NSF Large Facilities Cyberinfrastructure Workshop

NSF大型设施是为整个研究社区服务的主要科学和工程研究平台。网络基础设施（CI）包括先进的计算，数据和软件基础设施，网络，相关的网络安全以及相关的培训和劳动力发展-所有这些都旨在广泛地为研究界服务。NSF设施越来越依赖CI -包括设施内的CI以及设施外的现有CI资源和能力。该奖项支持2017年9月6日和7日在弗吉尼亚州亚历山大市举行的国家科学基金会大型设施网络基础设施研讨会。该研讨会的总体目标是使NSF大型设施社区和网络基础设施（CI）社区之间能够进行直接和协同互动，以共同解决现有和未来大型设施的CI需求和可持续性。 研讨会的目标包括对当前和不断发展的大型设施CI架构、设计和运营实践、问题和差距达成共识;并确定跨设施互操作性和共享元素的共同CI要求、解决方案和机会。期望的成果包括传播的做法，可以帮助未来的大型设施在发展和维持CI，使CI开发人员最有效地针对设施的需求，探索继续和维持社区对话和活动在研讨会上发起的手段，并产生输入，可以告知未来的NSF规划CI相关的计划。 研讨会的报告将在网上发布，预计这一活动将对推动大规模科学和工程研究的需求产生广泛影响。

NSF large facilities are major science and engineering research platforms that serve whole research communities. Cyberinfrastructure (CI) comprises advanced computing, data and software infrastructure, networking, related cybersecurity, and related training and workforce development -- all also designed to broadly serve the research community. NSF facilities are increasingly depending on CI -- including that within a facility as well as existing CI resources and capabilities located outside the facility. This award supports the conduct of a National Science Foundation Large Facilities Cyberinfrastructure Workshop in Alexandria, Virginia on September 6 and 7, 2017. The workshop has the overall goal of enabling direct and synergistic interactions among the NSF large facilities community and the cyberinfrastructure (CI) community to jointly address the CI needs and sustainability of existing and future large facilities. Objectives of the workshop include developing a common understanding of current and evolving large facilities CI architectures, design and operational practices, issues and gaps; and identifying common CI requirements, solutions and opportunities for interoperability and sharing elements across facilities. Desired outcomes include disseminating practices that can aid future large facilities in developing and sustaining CI; enabling CI developers to most effectively target facility needs; exploring means for continuing and sustaining the community conversation and activities initiated at the workshop; and generating input that can inform future NSF planning for CI-related programs. The report from the workshop will be publically posted, and this activity is anticipated to have broad impacts in advancing the needs of large scale science and engineering research.