RI EGI-InSPIRE RI Pre-OMB meeting Preparation for the Workshop “EGI towards H2020” NGI_UK John Gordon and Claire Devereux

RI Providing enabling services to researchers Life Sciences –Discussions with Sanger, EBI, The Crick –Common core services investigated Storage services (existing) –Neutron and photon facilities (inc. data management and curation e.g. IRODS) –Life and Earth Sciences (JASMIN - Panasas) Integration with EUDAT, PRACE or other infrastructures at national and European level –GOCDB collaboration with EUDAT –Accounting (APEL) collaboration with PRACE –Security Centre of Excellence (EUDAT and PRACE)

RI Operate European capability for HTC and data analysis Leading the EGI Federated Cloud Activity –UK integrated 1 st commercial cloud provider (and new resource type) into EGI –Various projects on community and federated clouds HPC –Various UK HPC systems of all sizes, investigating options for integration GPGPU –UKs largest GPGPU research cluster (2 nd largest in Europe), NVIDIA Centre of Excellence – integration into EGI planned, possible upgrade Pay-per-use –NGI developed charging model and infrastructure

RI Provide a flexible virtual research environment Previous experience with portal development (e.g. LSF) –NGS Portal Collaboration with technology providers –NVIDIA Centre of Excellence – embedded staff –IBM Collaboration at Hartree – embedded staff –+ others Development of AAI infrastructure –Certwizard –Moonshot leaders and pilot –SARoNGS (CTS) –Leaders in policy on AAI

RI Identify and develop the human capital Creation of NGI centre of excellence: – Hartree Centre, worlds largest software dev and porting platform –Training Marketplace (National instance wider than EGI communities) –Large UK activity consulting with new communities inc industry (GridPP, Hartree, Regional consortia)

RI Other innovation activities UK is keen to form part of a Core Services project(s), for example, Security, Accounting, Authentication and Authorisation Centre of Excellence for Security discussions already underway

RI Other innovation activities UK 10 year strategy for e-infrastructure –E-infrastructure Leadership Council includes academia, industry and other bodies to advise government, chaired by Minister –Over £300M capital investment in past 18 months, budget of £1.1B to 2020

RI Summary The UK has a strong interest in Core e-Infrastructure Services. We have a strong record of achievement in a number of areas: –AAA Authentication, Authorisation, Accounting –Security Policy and Operations –GOCDB (what’s the word for this?) –Data Storage, Management, and Preservation UK has world-leading scientists in: Life Sciences, Earth Sciences, Astronomy, Physics, Medicine +… UK will be happy to partner with other NGIs in H2020 bids, either in the ‘EGI’ call or others..