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Graduate FellowshipOpportunity for Science and Engineering
GCB Class Introduction29 March, 2007 • FIU, CNIC of CAS, and City University Hong Kong
Presented by Heidi L. Alvarez, Ph.D & PI of GCB
Agenda
e-Science & CyberBridges
e-Science Applications using Grid Computing and Advanced Networking
e-Science Connections
CyberBridges Pilot Project
What Global CyberBridges?
GCB Benefits, Objectives, Ambitions, & Activities
Objectives for today
e-Science & CyberBridges
e-Science “computationally intensive science that is carried out in highly
distributed network environments, or science that used immense data sets that require grid computing” (Wikipedia)
e-Science uses “Cyberinfrastructure”e-Science requires people to work collaboratively at a distance
CyberBridges tested the hypothesis that students can act as“bridges,” showing researchers how they can usecyberinfrastructure (CI) to further their knowledge.
CyberBridges NSF Award OCI-0537464 to Florida International University; Center forInternet Augmented Research & Assessment
Grid Computing and Advanced Networking e-Science Applications
Providing Tools for e-Science
The Open Science Grid Consortium
OpenScience
Grid
Large US grid projects
LHC experiments
Laboratorycenters
Educationcommunities
Other scienceapplications
Technologists
ComputerScience
Universityfacilities
Multi-disciplinaryfacilities
http://www.chepreo.org
An integrated program of research, network infrastructure development, and education and outreach at one of the largest minority schools in the US
An International Grid Enabled Center for High Energy Physics Research & Educational Outreach at FIU
Global Collaboration of Laboratories Effective end-to-end capabilities Experiment-specific applications Grid technologies Storage resources
Particle Physics Data GridParticle Physics Data Grid
http://www.ppdg.net
Explores cutting-edge network technology Grid computing and data infrastructure Support for LHC-HEP and OSG-Astronomy Nat’l / Int’l e-Science Collaborations
UltraLighthttp://ultralight.caltech.edu
UltraLight
Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) Experiment
Multi-purpose particle detection & measurement Designed to run at highest luminosity at the LHC CMS magnet will be largest solenoid ever built Collaboration of 1889 physicists & engineers
Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
Requires high-speed, real-time data filteringNext-generation particle collision machineLargest superconductor installation Unprecedented energy range and sensitivity Mimics early universe conditions
http://lhc.web.cern.ch/lhc
Telescopes in Chile and HawaiiData Center in CanadaRemote observation from partner sitesTracks deep space activity
Gemini Observatory
http://www.gemini.edu
Biomedical Informatics Research Network (BIRN)
Test bed projects for brain imaging - Human neurological disorders- Associated animal models
Neurological Disease Studies- Function BIRN- Morphometry BIRN- Mouse BIRN
http://nbirn.net
Studies on Neurological Disease
Functional Imaging Research of Schizophrenia Brain Morphometry Test Bed Multi-Scale Mouse Models of Disease Test Bed
BIRN
e-Science Connections
Instruments
Data ResourcesData ProcessingResources
People People
Diagram by Professor Kuldeep Kumar
CyberBridges Pilot Project
Teaching Grid Cluster Diagram
Fellows and Project Areas
Successes
Outcomes
Presentations & Graduation at Supercomputing 2006
Research Publications
CyberBridges Pilot Project Fellows
In 2005-06 CyberBridges funded four Ph.D. students from:• Physics• Biomedical Engineering• Biochemistry• Bioinformatics / Computer Science
CyberBridges has helped these students and their faculty
advisors transform their research by connecting them with CI.
CyberBridges’ Success
CyberBridges exposed over 200 students
and researchers to CI during SC06, when
the four CyberBridges fellows gave talks
on their work.
CyberBridges made it possible for each
of the fellows to acquire competitive
summer internships.
Tom MilledgeCyberBridges fellow, Tom Milledge, is
producing a protein pattern discovery
method that is similar to BLAST, a widely
used algorithm for rapid searching of
nucleotide and protein databases.
Milledge, was selected for a competitive
six-month internship to help optimize
software for bioinformatics applications on
IBM’s Blue Gene supercomputer system,
beating out many applicants due to his
CyberBridges experience.
Milledge’s faculty advisor, computer
science professor, Giri Narsimhan, says
that the work will benefit his own research.
He and his students have pursued the
project on a small scale for several years.
Now, because of CyberBridges, Narsimhan
believes the project will reach new heights..
CyberBridges OutcomesRe-focusing expenditures from technology support functions to
synchronous fellowships can have a profound impact on the effectiveness of scientific investigations.
CyberBridges fellows and their advisors have benefited from such re-focusing. They have successfully implemented CI into their research and teaching.
Globally distributed institutions can replicate the CyberBridges model individually.
CyberBridges Fellows Present & GraduateSuperComputing 2006, Tampa, Florida November 11-17www.sc06.supercomp.org
Top from left: Professor Yan BaoPing, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Professor Paul Avery,UF; Dr. Miriam Heller, NSF; Tom Milledge; Ronald Gutierrez; Alejandro de la Puenta;Cassian D’CunhaBottom row from left: Ernesto Rubi, FIU/CIARA; Michael Smith, FIU/CIARA; Dr. Eric Crumpler,FIU Engineering; Julio Ibarra, Co-PI & Executive Director CIARA; Heidi Alvarez, PI & DirectorCIARA, Dr. S. Masoud Sadjadi, FIU SCIS.
CyberBridges Research Publications
1. CyberBridges; A Model Collaboration Infrastructure for e-Science accepted for publication in the proceedings of the *Seventh IEEE International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the Grid and Workshops (CCGrid 2007) to be held 14-17 May 2007, Rio de Janeiro Brazil. *
2. CyberBridges; Integrating Cyberinfrastructure into Science and Engineering Research accepted for presentation and publication in the conference proceedings of the 2007 Teragrid Conference 4-8 June 2007, Madison Wisconsin.
Authors include the CyberBridges Co-PIs, Student Fellows and their faculty advisors: Heidi L. Alvarez, David Chatfield, Donald A. Cox, Eric Crumpler, Cassian D’Cunha, Ronald Gutierrez, Julio Ibarra, Eric Johnson, Kuldeep Kumar, Tom Milledge, Giri Narasimhan, Rajamani S. Narayanan,Alejandro de la Puente, S. Masoud Sadjadi, Chi Zhang
Cyberinfrastructure Training, Education, Advancement, and Mentoring for Our 21st Century Workforce (CI-TEAM)
National Science Foundation Program Solicitationhttp://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf06548&org=NSF
Three year award from the US NSF to CIARA at FIU
Expands on CyberBridges to help scientists and engineers advance their research through cyberinfrastructure (CI).
What is Global CyberBridges?
Trans-national and cross-discipline communication is the future for science and engineering research and education.
Global CyberBridges extends the CyberBridges concept from FIU to an international level.
Adding distance and cultural differences makes GCB more complex.
International Partners• CNIC - Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (researchers)
• CIARA, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA (researchers)
• University of Sao Paolo, Sao Paolo, Brazil (researchers)
• City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Distance/Global Collaboration
Observer and Facilitators)
• University of California, San Diego, California, USA (Technology Providers).
GCB Format; Time & Teams
One Year Team Projects
Each Year new set of teams formed and operate on a topic
First Year - Miami and Beijing
Second and Third Years - Miami, Beijing, Sao Paolo
Common Online Course used to train teams
Team of Network Engineers to support the researcher projects
Common Course for GCB Network Engineers developed and provided by Calit2 at University of California in San Diego (UCSD)
Multi-disciplinary teams - young scientists, other scientists and computer scientists, with senior faculty mentors
Global Teams
City U of Hong Kong - People to People Team facilitation
Technology Transfer; Enabling GCB
Co-PI Peter Arzberger, Calit2 provides a bridge to the SAGE Tile Display Wall technology for GCB
SAGE TDW developed as part of the Optiputer Project, PI Larry Smarr, Director of Calit2
TDW is the next generation of people-to-people and data visualization collaboration
TDW is a key technology enabler for GCB
Picture courtesy of Electronic Visualization Laboratory, UIC
Brings together graduate students & faculty from various disciplines
Offers greater understanding of R&E CI
Increases opportunity for cross-disciplinary R&E
Increases scientists’ rate of discovery Creates a CI empowered workforce. Research fellowship stipend may be available
Global CyberBridges Benefits
Objectives of GCB
Improve people connections to the CI resources (Instrumentation, Data, and Data Processing)
• Increase awareness and provide training
• Assess usability of resources and feedback information to developers for further improvement
Learn how to use CI for People to People Connections, especially at GLOBAL DISTANCES
Based upon use experience, provide feedback to CI developers for further improvement of CI
Initiate the Development of a new generation of CI literate Global Scientists
Slide by Professor Kuldeep Kumar
3 Ambitions of Global CyberBridges
To foster working relationships and collaborations between young scientists in China, United States, and Latin America (Brazil)
To develop a generation of young scientists who are adept in using and promoting the use of Cyber Infrastructure (CI) and e-Science
To assess the use of CI and provide feedback for improving CI
Slide by Professor Kuldeep Kumar
GCB Activities(and objectives supported)
Prof. Masoud’sCourse
Cross-NationalCollaborativeProjects
Cross-NationalNetworkEngineer’sTeam
Provide CI KnowledgeIntroduce Students in a Course setting
Studentslearn how towork togetherwith each otherat a distance
Support Student use of CI
To provide feedback toCI developersDiagram by Professor
Kuldeep Kumar
GCB Activities
Create Global Research Teams (Four or more teams each year)
• Train team members in the use of CI (Masoud's Course)
• Observe and Learn from Teams:
• Use of CI - Feedback to developers
• Group Collaboration - Feedback to GCB for developing people to people collaboration protocols
Develop an ongoing team of Network Engineers
GCB 5 Partners
CNIC - Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (researchers)CIARA, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA
(researchers)University of Sao Paolo, Sao Paolo, Brazil (researchers)City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Distance/Global
Collaboration Observer and Facilitators)University of California, San Diego, California, USA (Technology
Providers)
Teams
One Year Research ProjectsMulti-disciplinary teams - young scientists, other scientists and
computer scientists, with senior faculty mentorsGlobal Teams
• First year - Miami and Beijing• Second and Third Years - Miami, Beijing, sao Paolo• UC San Diego - Technical Support• City U of Hong Kong - People to People Team facilitation
Outcomes & Evaluation
A new generation of scientists & engineers• Capable of fully integrating CI into the whole educational,
professional, and creative process of their diverse disciplines.Short Term Outcome Measurement:
• Proposed and realized timeline for implementing the activitiesLonger term Outcome Measurements:
• Publication, presentation, and other metrics determined by the outside experts to be appropriate for the research activities
Fellowship Requirements
CI Course offered in Spring 2007• Advanced Networking• Grids/Distributed Computing• Virtual Teams• Scaleable Adaptive Graphics Environment (SAGE)
Independent Study- Summer 2007• Students and faculty will collaborate on a paper based on the
research• Research results to be published & presented at a conference• Some Student travel expenses covered as available
Fellowship Qualifications
Candidates must be on a research path that can be augmented by CI
Open to graduate students in science or engineering
Some programming background desired• C or C++ preferred, JAVA or Fortran OK
Special Topics in High-Performance Networking and Grid Computing Spring 2007
Dr. S. Masoud Sadjadi, Computer Science
Time TBD
Objectives for Today; Agenda Items 2-8
2. Keys on smooth cross-nation/cross-cultural collaboration (5 min) by Kuldeep Kumar, Ronnie Shroff, and Doug Vogel 3. Introduction to the course (15 min) by Masoud Sadjadi 4. Student introduction (15 min) by the students5. Brief project introduction (15 min) by our GCB fellows 6. Forming groups (15 min) coordinated by GCB Advisors (one GCB fellow, one/two supporting US students, and one/two
Chinese students)7. Planning on the collaborations (20 min) coordinated by GCB Advisors8. Agreement on the course time and dates (10 min) coordinated by GCB Advisors
Questions?
Email [email protected]
Website www.cyberbridges.net
LambdaVision 100-Megapixel display and SAGE (Scalable Adaptive Graphics Environment) software developed by the Electronic Visualization Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Major funding provided by NSF.