The White Rose Grid e-Science Centre

该提案旨在支持继续为白色玫瑰网格（WRG）电子科学卓越中心提供资金，并由管理和推动其活动和发展的WRG执行官提交。白色玫瑰网格是一个独特的大都市网格，它提供HPC和网格服务的基础上集成的计算和数据资源的三所大学-利兹，谢菲尔德和约克。WRG是由三个机构和地区发展署-约克郡发展局提供的大量投资（500万美元）建立的，并不断得到加强。它的设施支持了许多WR倡议，如白色玫瑰研究三角区，并且有充分的商业理由来运营和扩大WRG。WRG电子科学中心将继续汇集三所大学的电子科学活动，并将WRG与英国电子科学核心计划的倡议以及国际网格研究活动联系起来。除了我们的电子研究专业主题（即三个核心范畴）我们的独特优势在于：* 能够在各个层面有效地合作：科学（例如，三所大学的研究人员为DAME项目做出贡献），在WRG执行一级（所有三所大学的成员都参加），技术一级（例如三个计算服务密切联系），以及在网格用户一级（三所大学的共同会议和讲习班）。通过共同努力，我们能够利用三所大学的互补技能基础，知识和国际专业知识来开展广泛的项目，解决各种各样的问题。* 成功支持生产电网：我们构建并支持WRG，并托管和运营国家电网服务的核心节点。工业外联：我们最近的推广项目由约克郡Forward资助，评估了区域和国家对网格技术的兴趣（例如，通过两个涵盖网格主题的大型行业会议），并为基于网格的服务开发了一个商业模型。* 专业的用户支持和网格培训：包括Java COG kit、Condor、国家网格服务简介等课程和讲座。*在一个庞大的应用科学家社区中紧密合作：包括工程师、生物科学家、物理科学家和社会科学家。积极参与国际网格活动：通过利兹和中国北京航空航天大学之间的学术访问与中国网格社区密切合作;在WRG和中国网格上部署中国网格中间件- CROWN;并通过合作伙伴之间的访问和WUN网格的开发成为WUN的积极成员。

This proposal is in support of the continuation of funding to the White Rose Grid (WRG) e-Science Centre of Excellence, and is submitted by the WRG Executive who manages and drives its activities and developments. The White Rose Grid is a unique metropolitan grid which offers HPC and grid services based on the integrated computational and data resources of the three Universities - Leeds, Sheffield and York. The WRG was established with, and is continually being enhanced by a large investment (5M) from the three institutions and the Regional Development Agency - Yorkshire Forward. Its facilities underpin a number of WR initiatives, such as the White Rose Research Triangle, and there are sound business reasons to operate and expand the WRG. The WRG e-Science Centre will continue to bring together e-Science activities of the three Universities, and to link the WRG with the initiatives of the UK e-Science Core Programme, and with international grid research activities. In addition to our e-Research specialised topics (i.e. the three core areas) our unique strengths are in: * Proven ability to collaborate effectively at every level: scientifically (e.g. the three Universities' researchers contribute to the DAME project), at the WRG Executive level (all three Universities' members participate), at technical level (e.g. the three Computing Services liaise closely), and at grid-users' level (common conferences and workshops for the three Universities). By working together we are able to employ complementary skills bases, knowledge and the international expertise of the three Universities to undertake a wide range of projects, tackling a large variety of issues. * Successfully supporting production grids: we constructed and now support the WRG as well as host and operate a core node of the National Grid Service.* Industrial outreach: our recent outreach project funded by Yorkshire Forward assessed regional and national interest in grid technologies (e.g. through two large conferences for industry covering grid topics), and developed a business model for a grid-based service. * Professional user support and grid training: it includes courses and talks on Java COG kit, Condor, Introduction to the National Grid Service, etc.* Working closely within a large community of application scientists: it includes engineers, biological scientists, physical scientists, and social scientists.* Productive engagement with international grid activities: close collaboration with the Chinese grid community through academic visits between Leeds and Beihang University in China; deployment of Chinese grid middleware - CROWN over the WRG and the Chinese grid; and being an active member of the WUN through visits among the partners and the development of the WUN Grid.