EUMEDGRID

EUMEDGRID intends to exploit the widespread interest amongst research groups in running their applications on the project’s testbed. Surveys conducted by the project have been used to select an initial set of applications, some of which were drawn from application areas supported by EGEE and EGEE-II.

At present, the applications which are being supported by EUMEDGRID include:

• Projects connected with CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC): ATLAS (a particle physics experiment) and the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS), a large general-purpose particle detector
• ArchaeoGrid: a multi-disciplinary application to store and process archaeological data from heterogeneous fields (climatology, geology, paelo-botanic)
• Groundwater Hydrology Application: software dedicated to forecasting seawater intrusion in coastal aquifers.

High-Energy Physics

The algorithms used for data analysis in HEP applications are suitable for a robust implementation on a grid test-bed, and therefore can provide rapid validation of the pilot infrastructure. Running HEP applications on EUMEDGRID is therefore considered to be a significant first step in establishing the pilot infrastructure’s fitness for purpose. The existing expertise in HEP experiments amongst EUMEDGRID partners, moreover, gained during participation in EGEE projects, is of considerable benefit in ensuring a successful port of these experiments to EUMEDGRID.

ArchaeoGRID

ArchaeoGRID, also supported by EGEE, is an application devoted to the production, storage and use of massive information related to archaeology. Multimedia assets, and other enhancements in data treatment and storage capacity, have dramatically increased the possibilities for archaeological research.

ArchaeoGRID provides a common environment in which to merge several approaches in a service-oriented architecture. Pilot use cases include an investigation into the origins of Mediterranean cities, which integrates satellite observations and a paleoclimate application in which known data will trigger a reconstruction for periods when no information is available.

Groundwater Hydrology Application

Groundwater exploitation is growing as a result of the expansion of human activities. Sustainable management of this activity can prevent environmental damages, such as the intrusion of seawater into coastal aquifers.

As part of a larger project (Sustainable Water management In MEDiterranean coastal aquifers – SWIMED), a study on sustainable management of groundwater exploitation using Monte Carlo simulation of seawater intrusion into the Korba aquifer in Tunisia is being deployed over EUMEDGRID, with the base software installed at all EUMEDGRID sites.