FutureGrid: What an Experimental Infrastructure Can Do for You


      Time:

5:30pm - 7:00pm


      Abstract:

Rapidly evolving technology landscape creates the need for experimenting
with new paradigms, technologies and tools. Domain scientists need a way
to try if a "new way of doing things" does indeed satisfy their needs,
technology experts need an environment to develop and experiment with
new approaches to solving problems in distributed environments, and
students need an environment in which to learn, try out new things, and
develop solutions. All these activities create a need for an environment
that would provide resources in which such experiments and educational
activities could take place.

FutureGrid is a scientific instrument designed to support
experiment-driven research in all areas of computer science related to
parallel, large-scale or distributed computing and networking. This
includes providing an environment that is flexible enough to support
Computer Science research as well as stable enough to provide paradigm
exploration supporting trial runs from domain sciences. The ability to
conduct consistent, controlled and repeatable large-scale experiments in
all areas of computer science related to parallel, large-scale or
distributed computing and networking as well as the availability,
repeatability, and open sharing of electronic products are core to the
Future Grid mission.

This Birds-of-a-Feather session will provide a forum for users to get
informed about the opportunities available on FutureGrid, present
success stories describing different ways in which it has been used in
the past year, and encourage discussion from the participants on
features that they would like to see supported by this infrastructure.
The BOF will be organized and moderated by Renato Figueiredo, Kate
Keahey and Warren Smith who will also drive the discussion on various
aspects of use of FutureGrid.