Name: PRACE-CERN-GÉANT-SKAO kick-off workshop on High Performance Computing
Start: 2020-09-29T09:30:00+02:00
End: 2020-09-29T16:45:00+02:00
Location: No location set

PRACE-CERN-GÉANT-SKAO kick-off workshop on High Performance Computing

Tuesday 29 September 2020 - 09:30

Monday 28 September 2020
Tuesday 29 September 2020
09:30
09:30 - 10:40
Contributions

09:30 Welcome and introduction

09:35 Challenges for HPC in HEP - Eckhard Elsen (CERN) Eckhard Elsen (CERN)

09:50 Computing Infrastructure Challenges for the SKA Observatory - Miles Deegan (SKAO )

10:05 Tackling HPC infrastructure challenges with GEANT - Erik Huizer (GÉANT, CEO)

10:20 PRACE - next level HPC services - Janne Ignatius (PRACE Council Chair)
10:40 Virtual coffee break
Virtual coffee break
10:40 - 11:00
11:00
11:00 - 11:30
Contributions

11:00 Overall goals and opportunities for Collaboration - Maria Girone (CERN)

11:15 Exploiting synergies: the ESCAPE project - Ian Bird
11:30
11:30 - 12:15
Contributions

11:30 Advanced HPC training in PRACE - Tiina Leiponen (CSC)

11:50 Training needs from the CERN community - Graeme A Stewart (CERN) Maria Girone (CERN) Stefan Roiser (CERN)

11:55 Discussion on interests from the communities on center of expertise and training
12:15
12:15 - 13:10
Contributions

12:15 Introduction

12:20 AAI technology and services in GEANT - Christos Kanellopoulos (GÉANT)

12:30 AAI challenges in HEP towards HPC - Maarten Litmaath (CERN)

12:40 AAI challenges within a European SKA Regional Centre environment - Michiel van Haarlem Zheng Meyer-Zhao

12:50 Discussion on the feasibility of an authenticated workflow demonstrator and next steps
13:45 Lunch break
Lunch break
13:45 - 14:30
14:30
14:30 - 15:15
Contributions

14:30 Benchmarking in HEP - Domenico Giordano (CERN)

14:40 Benchmarking methods in PRACE - Walter Lioen (SURFSara)

14:50 Automation of benchmark regression testing for SKA - John Taylor ( StackHPC)

15:00 Discussion on interests and needs in benchmarking and next steps
15:15
15:15 - 16:30
Contributions

15:15 Introduction

15:20 Data and networking challenges in HPC at CERN - Edoardo Martelli (CERN)

15:30 Data access challenges in HEP/DOMA - Xavier Espinal (CERN)

15:40 Data Access and Networking in GEANT and AENEAS - Richard Eifion Hughes-Jones (GEANT Association)

15:55 ESCAPE data lake and SKA's Regional Centres - Rosie Bolton (SKA Organisation)

16:05 Discussion on the feasibility of a data access demonstrator and next steps