Australian eResearch Infrastructure Building with NCRIS For Australian Research Advancing in a techn

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Australian eResearch InfrastructureBuilding with
NCRISFor Australian ResearchAdvancing in a
technology and information rich worldRhys
FrancisExecutive DirectorThe Australian
eResearch Infrastructure Council
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Why is eResearch happening now?
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Why is eResearch happening now?
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Why is eResearch happening now?
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eResearch doing research otherwise impossible
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But it Isnt All Happening at Once
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NCRIS Investments
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Lots of Science demand and HASS
NCRIS
5.1 Bio Mol Platforms
data
collab
grid
QoS
hpc
5.2 Int Bio Systems
collab
data
5.3 Characterisation
data
QoS
grid
hpc
virt.p
5.4 Fabrication
hpc
collab
5.5 Biotech Products
hpc
collab
5.8 Bio Security
collab
data
hpc
QoS
5.10 Astronomy
data
QoS
hpc
virt.p
d.sys
5.12 Marine Obs Sys
data
hpc
grid
collab
5.13 Str Evol Continent
grid
collab
data
QoS
hpc
5.16 Platforms for Collab
data
QoS
collab
grid
hpc
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Platforms for Collaboration Investments

• Share and access data in the commons
• National registries and access services
• Connect repositories to the commons
• Data frameworks

• A shared national computational facility
• Domain oriented modeling capabilities

Capability Computing Advanced models
The Data Commons Data Federations
Data
Compute
CONTINUE 26M
NEW 27M
Interoperation
CHANGE 22M
Access
Collaboration services Research workflows
Research connectivity Seamless reach
5M

• Services linking resources nation wide
• Collaboration and workflow tools

• Shared authorisation framework for resources
• Connect researchers at required bandwidth

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Why three PfC components, rather than one?
Climate Astronomy others
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The trickle down model
Climate Astronomy others
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The PfC model reach out to all eResearchers
ARCS 22M CHANGE
Climate Astronomy others
ANDS 24M ASSDA 3M NEW
NCI 24M CONTINUE
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Why the three big investmentswhy not one?
Content Tools Systems
Data Grid Compute
Semantics Adaptability
Virtualisation
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Platforms for Collaboration Governance
The Australian eResearch Infrastructure Council
The National eResearch Architecture Taskforce
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Contractual Structure
Computational Infrastructure
Interoperation Collaboration Infrastructure
Agent
DIISR
NCI
Data Management Infrastructure
AeRIC NEAT
Agent
ARCS
Agent
ANDS
AARNet
AAF
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Co-operative funding
Researchers and research communities Resource
owners and operators Users and User-Builders
New tools, services expertise
Compute Tools Discipline Services
Data Tools Discipline Services
Interoperation Collaboration Infrastructure
Foundation Services AREN and AAF
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Platforms for Collaboration Investments

• National Computational Infrastructure Advanced
  Modeling (26M)
• Develop and operate a shared national
  computational facility
• Develop domain oriented advanced modeling
  capabilities
• Australian Research Collaboration
  Service Research Workflows (20M)
• Develop and operate services linking systems and
  resources nation wide
• Develop and operate collaboration and workflow
  tools for researchers
• Australia National Data Service Data Federations
  (24M)
• Develop user and owner frameworks for a data
  commons
• Develop and operate national registries and data
  sharing services
• Help Institutions connect repositories to the
  data commons
• Help researchers publish, share and access data
  through the commons
• Australian Access Federation and Research
  Networks Seamless Reach (5M)
• Develop a shared authorisation framework for
  access to research resources
• Connect researchers and research resources at
  required bandwidth
• Additional spends (Social Science data 3M,
  additional Authorisation Services 2M)

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Advanced Models National Computational
Infrastructure

• Develop and operate a shared national
  computational facility
• Develop domain oriented advanced modeling
  capabilities

• NCI Peak Facility
• managed by ANU-SF
• national merit access

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National ComputationalInfrastructure
AeRIC
DEST
Business planning Reviews
NCI
NCRIS Agreement
Executive Committee
ANU
Director
National Facility
Mng
ANU
CTT
PL
Operator Agreements
Specialist Facility
Mng
Host
Outreach
PL
Specialist Facility
Mng
Host
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Research Workflows Australian Research
Collaboration Service

• Develop and operate services linking systems and
  resources nation wide
• Develop and operate collaboration and workflow
  tools for researchers

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Interoperation and Collaboration Infrastructure
AeRIC
DEST
NEAT
Business planning Reviews
NCRIS Agreement
ICI J/V
Executive Committee
VPAC
Director
Needs
User Support Applications, Portals
Collaboration Services
Development Project
T/L
PL
???
Operation support Data and Data
Transport Job submission, VM, AAA
T/L
Development Project
PL
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Data Federations Australian National Data
Service

• Develop user and owner frameworks for a data
  commons
• Develop and operate national registries and data
  sharing services
• Connect Institutions repositories to the data
  commons
• Assist researchers publish and share data through
  the data commons

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Data Federations Australian National Data
Service

• Develop user and owner frameworks for a data
  commons
• Develop and operate national registries and data
  sharing services
• Help Institutions connect repositories to the
  data commons
• Help researchers publish and share data through
  the data commons

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Data Federations Australian National Data
Service

• Develop user and owner frameworks for a data
  commons
• Develop and operate national registries and data
  sharing services
• Connect Institutions repositories to the data
  commons
• Assist researchers publish and share data through
  the data commons

ANDS J/V (Monash, ANU, CSIRO,) Provides
organisational backing Sector sensitive
governance Responsible for processes Stands
behind ANDS
NCRIS ANDS Contract
ANDS S/C Business Plan
Agent Monash
ExecDir
Researcher Practice

• Frameworks
• J/V members
• contractors

• Repositories
• geographically
• distributed team
• process to select
• includes J/V members

Utilities
Non J/V providers - J/V manages - SLA based
Project by Project Expertise/locale based General
participation NeAT mediated
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Seamless Reach AREN and AAF

• Connect researchers and research resources at
  required bandwidth
• Develop a shared authorisation framework for
  access to research resources

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Seamless Reach AREN and AAF

• Connect researchers and research resources at
  required bandwidth
• Develop a shared authorisation framework for
  access to research resources

Trust Federation
Institution
Institution
Institution
Institution
Shared data
Single Sign On
Instant collaboration tools
Services WAYF others
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IdP
IdP
Shared IdP
IdP
PKI
CA
CA
CA
Certificate authority
Identity provider
CA
IdP
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The Origins of NeATThe National eResearch
Taskforce
New tools, services expertise
Compute Tools Discipline Services
Data Tools Discipline Services
Interoperation Collaboration Infrastructure
Foundation Services AREN and AAF
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NeAT Projects

• Aim to develop new eResearch services and
  applications that utilize or enhance PfC services
• Proposals developed by National eResearch
  Architecture Taskforce
• NeAT must deliver value to NCRIS capabilities
  (the NCRIS priorities)
• But NeAT can and does look more broadly
• Projects are implemented through ARCS and ANDS
• Have been supported by between 200,000 to
  600,000 pa
• Initial projects involve 55 EFTs, funded by about
  3M pa
• Projects need very considerable buy-in from user
  communities
• Because researchers need to assist refine the
  services
• Somebody needs to own the service output - they
  must care
• Each project is governed by a Project Committee
• Representatives from the research discipline
  (including end users of the services), ARCS,
  ANDS, other service providers
• More open process in second round

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National eResearch Architecture Taskforce

• Rhys Francis Victoria Chair
• Robert Woodcock WA AeRIC representative, geo
  sciences
• Lindsay Botten ANU/NSW NCI, mathematics
• Anthony Williams South Australia ARCS, physics
• Ross Wilkinson Victoria ANDS, information
  systems
• David Abramson Victoria middleware
• Ian Atkinson Queensland middleware
• Nathan Bindoff Tasmania marine
• Markus Buchhorn ACT data management
• Adrian Burton ACT repositories
• Paul Coddington South Australia middleware
• James Dalziel NSW AAF
• Paul Davis Victoria technology application
• Ben Evans ACT HPC
• Jane Hunter Queensland semantics
• Marco La Rosa Victoria HEP/EGEE
• Steve Maddocks WA networks
• John McGee ACT networks
• Deborah Mitchell ACT social sciences

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NeAT - the Questions asked
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Funding SII ? NCRIS (M pa)
Spill over of SII funding
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Funding SII ? NCRIS (M pa)
Spill over of SII funding
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Funding SII ? NCRIS ? EIF (M pa)
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Thank youFor further information,
contactRhys FrancisExecutive
DirectorAustralian eResearch Infrastructure
CouncilEmail rhys_at_pfc.org.auWebsite
www.pfc.org.au