Swiss Multi-Science Computing Grid
Who we are: The Swiss Multi-Science Computing Grid (SMSCG) is a project funded under the AAA/SWITCH program. SMSCG is a Working Group of the Swiss National Grid Association (SwiNG). The first phase of the project was from May 2008 to March 2010. The second phase (with stronger focus on infrastructure) is from April 2010 to December 2011.
Primary goal:
to provide computational resources to solve scientific computationally intensive problems
Key Properties:
- multi-disciplinary and user driven: we support applications in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, avalanche research, and cryptography.
Users from other sciences are encouraged to participate. - support for users and applications: provide simple and fast Grid access and assist user groups in porting and running their applications.
- integrated user management: leverage user registration, authentication and authorization using a national AAI infrastructure (SWITCHaai).
- middleware based: we use the Nordugrid ARC with the LFC support (basic data management) and components for authentication and authorization (SLCS, VOMS, VASH).
- policy based: by the end of the project the Grid will reach operational stage, which is governed by policies between resource providers and user communities.
- faster cooperation between IT infrastructure providers and computational scientists.
- security: the project seeks active cooperation with the CERT teams of the Swiss higher education sector.
- sustainability: plan to extend the project even after the current life time
Project Partners: several institutions of the Swiss higher education sector.