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Cyberinfrastructure Frameworkfor 21st Century Science &

Engineering (CIF21)

NSF-wide Cyberinfrastructure VisionPeople, Sustainability, Innovation, Integration

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Framing the QuestionScience is Radically Revolutionized by CI

Modern science Data- and compute-

intensive Integrative

Multiscale Collaborations for Complexity Individuals, groups,

teams, communities Must Transition NSF

CI approach to support Integrative, multiscale 4 centuries of

constancy, 4 decades 109-12 change!

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Some observations

Science and Scholarship are team sports Competitiveness and success will come to those who can

put together the best team, and can marshal the best resources and capabilities

Collaboration/partnerships will change significantly Growth of dynamic coalitions and virtual organizations International collaboration will become even more important

Ownership of data plus low cost fuels growth and number of data systems Growth in both distributed systems and local systems More people want to access more data Federation and interoperability become more important

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More observations

Innovation and discovery will be driven by analysis Mining vast amounts of new and disparate data Collaboration and sharing of information

Mobility and personal control will continue to drive innovation and research communities

Gaming, virtual worlds, social networks will continue to transform the way we do science, research and education

The Internet has collapsed six degrees of separation and is creating a world with two or three degrees.

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DiscoveryCollaboration

Education

Maintainability, sustainability, and extensibility

Cyberinfrastructure Ecosystem (CIF21)

Organizations Universities, schools Government labs, agencies Research and Medical Centers Libraries, Museums Virtual Organizations Communities

Expertise Research and Scholarship Education Learning and Workforce Development Interoperability and operations Cyberscience

Networking Campus, national, international networks Research and experimental networks End-to-end throughput Cybersecurity

Computational Resources Supercomputers Clouds, Grids, Clusters Visualization Compute services Data Centers

Data Databases, Data repositories Collections and Libraries Data Access; storage, navigation management, mining tools, curation, privacy

Scientific Instruments Large Facilities, MREFCs,,telescopes Colliders, shake Tables Sensor Arrays - Ocean, environment, weather, buildings, climate. etc

Software Applications, middleware Software development and supportCybersecurity: access, authorization, authentication

CIF21 – a metaphor A goal of Virtual Proximity –--

“ you are one with your resources” Continue to collapse the barrier of distance and

remove geographic location as an issue ALL resources (including people) are virtually

present, accessible and secure End-to-end integrated resources Science, discovery, innovation, education are the

metrics

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An organizing fabric and foundation for science, engineering and education

High Speed Networking Requirements

Scientific Instruments Blue Waters, LHC, OOI, etc Square Kilometer Array, LSST, NEON

Data Tsunami Interconnectivity Massive data centers and globally distributed data

collections Campus Department DNS sequencers (1 TB/ min) Interoperability and open access critical

International Connections More high speed links to Europe, Asia, S. America New connections to Africa, Middle-East

End-to-End Focus Dramatically increase desktop-to-resource

performance Seamless links to all cyberinfrastructure resources

Data Storage Challenges

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Some Networking Infrastructure Research Issues

Major Scientific Facility Connections Significant increased connection speeds required for new

scientific instruments and facilities

High Performance End-User Access Significant increases required for desktop-to-resource

connections At-speed and real-time capability Information throughput is the metric

Experimental Research Networks Multi layer, hybrid networks to handle increasingly

complex traffic and workflows Cybersecurity needs to be built-in from the outset

Digital Divide issues Geographically remote, rural areas, community colleges,

etc On campus and off campus capabilities

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