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E-Science: Achievements, Challenges and new Opportunities
Supercomputing ‘06UK e-Science Stand
Malcolm Atkinson
Director e-Science Institute & e-Science Envoy
www.nesc.ac.uk13th November 2006
Overview
Celebrate Five Years of SuccessThree Great Strengths Established
Welcome New Projects
E-Science: Systematic Support for Collaborative Research
Multi-disciplinary, Multi-Site & Multi-NationalAll disciplines contribute & benefitEnabling wider engagementBuilding with advances in Computing Science
Commitment to e-Infrastructure
A shared resourceThat enables science, research, engineering, medicine, industry, …It will improve UK / European / … productivity
Lisbon Accord 2000 e-Science Vision SR2000 –
John Taylor
Commitment by UK government
Sections 2.23-2.25
Always there c.f. telephones, transport,
power
UK e-Science Success
Thriving CommunityAll disciplines & all Research CouncilsIndustry & AcademiaMany universities & research institutesUK e-Science All Hands MeetingsProductive collaboration
Workshop 1: Kyra Norman and Orchestra Cube; Photo: Rob Bristow, June 2006 Slide: Angela Piccini
National Centre for e-Social ScienceNational Centre for e-Social ScienceNational Centre for e-Social ScienceNational Centre for e-Social Science
ColchesterColchester
University of EssexUniversity of EssexLancasterLancaster
BristolBristol
LeedsLeeds
University of ManchesterUniversity of Manchester
ManchesterManchester
NottinghamNottingham
LondonLondonOxfordOxford
AberdeenAberdeen
e-Science Institutee-Science Institutee-Science Institutee-Science Institute
EdinburghEdinburghWe are here
ThemesWorkshopsVisitorsSummer Schools
The Primary Requirement …The Primary Requirement …
Encouraging People to Work Together on Challenges: Science, Engineering & Medicine
All Hands Meetings
UK e-Science Success
Significant outputs from projectsResearch resultsCommercial impactOutreach and international influence
Using GRID Resources
ScientificInformationScientific
InformationScientific Discover
y
In Real Time
Literature
Literature
Databases
Databases
OperationalData
OperationalData
Real Time Data
Integration
Dynamic ApplicationIntegration
Discovery Services
Integrative Knowledge Management
Service Workflow
DAME http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/dame/
› Aims to manage >1Tb per year of Aero Engine vibration and maintenance data.
› Interlinks with search and reasoning services.
› Defined and evaluated a distributed search system.
› GSI enabled secure engine performance simulation
› CBR advisor for diagnostic engineer› A data architecture defined based
on Globus and SRB.
› BROADEN DTI Project (£3.9M)› Spun out technology exploited
through Cybula Ltd., Oxford Biosignals and DS&S.
› Successful mid-term demonstrator well received by Rolls Royce
› White Rose Grid: experience of building & using production Grids
› In Grid Blue Print 2 edition 2
• Jim Austin (Comp Sci, York)• 4 Universities and institutes• 3 Companies
Aircraft healthcare diagnosis
climateprediction.net Users Worldwide>300,000 users total (90% MS Windows): >60,000 active~17 million model-years simulated (as of September '06)
~180,000 completed simulations
The world's largest climate modelling supercomputer!(NB: a black dot is one or more computers running climateprediction.net)
UK e-Science Success
Reliable e-Infrastructure 24*7Foundations well establishedExtending in Function, Scale & UbiquityNGSE-Science CentresSpecialised support centres
AHRC Support @ Kings, Text Mining, 2*NERC centres, NCeSS
Data ServicesOMII-UKE-Science InstituteDCCJISC Virtual Research EnvironmentsJISC e-Framework
National Grid Service and partnersNational Grid Service and partnersNational Grid Service and partnersNational Grid Service and partners
CCLRC RALCCLRC RAL
EdinburghEdinburgh
CCLRC DaresburyCCLRC DaresburyManchesterManchester
LancasterLancaster
LondonLondonCardiffCardiff BristolBristol
LeedsLeedsYorkYork
SheffieldSheffield
UK e-Infrastructure
LHC
I SI S TS2
HPCx + HECtoR
Users get common access, tools, inf ormation, Nationally supported services, through NGS
I ntegratedinternationally
VRE, VLE, IE
Regional and Campus grids
Community Grids
e-Science Centres in the UKe-Science Centres in the UKe-Science Centres in the UKe-Science Centres in the UK
OxfordOxford
EdinburghEdinburgh
BelfastBelfast
CambridgeCambridge
CCLRC DaresburyCCLRC Daresbury
ManchesterManchester
LondonLondon
NewcastleNewcastle
SouthamptonSouthampton
CardiffCardiff
CCLRC RALCCLRC RAL
GlasgowGlasgow
e-Science Centrese-Science Centres
LeicesterLeicester
LondonLondonBirminghamBirmingham
BristolBristol
LancasterLancaster
ReadingReading
e-Science Centres of Excellencee-Science Centres of Excellence
Access GridSupport Centre
Access GridSupport Centre
Digital Curation CentreDigital Curation Centre
National GridService
National GridService
National Centrefor e-Social
Science
National Centrefor e-Social
Science
National Centre forText Mining
National Centre forText Mining
National Institutefor Environmental
e-Science
National Institutefor Environmental
e-Science
Open MiddlewareInfrastructure Institute
Open MiddlewareInfrastructure Institute
Other centresOther centres
Coordination & Leadership:NeSC & e-Science
Directors’ Forum
LeedsLeedsYorkYork
SheffieldSheffield
OMII-UK nodesOMII-UK nodesOMII-UK nodesOMII-UK nodes
SouthamptonSouthampton
ManchesterManchester
University of ManchesterUniversity of Manchester
School of Electronicsand Computer Science
University of Southampton
School of Electronicsand Computer Science
University of Southampton
EdinburghEdinburgh
EPCCNational e-Science Centre
EPCCNational e-Science Centre
Software• Provide guidance to the broad UK e-Science community• Disseminate your e-Science software to a global communitySupport• Software support and training in using e-Science software• Provide collaborative mechanisms to support the community• Define, contribute and disseminate best practice and standardsSustainability• Provide a best of breed software solution• Partner to provide a sustainable future.
‘software and support to enable a sustained future for the UK e-Science community and its international collaborators’
Digital Curation Centre and partnersDigital Curation Centre and partnersDigital Curation Centre and partnersDigital Curation Centre and partners
GlasgowGlasgow
Humanities Advanced Humanities Advanced Technology and Technology and
Information Institute Information Institute
Humanities Advanced Humanities Advanced Technology and Technology and
Information Institute Information Institute
BathBathUKOLN (formerly UK Office UKOLN (formerly UK Office for Library Networking) for Library Networking)
UKOLN (formerly UK Office UKOLN (formerly UK Office for Library Networking) for Library Networking)
CCLRC DaresburyCCLRC Daresbury
CCLRC RALCCLRC RAL
Rutherford Appleton and Rutherford Appleton and Daresbury LaboratoriesDaresbury Laboratories
Rutherford Appleton and Rutherford Appleton and Daresbury LaboratoriesDaresbury Laboratories
EdinburghEdinburgh
Database Research Group, School of Informatics
AHRC Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual
Property and Technology Law
EDINANational e-Science Centre
Database Research Group, School of Informatics
AHRC Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual
Property and Technology Law
EDINANational e-Science Centre
Three Strengths
Enthusiastic researchers, Many interacting communities & Breadth
Projects: Pioneering methodsDemonstrating resultsInfecting academia &Industry
e-Infrastructure: DeliveringResources & Services
Connecting & SupportingCommunitiesMutual
Dependence&
Growth
Three New EPSRC Projects
CARMEN Understanding the brain – £4.5m – led by Professor Colin
Ingram, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
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neurone 2
neurone 3
Geometryvariation
Strainvariation
OPC Strain
Layout induced variabilityTechnology - design link
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0.6
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Vout1
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Vout2
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Statistical and novel design
Device Circuit
malfunctioningvariability
Three New EPSRC ProjectsNanoCMOSGrid
Designing nano-circuits – £5.2m – led by Professor Asen Asenov at Glasgow University
Three New EPSRC Projects
PMESG (Pervasive Mobile Environmental Sensor Grids) project
Environmental impact of traffic Jointly funded with the Department for Transport the
Department for Transport £3.5m – led by Professor John Polak at Imperial College
Opportunities
Shape Future e-InfrastructureBalance international & local requirementsEmbrace diversity & maintain consistencyIntegrate effort & resources
Exploit e-Science methodsTo do new researchUsing e-Infrastructure
Embed in Educational ProgrammesCreativity & energy of the young
Engage Industry & Commerce
Thanks to:Those who made UK e-Science happen.Carole Goble, Neil Geddes, Steven Newhouse, Jo Newman & Chris Rusbridge for slides.Alison McCall & Carol Becker for pictures.