e-INIS
In September, 2007, the HEA approved funding to the consortium of Irish universities and research institutes led by DIAS for the e-INIS project to create a coordinated Irish e-infrastructure. CAG will oversee all the Grid aspects of the infrastructure, and will assist HEAnet in implementing federated identity middleware.
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HEA Equipment Grant
In September, 2007, the HEA approved funding for CAG to replace their end-of-life compute cluster with 96 dual quad-core compute servers.
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ICEAGE
The Computer Architecture Group have been invited to participate in the
International Collaboration to Extend and Advance Grid Education
(ICEAGE). CAG are contributing to ICEAGE policy development in the area
of Grid computing through membership of the ICEAGE forum and the OGF
Education and Training Community Group.
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How to join the virtual revolution
For cost-effective computing it's hard to beat virtual machines. Stephen Childs and
Brian Coghlan from Trinity College Dublin describe the solution offered by Grid-Ireland. (CERN Courier, June 2006)
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TCD Computers Come Together to Fight Avian Flu
During Apil, computers in Ireland have been working overtime
in the fight against avian flu. As part of an international
collaboration, computers at Trinity College Dublin have put
in 6.7 thousand hours of time searching for possible drug
components against the avian flu virus H5N1.
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int.eu.grid
In December, 2005, the EU approved funding to the consortium
of 13 partners of the int.eu.grid project to create a
European interactive grid. TCD will engage in the creation
of the new infrastructure, and will also lead the effort
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EGEE-II
In December, 2005, the EU approved funding to a consortium
of 91 partners, including partners in Russia and America,
for the 2nd phase of the project to create the pan-European
production grid. TCD is the Regional Operating Centre for
Ireland and will further investigate security and
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SFI Basic Research Grant
In July 2004, SFI awarded
Michael Manzke of the CAG, Dr Carol
OSullivan of the ISG and Dr
Anil Kokaram of the Electronic and
Electrical Engineering Department a Basic Research Grant. As principal investigator, Dr
Carol OSullivan leads this research effort that investigates a
Shared-Memory Hybrid Graphics Cluster for Visualisation and Video
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GRANDE
In Ocober, 2003, a proposal was submitted to EU FP6 by European NRNs to
investigate advanced national network management and protocols. TCD is a
subcontractor to HEAnet regarding grid implications. |
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EGEE
In October, 2003, the EU approved funding to a consortium of 70 partners,
including partners in Russia and America, to create THE pan-European
production grid. TCD will be the Regional Operating Centre for Ireland
and will further investigate security issues. |
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WebCom-G
In September, 2003, SFI approved a coordinated triple of SFI
investigator awards to John Morrison at UCC, Brian Coghlan at TCD and
Andy Shearer at NUIG to create a condensed graph grid engine that
exploits laziness and speculation and is compatible with and uses
traditional grids. |
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