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Part II : The EPIKH Project. Abderrahman El Kharrim elkharrim@cnrst.ma Joint EPIKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Rabat Rabat, 30.05.20101. Outline. Background and concepts The EPIKH project The GILDA t-Infrastructure Conclusions. Computationally intensive research. e-Science.
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Part II : The EPIKH Project Abderrahman El Kharrim elkharrim@cnrst.ma Joint EPIKH/EUMEDGRID-Support Event in Rabat Rabat, 30.05.20101
Outline • Background and concepts • The EPIKH project • The GILDA t-Infrastructure • Conclusions Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat, 30.05.2011
Computationally intensive research Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat, 30.05.2011
e-Science • Virtual Organisations • e-Infrastructure • Applications • Data • Instruments Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat, 30.05.2011
The Global Network Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat, 30.05.2011
The Global Grid Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat, 30.05.2011
The Triangle of Knowledge t-Infrastructure t-Infrastructure Research & Development e-Infrastructure Education & Training Innovation Along with e-Infrastructures, t-Infrastructures and training programmes are also needed. Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat, 30.05.2011
The EPIKH Project (www.epikh.eu) • “Exchange Programme to advance e-Infrastructure Know-How” (EPIKH) • EU FP7- Marie Curie Actions – People-International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) • Consortium “numbers”: • 23 partners; • 18 countries; • 4 continents (Africa, Latin America, Asia, Europe); • 115 persons involved; • >650 researcher-months; • >500 secondments; • Duration: March, 1, 2009 – February, 28, 2013 (48 months) • EC contribution: 1,188,000 € Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat, 30.05.2011
The EPIKH goals • Strategic aims: • Reinforce the impact of e-Infrastructures in scientific research defining and delivering stimulating programme of educational events, including Grid Schools and High Performance Computing courses; • Broaden the engagement in e-Science activities and collaborations both geographically and across disciplines. • Specific actions: • Spreading the knowledge about the “Grid Paradigm” to all potential users: both system administrators and application developers through an extensive training programme; • Easing the access of the trained people to the e-Infrastructures existing in the areas of action of the project; • Supporting the establishment of scientific collaborations among the countries/continents involved in the project. Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat, 30.05.2011
The EPIKH Partners Partners in common with EUMEDGRID-Support Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat, 30.05.2011
EPIKH secondments’ programme Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat, 30.05.2011
EPIKH on the web www.epikh.eu wiki.epikh.eu documents.epikh.eu agenda.epikh.eu Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat, 30.05.2011
EPIKH Applications Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat, 30.05.2011
EPIKH and EUMEDGRID-Support EUMEDGRID-Support Applications Lifecycle EPIKH and EUMEDGRID-Support have 6 Partners in common Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat, 30.05.2011
GILDA: the standard EPIKH t-Infrastructure • GILDA: Grid INFN Laboratoryfor Dissemination Activities • https://gilda.ct.infn.it • GILDA is a complete Grid production quality infrastructure fully devoted to demonstrate/disseminate Grid computing • GILDA is an international effort funded by multiple sources • It runs the latest version of the gLite middleware and supports other middleware such as Condor, Globus, OurGrid, UNICORE, etc. • Using GILDA is free of charge • GILDA sites are part of the EGEE production infrastructure and are monitored by the same tools Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat, 30.05.2011
The GILDA formats and services (https://gilda.ct.infn.it) • Training on Grid • Grid Schools • Tutorial for Users and Site Admin • Tutorial for Trainers • Customized events • University courses (Degree, Ms.C, Ph.D, etc.) • Training materials: Wiki pages, Printable Documentation, Demos, Videos, etc. • Grid Application development • Support to Grid application development • Deployment of the applications into the GENIUS and P-GRADE grid portals • GILDA Ticketing support system • Infrastructure • GILDA CA • GILDA VOMS • Creation of pilot test-beds: EELA, EUMED, EUCHINA, EUINDIA, SAGRID, etc. • Testing and development on new available gLite services • Dedicated Software repository/Virtual services (INFN Grid) • Monitoring (GStat, SAM, GridMap, etc. ) Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat, 30.05.2011
Users’ assistance provided by GILDA Training material Wiki page Video tutorials Step by step instructions • Support system • GILDA Forge Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat, 30.05.2011
GILDA: some numbers More than 120 people trained on e-Infrastructure from Algeria, Egypt, Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Zambia, and Zimbabwe Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat, 30.05.2011
GILDA: some demonstrative applications DEM-2-VRML RASTER-3D GATE ASTRA Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat, 30.05.2011
Conclusion • EUMEDGRID-Support scientific communities can greatly benefit from EPIKH and use GILDA to “gridify” and run applications of local interest; • EPIKH can represents for young brilliant scientists and technologists a unique occasion to learn and adopt the Grid paradigm through stimulating research programs; • EPIKH/GILDA can offer free technical support for anyone willing to organize local training events on Grid computing: It can be undergraduate courses, M.Sc. courses, Ph.D. curricula, tutorials, Grid Schools, etc. • EPIKH home page : http://www.epikh.eu • GILDA home page : https://gilda.ct.infn.it Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat, 30.05.2011
Thank you.. Rabat, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Rabat, 30.05.2011