EPSRC e-Science Meeting- Introduction

Dr Jim FlemingAPM, EPSRC e-Science Programme

EPSRC e-Science Meeting- Introduction

“The EPSRC e-Science Programme organises annual meetings to bring the funded EPSRC e-Science projects together; • for the projects to learn more about each other (raise general awareness, build on existing links between projects, look for commonality and ways to leverage results to avoid repetition, and to share experience & knowledge of wider e-Science Grid issues) and to • Learn more about the e-Science Programme and what support it could provide. • demonstrate what results have been achieved to date”

EPSRC e-Science Meeting- Introduction

The meeting is NOT• An evaluation meeting for EPSRC

• 6-monthly reports to do that

The Meeting IS• Networking opportunity for all EPSRC Pilot Projects

• A “self-evaluation” meeting in front of your peers

• Look to spread Best Practise•Technical issues•Management issues•Presentational issues

EPSRC e-Science Meeting- Introduction

• Demos• Talks

• Invited Speakers• Updates from Projects

• “Surgeries” • Security Task Force• Usability Task Force

• Project Managers Forum• Dinner

EPSRC e-Science Meeting- Introduction

• Meeting is structured around the demo sessions• Mixture of

Break/Lunch sessions – all projects Timetabled demos

Crammond/Swanston Rooms

Demos

EPSRC e-Science Meeting- Introduction

• Two invited speakers;• Alistair Dunlop (Open Middleware Infrastructure Institute)• Jeff Kephardt, IBM US

• Introductions from new Pilots (GOLD, IB)• 30 min Project Updates

• Main Lecture Theatre

Talks

EPSRC e-Science Meeting- Introduction

Or rather, “Surgeries”……

• Security Task Force (today) Security Policy

• Usability Taskforce (tomorrow) Advise on making Grid middleware “usable through the stack”

• Dean Room

Surgeries

EPSRC e-Science Meeting- Introduction

• Look at Best Practise (“do’s and don’ts”)• Informal – no EPSRC• Lead by Tom Jackson & Sharon Lloyd

• Dean Room (tomorrow)

Project Managers Forum

EPSRC e-Science Meeting- Introduction

Dinner• Carlton Hotel, North Bridge (few mins walk)• Buffet

• Longer Breaks/lunch sessions Demos & networking

EPSRC e-Science Meeting- Introduction

• Bring together with Pilot ProjectsPilot Projects can inform on life at the

coalface CS Projects can suggest where possible

long-term solutions might come from

• 8 CS Talks – breadth• CS Poster Sessions

Computer Science for e-Science (tomorrow)

EPSRC e-Science Meeting- Introduction

Thanks

• Everyone for coming

• Effort producing demos/posters etc

• NeSC for help organising (Lee, Gill, Mark et al)

EPSRC e-Science Programme- Highlights of Pilots

Dr Jim FlemingEPSRC e-Science Programme

EPSRC e-Science Programme- Highlights of Pilots

• 1st Call for Outlines launched Feb 2001

• Closing date April 2001

• Briefing Meeting for shortlisted projects May 2001

• Decision made end July 2001

• Projects start October 2001 – Feb 2002

• Projects end ……… to Sept 2005

Some History……

Evaluation

APM (from programmes) attached to each project

• All projects submit 6 monthly progress report (standard)

• Obliged to attend EPSRC e-Science meeting and AHM annually

• Final report & “Theme Day” evaluation

CombeChem

• collaboration between the statisticians and the chemists on design of experiments

• successful deployment of 'Bruno', the robot which is at the heart of the National Crystallography databases service, and the associated grid-enabling

• chemists working with another discipline very successfully

• work on Security

• JGF Chair of the UK e-Science User Group

DAME

• DAME have successfully produced their mid-term demonstrator

well received by Rolls Royce • Contribution to latest Foster & Kesselman (as have others) •Involvement in White Rose Grid

• Experience of building & using “real” Grids

Discovery Net

• SC2002 Prize (& SC2003) won the HPC Challenge Award for Most

Innovate Data-Intensive Application

• Range of applications (esp. Bioinformatics & Environmental monitoring)

• International Links

Geodise

• Links to other projects & Core Programme• Strong links to/interplay with industrial

projects through SeSC• Involvement in BBSRC/NERC projects• XML Toolbox for Matlab (>300 downloads)

• other toolboxes

myGrid

• International links

• Links to real use cases Highest profile “Biology” project?

• Large publication record

• Availability of myGrid s/w on www

• Interest from BBSRC/MRC bids

Reality Grid

• Excellent 1st Annual Workshop

• Good multi site interactions

• SC2003 – TeraGyroid won the HPC Challenge Award for Most

Innovate Data-Intensive Application

• Highlighting Usability Issues (& “lightweight” Grids)

Summary

Very good progress to date

• Generally excellent links across disciplines across institutions across whole e-Science Programme GGF Industry

• (Generally) Good source of up-to-date material on www

• Key issues arise from how Projects complete