Grant: Subatomic Physics Envelope - Major Resources Support Program
TRIUMF
$200,000.00
Distributed Computing Specialists
FY 2024-25
Summary
The Canadian subatomic physics community is involved in a wide range of international projects and high-profile experiments with a common goal of understanding the fundamental nature of the forces and constituents that shape our universe. The community is represented by the Institute of Particle Physics (IPP) and the Canadian Institute of Nuclear Physics (CINP). Such projects and experiments include ATLAS at CERN in Switzerland, T2K in Japan, and many others around the world and within Canada, for example at the TRIUMF Laboratory (Vancouver) and SNOLAB Underground Science Laboratory (Sudbury), such as the SNO+ experiment. The Subatomic Physics Long-Range Plan 2022-2026 provides a roadmap to address the most compelling science questions of our time.
Computing is an essential component and integral part of the overall research programs. The subatomic physics community has access to both specialized facilities, including the Canadian ATLAS Tier-1 centre, and shared resources provided by the Digital Research Alliance of Canada or "Alliance", who recently replaced Compute Canada. In particular, large-scale distributed computing, data storage and management, and its associated operations in the most efficient and reliable manner, are paramount to the success of a number of high-profile experiments and projects, thus requiring an agile complement of highly skilled and experienced personnel.
One of the main activities of the distributed computing specialists are focused on the Canadian ATLAS Tier-1 centre 24x7 operations and associated user support. However, the personnel have provided invaluable help and support to non-ATLAS projects for many years, and continue to do so till this day. A few key Canadian research programs have benefited substantially from the Tier-1 centre distributed computing personnel expertise, and have adopted solutions that were initially deployed only at the Canadian ATLAS Tier-1 centre. These Canadian research programs include for instance the T2K experiment in Japan, and the SNO+ experiment at SNOLAB.
Program
Subatomic Physics Envelope - Major Resources Support Program
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
SAPMR-2024-00008
Name nom
Tafirout, Reda
Department département
Physical Sciences
Organization id
8
Institution établissement
TRIUMF
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2024
Competition year année de concours
2024
Award amount
200000
Program id
SAPMR
Program name en
Subatomic Physics Envelope - Major Resources Support Program
Program name fr
Enveloppe de physique subatomique - programme d'appui aux ressources majeures
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
19
Committee name en
Subatomic Physics
Committee name fr
Physique subatomique
Area of application code
1202
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Physical sciences
Area of application fr
Sciences physiques
Research subject code
3104
Research subject group en
Physics
Research subject group fr
Physique
Research subject en
Particle physics
Research subject fr
Physique des particules
Field of research list names en
Not available
Field of research list names fr
Non disponible
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Not available
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Non disponible
Application title
Distributed Computing Specialists
Keywords
particle physics; atlas; grid computing; software distribution; workload management; data management; t2k; sno+
Application summary
The Canadian subatomic physics community is involved in a wide range of international projects and high-profile experiments with a common goal of understanding the fundamental nature of the forces and constituents that shape our universe. The community is represented by the Institute of Particle Physics (IPP) and the Canadian Institute of Nuclear Physics (CINP). Such projects and experiments include ATLAS at CERN in Switzerland, T2K in Japan, and many others around the world and within Canada, for example at the TRIUMF Laboratory (Vancouver) and SNOLAB Underground Science Laboratory (Sudbury), such as the SNO+ experiment. The Subatomic Physics Long-Range Plan 2022-2026 provides a roadmap to address the most compelling science questions of our time.
Computing is an essential component and integral part of the overall research programs. The subatomic physics community has access to both specialized facilities, including the Canadian ATLAS Tier-1 centre, and shared resources provided by the Digital Research Alliance of Canada or "Alliance", who recently replaced Compute Canada. In particular, large-scale distributed computing, data storage and management, and its associated operations in the most efficient and reliable manner, are paramount to the success of a number of high-profile experiments and projects, thus requiring an agile complement of highly skilled and experienced personnel.
One of the main activities of the distributed computing specialists are focused on the Canadian ATLAS Tier-1 centre 24x7 operations and associated user support. However, the personnel have provided invaluable help and support to non-ATLAS projects for many years, and continue to do so till this day. A few key Canadian research programs have benefited substantially from the Tier-1 centre distributed computing personnel expertise, and have adopted solutions that were initially deployed only at the Canadian ATLAS Tier-1 centre. These Canadian research programs include for instance the T2K experiment in Japan, and the SNO+ experiment at SNOLAB.
