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1st Virtual Forum on Global Research Communities

Brussels, 12th July 2007

Mário CampolargoEuropean Commission - DG INFSO

Head of Unit “GÉANT and e-Infrastructures”

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A new vision for Science

Virtual Research Communities

Improved scientific process… role of simulation

Cross-disciplinarity

Data deluge - Wet-labs versus ICT infrastructures

networkinggridsinstrumentationcomputingdata curation…

Tech

nolo

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value added of distributed

collaborative research (virtual

organisations)

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Global Virtual Research Community

VirtualCommunit

y

Network

Grid

Scientific Data

Virtual Labs

Workspace

Meetings, etc.

VirtualCommunit

y

Network

Grid

Scientific Data

Virtual labs

Workspace

Meetings, etc.

VirtualCommunit

y

Network

Grid

Scientific Data

Virtual Labs

Workspace

Meetings, etc.

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Global Virtual Research Community

VirtualCommunit

y

Virtual Labs

Workspace

Meetings, etc.

VirtualCommunit

y

Virtual labs

Workspace

Meetings, etc.

VirtualCommunit

y

Virtual Labs

Workspace

Meetings, etc.

Network

Grid

Scientific Data

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e-Infrastructures: strategy

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Linking at the speed of the lightLinking at the speed of the light

Sharing computers, instruments and applicationsSharing computers, instruments and applications

Sharing and federating scientific dataSharing and federating scientific data

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e-Infrastructures: strategy

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WeatherForecast

VO

Biomedics

VO

Astrophysics

VO

Connecting the finest mindsSharing the best scientific

resourcesBuilding global virtual

communities

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GÉANT: global reach

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EGEE: global collaborations

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Large multi-science grids

>200 sites >30 000 CPUs ~30 000 jobs successfully completed per day 100 Virtual Organisations >2000 registered users, representing 1000s of

scientists

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Focus on scientific data infrastructures

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e-Infrastructure: evolving approach

FP7FP5

GÉANT

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

FP6

GÉANT2

Grid infrastructures

Supercomputer grid

New users

… upgrade

… upgrade

… reinforce

Repositories

Org, policy, intern

Data infrastruct.

… upgrade

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FP7: Research Infrastructures Call 2

Integrating activities

ICT based e-Infrastructures

Construction of new RIs (preparatory and

implementation phases)

Design studies

support measures

European policy, international cooperation,emerging needs

e-Science Grid e-Infrastructures

Studies, conferences and coordination actions supporting policy development , incl.

international

support to existing research

infrastructures

support to new research

infrastructures

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e-Infrastructure: core infrastructures

FP6 FP7

Network layerNetwork layer

Grid layerGrid layer

Data layerData layer

User Communities

Call 2 - Sep 2007

e-Science grid Infrastructure

50M€DEISA

EGEE

OMII Europe

…

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e-Infrastructure: support measures

FP6 FP7

Network layer

Grid layer

Data layer

User Communities

… international cooperation

Call 2 - Sep 200714M€

Regarding e-Infrastructures…

… coordination actions supporting policy development …

… studies and conferences …

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Further information

www.cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/e-infrastructure/