[Imsa-hpc-list] Software sustainability proposal

[Bruce Rafert]

Both grad school and cvwc are in. Let me know what u need next
B


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On May 29, 2009, at 1:10 PM, "Steve Stevenson" <steve at cs.clemson.edu>  
wrote:

> Y'all,
>
> We have a great opportunity to collaborate with the White Rose Grid  
> in the UK in an important area of computational and computer  
> science: sustainability. This opportunity grows out of my  
> collaboration with Mike Griffiths and Deniz Savos of Sheffield  
> University. Mike is the director of White Rose. He is making contact  
> with Graham Sykes at Sheffield, who is their coordinator of such  
> projects. I'm not sure who has to sign documents here: I'm assuming  
> at least the department heads and Deans.
>
> Meantime and given the below information, if you are interested in  
> participating please email me.
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: Mike Griffiths <m.griffiths at sheffield.ac.uk>
>> Date: May 29, 2009 5:26:05 AM EDT
>> To: Steve Stevenson <fatmarauder at me.com>, Deniz Savas <d.savas at sheffield.ac.uk 
>> >
>> Cc: mikeg2105 at gmail.com
>> Subject: Re: Software sustainability proposal
>>
>> Dear Steve
>> Here is some information about our outline proposal  that we are  
>> submitting
>>
>> 1. The project is about software sustainability
>>  the focus is enabling high quality research through the use and  
>> developement of high quality software
>>
>> We are proposing a platform for delivering such applications.
>> Clemson would be involved because
>>  1. They would test the infrastructure
>>  2. We would use the infrastructure to access services hosted by  
>> Clemson
>>       example services may be developed for example using Matt  
>> Saltznman's AMPL optimisation library
>>       e.g. training examples
>>  3. Through the shared training courses  we are promoting good  
>> software development practice
>>      using   http://www.swampfox.ws/2008/10/20/open-source-development-course-clemson
>>
>> I guess that what we require is some more formalised confirmation  
>> from Clemson that this would be OK.
>> Please let me know what you think.
>>
>> I will contact Graham Sykes about are intentions with both the  
>> current project and our proposed sustaiability bid.
>> (I will pass on Bruce Raferts contact details to Graham Sykes as  
>> well )
>> (I got the contact details from http://profiles.asee.org/profiles/3527/screen/1?school_name=Clemson+University 
>>  )
>>
>>
>> Regards
>> Mike
>> Steve Stevenson wrote:
>>>
>>> On May 15, 2009, at 10:58 AM, Mike Griffiths wrote:
>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>> 1.  Collaboration agreement clemson-sheffield
>>>
>>> You listed Graham Syskes as the contact at Sheffield. Do he and  
>>> Bruce Rafert know one another? If not, send me contact information  
>>> and I'll get  with Bruce.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Deniz has a crazy idea!
>>>>
>>>> 2. Sheffield would support Matt Saltznman's AMPL optimisation  
>>>> library
>>>> by hosting it on the proposed repository and providing services  
>>>> that utilised this
>>>> (through our IOME service|)
>>>>
>>>> we would provide this internationally recognised code on the  
>>>> repository
>>>> we are going to establish as part of this call
>>>>
>>>> Can we massage this into a more mutually acceptable form?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> a reference letter from clemson supporting this would be  
>>>> useful..... would that be OK
>>>> (this would strengthen our bid)
>>>
>>> What do we need? Matt's letter? I can  get to Matt. He was going  
>>> to be on yesterday, but waited too long to get an AG client. I'll  
>>> have a session with Dan Warner and Matt before our next get- 
>>> together.
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Steve Stevenson wrote:
>>>>> What do you need from us?
>>>>>
>>>>> Steve
>>>>> --------
>>>>> D. E. Stevenson, Department of Computer Science
>>>>> Director, Institute for Modeling and Simulation Applications
>>>>> Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0974
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On May 14, 2009, at 11:13 AM, M K Griffiths wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear All
>>>>>> Thank you for the responses regarding the software  
>>>>>> sustainability call.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here are some of the call objectives that we satisfy
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1. The software that has been presented satisfies the objective  
>>>>>> of enabling
>>>>>> high quality research.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2. Facilitates maintenance and development of high quality  
>>>>>> software
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 3. Enables delivery of applications in a sustainable manner,  
>>>>>> independent of the
>>>>>> underlying service infrastructure
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 4. Work with Clemson University in South Carolina is enabling  
>>>>>> us to develop and
>>>>>> test our techniques for sharing applications provided by  
>>>>>> different compute
>>>>>> resources spread across the international community
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Additionaly, the multidisciplinary nature of our projects  
>>>>>> within Sheffield and
>>>>>> the White Rose Grid will enable us to explore the variety of  
>>>>>> approaches for
>>>>>> enabling access to software in a sustainable fashion
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please find attached further questions provided by Merlyne.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mike Griffiths
>>>>>> Research Computing Support
>>>>>> Corporate Information and Computing Services<Details-sscall.doc>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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