Grid and Cloud Computing

Grid, high performance computing (HPC) and cloud computing technologies are a key enabler of virtual organizations that facilitate collaboration among scientists across the globe. We are pioneers in developing technology for federating distributed computing devices, storage systems, communications networks, and scientific instruments to create large-scale, high-performance virtual organizations.

Current Projects

ESG

ESG: Earth System Grid

PIs: Ian T. Foster
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Globus Online: SaaS for Research Data Management

PIs: Ian T. Foster, Steve Tuecke
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Globus Toolkit: Grid Computing Middleware

PIs: Ian T. Foster, Steve Tuecke
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OSDC: Open Science Data Cloud

PIs: Robert Grossman
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PADS: Petascale Active Data Store

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XSEDE: Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment

PIs: Ian T. Foster, Steve Tuecke
[more info]