JRA1 Activity

The JRA1 activity will consolidate new generation middleware technologies and eInfrastructure services within user-friendly graphical environment, which extends an intuitive user interface to Grid (Migrating Desktop Platform - used as a common software platform to access and manage BalticGrid project applications, tools, resources and services) and enables users cooperation (the usage of  Gridcom makes an easy way of establishing Special Interest Groups – SIG within BalticGrid community). The JRA focuses also on visualisation of computing results.

Objectives

• Integrate the e-Science Grid Infrastructure provided by all partners in the Grid Operations activity (SA1) with enhanced user requirements
• Foster the new research communities well defined in NA3 (Application Identification and Collaboration) and supported by SA3 (Application Integration and Support).  
• Empower the e-Infrastructure with enhanced services necessary from the user, application and administrator point of view - the GUI level (innovations and extension of existing framework of Migrating Desktop Platform following NA3 and SA3 activities requirements and recommendations)
• User-level support for Grid advanced data management
• Adaptation of mechanisms used for definition and management of task flow 
• Providing graphical data visualization tools for scientific computing in Grid
• Secure a proper way of further developments by following the existing interface and service standards 
• Provide a repository of open source components installed on top of gLite software
• Close collaboration with NA2 is planned for supporting the education process organised via BalticGrid-II tutorials, summer schools and local workshops
• Development of Gridcom - a user-friendly environment used for cooperation of user groups and applications