E-Science• Research Councils awarded e-Science funds ”science increasingly done through distributed global collaborations enabled by

the Internet, using very large data collections, tera-scale computing resources and high performance visualisation.”. “e-Science is about global collaboration in key areas of science, and the next generation of infrastructure that will enable it “

• Fits well with the fundamental needs of the PPARC !– LHC computing challenge– Virtual Observatory.

• PPARC e-Science Programme– Large scale, internationally visible programmes, collaborations– Focused on required deliverables (with users)– Building foundations for delivery of approved science programme– For the benefit of the community– Not an open science call.– Not trying to second-guess the PPARC science programme.

PPARC e-Science Programme

GridPP£17MLCG, Tier1/A, EDG, Experiment engagement.

AstroGrid£3.7MUK Virtual Observatory, AVO

VISTA£1.5MData pipeline for VISTA and WFCAM

Grid-1DStudentshipsBioGrid, Cancer, GSC, EDG, e-star

Delivering

• Pipeline for WFCAM and VISTA

VISTA Pipeline

2002-2004 WFCAM

First step on the data scaleIntegrate WFAM into VO

Delivering

• Pipeline for WFCAM and VISTA• First tools for Virtual Observatory

AstroGrid/AVO Portal

Delivering

• Pipeline for WFCAM and VISTA• First tools for Virtual Observatory• Studentships• Leverage EU funds

Delivering

• Pipeline for WFCAM and VISTA• First tools for Virtual Observatory• Studentships• Leverage EU funds• Leadership ?• JREI/JIF/SRIF/SRIF2 investment ??• Science ???• Technology transfer/industry collaboration ????

Continuing e-Science provides opportunities to build on work so far...

SR 2002– £24.8M Uplift– £9M Gravitational Waves– £5.4M Accelerator Science– £2.91M Roberts Implementation– £5.34M RC Institute Infrastructure– £31.6M e-Science ( RC total £115M)

• Treasury Announcement:To create a UK Particle Physics Grid and the computing and software required for the LHC at CERN when it is turned on in 2007. To deliver a working UK Virtual Observatory based on key UK astronomical data sets placing the UK in a leading position in the international development of virtual observatories and in the development of a European Grid infrastructure.

Funds from 2004/05

• Science Committee Priorities:“further development of the infrastructure being deployed by Astrogrid and GridPP, establishment of an applications-driven e-science programme, for example LHC data analysis, data centres for ESA missions, and establishment of an integrated solar system modelling”

(Council) Want to see full project costs- Scientifically peer reviewed by PPRP- GSC advise on projects/programme

- Final programme approval rests with Science Committee

2003 e-Science Call

PPARC e-Science Centres

LHC “Tier-0” CentreContinue support of LCG through phase-2 ?

UK Regional CentresNational “Tier-1” Centre(s)

“Tier-2” centres

Astronomical “virtual Observatory”/Data CentresSupport of approved missions or facilities.Fully integrated into the UK VOContinuing VO development

2003 e-Science Call (II)

Applications Development

Software required for the LHC experimentsProjects leading to full exploitation of the first LHC data in

2007.=> Bids from experiments ?

Astronomical Data Processing.Data processing pipelines and analysis software for approved

missions e.g. VISTA, Gaia and Eddington (?)(ESO)

Integrated Solar System Modeling.

Spine, data assimilation and visualisation.

Proposals• Support approved PPARC Science programme• Individual institutions or consortia• Coordinated solution to one or more of the above challenges. • Collaboration between different sciences and/or industries particularly encouraged.

Bringing together the relevant expertise.• Full commitment to and involvement in the UK and International e-Science.• Key roles in the UK e-Science programme, EU and other international projects• Evidence of national and international leadership • Supported by significant local investment in relevant infrastructure and expertise.• Show how developments build upon PPARC’s existing investment in e-Science • Key international partners such as CERN, ESO, and relevant projects in the US/Asia.• Where appropriate, commit to support for centres for the full duration of the PPARC

science projects.

• Full project costs to completion with justified resources and management plan.

• Call closes May 31• Scientific peer review (PPRP) - June/July• e-Science Review - July/August

• Science Committee - September/October• Detailed discussions with projects • Grants from April 2004++

The beginning...