The computer science research necessary to create the National Fusion Grid is centered on three main activities: security, remote and distributed computing, and scientific visualization. To accomplish the goals of the Collaboratory Pilot project, fusion scientists with the expertise in large experiments and simulation code development have joined computer scientists with expertise in security, distributed computing, and visualization to form a closely coordinated team.
| Security The Collaboratory will exploit state of the art authentication, authorization, and encryption technologies provided by the Globus Security Infrastructure and the Akenti authorization service. Existings fusion community codes will be modified to use this infrastructure for remote execution and data access. |
Remote & Distributed Computing The remote and distributed computing requirements of the Collaboratory will utilize the Globus facilities including remote job scheduling, monitoring, exception handling, and accounting. This will enable fusion researchers and their institutions to share the community's computational resources. |
| Visualization The visualization component of the will focus on the development of a collaborative control room, collaborative meeting room, and enhanced visualization tools. The collaboratory visualization requirements will utilize the Access Grid that enables distributed meetings and collaborative teamwork sessions. |
 |
|
|
about the fusion grid | fusiongrid research |