“Mini Global Research Platform (GRP) Workshop” to be held at SCA2025

The SupercomputingAsia 2025 conference (SCA2025) takes place March 10-13, 2025, in Singapore.

NOTE: Early Bird registration rates end February 19, after which fees increase.

During SCA2025, there is a “Mini Global Research Platform (GRP) Workshop” breakout track on Thursday, March 13, from 1:30-5:00pm.

GRP was established to create a worldwide Software Defined, Globally Distributed, Multi-Domain, Computational Science Environment for data-intensive research. This includes 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 covers advances in the deployment of international Research Platforms, advances in international communications with the advent of 400Gbps and soon beyond, and the announcement of the 2025 Data Mover Challenge (DMC25), which will again showcase progress in data transmission speeds and throughput both on subsea and satellite.

Co-chairs Joe Mambretti (StarLight/iCAIR/NU), Francis Lee Bu Sung (SingAREN), and Jeonghoon Moon (KISTI) have put together an impressive list of speakers. Confirmed speakers and presentation titles are listed below. Check the SCA2025 website for brief presentation descriptions as well as any future updates.

  • SingAREN Open Exchange and GRP — Francis Lee Bu Sung, SingAREN
  • The Next 10 Years of NRP — Frank Wuerthwein, San Diego Supercomputer Center
  • Title TBC — Inder Monga, ESnet
  • The Asia Pacific Research Platform in APAN & KRP: An Overview — Jeonghoon Moon, KISTI
  • Australia Research Platform and the SKA — Andrew Howard, Australia’s National Computational Infrastructure (NCI)
  • Open Data eXchange and Research Platform in Korea — TBC, KREONET/KISTI
  • Evolution of ESnet: A Changing Landscape in Scientific Networking — Chin Guok, ESnet
  • Accelerated ONION based on DTN experience — Susumu Date, Osaka University
  • SCinet, NRE Program, and OFCnet — Rodney Wilson, External Research, Ciena
  • Supporting International Partnerships in Science: The Role of International Networks at Indiana University — Brenna Meade, Indiana University
  • The Global Research Platform: An Overview — Joe Mambretti, StarLight/iCAIR/NU
  • Fiber Sensing using State of Polarization — Marc Lyonnais, External Research, Ciena
  • Reflections on DMC (Title TBC) — Andrew Howard, NCI

TBC: To Be Confirmed