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A successful public- private partnership Alberto Di Meglio CERN openlab CTO Slide 2 CERN: A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT TO PUSH TECHNOLOGIES TO THEIR LIMITS Alberto Di Meglio CERN openlab Slide 3 The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) Alberto Di Meglio CERN openlab Slide 4 Collisions in the LHC Alberto Di Meglio CERN openlab Slide 5 LHC Schedule Alberto Di Meglio CERN openlab First runLS1Second runLS2Third run LS3 HL-LHC 2009201320142015201620172018201120102012201920232024 2030? 202120202022 LHC startup 900 GeV 7 TeV L=6x10 33 cm -2 s -2 Bunch spacing = 50 ns Phase-0 Upgrade (design energy, nominal luminosity) 14 TeV L=1x10 34 cm -2 s -2 Bunch spacing = 25 ns Phase-1 Upgrade (design energy, design luminosity) 14 TeV L=2x10 34 cm -2 s -2 Bunch spacing = 25 ns Phase-2 Upgrade (High Luminosity) 14 TeV L=1x10 35 cm -2 s -2 Spacing = 12.5 ns Openlab 4 Openlab 5 Slide 6 Data Handling and Computation Alberto Di Meglio CERN openlab Online Triggers and Filters Offline Reconstruction Offiine Simulation Offline Analysis Selection & reconstruction Event simulation Event reprocessing Batch Physics Analysis Interactive Analysis Processed data (active tapes) Slide 7 CERN IT Infrastructure Alberto Di Meglio CERN openlab Slide 8 CERN openlab in a nutshell Alberto Di Meglio CERN openlab A science industry partnership to drive R&D and innovation with over a decade of success Evaluate state-of-the-art technologies in a challenging environment and improve them Test in a research environment today what will be used in many business sectors tomorrow Train next generation of engineers/employees Disseminate results and outreach to new audiences Slide 9 CERN openlab recipe: key ingredients The extreme demands from CERNs scientific program The alignment of goals between partners Trust Young researchers with their talent and energy coupled to expert and knowledgeable CERN supervisors An efficient and lightweight structure Regular checkpoints and reviews of the agreed objectives An experienced outreach and communications team Alberto Di Meglio CERN openlab Slide 10 CERN openlab membership Alberto Di Meglio CERN openlab Three categories of Sponsors of the CERN openlab Partner 3 years engagement Contributor 1 year engagement Associate 1 year in-kind engagement openlab activity is decoupled from CERNs procurement process A separate agreement and an NDA is signed between CERN and each Sponsor This may change in the next openlab Phase 5 Slide 11 Technical Challenges and Use Cases A set of ambitious challenges with a 3 to 5- year time scope A practical set of use cases for each challenge Based on LHC and experiment requirements, but open to general needs of other research organizations in terms of large-scale computing and data services Alberto Di Meglio CERN openlab Slide 12 Challenges Alberto Di Meglio CERN openlab Online triggers and DAQOffline simulation and processingData storage architecturesResource management and provisioning Data analytics Networks and connectivity Slide 13 Who we are involving Alberto Di Meglio CERN openlab New partners Slide 14 Towards openlab Phase 5 Alberto Di Meglio CERN openlab openlab BoS May 2013 Internal discussion Sep 2013 Major Review Extend discussion within CERN, Computing Models TDRs, EIROForum Initial partners feedback Challenges Workshop Dec 2013 Revisions, discussions Major Review Feb 2014 Public comments Expressions of interest May 2014 Agreements, start of implementation phase Challenges Whitepaper Slide 15 Summary A win-win public-private partnership between research and industry Proven track record of success for partner companies and CERN with excellent return on investment Future prospects CERNs ambitious scientific programme Increasing use of commercial components Engagement of the partners A growing network of industrial partners and research labs Alberto Di Meglio CERN openlab Slide 16 More information available via the website www.cern.ch/openlab Alberto Di Meglio CERN openlab Slide 17