EU and Italian GRID EU and Italian GRID Initiatives at University of Initiatives at University of

SalernoSalerno

SAVERIO SALERNOSAVERIO SALERNOCoordinator Centre of Excellence “Learning & Knowledge”Coordinator Centre of Excellence “Learning & Knowledge”Scientific Coordinator of the PON Project “e-Science”Scientific Coordinator of the PON Project “e-Science”Member of the Committee for Industrial Research at MIURMember of the Committee for Industrial Research at MIUR

AgendaAgenda

Our initiatives on Learning and GRIDOur initiatives on Learning and GRID NationalNational EuropeanEuropean

Our Vision on Learning GRIDOur Vision on Learning GRID

Our Italian Initiatives Our Italian Initiatives PON Projects (UniSA and UniBN) –GRID PON Projects (UniSA and UniBN) –GRID

Infrastructure for e-ScienceInfrastructure for e-Science Main ObjectiveMain Objective

To create an infrastructure based on GRID tecnologies, that To create an infrastructure based on GRID tecnologies, that provides the researchers of the University of Salerno with provides the researchers of the University of Salerno with advanced tools for the scientifc cooperation with italian and advanced tools for the scientifc cooperation with italian and european research structures in the sectors of simulation, european research structures in the sectors of simulation, optimization, mechanical engineering, learning and knowledge optimization, mechanical engineering, learning and knowledge managementmanagement

Duration: 24 MonthsDuration: 24 Months Budget PON UniSA: 2.000.000€Budget PON UniSA: 2.000.000€ Budget PON UniBN: 1.000.000€Budget PON UniBN: 1.000.000€ Scientific Coordinator (SA): Saverio Salerno Scientific Coordinator (SA): Saverio Salerno Scientific Coordinator (BN): Aniello CimitileScientific Coordinator (BN): Aniello Cimitile

GRID Infrastructure for e-scienceGRID Infrastructure for e-science

The infrastructure aims at creating a scientific The infrastructure aims at creating a scientific cooperation environment putting at the researchers’ cooperation environment putting at the researchers’ disposal:disposal: Services for communication, data and resources Services for communication, data and resources

sharing, and cooperation at application level.sharing, and cooperation at application level. Facilities for distributed calculation, virtual Facilities for distributed calculation, virtual

laboratories, digital libraries, simulation.laboratories, digital libraries, simulation.

GRID Infrastructure for e-Science GRID Infrastructure for e-Science 1/21/2

The infrastructure will be used for the development of the The infrastructure will be used for the development of the following research themes:following research themes: Study and experimentation of GRID and commodity Study and experimentation of GRID and commodity

technologies for infrastructures oriented to the scientific and technologies for infrastructures oriented to the scientific and technological cooperation in Virtual Organizationstechnological cooperation in Virtual Organizations

Study and experimentation of environments and platforms for Study and experimentation of environments and platforms for the services oriented application cooperation (intelligent agents, the services oriented application cooperation (intelligent agents, semantic web, …), based on commodity technologies.semantic web, …), based on commodity technologies.

Study and definition of methodologies and techniques to make Study and definition of methodologies and techniques to make the existing applications GRID-awarethe existing applications GRID-aware

Experimentation of advanced and innovative methods and Experimentation of advanced and innovative methods and systems for the collaborative-experiential didacticssystems for the collaborative-experiential didactics

GRID Infrastructure for e-Science GRID Infrastructure for e-Science 2/22/2

Study and definition of GRID domain-specific Study and definition of GRID domain-specific platforms for the high-performance distributed platforms for the high-performance distributed elaboration, on the following domainselaboration, on the following domains techniques and problems of Mathematical Simulation and techniques and problems of Mathematical Simulation and

Optimization; Optimization; economic simulation; economic simulation; structural problems of Civil Engineering structural problems of Civil Engineering Techniques of mechanical computer aided engineering Techniques of mechanical computer aided engineering

(MCAE).(MCAE). Study and experimentation of models and systems for Study and experimentation of models and systems for

the Net Economy, with particular reference to logistics the Net Economy, with particular reference to logistics and supply-chainand supply-chain

Our Italian InitiativesOur Italian InitiativesCentre of Excellence on Learning and KnowledgeCentre of Excellence on Learning and Knowledge

Main ObjectiveMain Objective To study, apply and verify the use of a unitary approach To study, apply and verify the use of a unitary approach

for learning and knowledge, based on the experience for learning and knowledge, based on the experience and induction approaches in various fields, and and induction approaches in various fields, and according to different didactical modelsaccording to different didactical models

Duration: 36 Months (from 1/4/2001 to 30/3/2004)Duration: 36 Months (from 1/4/2001 to 30/3/2004) Budget: 1.230.000€Budget: 1.230.000€ Scientific Coordinator: Saverio SalernoScientific Coordinator: Saverio Salerno

Our Italian Initiatives Our Italian Initiatives Centre of Excellence on Software tecnologies (RCOST) Centre of Excellence on Software tecnologies (RCOST)

of the University of Sannioof the University of Sannio

The University of Salerno has the responsability The University of Salerno has the responsability of the WP “Advanced Simulation Models and of the WP “Advanced Simulation Models and Environments in Grid Architecture” Environments in Grid Architecture”

The objective is to study and define a GRID The objective is to study and define a GRID domain specific architecture based on Microsoft domain specific architecture based on Microsoft tecnologies for the scientific simulation (HLA) tecnologies for the scientific simulation (HLA) and the optimizationand the optimization

Duration: 36 Months (from 1/4/2001 to Duration: 36 Months (from 1/4/2001 to 30/3/2003)30/3/2003)

Budget (WP): 800.000€Budget (WP): 800.000€

Our European Initiatives Our European Initiatives GRASP – Grid based Application Service ProvisionGRASP – Grid based Application Service Provision

Main ObjectiveMain Objective To design and implement an innovative infrastructure To design and implement an innovative infrastructure

for the ASP based on GRID middleware suitably for the ASP based on GRID middleware suitably integrated with Commodity Technologies (in particular integrated with Commodity Technologies (in particular Microsoft .NET) investigating the use of new business Microsoft .NET) investigating the use of new business models models

To validate it through the realization of three test-To validate it through the realization of three test-beds: e-Learning, ERP in the financial sector, data beds: e-Learning, ERP in the financial sector, data mining in the medical sectormining in the medical sector

ConsortiumConsortium LogicDIS (GR – Financial Coordinator and Industrial LogicDIS (GR – Financial Coordinator and Industrial

Partner)Partner) CRMPA (IT –Scientific Coordinator)CRMPA (IT –Scientific Coordinator) CLRC (UK – Technological Partner)CLRC (UK – Technological Partner) University of Stuttgart (D –Technological Partner)University of Stuttgart (D –Technological Partner) CS - Systèmes d’Information CSSI (F – Tech. and CS - Systèmes d’Information CSSI (F – Tech. and

Ind. Partner) Ind. Partner) SchlumbergerSema (E – Industrial Partner)SchlumbergerSema (E – Industrial Partner)

Duration: 30 Months (from 1/4/2002 to 30/9/2004)Duration: 30 Months (from 1/4/2002 to 30/9/2004) Budget – 3.056.274€Budget – 3.056.274€

To realize a technological To realize a technological infrastructure based on the infrastructure based on the integration of GRID general integration of GRID general

purpose services and emerging purpose services and emerging technologies for the creation of technologies for the creation of GRID domain specific in non GRID domain specific in non

scientific sectors (e-Business, e-scientific sectors (e-Business, e-Learning, e-Health, ...)Learning, e-Health, ...)

Our European Initiatives Our European Initiatives LeGE-WG – Learning GRID LeGE-WG – Learning GRID ExcellenceExcellence Working Group Working Group

Main ObjectiveMain Objective To facilitate the implementation To facilitate the implementation

of a GRID infrastructure for of a GRID infrastructure for Learning through an intense Learning through an intense dissemination activity that dissemination activity that foresees the organization of foresees the organization of thematic workshops (on thematic workshops (on learning and GRID) and a learning and GRID) and a closing event in which a closing event in which a demonstration will be carried demonstration will be carried outout

ConsortiumConsortium 23 partners from 9 European 23 partners from 9 European

countries + USA (NCSA)countries + USA (NCSA) Duration: 24 MonthsDuration: 24 Months Budget: 700.000€Budget: 700.000€

The Anatomy of the Learning GRIDThe Anatomy of the Learning GRID

Physical Resources

Operating Systems

Implementation Platforms

Web Services

Common GRID Services (e.g. OGSA)

GRASP CommonServices

Services

Learning GRID Specific Services

Application Specific

Learning Grid Applications Virtual Campus,Virtual Lab.,

Mobile Learning,etc.

Trainee profi lingSkill assessment,LO management,

LG Ontologies,etc.

Grid Service Workflow,SLA Management,QoS Management,

ASP Ontologies,etc.

Factory,Registry,

GSH Mapper,etc

SOAP, WSI F,WSDL,etc

Web Servicerun time engine

.Net, J 2EE, SunOne,etc

Windows, UNI X,HPC, etc.

...

...

E2E factory

E2E factory

E2E Registry

Handle Mapper

E2E service instance

E2E service instance

Component Factory N

Registry

Handle Mapper

Component service instance

Component service instance

ComponentFactory 1

Registry

Handle Mapper

component serviceinstance

component serviceinstance

The Physiology of the Learning GRIDThe Physiology of the Learning GRID

GRID and .NETGRID and .NET

IP Proposals for FP6IP Proposals for FP61st Call – E-LeGI 1st Call – E-LeGI (European Learning GRID (European Learning GRID

Infrastructure)Infrastructure)PriorityPriority: : Technology-enhanced learning and access to Technology-enhanced learning and access to

cultural heritagecultural heritage Three main ObjectivesThree main Objectives

To study and define new learning paradigms enabling the To study and define new learning paradigms enabling the ubiquitous and collaborative learning, merging experimental, ubiquitous and collaborative learning, merging experimental, personalised and contextualised learning approaches. personalised and contextualised learning approaches.

To study, design and implement a GRID based technology To study, design and implement a GRID based technology infrastructure for implementing virtual collaborative learning infrastructure for implementing virtual collaborative learning communities and apply the new paradigms and related learning communities and apply the new paradigms and related learning approaches. approaches.

To experiment through three major test-beds (alphabetisation in To experiment through three major test-beds (alphabetisation in developing countries, learning and training of chemistry developing countries, learning and training of chemistry researchers and certification in the Open Universities) the researchers and certification in the Open Universities) the applicability of these new learning paradigms together with the applicability of these new learning paradigms together with the GRID infrastructure and validate the effectiveness of our GRID infrastructure and validate the effectiveness of our solutions both from the pedagogical and business point of view solutions both from the pedagogical and business point of view

IP Proposals for FP6IP Proposals for FP6

2nd Call – (GRASP follow-up)2nd Call – (GRASP follow-up)PriorityPriority: : GRID-based Systems for solving GRID-based Systems for solving

complex problemscomplex problems Based on GRASP project experience and in relation Based on GRASP project experience and in relation

with TrustCoM proposal (aiming at solving with TrustCoM proposal (aiming at solving trust&security issues in all layers that may damage trust&security issues in all layers that may damage the take-up of Grid technology in business the take-up of Grid technology in business environment)environment)

The aim will be to provide architecture, design and The aim will be to provide architecture, design and development of Grid Service Providers for g-development of Grid Service Providers for g-Business, also thanks to the extension of existing Business, also thanks to the extension of existing building blocks for enabling “collaborative business in building blocks for enabling “collaborative business in dynamic virtual organization”dynamic virtual organization”

The involved activities will contribute to lead to The involved activities will contribute to lead to industry open standardsindustry open standards