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Advancing e-Science Technology for Research: The NW-GRID Initiative and Future Directions

The NW-GRID Seminar 2005, presented by Rob Allan from the CCLRC e-Science Centre, highlights the development of cutting-edge e-Science technologies tailored for the specific needs of practicing scientists. This initiative focuses on advancing grid technologies and applications, user interfaces, and collaborative tools. Key areas discussed include security, middleware, application integration, and user access through web and desktop interfaces. The seminar also outlines a roadmap for evolution in e-Research, emphasizing community contributions and innovative client-server models to enable seamless user experiences.

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Advancing e-Science Technology for Research: The NW-GRID Initiative and Future Directions

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  1. Portals and User Interfaces NW-GRID Seminar 2005 Rob Allan CCLRC e-Science Centre Daresbury Laboratory Developing e-Science technology for e-Research

  2. A Unique N.W. England Offering:advancing Grid Technologies and Applications Technology “tuned to the needs of practicing scientists”. Hooks to other Grid consortia: NGS, WRG Top end: HPCx and CSAR Portals, client toolkits, active overlays Pharma, meds, bio, social, env, CCPs Applications and industry Mid range: NW-GRID and local clusters User interfaces Sensor networks and experimental facilities Advanced Network technology Desktop pools: Condor etc. Developing e-Science technology for e-Research

  3. NW-GRID Roadmap • Roadmap must contain several components, hence this Seminar: • Security • Middleware • Applications • System software • Support services • User interfaces Developing e-Science technology for e-Research

  4. Key Areas of Concern Services and Middleware • Evolving, security (single sign-on), too much Java?, service oriented, registries, semantics, authorisation, brokering, scheduling, workflow, accounting Data • Registries, metadata markup, digitisation, semantics, service-enabling existing repositories Collaboration • Many tools, need integration, audio/ visual, AG needs better support, virtual organisations, project management and development of consortia, confidentiality User Access • Preferred interfaces, Web/ desktop, link to existing (desktop and Web) tools, lightweight, mobile Developing e-Science technology for e-Research

  5. Technology Roadmap (or Minefield?) Service-based Wonderful World of Web Services… GT4.2 GT4 Library-based GT4 beta GT3.2 Level 5 Globus GT1/ GT2 GT3 Level 4 GSC + StarterKit Globus GT2… Level 3 “Core + Development” “Production” Level 2 OGSA ?(WSRF) Level 1 “Service” OGSI Testbeds Level 0 “Skeleton” “Evaluation” 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Developing e-Science technology for e-Research

  6. The Grid “Client Problem” Many clients want to access a few Grid-enabled resources Grid Core Middleware e.g. Globus Workplace: desktop clients Consumer clients: PC, TV, video, AG Portable clients: phones, laptop, pda, data entry… Grid Core Developing e-Science technology for e-Research

  7. How to Deliver e-Science Services? • Provide a Grid with heavyweight functionality (Globus?) - Grid-enabled compute and data servers analogous to Web servers; • Implied need for client-server software architecture, e.g. using Web services: • Web-based portal with familiar browser – example Sakai + uPortal • Client programming library - API in C, C++ Java, Perl, Python, R etc. – example GROWL • Ability to link to existing applications/ GUIs • Command-based shell interface • Drag and Drop desktop interface • Need a published set of services on Grid hosts – OGSA model, registry, semantics; • Need easy development and deployment framework for applications and client tools - encourage community contribution via an open process. Hide the complexity from the users Developing e-Science technology for e-Research

  8. GROWL: Client-Server model http://www.growl.org.uk by Dan Grose and John Kewley Developing e-Science technology for e-Research

  9. Tools available in GROWL • Authentication and Session Management • File upload/ download • SRB client interface • File transfer • Job submission (Globus, Condor) • Application specific services (e.g. SABRE) • Helper scripts for Grid certificates, and proxies and remote file management • Workflow scheduling Developing e-Science technology for e-Research

  10. Distributed Architecture using Web Services Service End-points Portal Clients Proxy Web Service Internet Authorisation and policy repository Developing e-Science technology for e-Research

  11. e.g. NGS Portal http://portal.ngs.ac.uk by Dharmesh Chohan, Xiao Dong Wang and Xiaobo Yang Developing e-Science technology for e-Research

  12. Tools available in NGS Portal • Authentication • MyProxy management • Globus job submission • Job monitoring • GridFTP • SRB • UDDI (coming) • INCA (coming) • OGSA-DAI (coming) • Discussion forum (coming) Developing e-Science technology for e-Research

  13. Collaboration using the Sakai Framework http://www.grids.ac.uk/Sakai by Adrian Fish and Miguel Gonzalez Developing e-Science technology for e-Research

  14. Tools available in Sakai v2.1 • Calendar • E-Mail • Discussion • Resource management • Chat • Web content • RSS News • Wiki • Shared whiteboard • Audio/ visual discussion tool • Presentation • Educational tools Developing e-Science technology for e-Research

  15. Linking Grid tools into Sakai by Xiaobo Yang Developing e-Science technology for e-Research

  16. Areas for Future Development • Workflow – tools needed to compose and access workflows to underpin complex scientific procedures. e-HTPX and WOSE projects are investigating (DL) • Resource brokering and Scheduling – some work ongoing with Condor, JSDL etc. (DL, Liverpool, Manchester) • Payment – services developed in the Grid Markets project (DL, Manchester, Liverpool John Moores) • OGSA-DAI and data archives – part of planned e-Infrastructure for e-Social Science (Lancaster, DL, Manchester) • Information and Knowledge Management - (DL, Lancaster, Manchester) Developing e-Science technology for e-Research

  17. Thanks to Lancaster: • Rob Crouchley • Adrian Fish • Miguel Gonzalez • Dan Grose also collaborators in Cambridge, Oxford and Portsmouth Daresbury: • John Kewley • Xiao Dong Wang • Xiaobo Yang • David Meredith • Phil Couch • Rik Tyer • Asif Akram • Mike Gleaves • Adam Braimah Developing e-Science technology for e-Research

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