1. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 1 Wolfgang Boch Head of Unit European Commission wolfgang.boch@ec.europa.eu http://cordis.europa.eu/ist/grids The Future of Grid Research in Framework Programme 7 Cracow ‘06 Grid Workshop

2. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 2 Outline  Objectives & Strategy of EU Grid research in FP6  The FP6 Grid Project Portfolio & examples of results  The NESSI Technology Platform  Towards Framework Programme 7  The Future of Grid Research  ICT Work programme 2007-08 (Draft)  Conclusions

3. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 3 What is the Grid ? Benefits   Increased productivity by reducing Total Cost of Ownership   Agile, flexible ICT Infrastructure to support dynamic V.O.   Any-type, anywhere, anytime services by/for all   Next generation Internet services backbone Three waves of Grids   Cluster Grids   Enterprise Grids   Virtual Organisation Grids “A Grid provides an abstraction for resource sharing and collaboration across multiple administrative domains…” (Source: NGG Expert Group, 16 June 2003 “European Grid Research 2005-2010) e-Science Industry & Business Grids

4. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 4 Objectives of Grid Research in FP6 eScience Industry&Business Grids Solve complex problems with high economic and societal impact Promote international cooperation and standardisation Exploit the potential of Grids beyond eScience Ease access and use of Grids Advance Grid technologies, systems and architectures

5. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 5 Grid Strategy towards the Lisbon Objectives  Developing new methods, tools, systems and services  Advance excellence and know-how  Long-term and business-driven R&D  Integration – structuring – standardisation  Coordination of National Programmes  Opening-up of National Programmes  International cooperation  Build critical mass  Derive standardisation strategy Research & Development Technology Platform European Research Area  Leadership  Competitiveness  Addressing standardization, regulation, …  Innovation framework to increase adoption  Aligning business and research agendas

6. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 6 EGTD 2006 Launch Event B russels, 19 September 2006 Next generation Grid Architecture, design and development addressing security, business models, open source/standards,interoperability, … Generic enabling application technologies Tools and environments for simulation, data mining, knowledge discovery, collaborative working,... Evolution of the FP6 Work Programme Network-centric Grid Operating Systems Potential new fabric layer for future distributed systems and services Grid Foundations Architecture, design and development of technologies and systems for building the invisible Grid Grid-enabled Applications & Services for business and society Research, development, validation and take-up of generic environments and tools Application Sector 4 Application Sector n Application Horizontal apects Standardisation, ERA, INCO, … Sector 3 Application Sector 2 Application Sector 1 Horizontal apects INCO CHINA, … Wave 1: Calls 2 and Call 3 13 projects, 52 ME, Start 2004 Applications e-business, e-health, e-gov, e-learning Environment Advanced Grid Technologies, Systems and Services Wave 2: Calls 5 and Call 6 23 projects, 78 ME, Start 2006 WP 2003-04 WP 2005-06

7. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 7 Wave2 – start 2006 Wave 2 – start 2006 Degree Datamining Grid data, knowledge, semantics OntoGridInteliGrid K-WF Grid Chemomen tum A-WareSorma platforms, user environments CoreGRID virtual laboratories UniGridsHPC4Ug-EclipseGrediaGridComp QosCosGrid Grid4all ProvenanceAssessGrid GridTrust trust, security Grid services, business models ArguGrid Edutain@ Grid GridEcon GridCoordNessi-Grid Challengers NextGRID service architecture Akogrimo mobile services BREIN agents & semantics BeinGrid business experiments supporting the Grid community SIMDAT industrial simulations XtreemOS Linux based Grid operating system BeinGrid business experiments KnowArcEC-GinBridge Grid@AsiaEchoGrid international cooperation Specific support action Integrated project Network of excellence Specific targeted research project Wave 1 – start 2004 EU Funding: 130 M€ Grid Research Projects under FP6

8. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 8 Grid Solutions for Complex Problems in Industry 1. 1.Grid-enabled data integration across administrative domains 2. 2.Grid-powered collaboration across manufacturers and suppliers 3. 3.Novel analysis and knowledge discovery services exploiting Grid connectivity SIMDAT End Users Capability Providers Grid Technologists AutomotivePharmaceuticalAerospaceMeteorology Industrial example

9. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 9 1. 1.Successful installation of Grids including integrated access to distributed data repositories in seven industrially led prototypes 2. 2.Grid technology development on collaboration to be deployed in the next phase prototypes 3. 3.One prototype already fed into a new product: Grid-based integration environment for the automotive industry decided to be deployed at AUDI and transferred to SEAT in 2007. © Fraunhofer Institute SCAI and other members of the SIMDAT consortium Achievements of Phases 1+2

10. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 10 Collaborative innovation in InteliGrid … Dynamic collaboration of experts across Europe to create products or services – through a dynamic virtual organization (VO). Dynamic collaboration of experts across Europe to create products or services – through a dynamic virtual organization (VO). VOs need to share a common item of work - the virtual product - the data about the to-be-built and the as-built product (here in the ACE sector). VOs need to share a common item of work - the virtual product - the data about the to-be-built and the as-built product (here in the ACE sector). InteliGrid is developing an information infrastructure for such organizations using grid and semantic technology. InteliGrid is developing an information infrastructure for such organizations using grid and semantic technology. grid semantic interoperability virtual organization

11. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 11 InteliGrid Results the InteliGrid Platform with Portal, Document Management, Business Object Services, Directory and Infrastructure Services. the InteliGrid Platform with Portal, Document Management, Business Object Services, Directory and Infrastructure Services. Defined ontology framework handling business process, organizations, services and resources Defined ontology framework handling business process, organizations, services and resources Platform compliant applications: several existing engineering design and data management tools, from facility management software to structural dynamics applications Platform compliant applications: several existing engineering design and data management tools, from facility management software to structural dynamics applications

12. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 12 Networked European Software and Services Initiative www.nessi-europe.com Mission: Develop a visionary strategy for Software, Grids and Services driven by a common European Research Agenda where innovation and business strengths are reinforced A European Technology Platform for SW, Grids & e-Services:

13. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 13 The Holistic View of EU Economy NESSI Landscape (Business level Services) Cross business Collaborations Business Domain 1 Business Domain 2 Business Domain n Busines s Services NESSI Framework Infrastructure Layer Service Integration Layer Semantic Layer Security InteroperabilityManagement Services Practices and Usages Architecture and Engineering Regulatory Governance NESSI Adoption Core Services The Art of NESSI Powered by NESSI The World of NESSI NESSI Core

14. Information Society and Media Directorate-General – European Commission Grid Technologies, München – July 2006 Next Generation Grids Reports NGG1 – 2003 European Grid Research 2005 – 2010 NGG2 – 2004 Requirements and Options for European Grids Research 2005-2010 and Beyond NGG3 – 2005 Future for European Grids: GRIDs and Service Oriented Knowledge Utilities Vision & Research Directions 2010 and Beyond Main source of inspiration for FP6 Grid Research and beyond http://www.cordis.lu/ist/grids

15. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 15 From NGG to SOKU NextGenerationGrids Software Technologies Knowledge Technologies S ervice- O riented K nowledge U tility Evolution of HPCN CurrentGrids SOA Methodologies Autonomic Computing Evolution of the Web … …

16. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 16 What is a SOKU service? SOKU services are semantically described, i.e. annotated with machine- processable metadata which facilitates their automated use. SOKU services are semantically described, i.e. annotated with machine- processable metadata which facilitates their automated use.  Can be dynamically composed and configured  Adapt automatically, providing self-management and autonomic behaviour

17. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 17 What is a SOKU service? SOKU services also work with semantically described content and semantic descriptions, i.e. they process knowledge SOKU services also work with semantically described content and semantic descriptions, i.e. they process knowledge  may contain and use it, consume it, or produce it

18. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 18   building on existing industry practices, and emerging technologies   support ecosystems that promote collaboration and self-organization   towards increased agility, lower TCO, broader availability of services for all   empowering service providers, integrators and end-consumers of ICT   (r)evolution of concepts from Web, Grid & Knowledge technologies   as safe, ease und ubiquitous as existing utilities such as electricity or water NGG3 A flexible, powerful and cost-efficient way of building, operating and evolving IT intensive solutions for business, science and society. Next Generation Grids Report 2006 Future for European Grids: GRIDs and Service Oriented Knowledge Utilities – Vision and Research Directions 2010 and Beyond, January 2006 Vision and Research Directions 2010 and Beyond, January 2006 Service-Oriented Knowledge Utility (SOKU)

19. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 19 A utility is a directly and immediately useable service with established functionality, performance and dependability, illustrating the emphasis on user needs and issues such as trust Services are knowledge- assisted (‘semantic’) to facilitate automation and advanced functionality, the knowledge aspect reinforced by the emphasis on delivering high level services to the user The architecture comprises services which may be instantiated and assembled dynamically, hence the structure, behaviour and location of software is changing at run-time Vision of future Grids Towards Service Oriented Knowledge Utilities

20. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 20 FP7/IST – A preliminary view Note: Note:  In discussion with the IST Committee  Focus in this presentation on  Challenge 1: Pervasive and Trusted Network and Service Infrastructures  Objective 1: Service and Software Architectures, Infrastructures and Engineering

21. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 21 FP7 Proposal (Competitiveness Council of 24 JUL 06)

22. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 22 FP7 Proposal: The Cooperation Programme (Competitiveness Council of 24 JUL 06)

23. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 23 WP Input & Consultations FP, SP and Rules for Participation  Policy and research priorities Detailed Consultations/Workshops  Part of Units permanent activities ETPs Strategic Research Agendas  Important inputs for parts of SP ISTAG reports  General orientations

24. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 24 FP7: the aim ICT in FP7: Strengthening Competitiveness through Co-operation

25. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 25 Future and Emerging Technologies Digital libraries and Content ICT for Health ICT for Mobility, Environment, Energy ICT for Independent Living and Inclusion End-to-end systems for Socio-economic goals Technology roadblocks ICT WP 2007-08 Challenges ETPs Flagships Network and service infrastructures Cognitive systems, Interaction, Robotics Components, Systems, Engineering DRAFT

26. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 26 DRAFT Other Technology Challenges Challenge 2: Cognitive systems, Interaction, Robotics Target: More “intelligent” ICT systems that will transform the way we design, use and interact with ICT based applications and services Challenge 3: Components, Systems, Engineering Target: to lead the supply of electronic components and systems and their integration into products across all sectors. DRAFT

27. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 27 DRAFT Challenges for Socio-Economic Goals Challenge 4: Digital Libraries & Content Target: Placing Europe in the best position to exploit the growth and diffusion of digital content seizing Europe’s knowledge, cultural and creative potential Challenge 5: Towards Sustainable and Personalised Healthcare Target: Higher productivity, better quality, safer and personalised healthcare Challenge 6: ICT for mobility, Environmental Sustainability & Energy Efficiency Target: Safer and more efficient mobility and better management of natural resources Challenge 7: ICT for Independent Living and Inclusion Target: To integrate people at risk of exclusion and allow individuals to participate fully in society DRAFT

28. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 28 DRAFT Pervasive & trusted Network & Service Infrastructures Target: Converged infrastructures for Communication, Computing and Media Target: Converged infrastructures for Communication, Computing and Media  Replacing gradually the current Internet, fixed and mobile communications and services, broadcasting networks and providing computing as a utility Roadblocks Roadblocks  Scalability  Flexibility  Security and Dependability DRAFT

29. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 29 Future and Emerging Technologies Cognitive systems, robotics and interaction Network and service infrastructures Components, subsystems and embedded systems Digital content and knowledge ICT for health Intelligent car and sustainable growth ICT for independent living and inclusion End-to-end systems for Socio-economic goals Technology roadblocks ICT WP 2007-08 Challenges ETPs Flagships Challenge 1: Research objectives:  The Network of the Future  Service and Software Architectures, Infrastructures and Engineering  Secure, dependable and trusted infrastructures  Networked Media  New paradigms and Experimental Facilities  Critical Infrastructure Protection Network and serviceinfrastructures DRAFT

30. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 30 Virtualisation tools, system software and network-centric operating systems FP7 Ch 1, Objective: Service and Software Architectures, Infrastructures and Engineering Dynamic service architectures in the “networked enterprise” Strategies and technologies enabling mastery of complexity, dependability, and behavioural stability Service/software engineering approaches and tools Service architectures, technologies, methods and tools Building the 21 st century’s Service-Based Knowledge Infrastructure Information on the Call When: Call 1 (Dec-2006-Jan 2007) Budget: 140 Meuro Instruments: Collaborative Projects, Support Actions Research directions Expected Impact   Promoting an ICT-based service landscape with agile, flexible infrastructures   Promote open platforms for service development   Increase of productivity in software development and of software reliability   Promote dynamic service infrastructures for resource sharing, powered by network- centric operating systems Grids, utility-like service infrastructures,… DRAFT

31. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 31 FP7 Timetable FP6 FP7 2003 2004 2005 2007 - 2013 2006 Call 4 Call 5 Adoption FP7, SPs, RfP EC proposals in EP & Council Communication on FP7 orientations FP7 Work Programme Call 1 Call 2 Call 3 Call 6 Calls ISTC consultation

32. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 32 Conclusions (1) European research 2003-2006: main Achievements  European vision of Grids towards Service Oriented Knowledge Utilities (SOKU)  2003: virtualisation, simplicity  2004: mobile Grids & NC-OS  2005/06: Convergence of Grid-web services  SoA/SOKU  130 M€ EU funding for 36 projects  longer-term research + industry orientation  Established strong European industrial commitment NGG GENERATION G R I D S NEXT

33. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 33 Conclusions (2) Grid and Service Oriented Architectures  Enable more efficient business processes  Support dynamic provision of resources and virtual organisations  Are evolving towards general-purpose service infrastructures  Are key drivers for the evolution of the service and knowledge economy Grid, SOA and service infrastructures are a the heart of FP7 IST challenge 1 “Pervasive and Trusted Network and Service Infrastructures”

34. Directorate-General Information Society and Media – European Commission Unit Grid Technologies Cracow Grid Workshop ‘06 – 16 October 2006 34 Further Information  Brochure: Building Grids for Europe  FP6 Grid Project Fact Sheets, FP5 Grid Project Achievements  Workshop and Expert Group Reports  “Next Generation Grids 3 – Grids and service oriented knowledge utilities: vision 2010 and beyond”, publication expected February 2006 cordis.europa.eu/ist/grids cordis.europa.eu/ist/grids and more: cordis.europa.eu/ist/grids cordis.europa.eu/ist/grids  NESSI:  NESSI: www.nessi-europe.com www.nessi-europe.com  FP7: cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ cordis.europa.eu/fp7/