Authors: Joe Mambretti (Northwestern University), Maxine Brown (University of Illinois, Chicago), Buseung Cho (Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI)), Cees de Laat (University of Amsterdam), Paola Grosso (University of Amsterdam), Francis Lee (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), Marek Michalewicz (University of Warsaw)
Abstract: International scientific initiatives collaborate on building, accessing and analyzing data from one-of-a-kind advanced instruments in unique locations around the globe, connected to remote computational, data storage, and visualization systems at speeds of gigabits and terabits per second. The Global Research Platform (GRP) focuses on the design, implementation, and operation strategies for next-generation distributed services and network infrastructure, on a global scale, to facilitate data transfer and accessibility. GRP BoF presentations and discussions address global science drivers and their requirements and describe emerging Research Platforms worldwide that are developing and customizing data fabrics and distributed cyberinfrastructure to support data-intensive scientific workflows.
Long Description: International scientific initiatives collaborate on building, accessing and analyzing data from one-of-a-kind advanced instruments in unique locations around the globe, connected to remote computational, data storage, and visualization systems at speeds of Gigabits and Terabits per second. The Global Research Platform (GRP) focuses on the design, implementation, and operation strategies for next-generation distributed services and network infrastructure, including interoperable Science DMZs, on a global scale, to facilitate data transfer and accessibility. GRP SC BOF presentations and discussions address global science drivers and their requirements and describe emerging Research Platforms that are developing and customizing data fabrics and distributed cyberinfrastructure to support data-intensive scientific workflows.
The GRP initiative is an outgrowth of several U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) funded efforts, including the “The Pacific Research Platform” (NSF award #OAC-1541349) and “Toward the National Research Platform” (NSF award #OAC-1826967) to UC San Diego, and the “StarLight Software Defined Networking Exchange” (NSF award #OAC-1450871) to Northwestern University. The GRP also collaborates with the evolving planning efforts by the Asia Pacific Research Platform and all other emerging regional, national, and continental efforts.
The GRP SC BOF is a relevant forum for the audience, as the SC and GRP communities overlap almost 100%. SC already attracts many of the people known to be at the forefront of scientific research and network engineering involved in U.S. and international Research Platform initiatives, and SC provides an opportunity to inspire and attract new users and developers.
The GRP SC BOF provides an unparalleled opportunity for community building, as current stakeholders and potential users and developers attend SC. The goal of the BOF is to share and discuss best practices and advance the state of the art. Attendee names will be added to a GRP listserv, to be used for year-round communication.
The GRP SC BOF has a high level of audience participation. This BOF will introduce known Research Platform activities taking place worldwide. Since supporting information is available online for these efforts, the primary goal of the BOF is to stimulate discussion that ultimately involves more people, more Research Platforms, and more data services.
The GRP SC BOF is not commercial. Vendors who build network technologies can attend to learn about emerging and evolving Research Platforms, but it will be the researchers, scientists, network engineers and network managers who discuss the cost and capabilities of vendor-specific products.
The GRP SC BOF offers attendees a timely topic. There is much interest worldwide in building Research Platforms based on Science DMZ and Data Transfer Nodes (DTNs), which was pioneered by the NSF-funded Pacific Research Platform (PRP) and ESnet. Research Platforms will enhance information technology and infrastructure to best enable data-intensive science applications. The goal is to share experiences and best practices with other attendees to ensure an interoperable and interconnected GRP.
URL: http://theglobalresearchplatform.net/
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