Advanced Issues in Grid Technologies, UPatras, Greece

Europe/Zurich
"D. Maritsas" building, CTI Amphitheatre (University of Patras)

"D. Maritsas" building, CTI Amphitheatre

University of Patras

Emmanouel Varvarigos (Research Academic Computer Technology Institute, Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics, University of Patras), Vasileios Gkamas (Research Academic Computer Technology Institute, Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics, University of Patras)
Description
The Research Academic Computer Technology Institute and the Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics of University of Patras in conjunction with the Greek Research and Technology Network (GRNET) are organizing the "Advanced Issues in Grid Technologies" two day seminar in Patras, Greece. The seminar, held in the context of the 2nd phase of "Enabling Grids for E-sciencE" (EGEE-II) project which is funded by the European Union, will take place at the Amphitheater of RACTI in University of Patras campus on Thursday 7th and Friday 8th of December 2006.

The seminar will include:
• Introduction to Grid systems
• Grid systems and e-Science
• Presentation of the EGEE project and the Grid initiative in Greece
• Presentation on the EGEE architecture, infrastructure and middleware
• Hands-on exercises for submitting jobs to the Grid
• Introduction to Grid applications development (application programming, MPI)
• Introduction to Grid administration

The seminar is intended for researchers and members of academia of our region who would like to get hands-on experience with the services provided by the EGEE project.

Venue:
Thursday and Friday, 7-8/12/2006
Amphitheater of Research Academic Computer Technology Institute
University of Patras Campus
Rio, Patras
Greece


In order to participate in the hands-on exercises, a WiFi enabled (801.11b/g) laptop is required. Participation to the seminar is free of charge. There is a limit in participants to 35-40 persons.

Seminar material language: Greek
Seminar language: Greek

  • Thursday, 7 December
    • Day One CTI Amphitheatre ( "D. Maritsas" building, RACTI )

      CTI Amphitheatre ( "D. Maritsas" building, RACTI )

      University of Patras

      • 08:45
        break

        Coffee

      • 1
        Introduction to the Grid
        Speaker: Athanasia Assiki (Computing Systems Laboratory, National Technical University of Athens)
        transparencies
      • 11:00
        Coffee
      • 2
        Laboratory
        Speaker: Fotis Georgatos (GRNET)
        Slides
      • 13:30
        Lunch
      • 3
        Grids: LCG/EGEE, SEE & HellasGrid
        Speaker: Fotis Georgatos (GRNET)
        Slides
      • 4
        Grids & E-Science
        Speaker: Fotis Georgatos (GRNET)
        Slides
      • 5
        Discussion
        Discussion of various subjects proposed by the trainees
        Speaker: ALL
      • 6
        End of first Day
  • Friday, 8 December
    • Day Two CTI Amphitheatre ( "D. Maritsas" building, RACTI )

      CTI Amphitheatre ( "D. Maritsas" building, RACTI )

      University of Patras

      • 08:45
        Coffee
      • 7
        Entering the Grid
        Speaker: George Oikonomou (University of Patras, Department of Computer Engineering & Informatics)
        Slides
      • 11:00
        Coffee
      • 8
        Introduction to Grid Application Development
        Speaker: Christos Filippidis (NCSR-Demokritos)
        Slides
      • 9
        Command Line Grid Programming
        Speaker: Christos Filippidis (NCSR Demokritos)
        Slides
      • 10
        gLite Basic APIs
        Speaker: Christos Filippidis (NCSR-Demokritos)
        Slides
      • 11
        AMGA
        Speaker: Christos Filippidis (NCSR-Demokritos)
        Slides
      • 13:30
        Lunch
      • 12
        Introduction to MPI
        Speaker: Vangelis Koukis (Institute of Communication and Computer Systems)
        Slides
      • 13
        Grid Administration
        Speaker: Fotis Georgatos (GRNET)
        Slides
      • 14
        Discussion
        Discussion of various subjects proposed by the trainees
        Speaker: ALL
      • 15
        End of Seminar