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Research and Grid activities Research and Grid activities in Laboratory MSI of IFIin Laboratory MSI of IFI

Nguyen Hong QuangC.Sc. Professor

IFI, Hanoi, Vietnam

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Outline

Presentation of IFI

Research in MSI Laboratory

Grid activities in MSI

Perspectives

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IFI : Introduction

Founded in 1993 by AUF in collaboration with the Ministry of Education & Training of Viet Nam

• IFI = Institut de la Francophonie pour l'Informatique (French-speaking Computer Science Institute)

> 300 Master graduated

Actual number of students: 100

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Training of about 40 lecturer-researchers distributed across Vietnam (Hanoi, Can Tho, Da Nang, HCM Ville, Hue...)

Training of French-speaking students (Laos, Cambodia, Africa, France) : 13 in 2009.

Ph.D. training : 70 % of IFI last promotions’ graduates follow Ph.D. program in developed countries

IFI : Some numbers

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IFI: MastersDouble degree with two French universities :

“AI & Multimedia”

with La Rochelle University

“Networks & Systems”

with Lyon 1 University

Many collaborations (internship, visiting professors) with French-speaking universities : UPMC, ENST, EPFL (Swizeland), UCAD (Senegal), UQAM (Canada), UCL (Belgium), etc.

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MSI: Context

March 2006 : foundation as the research team of the IFI.

● MSI = Modélisation et Simulation Informatique des systèmes complexes (Computer Modeling and Simulation of Complex Systems)

September 2006 : association to the IRD, UR GEODES, as a JEAI.

2009 : Vietnamese founder member of the UMMISCO international research unit, with 6 other teams from France and Africa.

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MSI: InfrastructureA research laboratory

Meeting room with open-access videoconferencing

A robotics laboratory

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Computer Vision

Robotics,control

Network, Distributed Systems

Software Engineering

Multi-agent systems Artificial

Intelligence

MSI : Researchers (12)

DROGOUL Alexis DR IRD

SEMPE François

CC LIP6/IFI

NGO Van Hien

PR IPH

HO Tuong Vinh

PR IFI, Dir. MSI

CANAL RichardDir. IFI

MORARU VictorPR IFI

NGUYEN Hong QuangPR IFI

BOUCHER AlainPR IFI

PHAN Thi Ha DuongVAST

STINCKWICH Serge

Délégation IRD

Researchers AUF

Researchers IRD

Associate researchers(Post-doc, HUT, VAST)

Mathematics, Operational Research

GAUDOU Benoît

Post-docTAILLANDIER

PatrickPost-doc

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CHU Thanh Quang (2006), IRD/DSFDecision Support Systems for resource allocation in post-natural disaster situationUniversité Paris 6A. Drogoul (IRD), Alain Boucher (IFI), Nguyen H. Phuong (VAST)

LE Van Tuan (2007), AUF/IFIAugmented robust & reliable platform for mobile rescue robotsUniversité de CaenSerge Stinckwich (GREYC), Victor Moraru (IFI)

TRAN N. Minh Thu (2007), AUF/IFITemporal scale in recommendation systemsUniversité Paris 8Jean-Daniel Zucker (IRD), Ho Tuong Vinh (IFI)

NGUYEN Ngoc Doanh (2007), IRD/DSFTaking into account individual behaviours in population and community dynamicsUniversité Paris 6Pierre Auger (IRD), A. Drogoul (IRD), Phan Thi Ha Duong (VAST)

AMOUROUX Edouard (2007), IRD/VCIIndividual modeling & simulation in Modélisation et simulation individu-centrée en epidemiology, application to bird flouUniversité Paris 6Alexis Drogoul (IRD)

TIEU Kim Cuong (2008), AUF/IFIElaboration of a methodology for software design dedicated to modeling and simulation of complex systemsUniversité Paris 6Mikal Ziane (LIP6, Paris 6), Ho Tuong Vinh (IFI)

PhD students (12)NGUYEN Nhu Van (2008), AUF/IFIInformation search & image exploration for decision support in post-natural disaster situationUniversité de La RochelleJean-Marc Ogier (Univ. De La Rochelle), Alain Boucher (IFI)

VO Duc An (2009), IRD/DSFDesign of a multi-scale modeling language for individual centered simulationUniversité Paris 6Alexis Drogoul (IRD), Ho Tuong Vinh (IFI)

NGUYEN Trong Khanh (2009), AUF/IFIDesign a collaborative platform for modeling & simulationUniversité Paris 6Ho Tuong Vinh (IFI), Nicolas Marilleau (IRD)

NGUYEN Vu Quang Anh (2009), AUF/IFICoherence & robustness in closed multi-agent systemsUniversité de Lyon 1Richard Canal (IFI), Salima Hassas (Lyon 1)

DOAN Trung Tung (2009), AUF/IFIDeployment of a sentinel network for avian influenza surveillance using grid technologyUniversité Blaise Pascal (Clermont-Ferrand)Vincent Breton (CNRS), Nguyen Hong Quang (IFI)

CHEREL Guillaume (2009), IRD/3WorldsLearning mechanisms for exploring emergent phenomena in agent-based simulationsUniversité Paris 6Alexis Drogoul (IRD), Jean-Daniel Zucker (IRD)

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Research Themes

1. Platform(s)

Design of generic tools for individual-centered modeling & simulation

2. Methodologies

Support for modeling activities, coupling

3. Applications

Decision support systems & Observation based on simulation

Grid-based biomedical applications

Computer Modeling & SimulationOf Complex Systems

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Theme 1 : platform(s)

Design of generic platform for computer modeling & simulation

Platform GAMA (2007-..)

Project 3Worlds (2008-2010)

Ambitions:

Multi-environment, multi-scale, multi-formalism

Simplicity of use, high-performance, extensibility

Possibilities of experimentation via intelligent control of simulations

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GAMA Platform for agent-based modeling & simulation

Multi-representation of environments (GIS, Grid, Graphs)

Multi-formalism (extensible for different agent models)

Being used in 4 simulation projects & in Master courses

Source and binary freely available (nov. 2008) (http://gama.ifi.refer.org/) Amouroux, E., Chu, T.Q., Boucher, A. Drogoul, A. (2008). GAMA: an

environment for implementing and running spatially explicit multi-agent simulations, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (à paraître)

Amouroux E., Chu Thanh-Quang, Boucher A., Drogoul A. (2007) GAMA: coupling GIS and multi-agent simulation. Actes du 3rd National Symposium Fundamental and Applied Information Technology Research (FAIR), August 2007, Nha Trang (Vietnam).

Treuil J-P., Drogoul A., Zucker J-D. (2008), Modélisation et Simulation à base d’Agents, Dunod, Paris, France.

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Theme 2 :Methodologies

Modeling Methodologies

MDA, DSL approaches derived from Software Engineering

Collaborative Modeling

PAMS : a platform dedicated to collaborative simulation

Participatory Modeling

ComMod (Companion Modeling), SMACH (methodologies for participative simulation)

Models coupling and comparison

Relations between mathematical & individual-based models

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Collaborative Modeling

Design of a collaborative tool for distant modeling & simulation

Funding: SPIRALES (IRD)

Researchers : Ho T. Vinh, N. Marilleau

Ph.D. thesisNguyen Trong Khanh

Nguyen T. Khanh, Marilleau N, Ho T. Vinh . Pams - a new collaborative framework for agent-based simulation of complex systems. In LNAI series, pages 282-290. Springer Verlag, 2008.

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Models Comparison Methodology of translation of global models in individual-centered models. Application to models of population dynamics.

Systematic comparison between these methods of modeling.

Funding: IRD

Participants : Phan Thi Ha Duong, P. Auger, A. Drogoul

Ph.D. thesis Nguyen Ngoc Doanh

Nguyen N. Doanh, Drogoul A., Auger P. (2008) Methodological steps and issues when deriving individual based-models from equation-based models: a case study in population dynamics, PRIMA 2008, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (à paraître)

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Modeling and simulation for decision support, monitoring and observation of crucial issues in Vietnam.

Natural Disasters and Urban Emergencies : AROUND (2006-2011) & sub-projects

● Avian Influenza propagation: GAMAVI (2006-2009) & associated projects

Grid for biomedical applications : EUAsiaGrid (2009-2010)

● Grid-based flu epidemic surveillance network

Theme 3 : Application (s)

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AROUND : Proposal (2005) A GIS at the scale of a city dedicated to the simulation and resource planning (robots, rescue) during the preparation & mitigation phases;

Simulations at cadastral scale, can serve to support the response & repair phases

A set of mobile sensors (autonomous robots), able to organize themselves to carry out observation tasks in a real ground.

Informationspré-filtrées

Informations sémantiques

Demande d’informations

Plans d’exploration

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AROUND : “Umbrella” project

Robotics & self-organization

Robots & sensors

Computer Vision

Spatial Decision Support Systems

Machine learning, participatory design

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AROUND : RESCUE

Chu T. Quang, Boucher A., Nguyen. H. Phuong, Vo Duc An, J-D. Zucker (2008), Interactive learning of expert criteria for Rescue Simulations, PRIMA 2008, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (à paraître).

Drogoul A., Nguyen H. Phuong, Chu T. Quang, Boucher A., Pham T. Truyen (2008), Spatial Decision Support Systems for Urban Disaster Management: towards Dynamic Scenarios, VAG Intern. Conf. 2008, Hanoi.

Design of a tool for decision support in emergency management.

Coupling between geophysical models and agent-based models for the design of scenarios.

Extracting qualitative knowledge of experts through a combination of simulation techniques and participatory learning.

Participants: IGP VAST, UMMISCO (JD Zucker), MSI (A. Boucher, A. Drogoul)

Ph.D. Thesis: Chu Thanh Quang.

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GAMAVI (2007-2010)GAMAVI Project (2007) : Understanding and measuring the impact of local determinants (environment, structure of village, poultry industry, social organization) in the spread of H5N1 virus and the creation of reservoirs.

Heterogeneous Individual-centered model (animal / human) coupled with GIS in the province of Ha Tay, constituted as a virtual laboratory.

Funding: IRD (International Volunteer), AIRD (ARDIGRIP), GRIPAVI (French MOFA)

Collaborations : Veterinary Institute (NIVR), CIRAD UR AGIRs

Ph.D. thesis: Edouard AmourouxAmouroux E., Desvaux S., Drogoul A. (2008) Towards virtual epidemiology: an agent-based approach to the modeling of H5N1 propagation and persistence in North-Vietnam, PRIMA 2008, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (à paraître)

Desvaux S., Amouroux E., Drogoul A., Boucher A., Roger F., (2007) Use of Individual-Based Modelling for a better understanding of HPAI epidemiology in North Vietnam Avian Influenza International Conference, Bangkok, Thaïlande.

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EUAsiaGrid (2009-2010)WP3 (Applications) : research, development, deployment, promotion and usage of the grid for biomedical applications

Building a grid-based flu epidemic surveillance network on top of the EUAsia VO

● Building an information system based on AMGA which automatically synchronizes public influenza databases like NCBI with grid ressources

● Deploying a phylogenetic pipeline on the EUASIAGRID ressources

● Developing or/and adapting tools for visualization and analysis of obtained results from the pipeline

● Developing a web portal for epidemiologists

Funding: EUAsiaGrid project (EU)

Collaborations : Laboratory PCSV (CNRS-IN2P3) and HealthGrid (France), IBT & IOIT (VAST) and HPCC-HUT (Vietnam)

Ph.D. thesis: Doan Trung Tung

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Grid activities in IFIWith the support of IN2P3/CNRS, the IFI's EGEE node has been installed, certified and gone into production since Oct 2009

● 1 UI, 1 CE, 1 SE and 4 WN (domain ifi.vngrid.vinaren.vn)● Link to Internet via VinaREN/TEIN3 (high bandwith, secured)● Development platform for grid-based applications and

gateway to access to EGEE ressources (Biomed, EUAsia Vos)

● PhD dissertation on « A global surveillance network on avian influenza using grid technology »

ACGRID II School (Sept 2009)● > 30 trainees comed from 16 research/education institutions● Symposium on « Grid applications in Vietnam : opportunities

and challenges »● Preparation for a worshop on Vietnam NGI

Participation to EUAsiaGrid Project● Official project member since october 2009● Research, development, deployment, promotion and usage

of the grid for biomedical applications, especially on building a grid-based flu epidemic surveillance network in closed collaboration with the “Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire” (CNRS-IN2P3) and HealthGrid, France

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PerspectivesParticipation to the Ph.D. training program of Vietnamese government (“20000 Ph.D. in 2020”).

Strong relationships (exchanges of students, researchers, co-supervising of Ph.D.) with Vietnamese research centers

Hanoi University of Technology

VAST (IGP, IOIT)

2 ITC Asia projects

Can Tho University

National project on plant protection

Strong links with other centers thanks to the network of IFI former students

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Perspectives (Grid)Strong participation to the proposal of CHAIN project as extension of EUAsiaGrid project

● Develop a simulation platform as an extension of the open-source GAMA platform, as a front-end for managing massive agent-based simulations based on the use of grid computing

Develop others grid-based applications in collaboration with national and international partners

● Biomedical (LPC-IN2P3, HealthGrid, IBT-VAST)● Earth Science (IGP-VAST, ASGC)● Nuclear physics (IOP-VAST, IOIT-VAST, CNRS)

Active participation with other national partners and with the support of the international grid community in order to propose and implemente the Vietnam NGI

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