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Transcript of AAA/SWITCH Overview Christoph Witzig [email protected].
2© 2010 SWITCH AAA/SWITCH Info Day January 13, 2010
Outline
• Introduction: – AAA/SWITCH - e-Infrastructure for e-Science
• Where are we today?– Current project status
• Where are we going?– Changes and important dates for 2010
• Where do I find more information?
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e-Infrastructure for e-Science (1/4)
Good infrastructure offer competitive advantages…
… particularly if users can use it for a long time
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e-Infrastructure for e-Science (2/4)
Purpose of SWITCH foundation is to enable e-infrastructure for research and education
– Network, Mobile, AAI, …
Purpose of AAA/SWITCH is to enable key components of an e-infrastructure in the area of
– “the third A” of AAI: accounting, auditing, assurance levels,…
– e-Learning
– Grid
– support for virtual organizations
e-infrastructures components are used through services by the user
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e-Infrastructure for e-Science (3/4)
• Key criteria for AAA/SWITCH projects:– Applicability– Benefit for the user– Innovation– Sustainability
• Evaluation of the projects:– 4 criterias given above– Matching funds– Project management
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e-Infrastructure for e-Science (4/4)
• AAA/SWITCH covers all three types of universities in Switzerland– Cantonal universities
– Institutions of the ETH domain
– Universities of Applied Sciences
Why AAA/SWITCH Info Day?
• All stakeholders are offering services within the academic sector• Use of common infrastructure components
• Networking and information exchange between stakeholders• Between institutions• Between participants of AAA/SWITCH projects• Within institutions
for present and future projects
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Outline
• Introduction: – AAA/SWITCH - e-Infrastructure for e-Science
• Where are we today?– Current project status
• Where are we going?– Changes and important dates for 2010
• Where do I find more information?
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Funding
Kantonale
Universitäten
ETH
BereichFachhoch- schulen
Uni Projekte 4.725 0 1.0
Wettbewerb 1.675 2.4 1.0
SWITCH 1.6 0.6 0.5
Total 8.0 3.0 2.5
Note: Federal cuts may lower available funding
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Projects
Project list available at http://www.switch.ch/aaa/projects
Domain Projects Completed
AAA 8 2
Grid 12 0
eLearning 19 5
VO 3 1
Total 42 8
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AAA• AAA = “the third A” of AAI: accounting, auditing, assurance levels,…
• AMAAIS: general monitoring and accounting for AAI (UZH.6)
• AAI and printing: – Uni Bern: finished project– AMAAIS printing use-case– Cindos: UniLU
• Exchange performance data: (ETHZ.2)• SOA support for administration of master study program (UniFR)
• AAA projects at UniL:– Assurance levels, group management– AAI Portal delegation use-case
(Underlined projects will be presented later in the day)
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e-Learning
• Online exams– SIOUX, SEB, E-OSCE– Quality Assessment of online exams (UNISG.1/2)
• Handling of multi-media data– Access and exchange (ETHZ.4, UniGE.2)– Recording and handling of lectures / online videos (UniGE.3,
ZFH.1)
• Digital copyright for e-Learning
• Moodle extensions– Sharepoint-Moodle platform, Moodle SMS Gateway, GISMO
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Grid
• Inter-institutional Grids– Swiss Multi-Science Computing Grid (UZH.2)– Virtual EZ-Grid (HES-SO.1)
• Access to Grids through portals– USI.3, UZH.7
• Campus Grids – EPFL, USI, UniL, UZH
EPFL.1, USI.1, USI.4, UNIL.1, UZH.1
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Support for Virtual Organizations
• Overview of VO Tools – SUPSI
• ShanghAI: UZH
• B-Fabric
• SWITCH started to develop a generic AAI-based VO platform upon which various VO tools can be built
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Outline
• Introduction: – AAA/SWITCH - e-Infrastructure for e-Science
• Where are we today?– Current project status
• Where are we going?– Changes and important dates for 2010
• Where do I find more information?
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Important dates for 2010
• Competitive bids:– Spring: March 31, 2010– Fall: Sept 30, 2010– Please make sure that you
Inform contact person/SWITCH early if you intend to submit a proposal Submit a very advanced draft to the contact person / SWITCH two
weeks before the deadline
• For contact persons:– Spring/fall meeting with SWITCH
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Extension of AAA/SWITCH beyond 2011?
• SUC co-operation projects are scheduled within the period 2008-2011
• SUC decided to adjust this four-year cycle to the congressional cycle
• Consequence: Existing SUC co-operation projects can– Terminate as planned by 31.12.2011– Extend for one year until 31.12.2012– Extend with additional funding until 31.12.2012
• Decision: fall 2010
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AAA/SWITCH: Staying Informed
– Website: http://www.switch.ch/aaa
– Contact: [email protected] Petra Kauer-Ott Christoph Witzig
– General announcements: [email protected] : low volume mailing list for general
announcements for the general public, register on the AAA website
