Name: ALICE Tier-1/Tier-2 Workshop
Start: 2018-04-17T09:00:00+01:00
End: 2018-04-19T14:30:00+01:00
Location: University of Derby - Enterprise centre

ALICE Tier-1/Tier-2 Workshop

from Tuesday 17 April 2018 (09:00) to Thursday 19 April 2018 (14:30)

Monday 16 April 2018
Tuesday 17 April 2018
09:30 Welcome to Derby - Nikolaos Antonopoulos (Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) Derby university)
Welcome to Derby
- Nikolaos Antonopoulos (Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) Derby university)
09:30 - 10:00
10:00 College of Engineering and Technology - Warren Manning (Derby)
College of Engineering and Technology
- Warren Manning (Derby)
10:00 - 10:15
10:15 The Derby computing facilities
The Derby computing facilities
10:15 - 10:45

10:45 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:45 - 11:15
11:15 ALICE participation - Derby strategic plans - Lee Barnby (University of Derby (GB)) Ashiq Anjum (University of Derby)
ALICE participation - Derby strategic plans
- Lee Barnby (University of Derby (GB))
- Ashiq Anjum (University of Derby)
11:15 - 11:45
11:45 Operations in 2017 - Latchezar Betev (CERN)
Operations in 2017
- Latchezar Betev (CERN)
11:45 - 12:15
12:15 ALICE WLCG operations report and middleware - Maarten Litmaath (CERN)
ALICE WLCG operations report and middleware
- Maarten Litmaath (CERN)
12:15 - 12:45
13:00 Lunch break
Lunch break
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 Operations and plans - German sites - Max Fischer (GSI - Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung GmbH (DE)) Kilian Schwarz (GSI - Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung GmbH (DE))
Operations and plans - German sites
- Max Fischer (GSI - Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung GmbH (DE))
- Kilian Schwarz (GSI - Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung GmbH (DE))
14:00 - 14:20
14:20 Operations and plans - INFN sites - Stefano Piano (INFN (IT))
Operations and plans - INFN sites
- Stefano Piano (INFN (IT))
14:20 - 14:40
14:40 Operations and plans - US sites - Jeff Porter (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (US))
Operations and plans - US sites
- Jeff Porter (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (US))
14:40 - 15:00
15:00 Operations and plans - KISTI - Sang Un Ahn (KiSTi Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KR))
Operations and plans - KISTI
- Sang Un Ahn (KiSTi Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KR))
15:00 - 15:20
15:20 Operations and plans - RDIG T1 and T2s - Viktor Kotlyar (IHEP) Gleb Stiforov (Joint Inst. for Nuclear Research (RU)) Andrey Zarochentsev (St. Petersburg State University (RU))
Operations and plans - RDIG T1 and T2s
- Viktor Kotlyar (IHEP)
- Gleb Stiforov (Joint Inst. for Nuclear Research (RU))
- Andrey Zarochentsev (St. Petersburg State University (RU))
15:20 - 15:40
15:40 Cofee break
Cofee break
15:40 - 16:10
16:10 Operatrions and status - UK T2s. - Mark William Slater (University of Birmingham (GB))
Operatrions and status - UK T2s.
- Mark William Slater (University of Birmingham (GB))
16:10 - 16:30
16:30 Operations and plans - UK T1 - Catalin Condurache (STFC - Rutherford Appleton Lab. (GB))
Operations and plans - UK T1
- Catalin Condurache (STFC - Rutherford Appleton Lab. (GB))
16:30 - 16:50
16:50 Operations and plans - CCIN2P3 and FR T2s - Renaud Vernet (CC-IN2P3 - Centre de Calcul (FR))
Operations and plans - CCIN2P3 and FR T2s
- Renaud Vernet (CC-IN2P3 - Centre de Calcul (FR))
16:50 - 17:10
17:10 Operations and plans - NDGF sites - Erik Hemming Edelmann (Helsinki Institute of Physics (FI))
Operations and plans - NDGF sites
- Erik Hemming Edelmann (Helsinki Institute of Physics (FI))
17:10 - 17:30
17:30 Operation and plans Czech T2 - Dagmar Adamova (Acad. of Sciences of the Czech Rep. (CZ))
Operation and plans Czech T2
- Dagmar Adamova (Acad. of Sciences of the Czech Rep. (CZ))
17:30 - 17:50
17:50 Operations and plans - South Africa - Sean Murray (iThemba Lab. for Accel. Based Sci. (ZA))
Operations and plans - South Africa
- Sean Murray (iThemba Lab. for Accel. Based Sci. (ZA))
17:50 - 18:10
18:10 Operations and plans - Hungary KFKI - Gabor Biro (Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HU)) Gergely Gabor Barnafoldi (Wigner RCP Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HU))
Operations and plans - Hungary KFKI
- Gabor Biro (Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HU))
- Gergely Gabor Barnafoldi (Wigner RCP Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HU))
18:10 - 18:30
18:30 Status and plans - COMSATS - Ahmad (COMSATS)
Status and plans - COMSATS
- Ahmad (COMSATS)
18:30 - 18:50
18:50 Satus and plans - Japan - Tatsuya Chujo (University of Tsukuba (JP)) Toru Sugitate (Hiroshima University (JP))
Satus and plans - Japan
- Tatsuya Chujo (University of Tsukuba (JP))
- Toru Sugitate (Hiroshima University (JP))
18:50 - 19:10
19:25 Derby Cathedral guided tour
Derby Cathedral guided tour
19:25 - 20:25
Wednesday 18 April 2018
09:00 AliEn and jAliEn status - Miguel Martinez Pedreira (CERN)
AliEn and jAliEn status
- Miguel Martinez Pedreira (CERN)
09:00 - 09:30
09:30 Data transfer and data integrity tools - Volodymyr Yurchenko (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (UA))
Data transfer and data integrity tools
- Volodymyr Yurchenko (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (UA))
09:30 - 10:00
10:00 Containers and Singularity - Maksim Melnik Storetvedt (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (NO))
Containers and Singularity
- Maksim Melnik Storetvedt (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (NO))
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 jAliEn job agent - Maksim Melnik Storetvedt (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (NO))
jAliEn job agent
- Maksim Melnik Storetvedt (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (NO))
11:00 - 11:30
11:30 Contextual logging in jAliEn - Tim Hallyburton (Fachhochschule Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences (D)
Contextual logging in jAliEn
- Tim Hallyburton (Fachhochschule Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences (D)
11:30 - 12:00
12:00 From AliEn to jAliEn - migration strategy - Costin Grigoras (CERN)
From AliEn to jAliEn - migration strategy
- Costin Grigoras (CERN)
12:00 - 12:30
13:00 Lunch break
Lunch break
13:00 - 14:00

14:30 Coach transfer to Chatsworth House
Coach transfer to Chatsworth House
14:30 - 15:15

15:15 Visit of Chatsowrth House (https://www.chatsworth.org/)
Visit of Chatsowrth House (https://www.chatsworth.org/)
15:15 - 17:15

17:15 Coach transfer to Buxton
Coach transfer to Buxton
17:15 - 18:00

18:30 Workshop dinner at Dome restaurant, Buxton (http://www.devonshiredome.co.uk/restaurant/)
Workshop dinner at Dome restaurant, Buxton (http://www.devonshiredome.co.uk/restaurant/)
18:30 - 20:30

20:30 Coach transfer to Derby
Coach transfer to Derby
20:30 - 21:15
Thursday 19 April 2018
09:00 The GSI Analysis Facility - Soren Lars Gerald Fleischer (GSI - Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung GmbH (DE))
The GSI Analysis Facility
- Soren Lars Gerald Fleischer (GSI - Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung GmbH (DE))
09:00 - 09:15
09:15 xrootd plugins at the GSI AF - Jan Knedlik (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung)
xrootd plugins at the GSI AF
- Jan Knedlik (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung)
09:15 - 09:30
09:30 Integration of the CCIPL HPC facility in the ALICE Grid - Jean-Michel Barbet (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))
Integration of the CCIPL HPC facility in the ALICE Grid
- Jean-Michel Barbet (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))
09:30 - 10:00
10:00 Integration of the CORI supercomputer in the ALICE Grid - Jeff Porter (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (US))
Integration of the CORI supercomputer in the ALICE Grid
- Jeff Porter (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (US))
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 EOS - status and strategic directions - Andreas Joachim Peters (CERN)
EOS - status and strategic directions
- Andreas Joachim Peters (CERN)
11:00 - 11:30
11:30 CVMFS - status and strategic direction - Jakob Blomer (CERN)
CVMFS - status and strategic direction
- Jakob Blomer (CERN)
11:30 - 12:00
12:00 T2 Experiences Scaling EOS: Capacity and Performance Observations - Michael Dean Galloway (Oak Ridge National Laboratory - (US))
T2 Experiences Scaling EOS: Capacity and Performance Observations
- Michael Dean Galloway (Oak Ridge National Laboratory - (US))
12:00 - 12:30
12:30 The Derby Clock - design presentation
The Derby Clock - design presentation
12:30 - 13:00

13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00

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