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VRE Programme Current Position and Achievements to Date. Maia Dimitrova 28 th Nov ‘05. The VRE Road Ahead. Integrated Distributed VRE?. 2008. VRE Toolset. VRE Architectures. VRE Frameworks. 2005. What Users Want?. Programme Start. 2004. VRE Roadmap. VRE Roadmap ’04 - Aim.
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VRE ProgrammeCurrent Position and Achievements to Date Maia Dimitrova 28th Nov ‘05
The VRE Road Ahead Integrated Distributed VRE? 2008 VRE Toolset VRE Architectures VRE Frameworks 2005 What Users Want? Programme Start 2004 VRE Roadmap VRE Consultation Workshop - Nov '05
VRE Roadmap ’04 - Aim “The aim of a Virtual Research Environment (VRE) is to help researchers manage this complexity [of research] by providing an infrastructure specifically designed to support the activities carried out within research teams, on both small and large scales.” VRE Consultation Workshop - Nov '05
VRE Roadmap ’04 - ???s • On which technologies it could be based? • How it can be developed sustainably? • How usability and take-up can be ensured? VRE Consultation Workshop - Nov '05
VRE Projects Time-Line VRE Consultation Workshop - Nov '05
Overview of Achievements • Research Processes • User Needs & Requirements • VRE Design Architectures • VRE Frameworks & Tools VRE Consultation Workshop - Nov '05
Research Processes VRE Consultation Workshop - Nov '05
EVIE Research Lifecycle Resource Discovery Project Management Research Outputs Obtain Funding Collaboration with Partners Peer activities (publishing) Linking Research and Teaching Consultancy VRE Consultation Workshop - Nov '05
IBVRE Research Lifecycle VRE Consultation Workshop - Nov '05
User Needs & Requirements VRE Consultation Workshop - Nov '05
General Requirements • Allow easy access to a diverse set of resources • Flexibility in choosing resources and personalising the VRE • Help with writing grant applications • Services to centralise forms & resources • Better access to information about researchers & their interests VRE Consultation Workshop - Nov '05
Collaboration Requirements • Links between the collaborative tools and repositories • Ability to push information to and alert all members of a group • Ensure data security for centralised data repositories VRE Consultation Workshop - Nov '05
Humanities Requirements • Integrated interface for browsing & searching of multiple image collections • Tools to compare and annotate personal collections VRE Consultation Workshop - Nov '05
VRE Design Architectures VRE Consultation Workshop - Nov '05
CORE Architecture VRE Consultation Workshop - Nov '05
IB Architecture VRE Consultation Workshop - Nov '05
End-user application Local O/S e.g. workstation GROWL passes data and requests across firewalls using Web services GSI, MyProxy GridFTP, etc. GROWL client invoked as a function call Globus-job-run etc. GROWL services Remote O/S, e.g. parallel computer SABRE or other remote app GROWL’S Architecture VRE Consultation Workshop - Nov '05
VRE Frameworks & Tools VRE Consultation Workshop - Nov '05
Sakai Portal Demonstrator VRE Consultation Workshop - Nov '05
Sakai Extensions • Blog • Shared Display • Shared Whiteboard • Multicast Audio • Multicast Video VRE Consultation Workshop - Nov '05
ELVI Portal VRE Consultation Workshop - Nov '05
Access Grid Tools - 1 VRE Consultation Workshop - Nov '05
Access Grid Tools - 2 VRE Consultation Workshop - Nov '05
We Are Not Alone EU-funded work NSF/Mellon funded work in USA DEST in Australia e-Framework e-Infrastructure e-Science e-Learning VRE Consultation Workshop - Nov '05
What does it all mean? Over to John Kelleher … VRE Consultation Workshop - Nov '05