal and economic challengesApplied IST for major societal and economic challenges
CommunicationCommunication& networking& networking
SoftwareSoftwareµ, nano & optoµ, nano & opto
electronicselectronicsµ and nanoµ and nano
systemssystemsKnowledge Knowledge technologiestechnologies
interfacesinterfaces
Trust &Trust &Security Security
IST for societal IST for societal challenges challenges
IST for work & businessIST for work & business challenges challenges
Demanding Demanding applicationsapplications
Security, privacyIPRs, dependabiltySmart cards,...
E and m business,e and m work,learning
GRIDS forscience, engineeringbusiness and society
Health, eInclusion,mobility, environmentsafety, cultural heritage
•Mobile: beyond 3G•Fixed:All optical•Integrated (IPv6)•Adaptive
•Reliable•Embedded•Distributed•Adaptable
•CMOS : the limit•System-on-Chip•Nano-scale •New materials
•Multidiscplines•New Sensing•Networked•New materials•Nano-scale
•Context based•Semantic based •Agent based•Scaleable
•All senses•Multilingual•Intuitive •‘Surrounding’
Anywhere anytime natural and Anywhere anytime natural and enjoyable access to IST services for ALLenjoyable access to IST services for ALL
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Building blocks
Building blocks
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Generic
Generic
IST structure in FP6
GÉANTGÉANT
InternationalInternational
GridsGrids
Test-bedsTest-beds
10Gigabit/s, EU 10Gigabit/s, EU + NAS+ NAS
MediterraneanMediterranean& Latin America& Latin America
Initial pilotsInitial pilots
IPv6, Access,IPv6, Access,(Services, QoS)(Services, QoS)
FP5 resultsFP5 results
>100 Gigabit/s, Terabit/s scales- progressive inclusion of schools
Global connectivityGlobal connectivity
Grid-based large-capacity & high- speed RTD infrastructure across Europe - International test-beds
Next Generation Internet infrastr.Next Generation Internet infrastr.for the Research Communityfor the Research Community
FP6 goalsFP6 goals
Research infrastructures: Grids at centre of activity
€300m for Geant & Grid Test-beds
in FP6
Current Industrial strength /presence
NoEs
Industrial exploitation
Fundamental research
Basicresearch
Industry-driven research
TRPs
IPs
« Monolitihic »Incremental
IPs
Example of implementation in FP6-IST
Summary: Grids in IST-FP6
Grid technology
Large-capacity & high-speed communication infrastructures based on Grid-architectures
Internet
Grid-based systems to solve complex application problems
Environment
EnergyHealth
Transport
Industrial Design
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Some conclusions...
• Grid-technologies deployment: in front of a critical phase
• Creation of critical mass in the context of RTD (synergies, clustering etc): of key importance
• Research and Deployment of Grids in Europe and the world: a central theme of the EU 6th Framework Programme for Research
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