[communities] GGF Proposal Submission

[kielmann at cs.vu.nl]

proposers_name: Thilo Kielmann 
 
affiliation: Vrije Universiteit 

email: kielmann at cs.vu.nl 

proposed_title: Challenges of Fundamental Grid Research 

session_type: workshop 

proposed_duration: half day 

target_audience: academic researchers working on Grids, grid users and software providers 

num_attendees: 50 

abstract: After many years of technical progress, grid research has reached a crossroads.
The European Network of Excellence, CoreGRID, has been established to engage in
fundamental research. Likewise, many communities and projects are undertaking 
Grid research, such as the UK e-science program, EGEE, NAREGI, or TereGrid, 
to name a few. At the same time, industry is approaching the stage, where 
commercially viable solutions are required.
The aim of our workshop is to both identify challenges and future directions of
grid research, and to align it with industrial requirements, thus targeting 
a common understanding for a grid research agenda.
 

synopsis: Proposers:

Ramin Yahyapour <ramin.yahyapour at udo.edu>
University of Dortmund, Germany

Thilo Kielmann <kielmann at cs.vu.nl>
Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Both proposers are members of
  - GGF\'s steering group
  - CoreGRID, the European Research Network on Foundations, Software 
    Infrastructures and Applications for large scale distributed, GRID 
    and Peer-to-Peer Technologies

Grids are already being adopted in many research projects as well as in several
commercial environments. In many communities Grids are an everyday commodity, 
while others are investigating the utilization of Grids. While there is still 
need for the broader adoption and standardisation of key Grid functionalities, 
it has also be acknowledged that there is a further need for fundamental 
research in many Grid areas. The vision of a transparent, easy to use, 
efficient and business supporting Grid infrastructure has not yet been 
fulfilled. Future and next generation Grids will require more sophisticated 
services that improve the usability of a general Grid infrastructure for 
technology consumers.

This workshop is dedicated to bringing together experts in Grid research to 
share their vision on future Grids as well as their view on the current status
and on potential solutions for many of the current technology gaps. In 
addition, the workshop is intended to include technology stakeholders in order
to express their expectations and needs for future Grid research.

In the past, Grid research, as well as standardisation of technology and its 
proliferation to technology consumers or commercial vendors have often been 
considered as independent entities in the process of general Grid adoption. 
However, a key asset of the GGF is being a platform for bringing together  
different groups. This allows u unique exchange and interaction of the 
different parties. This workshop is set to exploit this situation by providing 
a discussion forum between long-term Grid researchers, the current 
standardization workers, and the requirements and expectations of 
consumers.

This workshop will be organized by CoreGRID, the European Network of Excellence
on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale 
distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies. CoreGRID is funded by the 
European Commission to foster integration and exploit collaboration between 42 
European research institutes working on Grid technology. The goal of the 
workshop is to discuss and critically reflect on current Grid research, with 
an emphasis on the (local) European research landscape.

The workshop will consist of three major parts:
(all speakers are just tentative, neither invited nor confirmed)

1. Presentation of ongoing grid research
   a) from the European CoreGRID network, representing its six virtual 
      research institutes:
      - Knowledge and Data Management
      - Programming Models
      - System Architecture
      - Grid Information and Monitoring Services
      - Resource Management and Scheduling
      - Systems, Tools, and Environments
   b) from other regions, namely USA and Asia-Pacific, e.g.:
      - Common Component Architecture project (CCA)    Dennis Gannon
      - GRIDS Center                                   Ian Foster
      - NAREGI                                         Satoshi Matsuoka

2. Presentation of standardization and industrial grid uptake:
   Select 2 or 3 good speakers, possibly from EGA, maybe SAP, or a TELCO
   have at least one GGF standards person (Dave Snelling??)

3. Closing panel: \"A Grid research agenda for 2010 and beyond\"

Panelists (from the set of presenters) shall identify:
  - researchers:
    . most important research result adopted by industry
    . most important research result that should be adopted by industry
  - industry/standardization:
    . most important research result adopted by industry
    . most important open research problems that industry needs solved
 

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