WP3 plenary meeting London, Jan 17-18, 2006

WP3 plenary meetingLondon, Jan 17-18, 2006 Status of the Virtual Institute Marco Danelutto Workpackage leader University of Pisa - Italy

Contents • Results of the review meeting • Status of the Virtual Institute activities • Outline of the meeting European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

Results of the review meeting • Technical and competent reviewers • Stefano Campadello Nokia research, Finland • Alexander Schill Dresden Univ. of Technology, Germany • Michael Hoevenaars ING, Amsterdam, The Netherlands • Erich Schikuta University of Vienna, Austria • Alfred Geiger T-Systems, Germany • “Quite interactive” review process • WP3 presentation (as of slides sent) • Objectives (tasks) • Roadmap (D.PM.01) • Partners (composition, dynamics) • Results (sample) • Integration activities (visits, workshops) • Extra (projects, conferences, etc.) European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

Main observations (WP3) • Relationship with “the rest of the world” • How do you position? Which kind of interaction? • Reference/prototype implementation needed • A: need fundings! • Security !!! • Industry • Excellence => fundings and industry interaction • Industry interaction must be strengthened European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

Main answers • We are taking into account previous / concurrent experiences • (also as recommended from SAB 05 in Barcelona) • Security is (to be) one of the research groups • Task force vs. horizontal task even in WP3 • Industry • We should do better • Reference implementation • Forthcoming (hopefully) • Lightweight specification for openness European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

Review: next JPA • JPA presented • evolution of JPA1 • Continuity + research groups (named themes …) • More focused research topics • Involvement in standardization bodies • Observations • Standardization bodies participation NEEDED! • More “critic” deliverables, outlining differences with the existing • Fundamental M30 (all partners using GCM or distinguishing activities w.r.t. GCM) !!! European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

Personal comments • Good referee process • Better than expected ! • Nice interaction with referees and officers • No major comments to wp3 • But the ones we already know! • Needed a better coordination between partners • Review result of part of us • Needed more activity on common tasks • Some comments may be avoided … European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

Participants (dynamics) • FHG • left almost immediately (December 2004) • due to financial / management problems • UNCL • left workpackage activities at the end of first year • kind of “Microsoft effect” • active participation in roadmap definition and in WP3 meetings • 14 participants left • ISTI/CNR, IC, INRIA, QUB, WWU Muenster, UCAM, UCHILE, UNIPASSAU, UNIPI, UOW, UPC, EIA-FR, VUA, VTT European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

Partner and first year activities European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

First year “financial” issues • Most AC partners were unable to justify MM with hired people • too small fundings • too late hiring • At the moment the underspent money is reported to the second year • Situation *must* be corrected during the second year European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

Meetings • Charleroi meeting • first “de visu” meeting of all partners • Jan 2004, Pisa meeting • roadmap outlined • Barcelona meeting (Jun 2005) • Fractal and research groups • Sophia Antipolis, Oct 2005 meeting • first “explicit” Task 1.1 session • D.PM.02 design session European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

Electronic meetings • Decided in Barcelona • No followup • - collect addresses (chat, Skype, iChat, Messanger, …) on a private WEB page • - exploit existing framework • (EIA-FR Switch facilities tested (3 partners)) • - spare “explorative” and finalization short visits European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

Web Site European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

Web site (2) European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

Short visits • Quite a large number • 20 during the first year • Involving 11 of 14 partners • Main integration tool • Need to be enhanced • Web site with the one page report ! • almost nobody is submitting such info ---> wiki? • Inactive partners (!) European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

Fellowships • Fellow: Marcelo Pasin (full WP3 fellowship) • Subject: Object oriented environment for HPC applications on the GRID • First institute: Haute Ecole Spécialisée de Suisse Occidentale with Pierre Kuonen • Second institute: University of Pisa with Marco Danelutto • Duration: 14 months • • Fellow: Nikolaos Parlavantzas (Joint fellowship WP7 WP3) • Subject: Dynamic software components composition in GRID environments • First institute: University of Westminster with Vladimir Getov • Second institute: INRIA with Denis Caromel • Duration: 18 months • • Fellow: Catalin Dumitrescu (Joint fellowship WP3 WP6) • Subject: Scheduling algorithms for higher-order components on the GRID • First institute: University of Delft • Second institute: University of Muenster • Duration: 18 months European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

Technical Reports • Currently • TR-0001 Optimization Techniques for Implementing Parallel Skeletons in Distributed Environments • TR-0002 Behavior Customization of Parallel Components for Grid Application Programming • TR-0007 Characterization of the performance of ASSIST programs • TR-0014 Parallel program/component adaptivity management • TR-0016 Automatic mapping of ASSIST applications using process algebra • Are from WP3 (5 out of 17) • All papers submitted (joint ones) should become TR !!! European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

Pubblications • About 20 publications by single partners related to topics of the Programming model Virtual institute • About 15 joint publications by partners of the Virtual institute • Startup • more activity expected while going on • as effect of achieved integration European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

Publication data base • Thierry’s email last week • SAB recommedation • All partners • must contribute • Useful tool for • Integration and • Advertisement! • Bibtex and PDF • needed European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

JPA2: MM European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

JPA2: deliverables • Some committments here • - workshop at M30 European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

JPA2: milestones European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

JPA2: research groups (1) • Programming models for the single componentwhich are the more suitable programming models that can be exploited in the implementation of a single component • • Communications (inter and intra component)point to point and collective communication implementation and optimisation • • Primitive component definitionmechanisms and formalisms to be used to define a component • • Hierarchical component compositionall the details related to the definition of new components out of the composition of existing ones • • Advanced programming modelsnew programming models that offer the programmer more advanced tools and higher level mechanisms to implement grid applications on top of the component model European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

JPA2: research groups (2) • Performance modelsthe possibility to model the behaviour of component execution in such a way unexpected behavior can be discovered by monitoring execution parameters and comparing the measured parameters with the theoretically predicted ones • Adaptivityall those techniques that can be used to automatically/autonomically adapt component behavior to grid changing features (faulty nodes and links, varying loads, unpredictable hot spots, etc.) • • Component run time supportconcerning the features/mechanisms needed to run components on grids as well as the (optimized) run time systems supporting component execution • • Component semanticsconcerning all the aspects related to the definition of formal and informal component and component compositions semantics • • Interoperabilitythat is all the problems related to the possibility to run component programs interacting constructively with non component software built according to existing grid standards as well as with component software developed according to different component models European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

JPA2: research groups • Security • not in the JPA (fault !) but we *must* take it into account • Interaction with other CoreGRID work packagesaimed at providing the other CoreGRID work packages with the results produced within WP3 by the research groups listed above and gathering requisites/requirements and suggestions from the other work packages, in particular from those that will eventually use the GCM or implement the Grid platforms aimed at supporting GCM. Within the M13 – M30 period, close interaction is expected with the other CoreGRID work packages so that both those institutes will consider using GCM in their specific activities. WP3 will also benefit from the suggestions/requirements coming from those work packages while refining/developing the GCM. • o Interaction with national/international standard institutes/committeesaimed at promoting the results achieved within WP3 at different levels. We expect that during the M13 – M30 period the partners of WP3 will start participating in such institutes/committees activities and that partners of CoreGRID WP3 will participate in committees designing/defining new research frameworks at both national and international level. European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

Research groups • Responsibles needed • Proposal: if no resp. and/or no participants >>>> remove (JPA2?) • Programming models of single component (EIA-FR) • Communications (WWU-Muenster) • Primitive component definition (INRIA/OASIS+IRISA) • Hierarchical component definition (INRIA/OASIS) • Advanced programming models (UPC,UNIPI) • Performance models (ISTI/CNR) • Adaptivity (UNIPI,INRIA/IRISA) • Component run time support (VUA) • Component semantics (INRIA/OASIS) • Interoperability (UOW) • Security (UCHILE) • Interaction with other VI • Standards European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

Projects (new ones!) • One proposal in call 5 (sep05) (no news as of today, still waiting) • GridCOMP • STREP (INRIA leader, UNIPI, UOW, ISTI/CNR + … ) • provide reference/prototype implementation of GCM as of D.PM.02 on top of existing, open source middleware • DFG research action proposed: • MetaGrid: Metadata and Metaprogramming for the Grid. • German joint research action (DFG-Schwerpunktprogramm). • Funding for 20+ researchers, 6 years, ~9M EUR, granting decision expected in May 2006. • Interaction with CoreGRID planned, WP3 initiators: • UNIPASSAU, WWU Muenster, ZIB (plus four others). European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

Positioning w.r.t. NGG reports (1&2) • Software view (with implications for architecture and user view) addressing: • Programming grid through abstractions • GCM combines parallel & distributed programming • practices in a coherent way • Invisible grid scenario • GCM implementation encapsulates all grid related concerns • dynamicity & heterogeneity handling, middleware • interface, resource discovery & management, … • Self-* issues • targeted in the run time support / component framework • Currently going to be addressed • Relationships/requirements on Network Centric OS • which features can be moved to OS ? European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

Positioning w.r.t. NGG3 (SOKUs) • NGG3 • public in this period • moving from services to SOKUs (Service Oriented Knoweldge Utilities) • Still central point (research issue) • raising the level of abstraction (programming environments) • Comment from a referee: “what if components are no more trendy?” European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

Program European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

Program • Wednesday, January 18th • 9.00 - 9.30 Status of the Institute Danelutto • 9.30 - 11.00 GCM D.PM.02 Henrio • 11.00 - 11.30 Coffe break • 11.30 - 12.30 Discussion on GCM deliverable All participants • 12.30 - 14.30 Lunch • 14.30 - 15.00 Roadmap 1.0 (D.PM.01) Danelutto • 15.00 - 16.00 Roadmap 2.0: general discussion All participants • 16.00 - 16.30 Coffe break • 16.30 - 18.00 Roadmap 2.0: discussion and assessment • All participants • Thursday, January 19th • 9.00 - 13.00 Presentation of partner's current activity • (10-20 min each) All participants European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Programming Model Virtual institute

WP3 plenary meeting London, Jan 17-18, 2006