APEC TEL Grid Initiative (Phase 2): Access Grid for Distant Learning

Technical Aspect on Design & Construction of a National Level Grid

Dr. Putchong Uthayopas
Director, Thai National Grid Center

09 May 2008 (Friday)
1000 hours @ IDA
MPH, Level 14
8 Temasek Blvd, #14-00 Suntec Tower 3
Singapore 038988

[Broadcast via AG]

Abstract

Building a national level grid is a real challenging task due to the size, scale, and complexity of the system. Currently, the Thai National Grid Center operates a National Grid that link more than 20 sites nationwide with more than 1000 processor cores. Many applications and services have been deployed and used on a daily basis by users. This talk intends to share some experience that the team encountered when we start working on the construction of Thai National Grid a few years back. The challenges encounter will be presented along with the decision, tools, and techniques used to overcome these challenges. Finally, we found that simplicity is the key in making everything works.

Biodata

Dr. Putchong Uthayopas is Assistant Professor in computer engineering and Director of High Performance Computing & Networking Research Center, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University. He is also Vice Chairman of Thailand National Grid Committee, Ministry of Information & Communication Technology. His research interests are in parallel & distributed computing, cluster computing, and parallel software tools, where he has published more than 50 refereed papers. He is Principal Investigator of OpenSCE project (www.opensce.org), co-founder of ThaiGrid Initiative (www.thaigrid.net), a member of ApGrid and PRAGMA Project. He is also on the regional executive committee of IEEE Task force on cluster computing. Putchong Uthayopas had worked as a visiting scholar at Argonne National Laboratory with MPICH group developing the innovative cluster computing technologies and tools.

Admission is Free. All are Welcome.