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Summary: Capability Summary: Capability Building: BeSTGRIDBuilding: BeSTGRID• BeSTGRID: Collaboration between Universities of BeSTGRID: Collaboration between Universities of

Auckland and Canterbury, and Massey University.Auckland and Canterbury, and Massey University.• Capability Development programme funded by NZ Capability Development programme funded by NZ

Tertiary Education Commission starting July 2006.Tertiary Education Commission starting July 2006.• Assists with Assists with commoncommon ‘tools and methods’ for high ‘tools and methods’ for high

profile early adopters (expertise in partner profile early adopters (expertise in partner institutions): e.g.institutions): e.g.– Bioinformatics (Genome, Genetics)Bioinformatics (Genome, Genetics)– NEES (Earthquake Engineering)NEES (Earthquake Engineering)– Bioengineering (‘Bioengineering (‘Heart Physiome’)Heart Physiome’)– Astrophysics (‘Planet Hunting’) etc.Astrophysics (‘Planet Hunting’) etc.

• Centered around technology themes: Grid Centered around technology themes: Grid Computing, Access Grid, Data RepositoriesComputing, Access Grid, Data Repositories

• Project Lead: Paul BonningtonProject Lead: Paul Bonnington

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Capability Building: Capability Building: BeSTGRIDBeSTGRID

• BeSTGRID: Broadband enabled Science BeSTGRID: Broadband enabled Science and Technology GRIDand Technology GRID

• Capability development project supported Capability development project supported by the NZ Tertiary Education Commission by the NZ Tertiary Education Commission Innovation and Development FundInnovation and Development Fund

• Begins July 2006, ~$2millionBegins July 2006, ~$2million• Joint Project involving: University of Joint Project involving: University of

Auckland (Lead Institution), University of Auckland (Lead Institution), University of Canterbury and Massey University.Canterbury and Massey University.

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Drivers/Early Drivers/Early Adopters/ChampionsAdopters/Champions

• Earthquake Engineering (NEES) – Earthquake Engineering (NEES) – Civil Engineering UoA, UoCCivil Engineering UoA, UoC• Physiome Project – Physiome Project – Bioengineering UoABioengineering UoA• Planet Hunting, SALT project – Planet Hunting, SALT project – Physics and Astronomy UoA, UoCPhysics and Astronomy UoA, UoC• Molecular Ecology and Evolution – Molecular Ecology and Evolution – Allan Wilson Centre (CoRE) UoA, Allan Wilson Centre (CoRE) UoA,

UoC, MUUoC, MU• Bioinformatics Bioinformatics UoA, UoCUoA, UoC• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Geographic Information Systems (GIS) – Geography, UoA, UoC (joint – Geography, UoA, UoC (joint

Masters programme)Masters programme)• Synchrotron Analysis (Australian Synchrotron) – Materials Chemistry Synchrotron Analysis (Australian Synchrotron) – Materials Chemistry

UoAUoA• Computational Algebra - Mathematics/NZIMA CoRE Computational Algebra - Mathematics/NZIMA CoRE UoAUoA• Electron microscopy – Chemical and Materials Engineering Electron microscopy – Chemical and Materials Engineering UoAUoA• Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Research Centre Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Research Centre MUMU• Structural Biophysics Group Structural Biophysics Group MUMU• Computational Intelligence – Advanced Intelligent Systems Lab Computational Intelligence – Advanced Intelligent Systems Lab MUMU• Molecular Genetics Molecular Genetics UoCUoC• Ecological Genomics – Molecular Ecology Research Lab Ecological Genomics – Molecular Ecology Research Lab UoCUoC• Icecube Neutrino Observatory Icecube Neutrino Observatory UoCUoC• Climatology and Meterology – Geography Climatology and Meterology – Geography UoCUoC

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BeSTGRID: Technology BeSTGRID: Technology themesthemes

• There are three main activities that occur There are three main activities that occur within the digital science ecosystemwithin the digital science ecosystem

• Capture, storage and sharing of data (Science Capture, storage and sharing of data (Science GRID = “GRID = “Data GRID and Service GRIDData GRID and Service GRID”)”)

• Computational processing, analysis and Computational processing, analysis and presentation of that data (presentation of that data (Computational Computational GRIDGRID))

• Multi-discipline, multi-modal collaboration Multi-discipline, multi-modal collaboration ((Access GRIDAccess GRID) – enhance BRCSS network.) – enhance BRCSS network.

• BeSTGRID builds true digital science capability BeSTGRID builds true digital science capability within NZ on the Advanced Networkwithin NZ on the Advanced Network

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What will we deliverWhat will we deliver

• Competency centresCompetency centres in the institutions: stop in the institutions: stop the creation of ‘silos’ developing.the creation of ‘silos’ developing.

• Demonstrate middleware not yet seen in NZ.Demonstrate middleware not yet seen in NZ.• Phase 2 (2007-): extend BeSTGRID themes/Grids Phase 2 (2007-): extend BeSTGRID themes/Grids

to other universities/Cri’sto other universities/Cri’s• BeSTGRIDBeSTGRID will deliver mechanisms, methods will deliver mechanisms, methods

and tools that facilitate collaboration on shared and tools that facilitate collaboration on shared information, sharing of computational resources information, sharing of computational resources and online visualization of instruments and and online visualization of instruments and experiments.experiments.

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StrategiesStrategies• ““Just make it work” - Avoid early “over-Just make it work” - Avoid early “over-

engineering”engineering”• Use the early exemplar research projects Use the early exemplar research projects

(e.g. NEES, Bio) to lead the way.(e.g. NEES, Bio) to lead the way.• ““Spread the bird-seed”: we can anticipate Spread the bird-seed”: we can anticipate

some species of birds flocking, but some some species of birds flocking, but some unanticipated species will also flock.unanticipated species will also flock.

• Bring in federated governance structure Bring in federated governance structure (i.e. trust models etc)(i.e. trust models etc)

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Pre-project workPre-project work

• BeSTGRID funding begins JulyBeSTGRID funding begins July• Pre-project: “bottom-up evangelism” - target Pre-project: “bottom-up evangelism” - target

likely early adopterslikely early adopters• Refine technology themes after early survey Refine technology themes after early survey

work -Identity/evaluate middleware work -Identity/evaluate middleware • Identify resources and people will can call on Identify resources and people will can call on

to assist (local IT support etc)to assist (local IT support etc)• Establish stakeholders group, Steering Establish stakeholders group, Steering

committeecommittee• AAA activity: Towards Shibboleth based. AAA activity: Towards Shibboleth based.

Follow international leadsFollow international leads

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ChallengesChallenges

• - quickly- quickly• Cooperation/collaboration. NZ Universities Cooperation/collaboration. NZ Universities

compete among themselves for researchitive compete among themselves for researchitive – new international collaborations will be – new international collaborations will be easier to establish (co-laboratories)easier to establish (co-laboratories)

• NZ universities can cooperate at level of NZ universities can cooperate at level of BeSTGRID technology themes.BeSTGRID technology themes.

• Document as we go (Wiki)Document as we go (Wiki)• Technology challenges: Reliability, security, Technology challenges: Reliability, security,

standardsstandards

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OpportunitiesOpportunities

• WETA studios Supercomputer (GRID WETA studios Supercomputer (GRID Computing)Computing)

• Strengths in interpreting Scientific dataStrengths in interpreting Scientific data• Advancing Bio-tech research/industryAdvancing Bio-tech research/industry• Crown Research Institutes – research-industry Crown Research Institutes – research-industry

linklink• Links-to-schools (Secondary level): Link Links-to-schools (Secondary level): Link

research and education through Access GRIDs, research and education through Access GRIDs, Science GRIDScience GRID

• Flexible Learning technologies: transfer from Flexible Learning technologies: transfer from Universities to SchoolsUniversities to Schools