Location: Room O4 – Orchid Jr 4212 (Level 4)
Abstract: The GRP (Global Research Platform) was established to create a worldwide Software Defined, Globally Distributed, Multi-Domain Computational Science Environment environment for data-intensive research including remote access to HPC facilities, storage and computing and AI development resources, including GPU farms and in particular advanced networking capabilities for large-scale data transfers
This session will cover the recent advances in the deployment of the GRP, the Asia Pacific Research Platform (APRP) as well as the US and Korean efforts under the NRP and KRP initiatives respectively.
Advances in international communications with the advent of 400Gbps and soon beyond will be covered as well as the announcement of the 2025 Data Mover Challenge (DMC25) which will again allow to judge the progress in data transmission speeds and throughput both on subsea and satellite.
Track Co-Chair:
- Assoc Prof Francis Lee Bu Sung, President, SingAREN
- Prof Joe Mambretti, Director, International Center for Advanced Internet Research, Northwestern University, StarLight International/National Communications Exchange Facility
- Dr Jeonghoon Moon, Principal Researcher, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI)
[Invited Track]
Programme:
| Time | Session |
| 01:30pm – 01:50pm | Opening Address – Prof Joe Mambretti, Director, International Center for Advanced Internet Research, Northwestern University, StarLight International/National Communications Exchange Facility – A/Prof Francis Lee Bu Sung, President, SingAREN |
| 01:50pm – 02:10pm | SingAREN Open Exchange and GRP SingAREN Open Exchange (SOE) has become an important POP for both Singapore researchers and international partners. In 2021, SOE became a distributed POP providing more connection options and resilience. Going beyond connectivity, SOE has also provided services such as DB mirror, commonly used db in EU and USA are periodically copied to a server in Singapore and shared. Thus, helping researchers in the region to get data more efficiently and improving their research productivity. SOE is also supported major big science project such as LHCONE project. This talk will share some of the projects carried out at SOE as well as future plans to support researchers. – A/Prof Francis Lee Bu Sung, President, SingAREN |
| 02:10pm – 02:30pm | From Spectrum to Quantum: ESnet’s contributions to building the next-generation research platform As scientific research continues to evolve, the demand for robust, high-capacity, and intelligent networking solutions has never been greater. The Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) is at the forefront of this technological revolution, pioneering advancements that are shaping the future of data-intensive science. This talk will explore how ESnet is building the next generation of technologies designed to handle the immense and growing data streams from cutting-edge scientific instruments. We will delve into the development of advanced testbeds for smart grid applications and that foster innovative network and systems research, providing a platform for groundbreaking discoveries. The talk will also cover ESnet’s collaborative efforts with the R & E community to expand fiber spectrum capacity across the Atlantic, addressing the escalating data rates required by global scientific collaborations. Furthermore, we will discuss the integration of artificial intelligence systems to optimize network performance and the pioneering research in quantum networking that promises to transform how quantum computing might scale. – Mr Inder Monga, Executive Director, Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) |
| 02:30pm – 02:50pm | The Asia Pacific Research Platform in APAN & KRP: An Overview This presentation is the current status and future plan of the APRP(Asia Pacific Research Platform) which is a collaborative effort among research/education networks and distributed computing resources in the Asia Pacific region. Its goal is to facilitate collaboration among researchers and institutions by providing a high-performance, reliable, and secure network infrastructure and also distributed CPU/GPU-based computing. The APRP project focuses on several key areas, including high-speed network connectivity, data storage and management, and advanced computing capabilities. The APRP network infrastructure and computing resources are designed to enable data-intensive research in a range of fields, including bioinformatics, genomics, climate science, earth science, AI science, and particle physics. The project also includes efforts to develop human capacity and promote collaboration among researchers in the Asia Pacific region. This includes training programs, workshops, and other initiatives to help researchers build the skills and knowledge needed to conduct research using the APRP infrastructure. Overall, the AP-RP project aims to support the development of a strong and collaborative research community in the Asia Pacific region and to position the region as a leader in global research and innovation. – Dr Jeonghoon Moon, Principal Researcher, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) |
| 02:50pm – 03:10pm | Australia Research Platform and the SKA
This presentation will cover the infrastructure and planning underway in Australia to support a national program to use Genomic Sequencing to match cancer patients with new drugs and personalised treatments. This initiative is part of a pathfinder to the longer term implementation of a National Clinical Genomic program to securely deliver Genomic sequencing as a regular pathology element to health care providers and individuals to predict and treat diseases and to optimise the planning in hospital settings to respond to anticipated disease trends. The significant data volumes from regular sequencing presents interesting challenges in the development of secure networks, secure data storage and secure access methods. – Mr Andrew Howard, Associate Director, National Computational Infrastructure (NCI), Canberra Australia |
| 03:10pm – 03:30pm | Open Data eXchange and Research Platform in Korea Recently KISTI is building a new Open Data eXchange in Korea to enable high performance data transfer among several networks and data centers. In this talk, I’d like to introduce the Korea Open Data eXchange and but also an AI research platform on KREONET. – Dr Chanjin Park, Head, KREONET Services, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) |
| 03:30pm – 04:00pm | Tea Break |
| 04:00pm – 04:15pm | ESnet High-Touch Telemetry – Finding a needle in a needle-stack The Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) is the high performance network of the US Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE SC). DOE SC is the largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the US, consisting of 6 programs (i.e., Advance Scientific Computing Research (ASCR), Basic Energy Sciences (BES), Biological and Environmental Research (BER), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES), High Energy Physics (HEP), and Nuclear Physics) that support a variety of experiments across its 28 facilities, including international partner collaborations. Over its 36-year span, ESnet has evolved to meet the requirements of ever changing scientific workflows. This presentation will provide a brief history of ESnet’s generational changes and highlight the capabilities of its current generation network ESnet6. – Mr Chin Guok, Chief Technology Officer, Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) |
| 04:15pm – 04:30pm | Accelerated ONION based on DTN experience He has worked on the administration and management of supercomputing systems at Osaka University. Also, through the international collaboration, he has experienced of using DTN. This talk will introduce one of science DMG project in Osaka University based on the experience of using DTN. – Dr Susumu Date, Associate Professor of the Cybermedia Center, Osaka University |
| 04:30pm – 04:45pm | SCinet, NRE Program, and OFCnet The Research and Development team at Ciena has a long established reputation for creating world class networking products and solutions. Many of the company’s technology advancements in computer communications technologies originated though collaboration with universities and partnerships with the global R&E community. For over two decades, as active collaborators and participants in R&E events, NRP, GRP meetings and research industry trade shows, Ciena has brought it’s emerging product technologies to this community to create shared success. In this talk, Mr. Wilson will present a retrospective summery from SC24 (America) as exhibited via the SCinet facility, and Network Research Experiment focus demonstrations. He will also present OFCnet, a live demo network feature of the Optical Fibre Conventions exhibition being held in San Francisco, California March 30-April 3, 2025. – Mr Rodney Wilson, Chief Technologist, External Research, Ciena Corporation, R&D Labs, Ottawa Canada |
| 04:45pm – 05:00pm | Supporting International Partnerships in Science: The Role of International Networks at Indiana University This presentation by International Networks at Indiana University will highlight how science drivers including international science collaborations and distributed big science instruments are shaping the development of infrastructure services, architecture, and design, including initial efforts to upgrade TransPAC to 400G. The discussion will then showcase collaborative efforts between IN@IU and other research communities, including support for experiments at the annual Supercomputing Conference, SC Asia, and the data mover challenge (DMC). The aim of the presentation is to demonstrate the importance of international collaboration in enabling cutting-edge research and showing the role that International Networks and our partner organizations in Asia play by providing both infrastructure and engineering support. – Ms Brenna Meade, Network Engineer, International Networks at Indiana University |
| 05:00pm – 05:15pm | The Global Research Platform: An Overview This presentation provides an overview of the Global Research Platform (GRP), an international scientific collaboration creating innovative advanced ubiquitous services integrating resources around the globe at speeds of 100s of Gbps and terabits per second, especially for large-scale data-intensive science research. GRP focuses on design, implementation, and operation strategies for next-generation distributed services and infrastructure to facilitate high-performance data gathering, analytics, transport, computing, and storage among multiple science sites world-wide. The GRP partners are collaborating to customize international services, fabrics, and distributed cyberinfrastructure to support optimal data-intensive scientific workflows. Development areas include: a) Next-Generation Research Platforms; b) Orchestration Among Multiple Domains; c) Large-Scale Data Transport; d) High-Fidelity Data Flow Monitoring, Visualization, Analytics, Diagnostics, Event Correlation, AI/ML/DL; e) Data-Intensive Science and Programmable Networking; f) Networking and Communication Service Automation; and, g) International Testbeds for Data-Intensive Science. – Prof Joe Mambretti, Director, International Center for Advanced Internet Research, Northwestern University, StarLight International/National Communications Exchange Facility |
| 05:15pm – 05:30pm | Fiber Sensing using State of Polarization In this presentation we will highlight the different challenges that Fiber sensing using SOP (State Of Polarization) is facing. We will look at the technology and how we can overcome the limitations. We will also describe the SMART Cable technology that is available in the submarine cables as well as Digital acoustic type of fiber sensing and why SOP is looking so promising. – Mr Marc Lyonnais, Director, External Research, Ciena |
| 05:30pm – 06:00pm | Reflection on DMC Over the past century, our Research and Education networks have upgraded from 1G to 10G, with 100G becoming the dominant international connection speed. During this period, the development of large data production from instruments like the LHC, Copernicus, genomic sequencers, Electron microscopes, and new telescopes like LSST and SKA has necessitated the development of new tools and services to support rapid data capture and distribution. The international Data Mover Challenge (DMC), a key event of the SCA conference series, is a competition that is run once every 2 years and it aims to bring together experts from industry and academia in a bid to test their software and solutions for transferring huge amounts of research data. DMC seeks to challenge international teams to come up with the most advanced and innovative solutions for data transfer across servers located in various countries that are connected by 100Gbps international research and education networks. This presentation will discuss how the DMC network has expanded, lessons learnt from past Challenges and an overview of the tools and services developed by contestants. – Mr Andrew Howard, Associate Director, National Computational Infrastructure (NCI), Canberra Australia |
| 06:00pm | Closing – Prof Joe Mambretti, Director, International Center for Advanced Internet Research, Northwestern University, StarLight International/National Communications Exchange Facility – A/Prof Francis Lee Bu Sung, President, SingAREN |
