1. CoreGRID: European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Thierry PRIOL IRISA/INRIA Thierry.Priol@inria.fr

2. European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 2 New Grid Research Projects (FP6) 2002-2006 inteliGRID Semantic Grid based virtual organisations Provenance Provenance for Grids DataminingGrid Datamining tools & services UniGridS Extended OGSA Implementation based on UNICORE K-WF Grid Knowledge based workflow & collaboration GRIDCOORD Building the ERA in Grid research Total EU Funding: 52 M European - wide virtual laboratory for longer term Grid research - foundation for next generation Grids COREGRID EU - driven Grid services architecture for business and industry NEXTGRID Mobile Grid architecture and services for dynamic virtualOrganisations AKOGRIMO Grid-based generic enabling application technologies to facilitate solution of industrial problems SIMDAT OntoGrid Knowledge Services for the semantic Grid HPC4U Fault tolerance, dependability for Grid

3. European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 3 Network of Excellence (NoE) - objectives To reinforce or strengthen scientific and technological excellence on a given research topic –By integrating the critical mass of expertise needed to provide European leadership and be a world force –Around a Joint Programme of Activity (JPA) Structuring European research by integrating research capacities across Europe Strong and durable integration To progress knowledge on a particular theme Overcome the fragmentation of European research To act as a Virtual Centre of Excellence To spread excellence beyond the partners

4. European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 4 A clear evidence of fragmentation Grid National initiatives: Belgium Be-GRID Bulgarian BG-Grid Cyprus CyGrid Czech Metacenter French ACI GRID German D-GRID Greek Hellas-GRID Hungarian Grid Italian GRID.IT Polish SGIGrid Scandinavian NORDUGRID Spanish IRISGrid Swiss SwissGRID The Netherlands DAS UK e-Science ACI GRID E-SCIENCE DAS BE-GRIDD-GRID METACENTER SWISSGRID HELLAS-GRID GRID.IT IRISGRIDBG-GRID SGIGRID H-GRID NORDUGRID CYGRID

5. European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies CoreGRID objectives To build a European-wide research laboratory –Create the European Grid Lighthouse and be seen as such worldwide –To achieve integration and sustainability To build solid foundations for GRID and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) technologies –Both on a methodological basis and a technological basis. –Support medium and long term research activities Achieve and promote scientific and technological excellence within & beyond the Grid research community Gather and disseminate European research A think-tank for spin-off projects –EC funded, bilateral projects, …

6. European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 6 CoreGRID and the EU Grid vision CoreGRID We are committed to making next generation grids happen by overcoming the technological and scientific obstacles ahead

7. European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies Network priorities Excellence –CoreGRID brings together a European critical mass of well-known experts in GRID and P2P research allowing to compete with research and development in US and Japan –An ambitious joint program of activities to deal with well identified challenges Long-term integration & structuring –Set-up a sustainable European research laboratory with an associated management With several Institutes With research groups assigned to Institutes

8. European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies A set of well identified research challenges Knowledge & Data Management –Handling information/data that are required/produced by a wide range of diverse processing power Programming Model –Making the programming of Grid infrastructures as simple and transparent as possible System Architecture –Designing the next generation Grid middleware Grid Information and Monitoring Services –Scalable information service to implement a service view of the Grid Resource Management & Scheduling –Scheduling jobs/applications/tasks/computation within a Grid environment Problem Solving Environments, tools and GRID systems –Integrating various middleware, tools and applications for problem solving

9. European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 9 A NoE managed by ERCIM ERCIM is a consortium of leading research institutions from 18 European countries committed to information technology and applied mathematics.

10. European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 10 CoreGRID membership 42 partners 18 Countries (1 from S. America) 118 Researchers 163 PhD Students Budget: 8.2 M for 4 years U. Cyprus INRIA CNRS ERCIM CETIC UCL CNR-ISTI INFN U. Calabria U. Lecce U. Pisa CLPP-BAS Delft U. Vrije U. EPFL UASF FhG FZ-Julich HLRS U. Munster U. Dortmund U. Passau ZIB ICS-FORTH IC RAL-CCLRC U. Belfast U. Cambridge U. Cardiff U. Manchester U. Newcastle U. Wesminster KTH SICS SZTAKI VTT U. Coimbra UPC Masaryk U. U. Chile PSC CYFRONET

11. European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 11 Joint Program of Activities Joint Programme of Activities Integrated Activities Jointly Executed Research Spreading of Excellence Spreading of Excellence Knowledge & Data Management Knowledge & Data Management Programming Model System Architecture Grid Information and Monitoring Service Grid Information and Monitoring Service Resource Management And Scheduling Resource Management And Scheduling Coordinated Programming of Partners activities Coordinated Programming of Partners activities Coordinated approach to prepare project proposals Internal Collaboration and Dissemination Internal Collaboration and Dissemination Annual Integration Workshop PSE, tools and GRID systems Public Website Technical report Workshops & conferences Industrial Advisory Board Newsletter Industry GRID User community Conferences Common Understanding Trust & Security Common Understanding Trust & Security Grid Testbed Mobility of researchers Sergei Gorlatch Domenico Talia Marco Danelutto Artur Andrzejak Ludek Matyska Ramin Yahyapour Vladimir Getov Pierre Guisset Brochures Training & Education

12. European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 12 Collaboration with other EU Grid projects Subject to discussion in March 2004 Subject of a two days meeting in September (16-17) Collaboration Gateway Exploitation of synergies / technical concertation Exploitation of synergies / technical concertation Joint fora for exchange and dissemination Joint fora for exchange and dissemination Co-ordination of standardisation efforts Co-ordination of standardisation efforts Repository of reference Implementations and Grid middleware Repository of reference Implementations and Grid middleware Collaboration on research Inventories and roadmaps Collaboration on research Inventories and roadmaps Indicators and impact assessment Indicators and impact assessment Wolfgang Ziegler Training activities

13. European Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies 13 Organizational map Executive Committee Scientific Advisory BoardIndustrial Advisory BoardSpecific Task Forces Integration Monitoring Committee Chair: R. Perrott (U. Belfast) Collaboration Gateway W. Ziegler (FhG) Administrative & Financial Co-ordinator B. Le Dantec (ERCIM) Scientific Co-ordinator T. Priol (INRIA) Members General Assembly Integrated Activities S. Gorlatch (U. Munster) Spreading Excellence P. Guisset (CETIC) Knowledge & Data Management D. Talia (U. Calabria) Scheduling R. Yahyapour (U. Dortmund) System Architecture A. Andrzejak (ZIB) CoreGRID Institutes Programming Model M. Danelutto (U. Pisa) Grid Information & Monitoring L. Matyska (U. Masaryk) PSE, tools and GRID systems V. Getov (U. Wesminster) Chair: D. Laforenza (CNR-ISTI)