Clusters and perspectives in Iceland 2007

Anna J. Ármannsdóttir, RHI

Computing Historically in IcelandIBM 1964

Some of the computing clusters in Iceland

• DECODE: A number of clusters used for genetic research.

• Meterological Institute: A cluster named Snjolfur.

• National Energy Authority: access to a cluster named Snjolfur.

• Science Institute - University of Iceland: Cluster named Bjolfur (Beowulf) and an older one named nano.

Some of the computing clusters in Iceland

• Iceland GeoSurvey: Cluster named Sleggja

• The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration – University of Iceland: Cluster bought in 2003.

• University of Akureyri: One cluster

• Computing Services, University of Iceland – Cluster named Jotunn.

• Plus at least a handful of other clusters.

THE GRID

NORDUGrid

NORDUGrid collaboration

• Registration Authority

• Cluster administration

• Connect more icelandic clusters.

• Conference participation

• Contact by email and mailing lists

• Software development and testing

Software Development

• The aim of the NorduGrid collaboration is to deliver a robust, scalable, portable and fully featured solution for a global computational and data Grid system. NorduGrid develops and deploys a set of tools and services – the so-called ARC middleware, which is a free software.

NGIn supported PhD project at the University of Iceland.

• Improve collaboration with other universities

• Improve collaboration with NORDUGrid

• Increase knowhow in NORDUGrid software

• Contribute to the NORDUGrid project.

• http://www.nordugrid.org/ngin/

Icelandic Support for a PhD project

• Who knows if it will be supported

Grant funds budget 2006

• Research Fund: 560 million ÍKr

• Fund for Research Equipment: 115 million ÍKr

• Technology Development Fund: 460 million ÍKr

• Graduate Research Fund: 60 million ÍKr

• total turnover ~ 1200 million ÍKr a year.

• Source: http://www.rannis.is/english/about-rannis/

Government Policy

• Building an education and science system, that is one of the best among nations, in close cooperation with industry and can react to fast changes and lead them.

• Encourage companies and the state to work together for a progress in research and development for better achievement in profitable innovation, and improve competitivity internationally on the basis of knowhow.

• http://www.vt.is/framtidarsyn/ Hallgrímur Jónasson