MRI: Acquisition of an Integrated Data-Assisted Research and Training Scalable Storage System (IDARTs3) at Washington State University

该仪器能够在当前平台、工具和方法无法实现的水平上实现高性能数据分析、传输和共享。在基因组学、遗传学、育种和生物信息学领域，使用IDARTs3平台能够剖析多样性的基因组基础，并回答各种问题，从解开生物的进化史到将基因组变化与表型变化联系起来并直接应用于育种。此外，拟议的IDARTs3平台在大数据传输率方面的改进将推动大数据生物学领域的发展，因为它促进了复杂计算工具的开发，这些工具不仅可以扩展到大数据量，而且还能够实现只有通过整合不同类型的数据集才能进行的新型科学查询。在大气和环境研究领域，该仪器使研究人员能够通过地球系统建模和相关决策支持系统等努力扩大支持资源管理科学的范围，并作为利用高密度传感器网络技术发起建模举措的基础(例如在监测气象和大气化学方面)。该项目在两个校区之间获取和部署共享和集成的高性能数据传输平台仪器，最初涉及基因组学、遗传学、育种和生物信息学领域，以及大气和环境研究。鉴于这些地区产生的数据量很大，而且它们需要高性能的数据存储和传输，它们最适合部署IDARTs3。一旦投入使用，IDARTs3将加强其他研究领域，并作为支持现有协作网络和建立科学伙伴关系的网络基础设施平台。IDARTs3的设计和运作代表了南加州大学学术和研究界与信息技术(IT)组织之间的独特伙伴关系--这种伙伴关系充分整合了南加州大学普尔曼分校和斯波坎分校的需求，并通过缩小关键能力差距来回应这些需求。

The instrument enables high performance data analysis, transfer, and sharing at a level that is not possible with current platforms, tools, and approaches. In the areas of genomics, genetics, breeding, and bioinformatics, access to the IDARTs3 platform offers the ability to dissect the genomic basis of diversity and answer questions that range from disentangling the evolutionary history of organisms to linking genomic changes to phenotypic changes with direct application in breeding. Moreover, improvements in transfer rates of large data afforded by the proposed IDARTs3 platform will advance the field of Big Data biology, by facilitating the development of sophisticated computational tools that not only are scalable to large data sizes, but are also capable of enabling new kinds of scientific inquiries only possible through the integration of the heterogeneous data sets. In the area of atmospheric and environmental research, the instrument enables researchers to expand the boundaries for the support of resource management science through efforts such as Earth System modeling and related decision support systems, and serves as the basis to launch modeling initiatives with high-density sensor network technology (for example in monitoring meteorological and atmospheric chemistry). This project, acquiring and deploying a shared and integrated high performance data transfer platform instrument across two campuses, initially addresses areas of genomics, genetics, breeding, and bioinformatics, as well as atmospheric and environmental research. Given that these areas generate a significant amount of data and their need for a high performance data storage and transfer, they are most appropriate for the deployment of IDARTs3. Once operational, IDARTs3 will enhance other research areas and serve as a cyberinfrastructure platform to support existing collaborative networks and forge scientific partnerships. The design and operation of IDARTs3 represents a singular partnership between the WSU academic and research community and the Information Technology (IT) organizations - a partnership that fully integrates the needs of the WSU Pullman and Spokane campuses and is responsive to these needs by closing critical capabilities gaps.