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Clusters and perspectives in Iceland 2007
Anna J. Ármannsdóttir, RHI
Computing Historically in IcelandIBM 1964
Some of the computing clusters in Iceland
• DECODE: A number of clusters used for genetic research.
• Meterological Institute: A cluster named Snjolfur.
• National Energy Authority: access to a cluster named Snjolfur.
• Science Institute - University of Iceland: Cluster named Bjolfur (Beowulf) and an older one named nano.
Some of the computing clusters in Iceland
• Iceland GeoSurvey: Cluster named Sleggja
• The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration – University of Iceland: Cluster bought in 2003.
• University of Akureyri: One cluster
• Computing Services, University of Iceland – Cluster named Jotunn.
• Plus at least a handful of other clusters.
THE GRID
NORDUGrid
NORDUGrid collaboration
• Registration Authority
• Cluster administration
• Connect more icelandic clusters.
• Conference participation
• Contact by email and mailing lists
• Software development and testing
Software Development
• The aim of the NorduGrid collaboration is to deliver a robust, scalable, portable and fully featured solution for a global computational and data Grid system. NorduGrid develops and deploys a set of tools and services – the so-called ARC middleware, which is a free software.
NGIn supported PhD project at the University of Iceland.
• Improve collaboration with other universities
• Improve collaboration with NORDUGrid
• Increase knowhow in NORDUGrid software
• Contribute to the NORDUGrid project.
• http://www.nordugrid.org/ngin/
Icelandic Support for a PhD project
• Who knows if it will be supported
Grant funds budget 2006
• Research Fund: 560 million ÍKr
• Fund for Research Equipment: 115 million ÍKr
• Technology Development Fund: 460 million ÍKr
• Graduate Research Fund: 60 million ÍKr
• total turnover ~ 1200 million ÍKr a year.
• Source: http://www.rannis.is/english/about-rannis/
Government Policy
• Building an education and science system, that is one of the best among nations, in close cooperation with industry and can react to fast changes and lead them.
• Encourage companies and the state to work together for a progress in research and development for better achievement in profitable innovation, and improve competitivity internationally on the basis of knowhow.
• http://www.vt.is/framtidarsyn/ Hallgrímur Jónasson