https://wiki.egi.eu/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Pkurdel&feedformat=atomEGIWiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-28T08:46:17ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.37.1https://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=VT_Speech_processing&diff=40414VT Speech processing2012-09-12T16:52:46Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{VirtualTeamProject | <br />
VTP_Leader = Ing. Milan Rusko <milan.rusko@savba.sk>, IISAS, Slovakia (Administration: Gergely Sipos <gergely.sipos@egi.eu>)|<br />
VTP_ML = vt-speech-processing@mailman.egi.eu |<br />
VTP_Status = Active |<br />
VTP_StartDate = 7/Mar/2011 |<br />
VTP_EndDate = not yet | <br />
VTP_Meetings = 1st telcon: 23/April - [[1st_SPEED_VT_meeting]] |<br />
<br />
VTP_Motivation = <br />
Current automatic speech processing technology is strongly oriented to data-driven approaches demanding huge computational power especially in the training and testing phases. The evaluation of an automatic speech recognition (ASR) system with one setting typically requires several hours of computing on a one hundred core computer cluster. Since there are tens of parameters and settings, most of the iteration based optimization seem to be too computationally expensive. Moreover, optimization of one part of the recognizer is not independent from the settings of the other parts. Speech processing community should therefore take the opportunity of exploiting the benefits of grid technology and its enormous computing power in an effort to achieve satisfactory optimization of the contemporary ASR systems. Furthermore, approaches useful for ASR can be easily extended to modern speech synthesis systems since both problems are commonly based on very similar principles of modeling.<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Output = <br />
The expected output is two-fold. First, through a dedicated user-interface, Grid computing will become available to a wide scientific community of researchers dealing with speech processing. Second, a set of methods for optimization and diagnostics specifically in speech processing and tools implementing these methods in the grid platform will be developed.<br />
| <br />
<br />
VTP_Tasks = <br />
The required output for the project will be achieved by the following tasks: <br />
# Establishment of contacts, investigation of the state of the art, formation of a consortium <br />
# Methodology development for<br />
## holistic optimization<br />
### ASR (may include speaker identification, speaker recognition and language recognition)<br />
### Text to Speech (TTS) systems<br />
## holistic diagnostics<br />
### ASR<br />
### TTS<br />
# Implementation aspects<br />
## porting the computations in the Automatic Speech Processing domain to the Grid platform<br />
## solving particular domain-dependent problems of using Grid computing in automatic speech processing<br />
### Problem of needed high data transfers and its influence on Grid computing speed<br />
### Data security and program security<br />
# Storage possibilities for large databases in Grid<br />
# Porting commercial applications to Grid<br />
|<br />
VTP_Team =<br />
If you wish to join the project, then please send an email to ucst@egi.eu.<br />
* Countries: <br />
** Austria<br />
*** Michael Pucher (Telecommunications Research Center Vienna (FTW))<br />
** Finland<br />
*** Ville Savolainen (CSC - IT Centre for Science)<br />
*** Mikko Kurimo (Aalto University)<br />
** Ireland<br />
*** Nick Campbell (SFI Stokes Professor of Speech & Communication Technology at Trinity College Dublin (The University of Dublin))<br />
** Republic of South Africa<br />
*** Bruce Becker (South African National Grid)<br />
*** Nic de Vries (CSIR Meraka Institute)<br />
** Switzerland<br />
*** Miloš Cerňak (ETH ZURICH)<br />
** Slovakia: <br />
***Milan Rusko (IISAS - Institute of Informatics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (Leader))<br />
**** Speech processing group<br />
***Ladislav Hluchy (IISAS - Institute of Informatics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (NIL))<br />
**** Grid computing group<br />
*** Technical University in Košice, Slovak Republic, <br />
** Switzerland:<br />
*** Milos Cernak, Idiap research institute<br />
** UK:<br />
*** Martin Wynne (University of Oxford)<br />
*** John Coleman (Phonetics Laboratory at Oxford University)<br />
*** Claire Devereux (STFC)<br />
*** Ladan Baghai-Ravary (Phonetics at Oxford University)<br />
** US:<br />
*** Jiahong Yuan(Department of Linguistics University of Pennsylvania)<br />
** Netherlands:<br />
*** Paul Boersma (University van Amsterdam)<br />
* EGI.eu institute: <br />
** Nuno Ferreira <br />
** Gergely Sipos<br />
** Karolis Eigelis<br />
|<br />
VTP_Progress =<br />
==== VT teleconference ====<br />
A SKYPE teleconference of the SPEED EGI Virtual Team project was held on the 23rd of april 2012 at 11:00.<br />
<br />
Participants were:<br />
: EGI: Gergely Sipos<br />
: UI SAV (Slovakia): Ladislav Hluchý, Milan Rusko, Jolana Sebestyénová, Peter Kurdel, Marian Trnka, Marian Ritomský.<br />
: TU Košice (Slovakia): Jozef Juhár, Matúš Pleva<br />
: IDIAP (Switzerland): Milos Cernak<br />
: CSC (Finland): Ville Savolainen<br />
<br />
After the greeting and introduction by Ladislav Hluchý, Milan Rusko has presented his idea of the SPEED project. The other participants have reacted and presented their opinions. The communication was made hard by very bad technical quality of the Skype connection. Some of the voices were barely distinguishable. It was decided that e-mail communication will be prefered in future.<br />
<br />
==== Meeting of the part of the VT ====<br />
A two day meeting of SPEED partners from Košice and Bratislava (Slovakia) and IDIAP (Switzerland – via Skype) took place at II SAS Bratislava on the 6th and 7th of June 2012 at the II SAS Bratislava. Twelve participants from four teams (II SAS speech processing, II SAS grid computing and TU Košice speech processing, and IDIAP) discussed problems of speech processing and their parallelization and portability to the grid. We mention some of the papers:<br />
<br />
* Matúš Pleva (TU Košice) has presented the present state of his broadcast news transcription system and has identified the parts, where parallelization and huge computing power would bring the biggest improvement.<br />
<br />
* Daniel Hládek, Ján Staš and Jozef Juhár (TU Košice) have presented a paper: Building Organized Text Corpus for Speech Technologies for the Slovak language. The possibility of porting the text corpora to the grid was discussed. It was concluded that the experts from CLARIN and META Net should be contacted and consulted. Their presence in the SPEED team would be very welcomed.<br />
<br />
* Stanislav Ondáš (TU Košice) has presented a paper “A New Architecture of the Multimodal Dialogue System with distributed Dialogue Manager”. The challenges are mainly: continuous input stream processing, asynchronous system processes with the synchronous interaction and ability to immediate turn-taking, agent-based architecture.<br />
<br />
* Miloš Cerňak (IDIAP) presented the parallelization of the ASR training using HTK.<br />
<br />
* Ján Staš (TU Košice) has presented the progress in language modeling at their university.<br />
<br />
* Marian Trnka and Sakhia Darjaa (II SAS) have presented the most problematic issues that have to be solved in the Slovak large dictionary spontaneous speech recognizer and automatic speech and text databases acquisition from freely available sources. They concluded, that ROVER – type cooperation of multiple speech recognizers, which can be needed for this task is extremely computationally consuming and to get the results in reasonable time, the grid computing would be one of the possible solutions.<br />
<br />
==== Experiments ====<br />
<br />
Preliminary experiments with parallel computing enabled acoustic model training on the computer cluster were made to test the behavior of the algorithm when ported to highly parallel computing environment.<br />
<br />
Miloš Cerňak (IDIAP) and Ján Astaloš (II SAS) have built a framework for parallel acoustic model training based on HTK (Hidden Markov Toolkit, http://htk.eng.cam.ac.uk/) data parallelism:<br />
<br />
* A single task (CPU) takes 15-20 hours<br />
<br />
* 6 CPU (IBM server) accelerates the task to 6-8 hours<br />
<br />
* The “SMART” cluster (located at II SAS) with 26 CPUs computes the task in 2-3 hours<br />
<br />
* The “SIVVP” cluster (located also at II SAS) with 244 CPU computes the task in 45 minutes - 1 hour<br />
<br />
As expected, more CPUs don't make the computation automatically faster. The SIVVP cluster, that was used has 524 working nodes, however we found it quite ineffective to run the task directly on all the nodes. This is because the computation time of single nodes decreases under 1 minute, and then job management time of the cluster is too high comparable to computation time.<br />
<br />
Therefore we have proposed a new framework where one job allocates its own set of working nodes. So on the top of standard HTK data parallelism, we plan to effectively manage the data on the cluster, and later we plan to use also MPI parallelism (http://www.mpi-forum.org/docs/mpi-11-html/mpi-report.html). We aim to effectively manage the number of jobs based on the amount of processed data, and within a single job, a MPI master will distribute the data to available working nodes. Such a 'hybrid' parallelization could bring us further task acceleration. This new framework is aimed to be tested on a big cluster and later on a grid (if available).<br />
<br />
This experiment represents only a partial, small scale computation task in comparison to ASR or TTS optimization and it was not meant to demonstrate the complexity and memory and computer power consuming features of the speech processing computations.<br />
<br />
==== Presentation of the project – LREC Istanbul 2012 ====<br />
<br />
Milan Rusko (II SAS) has presented a paper on the SPEED EGI VT project at the CoCoFLaRE Workshop "Reinforcing International Collaboration in LRE" at The eighth international conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC) Istanbul, Turkey, on May 26th 2012 ([http://www.lrec-conf.org/lrec2012/IMG/ws/programme/CoCoFLaRE-2012-Program.pdf workshop program])<br />
<br />
The discussion has shown that the reputable experts from the speech community feel certain skepticism about the non-commercial model of EGI and NGIs, and they believe more in the commercial Cluster computing models, that are already widely used by the speech community.<br />
Practically no one of the participants has ever heard about EGI.<br />
Therefore we are sure that a focused information strategy and an easy-to-approach policy could open wide possibilities of use of grid computing in speech processing.<br />
<br />
==== Analysis of Requirements ====<br />
<br />
It appeared that the focus, scope and goals of the VT had to be changed after the project held its first teleconference and after the Slovak participants meeting took place.<br />
The authors of the project have learned that the speech community is generally not aware of the existence of EGI and national grid infrastructures.<br />
It was therefore unrealistic to expect, that the members of the established laboratories and companies will react to our call for participation in SPEED VT project.<br />
<br />
An exhaustive list of the speech laboratories with their e-mail addresses was therefore sent to EGI coordinator.<br />
The idea was that these addresses will be passed to the NILs in corresponding countries and these will help establish contact between the researchers in their country and the SPEED team.<br />
The NILs could inform the potential partners about the existence, capacity and possibilities of exploitation of the local Grid and the possibilities of coordinated use with other countries' national Grids.<br />
This approach did not bring the expected results.<br />
<br />
==== Investigation of the state of the art ====<br />
<br />
==== Solving the tasks ====<br />
|<br />
VTP_Resources = <br />
*[[SPEED task details | Project SPEED task details]]<br />
* List of speech labs: http://www.isca-students.org/?q=speechlabs<br />
* Background reading:<br />
** Gearing up for the Grid: Speech with No Strings Attached! - http://www.speechtechmag.com/Articles/Column/Talking-Tech/Gearing-up-for-the-Grid-Speech-with-No-Strings-Attached!--30784.aspx<br />
** Language modeling on the grid - http://trulymadlywordly.blogspot.com/2011/03/language-modelling-on-grid.html <br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=VT_Fire_Simulation&diff=37963VT Fire Simulation2012-07-03T10:31:30Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{VirtualTeamProject | <br />
VTP_Leader = Ladislav Hluchý <hluchy.ui@savba.sk>, IISAS, Slovakia (Administration: Gergely Sipos <gergely.sipos@egi.eu>)|<br />
VTP_ML = <to be setup> |<br />
VTP_Status = Initiated |<br />
VTP_StartDate = 21/12/2011 |<br />
VTP_EndDate = 30/06/2012 | <br />
VTP_Meetings = <br />
VT Fire Simulation meetings:<br />
** [http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/EGI_VTP_Fire_minutes_2012-2-17.pdf EVO meeting - February 17, 2012]<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Motivation = <br />
In the last decade fire science and fire engineering have grown thanks to the continuous progress of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), both in the field of theoretical modelling of physical phenomena<br />
and in the field of technological implementation of these models through the use of complex algorithms and thanks to the grown power of modern computers. CFD and numerical heat transfer are characterized by huge computational demand, far beyond the capabilities of current computers for certain applications. Not only computing power but also advanced networking and data storage systems are needed for this type of simulations. Correct parallel implementation of CFD techniques requires solution of nontrivial numerical problems. There are essentially two possibilities for simulating fire with CFD models:<br />
* using general purpose CFD models to study the effects of fire (such as Fluent or StarCD)<br />
* using CFD models purposely developed for the study of fire and its effects (such as Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Smartfire) - require good knowledge of fire and its effects; geometrical set-up of fire scenario is usually very complex, because these models at this stage do not include internal CAD features and do not allow automatic import of CAD files; PyroSim is a graphical user interface for FDS.<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team follows the second option and aims to establish a fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI by <br />
* Porting three types of parallel implementations of the FDS application to the European Grid Infrastructure.<br />
* Identifying user communities for the ported application.<br />
* Providing support for the communities to use the FDS application on EGI.<br />
* Further developing the FDS application based on the feedback from the users.<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Output = <br />
The expected output of this project are:<br />
* Parallel implementations of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] on the European Grid Infrastructure, together with guides for users and software administrators. <br />
* A European community actively using the FDS application on EGI. <br />
* Support services provided for the FDS user community in multiple NGIs.<br />
Re-specified VTP goals: <br><br />
This Virtual Team aims <br />
: to establish a Fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI and <br />
: to specify requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment<br />
: Acquired experiences may lead to future creation of a consortium aiming to apply for funded EU project.<br />
Different kind of fire simulations will be considered,<br />
: such as tunel fires, building fires, as well as<br />
: other fire simulation applications tests for other types of fires, e.g. forest fires.<br />
Fire and smoke simulation can be a priority topic in Mediterranean countries.<br />
| <br />
<br />
VTP_Tasks = <br />
The required output for the project will be achieved by the following tasks: <br />
# Contacting fire simulation teams within the NGIs and collecting input requirements from them for the EGI-enabled version of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] <br />
# Porting three implementations of the FDS application to EGI according to the users' requirements: MPI application; OpenMP application; combined MPI-OpenMP application<br />
# Implementing different simulation use cases on EGI with the FDS application; analysing the results with the SmokeView visualiser tool<br />
# Developing training for fire and smoke simulation communities<br />
# Developing a marketing and communication plan to undertake the outreach to the fire simulation community at their events<br />
|<br />
VTP_Team =<br />
* NGIs - confirmed: <br />
** Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý (leader), Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Viera Šipková, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
* EGI.eu: <br />
** Gergely Sipos<br />
* Spain:<br />
** UAB - Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés)<br />
* Portugal:<br />
** ADAI - Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics, Forest Fire Research Centre, Coimbra (Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina)<br />
|<br />
VTP_Progress =<br />
Nov 2011 – proposal of VTP – based on discussions with Slovak Fire and Smoke simulation experts<br />
<br />
Dec 2011 – G. Sipos created a wiki page https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/VT_Fire_Simulation and circulated the invitation to NILs<br />
<br />
Jan 2012 – email communication with possible interested foreign experts (outside Slovakia)<br />
<br />
Feb 2012 - EVO meeting, February 17, 2012 <br><br />
Participants: <br><br />
: egi.eu: Gergely Sipos <br><br />
: Portugal: Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina <br><br />
: Spain: Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés <br><br />
: Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý, Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
<br />
After EVO meeting, based on partners experiences, we started to broaden the scope and goals of the VTP:<br />
* Fire and smoke simulation using FDS<br />
* Forest fire simulations<br />
* FireSim<br />
* FarSite<br />
* FireStation<br />
<br />
Re-specified VTP goals: <br><br />
This Virtual Team aims <br />
: to establish a Fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI and <br />
: to specify requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment<br />
: Acquired experiences may lead to future creation of a consortium aiming to apply for funded EU project.<br />
<br />
Different kind of fire simulations will be considered,<br />
: such as tunel fires, building fires, as well as<br />
: other fire simulation applications tests for other types of fires, e.g. forest fires.<br />
Fire and smoke simulation can be a priority topic in Mediterranean countries.<br />
<br />
One of the main goals of EGI-InSPIRE is to collect user requirements and provide support for the current and potential new user communities.<br />
In the scope of the virtual team project Fire and smoke simulation we have prepared a questionnaire "Requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment".<br />
The questionnaire has been sent to fire simulation experts from 12 countries.<br />
Based on answers to these questions we have collected requirements and experiences of smoke and fire simulation scientists - what is needed on EGI to benefit the scientific community from this field.<br />
<br />
The VT received input from 3 NGIs (Spain, Portugal, Slovakia).<br />
<br />
Gathered information from NGIs:<br />
[[Fire_Simulations_Requirements | Fire simulations requirements]]<br />
<br />
Use Cases:<br />
* An OGC-WS Framework to Run FireStation on the Grid ([http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/ogs-ws.pdf ogs-ws.pdf])<br />
* Applying Grid and urgent computing solutions to forest fire propagation prediction ([http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/UAB.pdf UAB.pdf])<br />
* Fire Simulation using FDS (Fire Dynamics Simulator) ([http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/FDS.pdf FDS.pdf])<br />
|<br />
VTP_Resources = <br />
[[FDS_Application_Details | Details of the FDS application]] <br />
<br />
[[Forest_Fire_Simulations | Details of the forest fire simulations]]<br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=VT_Fire_Simulation&diff=37962VT Fire Simulation2012-07-03T10:21:53Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{VirtualTeamProject | <br />
VTP_Leader = Ladislav Hluchý <hluchy.ui@savba.sk>, IISAS, Slovakia (Administration: Gergely Sipos <gergely.sipos@egi.eu>)|<br />
VTP_ML = <to be setup> |<br />
VTP_Status = Initiated |<br />
VTP_StartDate = 21/12/2011 |<br />
VTP_EndDate = 30/06/2012 | <br />
VTP_Meetings = <br />
VT Fire Simulation meetings:<br />
** [http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/EGI_VTP_Fire_minutes_2012-2-17.pdf EVO meeting - February 17, 2012]<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Motivation = <br />
In the last decade fire science and fire engineering have grown thanks to the continuous progress of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), both in the field of theoretical modelling of physical phenomena<br />
and in the field of technological implementation of these models through the use of complex algorithms and thanks to the grown power of modern computers. CFD and numerical heat transfer are characterized by huge computational demand, far beyond the capabilities of current computers for certain applications. Not only computing power but also advanced networking and data storage systems are needed for this type of simulations. Correct parallel implementation of CFD techniques requires solution of nontrivial numerical problems. There are essentially two possibilities for simulating fire with CFD models:<br />
* using general purpose CFD models to study the effects of fire (such as Fluent or StarCD)<br />
* using CFD models purposely developed for the study of fire and its effects (such as Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Smartfire) - require good knowledge of fire and its effects; geometrical set-up of fire scenario is usually very complex, because these models at this stage do not include internal CAD features and do not allow automatic import of CAD files; PyroSim is a graphical user interface for FDS.<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team follows the second option and aims to establish a fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI by <br />
* Porting three types of parallel implementations of the FDS application to the European Grid Infrastructure.<br />
* Identifying user communities for the ported application.<br />
* Providing support for the communities to use the FDS application on EGI.<br />
* Further developing the FDS application based on the feedback from the users.<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Output = <br />
The expected output of this project are:<br />
* Parallel implementations of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] on the European Grid Infrastructure, together with guides for users and software administrators. <br />
* A European community actively using the FDS application on EGI. <br />
* Support services provided for the FDS user community in multiple NGIs.<br />
Re-specified VTP goals: <br><br />
This Virtual Team aims <br />
: to establish a Fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI and <br />
: to specify requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment<br />
: Acquired experiences may lead to future creation of a consortium aiming to apply for funded EU project.<br />
Different kind of fire simulations will be considered,<br />
: such as tunel fires, building fires, as well as<br />
: other fire simulation applications tests for other types of fires, e.g. forest fires.<br />
Fire and smoke simulation can be a priority topic in Mediterranean countries.<br />
<br />
One of the main goals of EGI-InSPIRE is to collect user requirements and provide support for the current and potential new user communities.<br />
In the scope of the virtual team project Fire and smoke simulation we have prepared a questionnaire "Requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment".<br />
The questionnaire has been sent to fire simulation experts from 12 countries.<br />
Based on answers to these questions we have collected requirements and experiences of smoke and fire simulation scientists - what is needed on EGI to benefit the scientific community from this field.<br />
<br />
The VT received input from 3 NGIs (Spain, Portugal, Slovakia).<br />
<br />
Gathered information from NGIs:<br />
[[Fire_Simulations_Requirements | Fire simulations requirements]]<br />
<br />
Use Cases:<br />
* An OGC-WS Framework to Run FireStation on the Grid ([http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/ogs-ws.pdf ogs-ws.pdf])<br />
* Applying Grid and urgent computing solutions to forest fire propagation prediction ([http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/UAB.pdf UAB.pdf])<br />
* Fire Simulation using FDS (Fire Dynamics Simulator) ([http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/FDS.pdf FDS.pdf])<br />
| <br />
<br />
VTP_Tasks = <br />
The required output for the project will be achieved by the following tasks: <br />
# Contacting fire simulation teams within the NGIs and collecting input requirements from them for the EGI-enabled version of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] <br />
# Porting three implementations of the FDS application to EGI according to the users' requirements: MPI application; OpenMP application; combined MPI-OpenMP application<br />
# Implementing different simulation use cases on EGI with the FDS application; analysing the results with the SmokeView visualiser tool<br />
# Developing training for fire and smoke simulation communities<br />
# Developing a marketing and communication plan to undertake the outreach to the fire simulation community at their events<br />
|<br />
VTP_Team =<br />
* NGIs - confirmed: <br />
** Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý (leader), Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Viera Šipková, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
* EGI.eu: <br />
** Gergely Sipos<br />
* Spain:<br />
** UAB - Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés)<br />
* Portugal:<br />
** ADAI - Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics, Forest Fire Research Centre, Coimbra (Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina)<br />
|<br />
VTP_Progress =<br />
Nov 2011 – proposal of VTP – based on discussions with Slovak Fire and Smoke simulation experts<br />
<br />
Dec 2011 – G. Sipos created a wiki page https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/VT_Fire_Simulation and circulated the invitation to NILs<br />
<br />
Jan 2012 – email communication with possible interested foreign experts (outside Slovakia)<br />
<br />
Feb 2012 - EVO meeting, February 17, 2012 <br><br />
Participants: <br><br />
: egi.eu: Gergely Sipos <br><br />
: Portugal: Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina <br><br />
: Spain: Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés <br><br />
: Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý, Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
<br />
After EVO meeting, based on partners experiences, we started to broaden the scope and goals of the VTP:<br />
* Fire and smoke simulation using FDS<br />
* Forest fire simulations<br />
* FireSim<br />
* FarSite<br />
* FireStation<br />
<br />
Re-specified VTP goals: <br><br />
This Virtual Team aims <br />
: to establish a Fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI and <br />
: to specify requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment<br />
: Acquired experiences may lead to future creation of a consortium aiming to apply for funded EU project.<br />
<br />
Different kind of fire simulations will be considered,<br />
: such as tunel fires, building fires, as well as<br />
: other fire simulation applications tests for other types of fires, e.g. forest fires.<br />
Fire and smoke simulation can be a priority topic in Mediterranean countries.<br />
|<br />
VTP_Resources = <br />
[[FDS_Application_Details | Details of the FDS application]] <br />
<br />
[[Forest_Fire_Simulations | Details of the forest fire simulations]]<br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=Fire_Simulations_Requirements&diff=37961Fire Simulations Requirements2012-07-03T10:00:00Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''Key applications and software tools in the fire and smoke simulation area:'''<br />
* Firestation<br />
* pFirestation<br />
* gFirestation<br />
* Wind simulation<br />
* FARSITE<br />
* Firestation<br />
* Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS)<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Which of the applications would benefit from integration with EGI/NGI services:'''<br />
* Firestation<br />
** compute intensive (to run on a single machine)<br />
** requires user friendly web interfaces (portal interfaces)<br />
* Two-stage fire prediction scheme<br />
** needs to connect to databases or other resources at multiple sites<br />
** requires hosting on remote resources (to provide a service for a large community)<br />
** requires user friendly web interfaces (portal interfaces)<br />
* FDS<br />
** compute intensive (to run on a single machine)<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Computing systems used for running the applications:'''<br />
* desktop computer<br />
* compute cluster<br />
* Grid infrastructure<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Types of applications:'''<br />
* Pure batch mode<br />
* Parallel applications with lots of communication<br />
* Only transfer of input/output data to computer<br />
* Frequent but small communication between computers<br />
* Coupled applications (applications such as independent fluid structure)<br />
* Parallel applications with low communication<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Compilers needed to build the applications:'''<br />
* gcc<br />
* gfortran<br />
* f90/95</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=Fire_Simulations_Requirements&diff=37960Fire Simulations Requirements2012-07-03T09:56:36Z<p>Pkurdel: Created page with "'''Key applications and software tools in the fire and smoke simulation area:''' * Firestation * pFirestation * gFirestation * Wind simulation * FARSITE * Firestation * Fire Dyna..."</p>
<hr />
<div>'''Key applications and software tools in the fire and smoke simulation area:'''<br />
* Firestation<br />
* pFirestation<br />
* gFirestation<br />
* Wind simulation<br />
* FARSITE<br />
* Firestation<br />
* Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS)<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Which of the applications would benefit from integration with EGI/NGI services:'''<br />
* Firestation<br />
** compute intensive (to run on a single machine)<br />
** require user friendly web interfaces (portal interfaces)<br />
* Two-stage fire prediction scheme<br />
** needs to connect to databases or other resources at multiple sites<br />
** requires hosting on remote resources (to provide a service for a large community)<br />
** requires user friendly web interfaces (portal interfaces)<br />
* FDS<br />
** compute intensive (to run on a single machine)<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Computing systems used for running the applications:'''<br />
* desktop computer<br />
* compute cluster<br />
* Grid infrastructure<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Types of applications:'''<br />
* Pure batch mode<br />
* Parallel applications with lots of communication<br />
* Only transfer of input/output data to computer<br />
* Frequent but small communication between computers<br />
* Coupled applications (applications such as independent fluid structure)<br />
* Parallel applications with low communication<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Compilers needed to build the applications:'''<br />
* gcc<br />
* gfortran<br />
* f90/95</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=VT_Fire_Simulation&diff=37959VT Fire Simulation2012-07-03T09:43:39Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{VirtualTeamProject | <br />
VTP_Leader = Ladislav Hluchý <hluchy.ui@savba.sk>, IISAS, Slovakia (Administration: Gergely Sipos <gergely.sipos@egi.eu>)|<br />
VTP_ML = <to be setup> |<br />
VTP_Status = Initiated |<br />
VTP_StartDate = 21/12/2011 |<br />
VTP_EndDate = 30/06/2012 | <br />
VTP_Meetings = <br />
VT Fire Simulation meetings:<br />
** [http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/EGI_VTP_Fire_minutes_2012-2-17.pdf EVO meeting - February 17, 2012]<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Motivation = <br />
In the last decade fire science and fire engineering have grown thanks to the continuous progress of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), both in the field of theoretical modelling of physical phenomena<br />
and in the field of technological implementation of these models through the use of complex algorithms and thanks to the grown power of modern computers. CFD and numerical heat transfer are characterized by huge computational demand, far beyond the capabilities of current computers for certain applications. Not only computing power but also advanced networking and data storage systems are needed for this type of simulations. Correct parallel implementation of CFD techniques requires solution of nontrivial numerical problems. There are essentially two possibilities for simulating fire with CFD models:<br />
* using general purpose CFD models to study the effects of fire (such as Fluent or StarCD)<br />
* using CFD models purposely developed for the study of fire and its effects (such as Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Smartfire) - require good knowledge of fire and its effects; geometrical set-up of fire scenario is usually very complex, because these models at this stage do not include internal CAD features and do not allow automatic import of CAD files; PyroSim is a graphical user interface for FDS.<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team follows the second option and aims to establish a fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI by <br />
* Porting three types of parallel implementations of the FDS application to the European Grid Infrastructure.<br />
* Identifying user communities for the ported application.<br />
* Providing support for the communities to use the FDS application on EGI.<br />
* Further developing the FDS application based on the feedback from the users.<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Output = <br />
The expected output of this project are:<br />
* Parallel implementations of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] on the European Grid Infrastructure, together with guides for users and software administrators. <br />
* A European community actively using the FDS application on EGI. <br />
* Support services provided for the FDS user community in multiple NGIs.<br />
Re-specified VTP goals: <br><br />
This Virtual Team aims <br />
: to establish a Fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI and <br />
: to specify requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment<br />
: Acquired experiences may lead to future creation of a consortium aiming to apply for funded EU project.<br />
Different kind of fire simulations will be considered,<br />
: such as tunel fires, building fires, as well as<br />
: other fire simulation applications tests for other types of fires, e.g. forest fires.<br />
Fire and smoke simulation can be a priority topic in Mediterranean countries.<br />
<br />
One of the main goals of EGI-InSPIRE is to collect user requirements and provide support for the current and potential new user communities.<br />
In the scope of the virtual team project Fire and smoke simulation we have prepared a questionnaire "Requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment".<br />
The questionnaire has been sent to fire simulation experts from 12 countries.<br />
Based on answers to these questions we have collected requirements and experiences of smoke and fire simulation scientists - what is needed on EGI to benefit the scientific community from this field.<br />
<br />
The VT received input from 3 NGIs (Spain, Portugal, Slovakia).<br />
<br />
Gathered information from NGIs:<br />
[[Fire_Simulations_Requirements | Fire simulations requirements]]<br />
<br />
Use Cases:<br />
* An OGC-WS Framework to Run FireStation on the Grid (ogs-ws.pdf)<br />
* Applying Grid and urgent computing solutions to forest fire propagation prediction (UAB.pdf)<br />
* Fire Simulation using FDS (Fire Dynamics Simulator) (FDS.pdf)<br />
| <br />
<br />
VTP_Tasks = <br />
The required output for the project will be achieved by the following tasks: <br />
# Contacting fire simulation teams within the NGIs and collecting input requirements from them for the EGI-enabled version of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] <br />
# Porting three implementations of the FDS application to EGI according to the users' requirements: MPI application; OpenMP application; combined MPI-OpenMP application<br />
# Implementing different simulation use cases on EGI with the FDS application; analysing the results with the SmokeView visualiser tool<br />
# Developing training for fire and smoke simulation communities<br />
# Developing a marketing and communication plan to undertake the outreach to the fire simulation community at their events<br />
|<br />
VTP_Team =<br />
* NGIs - confirmed: <br />
** Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý (leader), Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Viera Šipková, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
* EGI.eu: <br />
** Gergely Sipos<br />
* Spain:<br />
** UAB - Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés)<br />
* Portugal:<br />
** ADAI - Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics, Forest Fire Research Centre, Coimbra (Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina)<br />
|<br />
VTP_Progress =<br />
Nov 2011 – proposal of VTP – based on discussions with Slovak Fire and Smoke simulation experts<br />
<br />
Dec 2011 – G. Sipos created a wiki page https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/VT_Fire_Simulation and circulated the invitation to NILs<br />
<br />
Jan 2012 – email communication with possible interested foreign experts (outside Slovakia)<br />
<br />
Feb 2012 - EVO meeting, February 17, 2012 <br><br />
Participants: <br><br />
: egi.eu: Gergely Sipos <br><br />
: Portugal: Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina <br><br />
: Spain: Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés <br><br />
: Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý, Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
<br />
After EVO meeting, based on partners experiences, we started to broaden the scope and goals of the VTP:<br />
* Fire and smoke simulation using FDS<br />
* Forest fire simulations<br />
* FireSim<br />
* FarSite<br />
* FireStation<br />
<br />
Re-specified VTP goals: <br><br />
This Virtual Team aims <br />
: to establish a Fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI and <br />
: to specify requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment<br />
: Acquired experiences may lead to future creation of a consortium aiming to apply for funded EU project.<br />
<br />
Different kind of fire simulations will be considered,<br />
: such as tunel fires, building fires, as well as<br />
: other fire simulation applications tests for other types of fires, e.g. forest fires.<br />
Fire and smoke simulation can be a priority topic in Mediterranean countries.<br />
|<br />
VTP_Resources = <br />
[[FDS_Application_Details | Details of the FDS application]] <br />
<br />
[[Forest_Fire_Simulations | Details of the forest fire simulations]]<br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=VT_Fire_Simulation&diff=35458VT Fire Simulation2012-04-13T15:38:10Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{VirtualTeamProject | <br />
VTP_Leader = Ladislav Hluchý <hluchy.ui@savba.sk>, IISAS, Slovakia (Administration: Gergely Sipos <gergely.sipos@egi.eu>)|<br />
VTP_ML = <to be setup> |<br />
VTP_Status = Initiated |<br />
VTP_StartDate = 21/12/2011 |<br />
VTP_EndDate = 30/06/2012 | <br />
VTP_Meetings = <br />
VT Fire Simulation meetings:<br />
** [http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/EGI_VTP_Fire_minutes_2012-2-17.pdf EVO meeting - February 17, 2012]<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Motivation = <br />
In the last decade fire science and fire engineering have grown thanks to the continuous progress of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), both in the field of theoretical modelling of physical phenomena<br />
and in the field of technological implementation of these models through the use of complex algorithms and thanks to the grown power of modern computers. CFD and numerical heat transfer are characterized by huge computational demand, far beyond the capabilities of current computers for certain applications. Not only computing power but also advanced networking and data storage systems are needed for this type of simulations. Correct parallel implementation of CFD techniques requires solution of nontrivial numerical problems. There are essentially two possibilities for simulating fire with CFD models:<br />
* using general purpose CFD models to study the effects of fire (such as Fluent or StarCD)<br />
* using CFD models purposely developed for the study of fire and its effects (such as Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Smartfire) - require good knowledge of fire and its effects; geometrical set-up of fire scenario is usually very complex, because these models at this stage do not include internal CAD features and do not allow automatic import of CAD files; PyroSim is a graphical user interface for FDS.<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team follows the second option and aims to establish a fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI by <br />
* Porting three types of parallel implementations of the FDS application to the European Grid Infrastructure.<br />
* Identifying user communities for the ported application.<br />
* Providing support for the communities to use the FDS application on EGI.<br />
* Further developing the FDS application based on the feedback from the users.<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Output = <br />
The expected output of this project are:<br />
* Parallel implementations of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] on the European Grid Infrastructure, together with guides for users and software administrators. <br />
* A European community actively using the FDS application on EGI. <br />
* Support services provided for the FDS user community in multiple NGIs.<br />
Re-specified VTP goals: <br><br />
This Virtual Team aims <br />
: to establish a Fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI and <br />
: to specify requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment<br />
: Acquired experiences may lead to future creation of a consortium aiming to apply for funded EU project.<br />
Different kind of fire simulations will be considered,<br />
: such as tunel fires, building fires, as well as<br />
: other fire simulation applications tests for other types of fires, e.g. forest fires.<br />
Fire and smoke simulation can be a priority topic in Mediterranean countries.<br />
| <br />
<br />
VTP_Tasks = <br />
The required output for the project will be achieved by the following tasks: <br />
# Contacting fire simulation teams within the NGIs and collecting input requirements from them for the EGI-enabled version of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] <br />
# Porting three implementations of the FDS application to EGI according to the users' requirements: MPI application; OpenMP application; combined MPI-OpenMP application<br />
# Implementing different simulation use cases on EGI with the FDS application; analysing the results with the SmokeView visualiser tool<br />
# Developing training for fire and smoke simulation communities<br />
# Developing a marketing and communication plan to undertake the outreach to the fire simulation community at their events<br />
|<br />
VTP_Team =<br />
* NGIs - confirmed: <br />
** Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý (leader), Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Viera Šipková, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
* EGI.eu: <br />
** Gergely Sipos<br />
* Spain:<br />
** UAB - Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés)<br />
* Portugal:<br />
** ADAI - Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics, Forest Fire Research Centre, Coimbra (Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina)<br />
|<br />
VTP_Progress =<br />
Nov 2011 – proposal of VTP – based on discussions with Slovak Fire and Smoke simulation experts<br />
<br />
Dec 2011 – G. Sipos created a wiki page https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/VT_Fire_Simulation and circulated the invitation to NILs<br />
<br />
Jan 2012 – email communication with possible interested foreign experts (outside Slovakia)<br />
<br />
Feb 2012 - EVO meeting, February 17, 2012 <br><br />
Participants: <br><br />
: egi.eu: Gergely Sipos <br><br />
: Portugal: Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina <br><br />
: Spain: Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés <br><br />
: Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý, Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
<br />
After EVO meeting, based on partners experiences, we started to broaden the scope and goals of the VTP:<br />
* Fire and smoke simulation using FDS<br />
* Forest fire simulations<br />
* FireSim<br />
* FarSite<br />
* FireStation<br />
<br />
Re-specified VTP goals: <br><br />
This Virtual Team aims <br />
: to establish a Fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI and <br />
: to specify requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment<br />
: Acquired experiences may lead to future creation of a consortium aiming to apply for funded EU project.<br />
<br />
Different kind of fire simulations will be considered,<br />
: such as tunel fires, building fires, as well as<br />
: other fire simulation applications tests for other types of fires, e.g. forest fires.<br />
Fire and smoke simulation can be a priority topic in Mediterranean countries.<br />
|<br />
VTP_Resources = <br />
[[FDS_Application_Details | Details of the FDS application]] <br />
<br />
[[Forest_Fire_Simulations | Details of the forest fire simulations]]<br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=VT_Fire_Simulation&diff=35457VT Fire Simulation2012-04-13T15:35:41Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{VirtualTeamProject | <br />
VTP_Leader = Ladislav Hluchý <hluchy.ui@savba.sk>, IISAS, Slovakia (Administration: Gergely Sipos <gergely.sipos@egi.eu>)|<br />
VTP_ML = <to be setup> |<br />
VTP_Status = Initiated |<br />
VTP_StartDate = 21/12/2011 |<br />
VTP_EndDate = 30/06/2012 | <br />
VTP_Meetings = <br />
VT Fire Simulation meetings:<br />
** [http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/EGI_VTP_Fire_minutes_2012-2-17.pdf EVO meeting - February 17, 2012]<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Motivation = <br />
In the last decade fire science and fire engineering have grown thanks to the continuous progress of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), both in the field of theoretical modelling of physical phenomena<br />
and in the field of technological implementation of these models through the use of complex algorithms and thanks to the grown power of modern computers. CFD and numerical heat transfer are characterized by huge computational demand, far beyond the capabilities of current computers for certain applications. Not only computing power but also advanced networking and data storage systems are needed for this type of simulations. Correct parallel implementation of CFD techniques requires solution of nontrivial numerical problems. There are essentially two possibilities for simulating fire with CFD models:<br />
* using general purpose CFD models to study the effects of fire (such as Fluent or StarCD)<br />
* using CFD models purposely developed for the study of fire and its effects (such as Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Smartfire) - require good knowledge of fire and its effects; geometrical set-up of fire scenario is usually very complex, because these models at this stage do not include internal CAD features and do not allow automatic import of CAD files; PyroSim is a graphical user interface for FDS.<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team follows the second option and aims to establish a fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI by <br />
* Porting three types of parallel implementations of the FDS application to the European Grid Infrastructure.<br />
* Identifying user communities for the ported application.<br />
* Providing support for the communities to use the FDS application on EGI.<br />
* Further developing the FDS application based on the feedback from the users.<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Output = <br />
The expected output of this project are:<br />
* Parallel implementations of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] on the European Grid Infrastructure, together with guides for users and software administrators. <br />
* A European community actively using the FDS application on EGI. <br />
* Support services provided for the FDS user community in multiple NGIs.<br />
Re-specified VTP goals: <br><br />
This Virtual Team aims <br />
: to establish a Fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI and <br />
: to specify requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment<br />
: Acquired experiences may lead to future creation of a consortium aiming to apply for funded EU project.<br />
Different kind of fire simulations will be considered,<br />
: such as tunel fires, building fires, as well as<br />
: other fire simulation applications tests for other types of fires, e.g. forest fires.<br />
Fire and smoke simulation can be a priority topic in Mediterranean countries.<br />
| <br />
VTP_Tasks = <br />
The required output for the project will be achieved by the following tasks: <br />
# Contacting fire simulation teams within the NGIs and collecting input requirements from them for the EGI-enabled version of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] <br />
# Porting three implementations of the FDS application to EGI according to the users' requirements: MPI application; OpenMP application; combined MPI-OpenMP application<br />
# Implementing different simulation use cases on EGI with the FDS application; analysing the results with the SmokeView visualiser tool<br />
# Developing training for fire and smoke simulation communities<br />
# Developing a marketing and communication plan to undertake the outreach to the fire simulation community at their events<br />
|<br />
VTP_Team =<br />
* NGIs - confirmed: <br />
** Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý (leader), Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Viera Šipková, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
* EGI.eu: <br />
** Gergely Sipos<br />
* Spain:<br />
** UAB - Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés)<br />
* Portugal:<br />
** ADAI - Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics, Forest Fire Research Centre, Coimbra (Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina)<br />
|<br />
VTP_Progress =<br />
Nov 2011 – proposal of VTP – based on discussions with Slovak Fire and Smoke simulation experts<br />
<br />
Dec 2011 – G. Sipos created a wiki page https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/VT_Fire_Simulation and circulated the invitation to NILs<br />
<br />
Jan 2012 – email communication with possible interested foreign experts (outside Slovakia)<br />
<br />
Feb 2012 - EVO meeting, February 17, 2012 <br><br />
Participants: <br><br />
: egi.eu: Gergely Sipos <br><br />
: Portugal: Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina <br><br />
: Spain: Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés <br><br />
: Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý, Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
<br />
After EVO meeting, based on partners experiences, we started to broaden the scope and goals of the VTP:<br />
* Fire and smoke simulation using FDS<br />
* Forest fire simulations<br />
* FireSim<br />
* FarSite<br />
* FireStation<br />
<br />
Re-specified VTP goals: <br><br />
This Virtual Team aims <br />
: to establish a Fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI and <br />
: to specify requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment<br />
: Acquired experiences may lead to future creation of a consortium aiming to apply for funded EU project.<br />
<br />
Different kind of fire simulations will be considered,<br />
: such as tunel fires, building fires, as well as<br />
: other fire simulation applications tests for other types of fires, e.g. forest fires.<br />
Fire and smoke simulation can be a priority topic in Mediterranean countries.<br />
|<br />
VTP_Resources = <br />
[[FDS_Application_Details | Details of the FDS application]] <br />
<br />
[[Forest_Fire_Simulations | Details of the forest fire simulations]]<br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=VT_Fire_Simulation&diff=35456VT Fire Simulation2012-04-13T15:34:08Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{VirtualTeamProject | <br />
VTP_Leader = Ladislav Hluchý <hluchy.ui@savba.sk>, IISAS, Slovakia (Administration: Gergely Sipos <gergely.sipos@egi.eu>)|<br />
VTP_ML = <to be setup> |<br />
VTP_Status = Initiated |<br />
VTP_StartDate = 21/12/2011 |<br />
VTP_EndDate = 30/06/2012 | <br />
VTP_Meetings = <br />
VT Fire Simulation meetings:<br />
** [http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/EGI_VTP_Fire_minutes_2012-2-17.pdf EVO meeting - February 17, 2012]<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Motivation = <br />
In the last decade fire science and fire engineering have grown thanks to the continuous progress of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), both in the field of theoretical modelling of physical phenomena<br />
and in the field of technological implementation of these models through the use of complex algorithms and thanks to the grown power of modern computers. CFD and numerical heat transfer are characterized by huge computational demand, far beyond the capabilities of current computers for certain applications. Not only computing power but also advanced networking and data storage systems are needed for this type of simulations. Correct parallel implementation of CFD techniques requires solution of nontrivial numerical problems. There are essentially two possibilities for simulating fire with CFD models:<br />
* using general purpose CFD models to study the effects of fire (such as Fluent or StarCD)<br />
* using CFD models purposely developed for the study of fire and its effects (such as Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Smartfire) - require good knowledge of fire and its effects; geometrical set-up of fire scenario is usually very complex, because these models at this stage do not include internal CAD features and do not allow automatic import of CAD files; PyroSim is a graphical user interface for FDS.<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team follows the second option and aims to establish a fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI by <br />
* Porting three types of parallel implementations of the FDS application to the European Grid Infrastructure.<br />
* Identifying user communities for the ported application.<br />
* Providing support for the communities to use the FDS application on EGI.<br />
* Further developing the FDS application based on the feedback from the users.<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Output = <br />
The expected output of this project are:<br />
* Parallel implementations of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] on the European Grid Infrastructure, together with guides for users and software administrators. <br />
* A European community actively using the FDS application on EGI. <br />
* Support services provided for the FDS user community in multiple NGIs.<br />
Re-specified VTP goals: <br><br />
This Virtual Team aims <br />
: to establish a Fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI and <br />
: to specify requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment<br />
: Acquired experiences may lead to future creation of a consortium aiming to apply for funded EU project.<br />
Different kind of fire simulations will be considered,<br />
: such as tunel fires, building fires, as well as<br />
: other fire simulation applications tests for other types of fires, e.g. forest fires.<br />
Fire and smoke simulation can be a priority topic in the Mediterranean countries.<br />
| <br />
VTP_Tasks = <br />
The required output for the project will be achieved by the following tasks: <br />
# Contacting fire simulation teams within the NGIs and collecting input requirements from them for the EGI-enabled version of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] <br />
# Porting three implementations of the FDS application to EGI according to the users' requirements: MPI application; OpenMP application; combined MPI-OpenMP application<br />
# Implementing different simulation use cases on EGI with the FDS application; analysing the results with the SmokeView visualiser tool<br />
# Developing training for fire and smoke simulation communities<br />
# Developing a marketing and communication plan to undertake the outreach to the fire simulation community at their events<br />
|<br />
VTP_Team =<br />
* NGIs - confirmed: <br />
** Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý (leader), Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Viera Šipková, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
* EGI.eu: <br />
** Gergely Sipos<br />
* Spain:<br />
** UAB - Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés)<br />
* Portugal:<br />
** ADAI - Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics, Forest Fire Research Centre, Coimbra (Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina)<br />
|<br />
VTP_Progress =<br />
Nov 2011 – proposal of VTP – based on discussions with Slovak Fire and Smoke simulation experts<br />
<br />
Dec 2011 – G. Sipos created a wiki page https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/VT_Fire_Simulation and circulated the invitation to NILs<br />
<br />
Jan 2012 – email communication with possible interested foreign experts (outside Slovakia)<br />
<br />
Feb 2012 - EVO meeting, February 17, 2012 <br><br />
Participants: <br><br />
: egi.eu: Gergely Sipos <br><br />
: Portugal: Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina <br><br />
: Spain: Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés <br><br />
: Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý, Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
<br />
After EVO meeting, based on partners experiences, we started to broaden the scope and goals of the VTP:<br />
* Fire and smoke simulation using FDS<br />
* Forest fire simulations<br />
* FireSim<br />
* FarSite<br />
* FireStation<br />
<br />
Re-specified VTP goals: <br><br />
This Virtual Team aims <br />
: to establish a Fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI and <br />
: to specify requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment<br />
: Acquired experiences may lead to future creation of a consortium aiming to apply for funded EU project.<br />
<br />
Different kind of fire simulations will be considered,<br />
: such as tunel fires, building fires, as well as<br />
: other fire simulation applications tests for other types of fires, e.g. forest fires.<br />
Fire and smoke simulation can be a priority topic in the Mediterranean countries.<br />
|<br />
VTP_Resources = <br />
[[FDS_Application_Details | Details of the FDS application]] <br />
<br />
[[Forest_Fire_Simulations | Details of the forest fire simulations]]<br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=VT_Fire_Simulation&diff=35439VT Fire Simulation2012-04-12T13:53:36Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{VirtualTeamProject | <br />
VTP_Leader = Ladislav Hluchý <hluchy.ui@savba.sk>, IISAS, Slovakia (Administration: Gergely Sipos <gergely.sipos@egi.eu>)|<br />
VTP_ML = <to be setup> |<br />
VTP_Status = Initiated |<br />
VTP_StartDate = 21/12/2011 |<br />
VTP_EndDate = 30/06/2012 | <br />
VTP_Meetings = <br />
VT Fire Simulation meetings:<br />
** [http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/EGI_VTP_Fire_minutes_2012-2-17.pdf EVO meeting - February 17, 2012]<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Motivation = <br />
In the last decade fire science and fire engineering have grown thanks to the continuous progress of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), both in the field of theoretical modelling of physical phenomena<br />
and in the field of technological implementation of these models through the use of complex algorithms and thanks to the grown power of modern computers. CFD and numerical heat transfer are characterized by huge computational demand, far beyond the capabilities of current computers for certain applications. Not only computing power but also advanced networking and data storage systems are needed for this type of simulations. Correct parallel implementation of CFD techniques requires solution of nontrivial numerical problems. There are essentially two possibilities for simulating fire with CFD models:<br />
* using general purpose CFD models to study the effects of fire (such as Fluent or StarCD)<br />
* using CFD models purposely developed for the study of fire and its effects (such as Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Smartfire) - require good knowledge of fire and its effects; geometrical set-up of fire scenario is usually very complex, because these models at this stage do not include internal CAD features and do not allow automatic import of CAD files; PyroSim is a graphical user interface for FDS.<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team follows the second option and aims to establish a fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI by <br />
* Porting three types of parallel implementations of the FDS application to the European Grid Infrastructure.<br />
* Identifying user communities for the ported application.<br />
* Providing support for the communities to use the FDS application on EGI.<br />
* Further developing the FDS application based on the feedback from the users.<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Output = <br />
The expected output of this project are:<br />
* Parallel implementations of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] on the European Grid Infrastructure, together with guides for users and software administrators. <br />
* A European community actively using the FDS application on EGI. <br />
* Support services provided for the FDS user community in multiple NGIs.<br />
| <br />
<br />
VTP_Tasks = <br />
The required output for the project will be achieved by the following tasks: <br />
# Contacting fire simulation teams within the NGIs and collecting input requirements from them for the EGI-enabled version of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] <br />
# Porting three implementations of the FDS application to EGI according to the users' requirements: MPI application; OpenMP application; combined MPI-OpenMP application<br />
# Implementing different simulation use cases on EGI with the FDS application; analysing the results with the SmokeView visualiser tool<br />
# Developing training for fire and smoke simulation communities<br />
# Developing a marketing and communication plan to undertake the outreach to the fire simulation community at their events<br />
|<br />
VTP_Team =<br />
* NGIs - confirmed: <br />
** Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý (leader), Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Viera Šipková, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
* EGI.eu: <br />
** Gergely Sipos<br />
* Spain:<br />
** UAB - Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés)<br />
* Portugal:<br />
** ADAI - Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics, Forest Fire Research Centre, Coimbra (Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina)<br />
|<br />
VTP_Progress =<br />
Nov 2011 – proposal of VTP – based on discussions with Slovak Fire and Smoke simulation experts<br />
<br />
Dec 2011 – G. Sipos created a wiki page https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/VT_Fire_Simulation and circulated the invitation to NILs<br />
<br />
Jan 2012 – email communication with possible interested foreign experts (outside Slovakia)<br />
<br />
Feb 2012 - EVO meeting, February 17, 2012 <br><br />
Participants: <br><br />
: egi.eu: Gergely Sipos <br><br />
: Portugal: Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina <br><br />
: Spain: Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés <br><br />
: Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý, Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
<br />
After EVO meeting, based on partners experiences, we started to broaden the scope and goals of the VTP:<br />
* Fire and smoke simulation using FDS<br />
* Forest fire simulations<br />
* FireSim<br />
* FarSite<br />
* FireStation<br />
<br />
Re-specified VTP goals: <br><br />
This Virtual Team aims <br />
: to establish a Fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI and <br />
: to specify requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment<br />
: Acquired experiences may lead to future creation of a consortium aiming to apply for funded EU project.<br />
<br />
Different kind of fire simulations will be considered,<br />
: such as tunel fires, building fires, as well as<br />
: other fire simulation applications tests for other types of fires, e.g. forest fires.<br />
Fire and smoke simulation can be a priority topic in the Mediterranean countries.<br />
|<br />
VTP_Resources = <br />
[[FDS_Application_Details | Details of the FDS application]] <br />
<br />
[[Forest_Fire_Simulations | Details of the forest fire simulations]]<br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=Forest_Fire_Simulations&diff=35438Forest Fire Simulations2012-04-12T13:41:01Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Applying Grid and urgent computing solutions to forest fire propagation prediction ==<br />
<br />
A forest fire, as other natural hazards, is a quite significant problem that every year causes significant damages around the world. This kind of hazard provokes significant losses from the ecological, economical, social and human point of view. Therefore, a quick response when an emergency occurs is crucial to minimize its effects. In this context, the accurate prediction of the propagation of forest fire is critical to use the available resources to fight against the fire in the most efficient way.<br />
Several models have been developed by researchers from different fields to represent and predict the fire propagation. These models require input parameters including terrain topography, vegetation conditions and meteorological variables to produce precise and accurate predictions.<br />
Some of these parameters are uniform and static, but others have a spatial distribution and a temporal variation, and are difficult to know precisely their values beforehand. So, a two-stage prediction methodology was developed. This methodology calibrates the parameters by applying artificial intelligence evolutionary techniques. In the calibration stage the actual propagation of the fire is observed and then the input parameters are calibrated. The values that best reproduce the actual propagation of the fire are used in the prediction stage.<br />
A developed two-stage prediction methodology is independent from the propagation model and simulation kernel considered. The model itself appears as a black-box and the only point that must be considered are the input parameters required for each simulator.<br />
UAB used FireSim and FarSite, and also have some experience with FireStation.<br />
Currently, the UAB (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain) team is working on the coupling of meteorological prediction models, such as WRF, and wind field models, such as Wind Ninja.<br />
These models become a key issue since the wind is a key factor on the prediction quality.<br />
However, such models are even more time consuming that the fire propagation model itself.<br />
<br />
== An OGC-WS Framework to Run FireStation on the Grid ==<br />
<br />
The CROSS-Fire project aims to develop a grid-based framework as a risk management decision support system for the civil protection authorities, using forest fires as the main case study and FireStation as the standalone CAD application that simulates the fire spread over complex topography.<br />
The CROSS-Fire initial tasks have been focussed on the development of a parallel version of the fire simulator engine (P-FireStation), and its porting into the EGEE grid environment (G-FireStation). The main contribution of this communication lies on the definition of an OGC-WS framework to enable a basic set of standard geospatial services that will allow FireStation to be interoperable with standard-based Spatial Data Infrastructures.<br />
The P-FireStation version explores the inherent parallel environment offered by clusters at each site of the EGEE grid, to support larger data sets and to improve the accuracy of the predictions. This parallel version relies on the MPI protocol and supports larger data sets taking advantage of the MPI parallel I/O facilities.<br />
The G-FireStation version integrates EGEE grid facilities, namely the gLite data management services and tools to access data, the AMGA gLite grid metadata catalogue to manage the simulation I/O data, and the WatchDog tool to monitor and provide data for the interactive control of simulations.<br />
The approach will make G-FireStation more interoperable, allowing to access different data providers and publishing output data for further processing, following the guidelines of the EC CYCLOPS project.</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=Forest_Fire_Simulations&diff=35437Forest Fire Simulations2012-04-12T13:36:54Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Applying Grid and urgent computing solutions to forest fire propagation prediction ==<br />
<br />
A forest fire, as other natural hazards, is a quite significant problem that every year causes significant damages around the world. This kind of hazard provokes significant looses from the ecological, economical, social and human point of view. Therefore, a quick response when an emergency occurs is crucial to minimize its effects. In this context, the accurate prediction of the propagation of forest fire is critical to use the available resources to fight against the fire in the most efficient way.<br />
Several models have been developed by researchers from different fields to represent and predict the fire propagation. These models require input parameters including terrain topography, vegetation conditions and meteorological variables to produce precise and accurate predictions.<br />
Some of these parameters are uniform and static, but others have a spatial distribution and a temporal variation, and are difficult to know precisely their values beforehand. So, a two-stage prediction methodology was developed. This methodology calibrates the parameters by applying artificial intelligence evolutionary techniques. In the calibration stage the actual propagation of the fire is observed and then the input parameters are calibrated. The values that best reproduce the actual propagation of the fire are used in the prediction stage.<br />
A developed two-stage prediction methodology is independent from the propagation model and simulation kernel considered. The model itself appears as a black-box and the only point that must be considered are the input parameters required for each simulator.<br />
UAB used FireSim and FarSite, and also have some experience with FireStation.<br />
Currently, the UAB (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain) team is working on the coupling of meteorological prediction models, such as WRF, and wind field models, such as Wind Ninja.<br />
These models become a key issue since the wind is a key factor on the prediction quality.<br />
However, such models are even more time consuming that the fire propagation model itself.<br />
<br />
== An OGC-WS Framework to Run FireStation on the Grid ==<br />
<br />
The CROSS-Fire project aims to develop a grid-based framework as a risk management decision support system for the civil protection authorities, using forest fires as the main case study and FireStation as the standalone CAD application that simulates the fire spread over complex topography.<br />
The CROSS-Fire initial tasks have been focussed on the development of a parallel version of the fire simulator engine (P-FireStation), and its porting into the EGEE grid environment (G-FireStation). The main contribution of this communication lies on the definition of an OGC-WS framework to enable a basic set of standard geospatial services that will allow FireStation to be interoperable with standard-based Spatial Data Infrastructures.<br />
The P-FireStation version explores the inherent parallel environment offered by clusters at each site of the EGEE grid, to support larger data sets and to improve the accuracy of the predictions. This parallel version relies on the MPI protocol and supports larger data sets taking advantage of the MPI parallel I/O facilities.<br />
The G-FireStation version integrates EGEE grid facilities, namely the gLite data management services and tools to access data, the AMGA gLite grid metadata catalogue to manage the simulation I/O data, and the WatchDog tool to monitor and provide data for the interactive control of simulations.<br />
The approach will make G-FireStation more interoperable, allowing to access different data providers and publishing output data for further processing, following the guidelines of the EC CYCLOPS project.</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=Forest_Fire_Simulations&diff=35436Forest Fire Simulations2012-04-12T13:33:41Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Applying Grid and urgent computing solutions to forest fire propagation prediction ==<br />
<br />
A forest fire, as other natural hazards, is a quite significant problem that every year causes significant damages around the world. This kind of hazard provokes significant looses from the ecological, economical, social and human point of view. Therefore, a quick response when an emergency occurs is crucial to minimize its effects. In this context, the accurate prediction of the propagation of forest fire is critical to use the available resources to fight against the fire in the most efficient way.<br />
Several models have been developed by researchers from different fields to represent and predict the fire propagation. These models require input parameters including terrain topography, vegetation conditions and meteorological variables to produce precise and accurate predictions.<br />
Some of these parameters are uniform and static, but others have a spatial distribution and a temporal variation, and are difficult to know precisely their values beforehand. So, a two-stage prediction methodology was developed. This methodology calibrates the parameters by applying artificial intelligence evolutionary techniques. In the calibration stage the actual propagation of the fire is observed and then the input parameters are calibrated. The values that best reproduce the actual propagation of the fire are used in the prediction stage.<br />
A developed two-stage prediction methodology is independent from the propagation model and simulation kernel considered. The model itself appears as a black-box and the only point that must be considered are the input parameters required for each simulator.<br />
UAB used FireSim and FarSite, and also have some experience with FireStation.<br />
Currently, the UAB (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain) team is working on the coupling of meteorological prediction models, such as WRF, and wind field models, such as Wind Ninja.<br />
These models become a key issue since the wind is a key factor on the prediction quality.<br />
However, such models are even more time consuming that the fire propagation model itself.<br />
<br />
== An OGC-WS Framework to Run FireStation on the Grid ==<br />
<br />
The CROSS-Fire project aims to develop a grid-based framework as a risk management decision support system for the civil protection authorities, using forest fires as the main case study and FireStation as the standalone CAD application that simulates the fire spread over complex topography.<br />
The CROSS-Fire initial tasks focussed on the development of a parallel version of the fire simulator engine -› P-FireStation, and its porting into the EGEE grid environment -› G-FireStation. The main contribution of this communication lies on the definition of an OGC-WS framework to enable a basic set of standard geospatial services that will allow FireStation to be interoperable with standard-based Spatial Data Infrastructures.<br />
The P-FireStation version explores the inherent parallel environment offered by clusters at each site of the EGEE grid, to support larger data sets and to improve the accuracy of the predictions. This parallel version relies on the MPI protocol and supports larger data sets taking advantage of the MPI parallel I/O facilities.<br />
The G-FireStation version integrates EGEE grid facilities, namely the gLite data management services and tools to access data, the AMGA gLite grid metadata catalogue to manage the simulation I/O data, and the WatchDog tool to monitor and provide data for the interactive control of simulations.<br />
The approach will make G-FireStation more interoperable, allowing to access different data providers and publishing output data for further processing, following the guidelines of the EC CYCLOPS project.</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=Forest_Fire_Simulations&diff=35435Forest Fire Simulations2012-04-12T13:31:02Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Applying Grid and urgent computing solutions to forest fire propagation prediction ==<br />
<br />
A forest fire, as other natural hazards, is a quite significant problem that every year causes significant damages around the world. This kind of hazard provokes significant looses from the ecological, economical, social and human point of view. Therefore, a quick response when an emergency occurs is crucial to minimize its effects. In this context, the accurate prediction of the propagation of forest fire is critical to use the available resources to fight against the fire in the most efficient way.<br />
Several models have been developed by researchers from different fields to represent and predict the fire propagation. These models require input parameters including terrain topography, vegetation conditions and meteorological variables to produce precise and accurate predictions.<br />
Some of these parameters are uniform and static, but others have a spatial distribution and a temporal variation, and are difficult to know precisely their values beforehand. So, a two-stage prediction methodology was developed. This methodology calibrates the parameters by applying artificial intelligence evolutionary techniques. In the calibration stage the actual propagation of the fire is observed and then the input parameters are calibrated. The values that best reproduce the actual propagation of the fire are used in the prediction stage.<br />
A developed two-stage prediction methodology is independent from the propagation model and simulation kernel considered. The model itself appears as a black-box and the only point that must be considered are the input parameters required for each simulator.<br />
UAB used FireSim and FarSite, and also have some experience with FireStation.<br />
Currently, the UAB (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain) team is working on the coupling of meteorological prediction models, such as WRF, and wind field models, such as Wind Ninja.<br />
These models become a key issue since the wind is a key factor on the prediction quality.<br />
However, such models are even more time consuming that the fire propagation model itself.<br />
<br />
== An OGC-WS Framework to Run FireStation on the Grid ==<br />
<br />
The CROSS-Fire project aims to develop a grid-based framework as a risk management decision support system for the civil protection authorities, using forest fires as the main case study and FireStation as the standalone CAD application that simulates the fire spread over complex topography.<br />
The CROSS-Fire initial tasks focussed on the development of a parallel version of the fire simulator engine › P-FireStation, and its porting into the EGEE grid environment › G-FireStation. The main contribution of this communication lies on the definition of an OGC-WS framework to enable a basic set of standard geospatial services that will allow FireStation to be interoperable with standard-based Spatial Data Infrastructures.<br />
The P-FireStation version explores the inherent parallel environment offered by clusters at each site of the EGEE grid, to support larger data sets and to improve the accuracy of the predictions. This parallel version relies on the MPI protocol and supports larger data sets taking advantage of the MPI parallel I/O facilities.<br />
The G-FireStation version integrates EGEE grid facilities, namely the gLite data management services and tools to access data, the AMGA gLite grid metadata catalogue to manage the simulation I/O data, and the WatchDog tool to monitor and provide data for the interactive control of simulations.<br />
The approach will make G-FireStation more interoperable, allowing to access different data providers and publishing output data for further processing, following the guidelines of the EC CYCLOPS project.</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=Forest_Fire_Simulations&diff=35434Forest Fire Simulations2012-04-12T13:25:41Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>Applying Grid and urgent computing solutions to forest fire propagation prediction<br />
<br />
A forest fire, as other natural hazards, is a quite significant problem that every year causes significant damages around the world. This kind of hazard provokes significant looses from the ecological, economical, social and human point of view. Therefore, a quick response when an emergency occurs is crucial to minimize its effects. In this context, the accurate prediction of the propagation of forest fire is critical to use the available resources to fight against the fire in the most efficient way.<br />
Several models have been developed by researchers from different fields to represent and predict the fire propagation. These models require input parameters including terrain topography, vegetation conditions and meteorological variables to produce precise and accurate predictions.<br />
Some of these parameters are uniform and static, but others have a spatial distribution and a temporal variation, and are difficult to know precisely their values beforehand. So, a two-stage prediction methodology was developed. This methodology calibrates the parameters by applying artificial intelligence evolutionary techniques. In the calibration stage the actual propagation of the fire is observed and then the input parameters are calibrated. The values that best reproduce the actual propagation of the fire are used in the prediction stage.<br />
A developed two-stage prediction methodology is independent from the propagation model and simulation kernel considered. The model itself appears as a black-box and the only point that must be considered are the input parameters required for each simulator.<br />
UAB used FireSim and FarSite, and also have some experience with FireStation.<br />
Currently, the UAB (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain) team is working on the coupling of meteorological prediction models, such as WRF, and wind field models, such as Wind Ninja.<br />
These models become a key issue since the wind is a key factor on the prediction quality.<br />
However, such models are even more time consuming that the fire propagation model itself.<br />
<br />
An OGC-WS Framework to Run FireStation on the Grid<br />
<br />
The CROSS-Fire project aims to develop a grid-based framework as a risk management decision support system for the civil protection authorities, using forest fires as the main case study and FireStation as the standalone CAD application that simulates the fire spread over complex topography.<br />
The CROSS-Fire initial tasks focussed on the development of a parallel version of the fire simulator engine › P-FireStation, and its porting into the EGEE grid environment › G-FireStation. The main contribution of this communication lies on the definition of an OGC-WS framework to enable a basic set of standard geospatial services that will allow FireStation to be interoperable with standard-based Spatial Data Infrastructures.<br />
The P-FireStation version explores the inherent parallel environment offered by clusters at each site of the EGEE grid, to support larger data sets and to improve the accuracy of the predictions. This parallel version relies on the MPI protocol and supports larger data sets taking advantage of the MPI parallel I/O facilities.<br />
The G-FireStation version integrates EGEE grid facilities, namely the gLite data management services and tools to access data, the AMGA gLite grid metadata catalogue to manage the simulation I/O data, and the WatchDog tool to monitor and provide data for the interactive control of simulations.<br />
The approach will make G-FireStation more interoperable, allowing to access different data providers and publishing output data for further processing, following the guidelines of the EC CYCLOPS project.</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=Forest_Fire_Simulations&diff=35433Forest Fire Simulations2012-04-12T13:24:32Z<p>Pkurdel: Created page with "Applying Grid and urgent computing solutions to forest fire propagation prediction A forest fire, as other natural hazards, is a quite significant problem that every year causes..."</p>
<hr />
<div>Applying Grid and urgent computing solutions to forest fire propagation prediction<br />
<br />
A forest fire, as other natural hazards, is a quite significant problem that every year causes significant damages around the world. This kind of hazard provokes significant looses from the ecological, economical, social and human point of view. Therefore, a quick response when an emergency occurs is crucial to minimize its effects. In this context, the accurate prediction of the propagation of forest fire is critical to use the available resources to fight against the fire in the most efficient way.<br />
Several models have been developed by researchers from different fields to represent and predict the fire propagation. These models require input parameters including terrain topography, vegetation conditions and meteorological variables to produce precise and accurate predictions.<br />
Some of these parameters are uniform and static, but others have a spatial distribution and a temporal variation, and are difficult to know precisely their values beforehand. So, a two-stage prediction methodology was developed. This methodology calibrates the parameters by applying artificial intelligence evolutionary techniques. In the calibration stage the actual propagation of the fire is observed and then the input parameters are calibrated. The values that best reproduce the actual propagation of the fire are used in the prediction stage.<br />
A developed two-stage prediction methodology is independent from the propagation model and simulation kernel considered. The model itself appears as a black-box and the only point that must be considered are the input parameters required for each simulator.<br />
UAB used FireSim and FarSite, and also have some experience with FireStation.<br />
Currently, the UAB (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain) team is working on the coupling of meteorological prediction models, such as WRF, and wind field models, such as Wind Ninja.<br />
These models become a key issue since the wind is a key factor on the prediction quality.<br />
However, such models are even more time consuming that the fire propagation model itself.<br />
<br />
An OGC-WS Framework to Run FireStation on the Grid<br />
<br />
The CROSS-Fire project aims to develop a grid-based framework as a risk management decision support system for the civil protection authorities, using forest fires as the main case study and FireStation as the standalone CAD application that simulates the fire spread over complex topography.<br />
The CROSS-Fire initial tasks focussed on the development of a parallel version of the fire simulator engine › P-FireStation, and its porting into the EGEE grid environment › G-FireStation. The main contribution of this communication lies on the definition of an OGC-WS framework to enable a basic set of standard geospatial services that will allow FireStation to be interoperable with standard-based Spatial Data Infrastructures.<br />
The P-FireStation version explores the inherent parallel environment offered by clusters at each site of the EGEE grid, to support larger data sets and to improve the accuracy of the predictions. This parallel version relies on the MPI protocol and supports larger data sets taking advantage of the MPI parallel I/O facilities.<br />
The G-FireStation version integrates EGEE grid facilities, namely the gLite data management services and tools to access data, the AMGA gLite grid metadata catalogue to manage the simulation I/O data, and the WatchDog tool to monitor and provide data for the interactive control of simulations.<br />
The approach will make G-FireStation more interoperable, allowing to access different data providers and publishing output data for further processing, following the guidelines of the EC CYCLOPS project.</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=VT_Fire_Simulation&diff=35432VT Fire Simulation2012-04-12T13:23:24Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{VirtualTeamProject | <br />
VTP_Leader = Ladislav Hluchý <hluchy.ui@savba.sk>, IISAS, Slovakia (Administration: Gergely Sipos <gergely.sipos@egi.eu>)|<br />
VTP_ML = <to be setup> |<br />
VTP_Status = Initiated |<br />
VTP_StartDate = 21/12/2011 |<br />
VTP_EndDate = 30/06/2012 | <br />
VTP_Meetings = <br />
VT Fire Simulation meetings:<br />
** [http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/EGI_VTP_Fire_minutes_2012-2-17.pdf EVO meeting - February 17, 2012]<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Motivation = <br />
In the last decade fire science and fire engineering have grown thanks to the continuous progress of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), both in the field of theoretical modelling of physical phenomena<br />
and in the field of technological implementation of these models through the use of complex algorithms and thanks to the grown power of modern computers. CFD and numerical heat transfer are characterized by huge computational demand, far beyond the capabilities of current computers for certain applications. Not only computing power but also advanced networking and data storage systems are needed for this type of simulations. Correct parallel implementation of CFD techniques requires solution of nontrivial numerical problems. There are essentially two possibilities for simulating fire with CFD models:<br />
* using general purpose CFD models to study the effects of fire (such as Fluent or StarCD)<br />
* using CFD models purposely developed for the study of fire and its effects (such as Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Smartfire) - require good knowledge of fire and its effects; geometrical set-up of fire scenario is usually very complex, because these models at this stage do not include internal CAD features and do not allow automatic import of CAD files; PyroSim is a graphical user interface for FDS.<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team follows the second option and aims to establish a fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI by <br />
* Porting three types of parallel implementations of the FDS application to the European Grid Infrastructure.<br />
* Identifying user communities for the ported application.<br />
* Providing support for the communities to use the FDS application on EGI.<br />
* Further developing the FDS application based on the feedback from the users.<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Output = <br />
The expected output of this project are:<br />
* Parallel implementations of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] on the European Grid Infrastructure, together with guides for users and software administrators. <br />
* A European community actively using the FDS application on EGI. <br />
* Support services provided for the FDS user community in multiple NGIs.<br />
| <br />
<br />
VTP_Tasks = <br />
The required output for the project will be achieved by the following tasks: <br />
# Contacting fire simulation teams within the NGIs and collecting input requirements from them for the EGI-enabled version of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] <br />
# Porting three implementations of the FDS application to EGI according to the users' requirements: MPI application; OpenMP application; combined MPI-OpenMP application<br />
# Implementing different simulation use cases on EGI with the FDS application; analysing the results with the SmokeView visualiser tool<br />
# Developing training for fire and smoke simulation communities<br />
# Developing a marketing and communication plan to undertake the outreach to the fire simulation community at their events<br />
|<br />
VTP_Team =<br />
* NGIs - confirmed: <br />
** Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý (leader), Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Viera Šipková, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
* EGI.eu: <br />
** Gergely Sipos<br />
|<br />
VTP_Progress =<br />
Nov 2011 – proposal of VTP – based on discussions with Slovak Fire and Smoke simulation experts<br />
<br />
Dec 2011 – G. Sipos created a wiki page https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/VT_Fire_Simulation and circulated the invitation to NILs<br />
<br />
Jan 2012 – email communication with possible interested foreign experts (outside Slovakia)<br />
<br />
Feb 2012 - EVO meeting, February 17, 2012 <br><br />
Participants: <br><br />
: egi.eu: Gergely Sipos <br><br />
: Portugal: Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina <br><br />
: Spain: Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés <br><br />
: Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý, Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
<br />
After EVO meeting, based on partners experiences, we started to broaden the scope and goals of the VTP:<br />
* Fire and smoke simulation using FDS<br />
* Forest fire simulations<br />
* FireSim<br />
* FarSite<br />
* FireStation<br />
<br />
Re-specified VTP goals: <br><br />
This Virtual Team aims <br />
: to establish a Fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI and <br />
: to specify requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment<br />
: Acquired experiences may lead to future creation of a consortium aiming to apply for funded EU project.<br />
<br />
Different kind of fire simulations will be considered,<br />
: such as tunel fires, building fires, as well as<br />
: other fire simulation applications tests for other types of fires, e.g. forest fires.<br />
Fire and smoke simulation can be a priority topic in the Mediterranean countries.<br />
|<br />
VTP_Resources = <br />
[[FDS_Application_Details | Details of the FDS application]] <br />
<br />
[[Forest_Fire_Simulations | Details of the forest fire simulations]]<br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=VT_Fire_Simulation&diff=35431VT Fire Simulation2012-04-12T13:16:26Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{VirtualTeamProject | <br />
VTP_Leader = Ladislav Hluchý <hluchy.ui@savba.sk>, IISAS, Slovakia (Administration: Gergely Sipos <gergely.sipos@egi.eu>)|<br />
VTP_ML = <to be setup> |<br />
VTP_Status = Initiated |<br />
VTP_StartDate = 21/12/2011 |<br />
VTP_EndDate = 30/06/2012 | <br />
VTP_Meetings = <br />
VT Fire Simulation meetings:<br />
** [http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/EGI_VTP_Fire_minutes_2012-2-17.pdf EVO meeting - February 17, 2012]<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Motivation = <br />
In the last decade fire science and fire engineering have grown thanks to the continuous progress of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), both in the field of theoretical modelling of physical phenomena<br />
and in the field of technological implementation of these models through the use of complex algorithms and thanks to the grown power of modern computers. CFD and numerical heat transfer are characterized by huge computational demand, far beyond the capabilities of current computers for certain applications. Not only computing power but also advanced networking and data storage systems are needed for this type of simulations. Correct parallel implementation of CFD techniques requires solution of nontrivial numerical problems. There are essentially two possibilities for simulating fire with CFD models:<br />
* using general purpose CFD models to study the effects of fire (such as Fluent or StarCD)<br />
* using CFD models purposely developed for the study of fire and its effects (such as Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Smartfire) - require good knowledge of fire and its effects; geometrical set-up of fire scenario is usually very complex, because these models at this stage do not include internal CAD features and do not allow automatic import of CAD files; PyroSim is a graphical user interface for FDS.<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team follows the second option and aims to establish a fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI by <br />
* Porting three types of parallel implementations of the FDS application to the European Grid Infrastructure.<br />
* Identifying user communities for the ported application.<br />
* Providing support for the communities to use the FDS application on EGI.<br />
* Further developing the FDS application based on the feedback from the users.<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Output = <br />
The expected output of this project are:<br />
* Parallel implementations of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] on the European Grid Infrastructure, together with guides for users and software administrators. <br />
* A European community actively using the FDS application on EGI. <br />
* Support services provided for the FDS user community in multiple NGIs.<br />
| <br />
<br />
VTP_Tasks = <br />
The required output for the project will be achieved by the following tasks: <br />
# Contacting fire simulation teams within the NGIs and collecting input requirements from them for the EGI-enabled version of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] <br />
# Porting three implementations of the FDS application to EGI according to the users' requirements: MPI application; OpenMP application; combined MPI-OpenMP application<br />
# Implementing different simulation use cases on EGI with the FDS application; analysing the results with the SmokeView visualiser tool<br />
# Developing training for fire and smoke simulation communities<br />
# Developing a marketing and communication plan to undertake the outreach to the fire simulation community at their events<br />
|<br />
VTP_Team =<br />
* NGIs - confirmed: <br />
** Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý (leader), Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Viera Šipková, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
* EGI.eu: <br />
** Gergely Sipos<br />
|<br />
VTP_Progress =<br />
Nov 2011 – proposal of VTP – based on discussions with Slovak Fire and Smoke simulation experts<br />
<br />
Dec 2011 – G. Sipos created a wiki page https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/VT_Fire_Simulation and circulated the invitation to NILs<br />
<br />
Jan 2012 – email communication with possible interested foreign experts (outside Slovakia)<br />
<br />
Feb 2012 - EVO meeting, February 17, 2012 <br><br />
Participants: <br><br />
: egi.eu: Gergely Sipos <br><br />
: Portugal: Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina <br><br />
: Spain: Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés <br><br />
: Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý, Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
<br />
After EVO meeting, based on partners experiences, we started to broaden the scope and goals of the VTP:<br />
* Fire and smoke simulation using FDS<br />
* Forest fire simulations<br />
* FireSim<br />
* FarSite<br />
* FireStation<br />
<br />
Re-specified VTP goals: <br><br />
This Virtual Team aims <br />
: to establish a Fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI and <br />
: to specify requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment<br />
: Acquired experiences may lead to future creation of a consortium aiming to apply for funded EU project.<br />
<br />
Different kind of fire simulations will be considered,<br />
: such as tunel fires, building fires, as well as<br />
: other fire simulation applications tests for other types of fires, e.g. forest fires.<br />
Fire and smoke simulation can be a priority topic in the Mediterranean countries.<br />
|<br />
VTP_Resources = <br />
[[FDS_Application_Details | Details of the FDS application]] <br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=VT_Fire_Simulation&diff=35430VT Fire Simulation2012-04-12T13:13:39Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{VirtualTeamProject | <br />
VTP_Leader = Ladislav Hluchý <hluchy.ui@savba.sk>, IISAS, Slovakia (Administration: Gergely Sipos <gergely.sipos@egi.eu>)|<br />
VTP_ML = <to be setup> |<br />
VTP_Status = Initiated |<br />
VTP_StartDate = 21/12/2011 |<br />
VTP_EndDate = 30/06/2012 | <br />
VTP_Meetings = <br />
VT Fire Simulation meetings:<br />
** [http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/EGI_VTP_Fire_minutes_2012-2-17.pdf EVO meeting - February 17, 2012]<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Motivation = <br />
In the last decade fire science and fire engineering have grown thanks to the continuous progress of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), both in the field of theoretical modelling of physical phenomena<br />
and in the field of technological implementation of these models through the use of complex algorithms and thanks to the grown power of modern computers. CFD and numerical heat transfer are characterized by huge computational demand, far beyond the capabilities of current computers for certain applications. Not only computing power but also advanced networking and data storage systems are needed for this type of simulations. Correct parallel implementation of CFD techniques requires solution of nontrivial numerical problems. There are essentially two possibilities for simulating fire with CFD models:<br />
* using general purpose CFD models to study the effects of fire (such as Fluent or StarCD)<br />
* using CFD models purposely developed for the study of fire and its effects (such as Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Smartfire) - require good knowledge of fire and its effects; geometrical set-up of fire scenario is usually very complex, because these models at this stage do not include internal CAD features and do not allow automatic import of CAD files; PyroSim is a graphical user interface for FDS.<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team follows the second option and aims to establish a fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI by <br />
* Porting three types of parallel implementations of the FDS application to the European Grid Infrastructure.<br />
* Identifying user communities for the ported application.<br />
* Providing support for the communities to use the FDS application on EGI.<br />
* Further developing the FDS application based on the feedback from the users.<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Output = <br />
The expected output of this project are:<br />
* Parallel implementations of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] on the European Grid Infrastructure, together with guides for users and software administrators. <br />
* A European community actively using the FDS application on EGI. <br />
* Support services provided for the FDS user community in multiple NGIs.<br />
| <br />
<br />
VTP_Tasks = <br />
The required output for the project will be achieved by the following tasks: <br />
# Contacting fire simulation teams within the NGIs and collecting input requirements from them for the EGI-enabled version of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] <br />
# Porting three implementations of the FDS application to EGI according to the users' requirements: MPI application; OpenMP application; combined MPI-OpenMP application<br />
# Implementing different simulation use cases on EGI with the FDS application; analysing the results with the SmokeView visualiser tool<br />
# Developing training for fire and smoke simulation communities<br />
# Developing a marketing and communication plan to undertake the outreach to the fire simulation community at their events<br />
|<br />
VTP_Team =<br />
* NGIs - confirmed: <br />
** Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý (leader), Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Viera Šipková, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
* EGI.eu: <br />
** Gergely Sipos<br />
|<br />
VTP_Progress =<br />
Nov 2011 – proposal of VTP – based on discussions with Slovak Fire and Smoke simulation experts<br />
<br />
Dec 2011 – G. Sipos created a wiki page https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/VT_Fire_Simulation and circulated the invitation to NILs<br />
<br />
Jan 2012 – email communication with possible interested foreign experts (outside Slovakia)<br />
<br />
Feb 2012 - EVO meeting, February 17, 2012 <br><br />
Participants: <br><br />
: egi.eu: Gergely Sipos <br><br />
: Portugal: Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina <br><br />
: Spain: Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés <br><br />
: Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý, Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
<br />
After EVO meeting, based on partners experiences, we started to broaden the scope and goals of the VTP:<br />
* Fire and smoke simulation using FDS<br />
* Forest fire simulations<br />
* FireSim<br />
* FarSite<br />
* FireStation<br />
<br />
Re-specified VTP goals:<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team aims <br />
: to establish a Fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI and <br />
: to specify requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment<br />
: Acquired experiences may lead to future creation of a consortium aiming to apply for funded EU project.<br />
<br />
Different kind of fire simulations will be considered,<br />
: such as tunel fires, building fires, as well as<br />
: other fire simulation applications tests for other types of fires, e.g. forest fires.<br />
Fire and smoke simulation can be a priority topic in the Mediterranean countries.<br />
|<br />
VTP_Resources = <br />
[[FDS_Application_Details | Details of the FDS application]] <br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=VT_Fire_Simulation&diff=35429VT Fire Simulation2012-04-12T13:10:01Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{VirtualTeamProject | <br />
VTP_Leader = Ladislav Hluchý <hluchy.ui@savba.sk>, IISAS, Slovakia (Administration: Gergely Sipos <gergely.sipos@egi.eu>)|<br />
VTP_ML = <to be setup> |<br />
VTP_Status = Initiated |<br />
VTP_StartDate = 21/12/2011 |<br />
VTP_EndDate = 30/06/2012 | <br />
VTP_Meetings = <br />
VT Fire Simulation meetings:<br />
** [http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/EGI_VTP_Fire_minutes_2012-2-17.pdf EVO meeting - February 17, 2012]<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Motivation = <br />
In the last decade fire science and fire engineering have grown thanks to the continuous progress of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), both in the field of theoretical modelling of physical phenomena<br />
and in the field of technological implementation of these models through the use of complex algorithms and thanks to the grown power of modern computers. CFD and numerical heat transfer are characterized by huge computational demand, far beyond the capabilities of current computers for certain applications. Not only computing power but also advanced networking and data storage systems are needed for this type of simulations. Correct parallel implementation of CFD techniques requires solution of nontrivial numerical problems. There are essentially two possibilities for simulating fire with CFD models:<br />
* using general purpose CFD models to study the effects of fire (such as Fluent or StarCD)<br />
* using CFD models purposely developed for the study of fire and its effects (such as Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Smartfire) - require good knowledge of fire and its effects; geometrical set-up of fire scenario is usually very complex, because these models at this stage do not include internal CAD features and do not allow automatic import of CAD files; PyroSim is a graphical user interface for FDS.<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team follows the second option and aims to establish a fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI by <br />
* Porting three types of parallel implementations of the FDS application to the European Grid Infrastructure.<br />
* Identifying user communities for the ported application.<br />
* Providing support for the communities to use the FDS application on EGI.<br />
* Further developing the FDS application based on the feedback from the users.<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Output = <br />
The expected output of this project are:<br />
* Parallel implementations of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] on the European Grid Infrastructure, together with guides for users and software administrators. <br />
* A European community actively using the FDS application on EGI. <br />
* Support services provided for the FDS user community in multiple NGIs.<br />
| <br />
<br />
VTP_Tasks = <br />
The required output for the project will be achieved by the following tasks: <br />
# Contacting fire simulation teams within the NGIs and collecting input requirements from them for the EGI-enabled version of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] <br />
# Porting three implementations of the FDS application to EGI according to the users' requirements: MPI application; OpenMP application; combined MPI-OpenMP application<br />
# Implementing different simulation use cases on EGI with the FDS application; analysing the results with the SmokeView visualiser tool<br />
# Developing training for fire and smoke simulation communities<br />
# Developing a marketing and communication plan to undertake the outreach to the fire simulation community at their events<br />
|<br />
VTP_Team =<br />
* NGIs - confirmed: <br />
** Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý (leader), Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Viera Šipková, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
* EGI.eu: <br />
** Gergely Sipos<br />
|<br />
VTP_Progress =<br />
Nov 2011 – proposal of VTP – based on discussions with Slovak Fire and Smoke simulation experts<br />
<br />
Dec 2011 – G. Sipos created a wiki page https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/VT_Fire_Simulation and circulated the invitation to NILs<br />
<br />
Jan 2012 – email communication with possible interested experts abroad the Slovakia<br />
<br />
Feb 2012 - EVO meeting, February 17, 2012 <br><br />
Participants: <br><br />
: egi.eu: Gergely Sipos <br><br />
: Portugal: Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina <br><br />
: Spain: Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés <br><br />
: Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý, Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
<br />
After EVO meeting, based on partners experiences, we started to broaden the scope and goals of the VTP:<br />
* Fire and smoke simulation using FDS<br />
* Forest fire simulations<br />
* FireSim<br />
* FarSite<br />
* FireStation<br />
<br />
Re-specified VTP goals:<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team aims <br />
: to establish a Fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI and <br />
: to specify requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment<br />
: Acquired experiences may lead to future creation of a consortium aiming to apply for funded EU project.<br />
<br />
Different kind of fire simulations will be considered,<br />
: such as tunel fires, building fires, as well as<br />
: other fire simulation applications tests for other types of fires, e.g. forest fires.<br />
Fire and smoke simulation can be a priority topic in the Mediterranean countries.<br />
|<br />
VTP_Resources = <br />
[[FDS_Application_Details | Details of the FDS application]] <br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=VT_Fire_Simulation&diff=35428VT Fire Simulation2012-04-12T13:07:45Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{VirtualTeamProject | <br />
VTP_Leader = Ladislav Hluchý <hluchy.ui@savba.sk>, IISAS, Slovakia (Administration: Gergely Sipos <gergely.sipos@egi.eu>)|<br />
VTP_ML = <to be setup> |<br />
VTP_Status = Initiated |<br />
VTP_StartDate = 21/12/2011 |<br />
VTP_EndDate = 30/06/2012 | <br />
VTP_Meetings = <br />
VT Fire Simulation meetings:<br />
** [http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/EGI_VTP_Fire_minutes_2012-2-17.pdf EVO meeting - February 17, 2012]<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Motivation = <br />
In the last decade fire science and fire engineering have grown thanks to the continuous progress of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), both in the field of theoretical modelling of physical phenomena<br />
and in the field of technological implementation of these models through the use of complex algorithms and thanks to the grown power of modern computers. CFD and numerical heat transfer are characterized by huge computational demand, far beyond the capabilities of current computers for certain applications. Not only computing power but also advanced networking and data storage systems are needed for this type of simulations. Correct parallel implementation of CFD techniques requires solution of nontrivial numerical problems. There are essentially two possibilities for simulating fire with CFD models:<br />
* using general purpose CFD models to study the effects of fire (such as Fluent or StarCD)<br />
* using CFD models purposely developed for the study of fire and its effects (such as Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Smartfire) - require good knowledge of fire and its effects; geometrical set-up of fire scenario is usually very complex, because these models at this stage do not include internal CAD features and do not allow automatic import of CAD files; PyroSim is a graphical user interface for FDS.<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team follows the second option and aims to establish a fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI by <br />
* Porting three types of parallel implementations of the FDS application to the European Grid Infrastructure.<br />
* Identifying user communities for the ported application.<br />
* Providing support for the communities to use the FDS application on EGI.<br />
* Further developing the FDS application based on the feedback from the users.<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Output = <br />
The expected output of this project are:<br />
* Parallel implementations of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] on the European Grid Infrastructure, together with guides for users and software administrators. <br />
* A European community actively using the FDS application on EGI. <br />
* Support services provided for the FDS user community in multiple NGIs.<br />
| <br />
<br />
VTP_Tasks = <br />
The required output for the project will be achieved by the following tasks: <br />
# Contacting fire simulation teams within the NGIs and collecting input requirements from them for the EGI-enabled version of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] <br />
# Porting three implementations of the FDS application to EGI according to the users' requirements: MPI application; OpenMP application; combined MPI-OpenMP application<br />
# Implementing different simulation use cases on EGI with the FDS application; analysing the results with the SmokeView visualiser tool<br />
# Developing training for fire and smoke simulation communities<br />
# Developing a marketing and communication plan to undertake the outreach to the fire simulation community at their events<br />
|<br />
VTP_Team =<br />
* NGIs - confirmed: <br />
** Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý (leader), Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Viera Šipková, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
* EGI.eu: <br />
** Gergely Sipos<br />
|<br />
VTP_Progress =<br />
Nov 2011 – proposal of VTP – based on discussions with Slovak Fire and Smoke simulation experts<br />
<br />
Dec 2011 – G. Sipos created a wiki page https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/VT_Fire_Simulation and circulated the invitation to NILs<br />
<br />
Jan 2012 – email communication with possible interested experts abroad the Slovakia<br />
<br />
Feb 2012 - EVO meeting, February 17, 2012 <br><br />
Participants: <br><br />
: egi.eu: Gergely Sipos <br><br />
: Portugal: Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina <br><br />
: Spain: Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés <br><br />
: Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý, Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
<br />
After EVO meeting, based on partners experiences, we started to broaden the scope and goals of the VTP:<br />
* Fire and smoke simulation using FDS<br />
* Forest fire simulations<br />
* FireSim<br />
* FarSite<br />
* FireStation<br />
<br />
Re-specified VTP goals:<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team aims <br />
to establish a Fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI and <br />
to specify requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment<br />
Acquired experiences may lead to future creation of a consortium aiming to apply for funded EU project.<br />
<br />
Different kind of fire simulations will be considered,<br />
such as tunel fires, building fires, as well as<br />
other fire simulation applications tests for other types of fires, e.g. forest fires.<br />
Fire and smoke simulation can be a priority topic in the Mediterranean countries.<br />
|<br />
VTP_Resources = <br />
[[FDS_Application_Details | Details of the FDS application]] <br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=VT_Fire_Simulation&diff=35427VT Fire Simulation2012-04-12T13:06:19Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{VirtualTeamProject | <br />
VTP_Leader = Ladislav Hluchý <hluchy.ui@savba.sk>, IISAS, Slovakia (Administration: Gergely Sipos <gergely.sipos@egi.eu>)|<br />
VTP_ML = <to be setup> |<br />
VTP_Status = Initiated |<br />
VTP_StartDate = 21/12/2011 |<br />
VTP_EndDate = 30/06/2012 | <br />
VTP_Meetings = <br />
VT Fire Simulation meetings:<br />
** [http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/EGI_VTP_Fire_minutes_2012-2-17.pdf EVO meeting - February 17, 2012]<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Motivation = <br />
In the last decade fire science and fire engineering have grown thanks to the continuous progress of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), both in the field of theoretical modelling of physical phenomena<br />
and in the field of technological implementation of these models through the use of complex algorithms and thanks to the grown power of modern computers. CFD and numerical heat transfer are characterized by huge computational demand, far beyond the capabilities of current computers for certain applications. Not only computing power but also advanced networking and data storage systems are needed for this type of simulations. Correct parallel implementation of CFD techniques requires solution of nontrivial numerical problems. There are essentially two possibilities for simulating fire with CFD models:<br />
* using general purpose CFD models to study the effects of fire (such as Fluent or StarCD)<br />
* using CFD models purposely developed for the study of fire and its effects (such as Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Smartfire) - require good knowledge of fire and its effects; geometrical set-up of fire scenario is usually very complex, because these models at this stage do not include internal CAD features and do not allow automatic import of CAD files; PyroSim is a graphical user interface for FDS.<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team follows the second option and aims to establish a fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI by <br />
* Porting three types of parallel implementations of the FDS application to the European Grid Infrastructure.<br />
* Identifying user communities for the ported application.<br />
* Providing support for the communities to use the FDS application on EGI.<br />
* Further developing the FDS application based on the feedback from the users.<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Output = <br />
The expected output of this project are:<br />
* Parallel implementations of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] on the European Grid Infrastructure, together with guides for users and software administrators. <br />
* A European community actively using the FDS application on EGI. <br />
* Support services provided for the FDS user community in multiple NGIs.<br />
| <br />
<br />
VTP_Tasks = <br />
The required output for the project will be achieved by the following tasks: <br />
# Contacting fire simulation teams within the NGIs and collecting input requirements from them for the EGI-enabled version of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] <br />
# Porting three implementations of the FDS application to EGI according to the users' requirements: MPI application; OpenMP application; combined MPI-OpenMP application<br />
# Implementing different simulation use cases on EGI with the FDS application; analysing the results with the SmokeView visualiser tool<br />
# Developing training for fire and smoke simulation communities<br />
# Developing a marketing and communication plan to undertake the outreach to the fire simulation community at their events<br />
|<br />
VTP_Team =<br />
* NGIs - confirmed: <br />
** Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý (leader), Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Viera Šipková, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
* EGI.eu: <br />
** Gergely Sipos<br />
|<br />
VTP_Progress =<br />
Nov 2011 – proposal of VTP – based on discussions with Slovak Fire and Smoke simulation experts<br />
<br />
Dec 2011 – G. Sipos created a wiki page https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/VT_Fire_Simulation and circulated the invitation to NILs<br />
<br />
Jan 2012 – email communication with possible interested experts abroad the Slovakia<br />
<br />
Feb 2012 - EVO meeting, February 17, 2012 <br><br />
Participants: <br><br />
egi.eu: Gergely Sipos <br><br />
Portugal: Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina <br><br />
Spain: Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés <br><br />
Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý, Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
<br />
After EVO meeting, based on partners experiences, we started to broaden the scope and goals of the VTP:<br />
* Fire and smoke simulation using FDS<br />
* Forest fire simulations<br />
* FireSim<br />
* FarSite<br />
* FireStation<br />
<br />
Re-specified VTP goals:<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team aims <br />
to establish a Fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI and <br />
to specify requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment<br />
Acquired experiences may lead to future creation of a consortium aiming to apply for funded EU project.<br />
<br />
Different kind of fire simulations will be considered,<br />
such as tunel fires, building fires, as well as<br />
other fire simulation applications tests for other types of fires, e.g. forest fires.<br />
Fire and smoke simulation can be a priority topic in the Mediterranean countries.<br />
|<br />
VTP_Resources = <br />
[[FDS_Application_Details | Details of the FDS application]] <br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=VT_Fire_Simulation&diff=35426VT Fire Simulation2012-04-12T13:05:17Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{VirtualTeamProject | <br />
VTP_Leader = Ladislav Hluchý <hluchy.ui@savba.sk>, IISAS, Slovakia (Administration: Gergely Sipos <gergely.sipos@egi.eu>)|<br />
VTP_ML = <to be setup> |<br />
VTP_Status = Initiated |<br />
VTP_StartDate = 21/12/2011 |<br />
VTP_EndDate = 30/06/2012 | <br />
VTP_Meetings = <br />
VT Fire Simulation meetings:<br />
** [http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/EGI_VTP_Fire_minutes_2012-2-17.pdf EVO meeting - February 17, 2012]<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Motivation = <br />
In the last decade fire science and fire engineering have grown thanks to the continuous progress of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), both in the field of theoretical modelling of physical phenomena<br />
and in the field of technological implementation of these models through the use of complex algorithms and thanks to the grown power of modern computers. CFD and numerical heat transfer are characterized by huge computational demand, far beyond the capabilities of current computers for certain applications. Not only computing power but also advanced networking and data storage systems are needed for this type of simulations. Correct parallel implementation of CFD techniques requires solution of nontrivial numerical problems. There are essentially two possibilities for simulating fire with CFD models:<br />
* using general purpose CFD models to study the effects of fire (such as Fluent or StarCD)<br />
* using CFD models purposely developed for the study of fire and its effects (such as Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Smartfire) - require good knowledge of fire and its effects; geometrical set-up of fire scenario is usually very complex, because these models at this stage do not include internal CAD features and do not allow automatic import of CAD files; PyroSim is a graphical user interface for FDS.<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team follows the second option and aims to establish a fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI by <br />
* Porting three types of parallel implementations of the FDS application to the European Grid Infrastructure.<br />
* Identifying user communities for the ported application.<br />
* Providing support for the communities to use the FDS application on EGI.<br />
* Further developing the FDS application based on the feedback from the users.<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Output = <br />
The expected output of this project are:<br />
* Parallel implementations of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] on the European Grid Infrastructure, together with guides for users and software administrators. <br />
* A European community actively using the FDS application on EGI. <br />
* Support services provided for the FDS user community in multiple NGIs.<br />
| <br />
<br />
VTP_Tasks = <br />
The required output for the project will be achieved by the following tasks: <br />
# Contacting fire simulation teams within the NGIs and collecting input requirements from them for the EGI-enabled version of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] <br />
# Porting three implementations of the FDS application to EGI according to the users' requirements: MPI application; OpenMP application; combined MPI-OpenMP application<br />
# Implementing different simulation use cases on EGI with the FDS application; analysing the results with the SmokeView visualiser tool<br />
# Developing training for fire and smoke simulation communities<br />
# Developing a marketing and communication plan to undertake the outreach to the fire simulation community at their events<br />
|<br />
VTP_Team =<br />
* NGIs - confirmed: <br />
** Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý (leader), Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Viera Šipková, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
* EGI.eu: <br />
** Gergely Sipos<br />
|<br />
VTP_Progress =<br />
Nov 2011 – proposal of VTP – based on discussions with Slovak Fire and Smoke simulation experts<br />
<br />
Dec 2011 – G. Sipos created a wiki page https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/VT_Fire_Simulation and circulated the invitation to NILs<br />
<br />
Jan 2012 – email communication with possible interested experts abroad the Slovakia<br />
<br />
Feb 2012 - EVO meeting, February 17, 2012 <br><br />
Participants: <br><br />
egi.eu: Gergely Sipos <br><br />
Portugal: Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina <br><br />
Spain: Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés <br><br />
Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý, Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
<br />
After EVO meeting, based on partners experiences, we started to broaden the scope and goals of the VTP: <br><br />
* Fire and smoke simulation using FDS <br><br />
* Forest fire simulations <br><br />
* FireSim <br><br />
* FarSite <br><br />
* FireStation<br />
<br />
Re-specified VTP goals:<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team aims <br />
to establish a Fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI and <br />
to specify requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment<br />
Acquired experiences may lead to future creation of a consortium aiming to apply for funded EU project.<br />
<br />
Different kind of fire simulations will be considered,<br />
such as tunel fires, building fires, as well as<br />
other fire simulation applications tests for other types of fires, e.g. forest fires.<br />
Fire and smoke simulation can be a priority topic in the Mediterranean countries.<br />
|<br />
VTP_Resources = <br />
[[FDS_Application_Details | Details of the FDS application]] <br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=VT_Fire_Simulation&diff=35425VT Fire Simulation2012-04-12T13:03:49Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{VirtualTeamProject | <br />
VTP_Leader = Ladislav Hluchý <hluchy.ui@savba.sk>, IISAS, Slovakia (Administration: Gergely Sipos <gergely.sipos@egi.eu>)|<br />
VTP_ML = <to be setup> |<br />
VTP_Status = Initiated |<br />
VTP_StartDate = 21/12/2011 |<br />
VTP_EndDate = 30/06/2012 | <br />
VTP_Meetings = <br />
VT Fire Simulation meetings:<br />
** [http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/EGI_VTP_Fire_minutes_2012-2-17.pdf EVO meeting - February 17, 2012]<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Motivation = <br />
In the last decade fire science and fire engineering have grown thanks to the continuous progress of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), both in the field of theoretical modelling of physical phenomena<br />
and in the field of technological implementation of these models through the use of complex algorithms and thanks to the grown power of modern computers. CFD and numerical heat transfer are characterized by huge computational demand, far beyond the capabilities of current computers for certain applications. Not only computing power but also advanced networking and data storage systems are needed for this type of simulations. Correct parallel implementation of CFD techniques requires solution of nontrivial numerical problems. There are essentially two possibilities for simulating fire with CFD models:<br />
* using general purpose CFD models to study the effects of fire (such as Fluent or StarCD)<br />
* using CFD models purposely developed for the study of fire and its effects (such as Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Smartfire) - require good knowledge of fire and its effects; geometrical set-up of fire scenario is usually very complex, because these models at this stage do not include internal CAD features and do not allow automatic import of CAD files; PyroSim is a graphical user interface for FDS.<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team follows the second option and aims to establish a fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI by <br />
* Porting three types of parallel implementations of the FDS application to the European Grid Infrastructure.<br />
* Identifying user communities for the ported application.<br />
* Providing support for the communities to use the FDS application on EGI.<br />
* Further developing the FDS application based on the feedback from the users.<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Output = <br />
The expected output of this project are:<br />
* Parallel implementations of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] on the European Grid Infrastructure, together with guides for users and software administrators. <br />
* A European community actively using the FDS application on EGI. <br />
* Support services provided for the FDS user community in multiple NGIs.<br />
| <br />
<br />
VTP_Tasks = <br />
The required output for the project will be achieved by the following tasks: <br />
# Contacting fire simulation teams within the NGIs and collecting input requirements from them for the EGI-enabled version of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] <br />
# Porting three implementations of the FDS application to EGI according to the users' requirements: MPI application; OpenMP application; combined MPI-OpenMP application<br />
# Implementing different simulation use cases on EGI with the FDS application; analysing the results with the SmokeView visualiser tool<br />
# Developing training for fire and smoke simulation communities<br />
# Developing a marketing and communication plan to undertake the outreach to the fire simulation community at their events<br />
|<br />
VTP_Team =<br />
* NGIs - confirmed: <br />
** Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý (leader), Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Viera Šipková, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
* EGI.eu: <br />
** Gergely Sipos<br />
|<br />
VTP_Progress =<br />
Nov 2011 – proposal of VTP – based on discussions with Slovak Fire and Smoke simulation experts<br />
<br />
Dec 2011 – G. Sipos created a wiki page https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/VT_Fire_Simulation and circulated the invitation to NILs<br />
<br />
Jan 2012 – email communication with possible interested experts abroad the Slovakia<br />
<br />
Feb 2012 - EVO meeting, February 17, 2012 <br><br />
Participants: <br><br />
egi.eu: Gergely Sipos <br><br />
Portugal: Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina <br><br />
Spain: Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés <br><br />
Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý, Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
<br />
After EVO meeting, based on partners experiences, we started to broaden the scope and goals of the VTP: <br><br />
Fire and smoke simulation using FDS <br><br />
Forest fire simulations <br><br />
FireSim <br><br />
FarSite <br><br />
FireStation<br />
<br />
Re-specified VTP goals:<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team aims <br />
to establish a Fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI and <br />
to specify requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment<br />
Acquired experiences may lead to future creation of a consortium aiming to apply for funded EU project.<br />
<br />
Different kind of fire simulations will be considered,<br />
such as tunel fires, building fires, as well as<br />
other fire simulation applications tests for other types of fires, e.g. forest fires.<br />
Fire and smoke simulation can be a priority topic in the Mediterranean countries.<br />
|<br />
VTP_Resources = <br />
[[FDS_Application_Details | Details of the FDS application]] <br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=VT_Fire_Simulation&diff=35424VT Fire Simulation2012-04-12T13:02:37Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{VirtualTeamProject | <br />
VTP_Leader = Ladislav Hluchý <hluchy.ui@savba.sk>, IISAS, Slovakia (Administration: Gergely Sipos <gergely.sipos@egi.eu>)|<br />
VTP_ML = <to be setup> |<br />
VTP_Status = Initiated |<br />
VTP_StartDate = 21/12/2011 |<br />
VTP_EndDate = 30/06/2012 | <br />
VTP_Meetings = <br />
VT Fire Simulation meetings:<br />
** [http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/EGI_VTP_Fire_minutes_2012-2-17.pdf EVO meeting - February 17, 2012]<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Motivation = <br />
In the last decade fire science and fire engineering have grown thanks to the continuous progress of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), both in the field of theoretical modelling of physical phenomena<br />
and in the field of technological implementation of these models through the use of complex algorithms and thanks to the grown power of modern computers. CFD and numerical heat transfer are characterized by huge computational demand, far beyond the capabilities of current computers for certain applications. Not only computing power but also advanced networking and data storage systems are needed for this type of simulations. Correct parallel implementation of CFD techniques requires solution of nontrivial numerical problems. There are essentially two possibilities for simulating fire with CFD models:<br />
* using general purpose CFD models to study the effects of fire (such as Fluent or StarCD)<br />
* using CFD models purposely developed for the study of fire and its effects (such as Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Smartfire) - require good knowledge of fire and its effects; geometrical set-up of fire scenario is usually very complex, because these models at this stage do not include internal CAD features and do not allow automatic import of CAD files; PyroSim is a graphical user interface for FDS.<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team follows the second option and aims to establish a fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI by <br />
* Porting three types of parallel implementations of the FDS application to the European Grid Infrastructure.<br />
* Identifying user communities for the ported application.<br />
* Providing support for the communities to use the FDS application on EGI.<br />
* Further developing the FDS application based on the feedback from the users.<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Output = <br />
The expected output of this project are:<br />
* Parallel implementations of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] on the European Grid Infrastructure, together with guides for users and software administrators. <br />
* A European community actively using the FDS application on EGI. <br />
* Support services provided for the FDS user community in multiple NGIs.<br />
| <br />
<br />
VTP_Tasks = <br />
The required output for the project will be achieved by the following tasks: <br />
# Contacting fire simulation teams within the NGIs and collecting input requirements from them for the EGI-enabled version of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] <br />
# Porting three implementations of the FDS application to EGI according to the users' requirements: MPI application; OpenMP application; combined MPI-OpenMP application<br />
# Implementing different simulation use cases on EGI with the FDS application; analysing the results with the SmokeView visualiser tool<br />
# Developing training for fire and smoke simulation communities<br />
# Developing a marketing and communication plan to undertake the outreach to the fire simulation community at their events<br />
|<br />
VTP_Team =<br />
* NGIs - confirmed: <br />
** Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý (leader), Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Viera Šipková, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
* EGI.eu: <br />
** Gergely Sipos<br />
|<br />
VTP_Progress =<br />
Nov 2011 – proposal of VTP – based on discussions with Slovak Fire and Smoke simulation experts<br />
<br />
Dec 2011 – G. Sipos created a wiki page https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/VT_Fire_Simulation and circulated the invitation to NILs<br />
<br />
Jan 2012 – email communication with possible interested experts abroad the Slovakia<br />
<br />
Feb 2012 - EVO meeting, February 17, 2012<br />
Participants:<br />
egi.eu: Gergely Sipos<br />
Portugal: Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina<br />
Spain: Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés<br />
Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý, Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
<br />
After EVO meeting, based on partners experiences, we started to broaden the scope and goals of the VTP: <br><br />
Fire and smoke simulation using FDS <br><br />
Forest fire simulations <br><br />
FireSim <br><br />
FarSite <br><br />
FireStation<br />
<br />
Re-specified VTP goals:<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team aims <br />
to establish a Fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI and <br />
to specify requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment<br />
Acquired experiences may lead to future creation of a consortium aiming to apply for funded EU project.<br />
<br />
Different kind of fire simulations will be considered,<br />
such as tunel fires, building fires, as well as<br />
other fire simulation applications tests for other types of fires, e.g. forest fires.<br />
Fire and smoke simulation can be a priority topic in the Mediterranean countries.<br />
|<br />
VTP_Resources = <br />
[[FDS_Application_Details | Details of the FDS application]] <br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=VT_Fire_Simulation&diff=35423VT Fire Simulation2012-04-12T13:01:47Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{VirtualTeamProject | <br />
VTP_Leader = Ladislav Hluchý <hluchy.ui@savba.sk>, IISAS, Slovakia (Administration: Gergely Sipos <gergely.sipos@egi.eu>)|<br />
VTP_ML = <to be setup> |<br />
VTP_Status = Initiated |<br />
VTP_StartDate = 21/12/2011 |<br />
VTP_EndDate = 30/06/2012 | <br />
VTP_Meetings = <br />
VT Fire Simulation meetings:<br />
** [http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/EGI_VTP_Fire_minutes_2012-2-17.pdf EVO meeting - February 17, 2012]<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Motivation = <br />
In the last decade fire science and fire engineering have grown thanks to the continuous progress of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), both in the field of theoretical modelling of physical phenomena<br />
and in the field of technological implementation of these models through the use of complex algorithms and thanks to the grown power of modern computers. CFD and numerical heat transfer are characterized by huge computational demand, far beyond the capabilities of current computers for certain applications. Not only computing power but also advanced networking and data storage systems are needed for this type of simulations. Correct parallel implementation of CFD techniques requires solution of nontrivial numerical problems. There are essentially two possibilities for simulating fire with CFD models:<br />
* using general purpose CFD models to study the effects of fire (such as Fluent or StarCD)<br />
* using CFD models purposely developed for the study of fire and its effects (such as Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Smartfire) - require good knowledge of fire and its effects; geometrical set-up of fire scenario is usually very complex, because these models at this stage do not include internal CAD features and do not allow automatic import of CAD files; PyroSim is a graphical user interface for FDS.<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team follows the second option and aims to establish a fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI by <br />
* Porting three types of parallel implementations of the FDS application to the European Grid Infrastructure.<br />
* Identifying user communities for the ported application.<br />
* Providing support for the communities to use the FDS application on EGI.<br />
* Further developing the FDS application based on the feedback from the users.<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Output = <br />
The expected output of this project are:<br />
* Parallel implementations of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] on the European Grid Infrastructure, together with guides for users and software administrators. <br />
* A European community actively using the FDS application on EGI. <br />
* Support services provided for the FDS user community in multiple NGIs.<br />
| <br />
<br />
VTP_Tasks = <br />
The required output for the project will be achieved by the following tasks: <br />
# Contacting fire simulation teams within the NGIs and collecting input requirements from them for the EGI-enabled version of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] <br />
# Porting three implementations of the FDS application to EGI according to the users' requirements: MPI application; OpenMP application; combined MPI-OpenMP application<br />
# Implementing different simulation use cases on EGI with the FDS application; analysing the results with the SmokeView visualiser tool<br />
# Developing training for fire and smoke simulation communities<br />
# Developing a marketing and communication plan to undertake the outreach to the fire simulation community at their events<br />
|<br />
VTP_Team =<br />
* NGIs - confirmed: <br />
** Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý (leader), Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Viera Šipková, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
* EGI.eu: <br />
** Gergely Sipos<br />
|<br />
VTP_Progress =<br />
Nov 2011 – proposal of VTP – based on discussions with Slovak Fire and Smoke simulation experts<br />
<br />
Dec 2011 – G. Sipos created a wiki page https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/VT_Fire_Simulation and circulated the invitation to NILs<br />
<br />
Jan 2012 – email communication with possible interested experts abroad the Slovakia<br />
<br />
Feb 2012 - EVO meeting, February 17, 2012<br />
Participants:<br />
egi.eu: Gergely Sipos<br />
Portugal: Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina<br />
Spain: Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés<br />
Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý, Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
<br />
After EVO meeting, based on partners experiences, we started to broaden the scope and goals of the VTP: <br><br />
Fire and smoke simulation using FDS<br />
Forest fire simulations<br />
FireSim<br />
FarSite<br />
FireStation<br />
<br />
Re-specified VTP goals:<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team aims <br />
to establish a Fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI and <br />
to specify requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment<br />
Acquired experiences may lead to future creation of a consortium aiming to apply for funded EU project.<br />
<br />
Different kind of fire simulations will be considered,<br />
such as tunel fires, building fires, as well as<br />
other fire simulation applications tests for other types of fires, e.g. forest fires.<br />
Fire and smoke simulation can be a priority topic in the Mediterranean countries.<br />
|<br />
VTP_Resources = <br />
[[FDS_Application_Details | Details of the FDS application]] <br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=VT_Fire_Simulation&diff=35422VT Fire Simulation2012-04-12T12:57:34Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{VirtualTeamProject | <br />
VTP_Leader = Ladislav Hluchý <hluchy.ui@savba.sk>, IISAS, Slovakia (Administration: Gergely Sipos <gergely.sipos@egi.eu>)|<br />
VTP_ML = <to be setup> |<br />
VTP_Status = Initiated |<br />
VTP_StartDate = 21/12/2011 |<br />
VTP_EndDate = 30/06/2012 | <br />
VTP_Meetings = <br />
VT Fire Simulation meetings:<br />
** [http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/EGI_VTP_Fire_minutes_2012-2-17.pdf EVO meeting - February 17, 2012]<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Motivation = <br />
In the last decade fire science and fire engineering have grown thanks to the continuous progress of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), both in the field of theoretical modelling of physical phenomena<br />
and in the field of technological implementation of these models through the use of complex algorithms and thanks to the grown power of modern computers. CFD and numerical heat transfer are characterized by huge computational demand, far beyond the capabilities of current computers for certain applications. Not only computing power but also advanced networking and data storage systems are needed for this type of simulations. Correct parallel implementation of CFD techniques requires solution of nontrivial numerical problems. There are essentially two possibilities for simulating fire with CFD models:<br />
* using general purpose CFD models to study the effects of fire (such as Fluent or StarCD)<br />
* using CFD models purposely developed for the study of fire and its effects (such as Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Smartfire) - require good knowledge of fire and its effects; geometrical set-up of fire scenario is usually very complex, because these models at this stage do not include internal CAD features and do not allow automatic import of CAD files; PyroSim is a graphical user interface for FDS.<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team follows the second option and aims to establish a fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI by <br />
* Porting three types of parallel implementations of the FDS application to the European Grid Infrastructure.<br />
* Identifying user communities for the ported application.<br />
* Providing support for the communities to use the FDS application on EGI.<br />
* Further developing the FDS application based on the feedback from the users.<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Output = <br />
The expected output of this project are:<br />
* Parallel implementations of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] on the European Grid Infrastructure, together with guides for users and software administrators. <br />
* A European community actively using the FDS application on EGI. <br />
* Support services provided for the FDS user community in multiple NGIs.<br />
| <br />
<br />
VTP_Tasks = <br />
The required output for the project will be achieved by the following tasks: <br />
# Contacting fire simulation teams within the NGIs and collecting input requirements from them for the EGI-enabled version of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] <br />
# Porting three implementations of the FDS application to EGI according to the users' requirements: MPI application; OpenMP application; combined MPI-OpenMP application<br />
# Implementing different simulation use cases on EGI with the FDS application; analysing the results with the SmokeView visualiser tool<br />
# Developing training for fire and smoke simulation communities<br />
# Developing a marketing and communication plan to undertake the outreach to the fire simulation community at their events<br />
|<br />
VTP_Team =<br />
* NGIs - confirmed: <br />
** Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý (leader), Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Viera Šipková, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
* EGI.eu: <br />
** Gergely Sipos<br />
|<br />
VTP_Progress =<br />
Nov 2011 – proposal of VTP – based on discussions with Slovak Fire and Smoke simulation experts<br />
<br />
Dec 2011 – G. Sipos created a wiki page https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/VT_Fire_Simulation and circulated the invitation to NILs<br />
<br />
Jan 2012 – email communication with possible interested experts abroad the Slovakia<br />
<br />
Feb 2012 - EVO meeting, February 17, 2012<br />
Participants:<br />
egi.eu: Gergely Sipos<br />
Portugal: Luís Mário Ribeiro, António Pina<br />
Spain: Tomas Margalef, Ana Cortés<br />
Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý, Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
<br />
After EVO meeting, based on partners experiences, we started to broaden the scope and goals of the VTP:<br />
Fire and smoke simulation using FDS<br />
Forest fire simulations<br />
FireSim<br />
FarSite<br />
FireStation<br />
<br />
Re-specified VTP goals:<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team aims <br />
to establish a Fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI and <br />
to specify requirements of Fire simulation applications towards EGI grid environment<br />
Acquired experiences may lead to future creation of a consortium aiming to apply for funded EU project.<br />
<br />
Different kind of fire simulations will be considered,<br />
such as tunel fires, building fires, as well as<br />
other fire simulation applications tests for other types of fires, e.g. forest fires.<br />
Fire and smoke simulation can be a priority topic in the Mediterranean countries.<br />
|<br />
VTP_Resources = <br />
[[FDS_Application_Details | Details of the FDS application]] <br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=VT_Speech_processing&diff=34360VT Speech processing2012-03-16T10:27:01Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{VirtualTeamProject | <br />
VTP_Leader = Ing. Milan Rusko <milan.rusko@savba.sk>, IISAS, Slovakia (Administration: Gergely Sipos <gergely.sipos@egi.eu>)|<br />
VTP_ML = vt-speech-processing@mailman.egi.eu |<br />
VTP_Status = Active |<br />
VTP_StartDate = 7/Mar/2011 |<br />
VTP_EndDate = not yet | <br />
VTP_Meetings = not yet |<br />
<br />
VTP_Motivation = <br />
Current automatic speech processing technology is strongly oriented to data-driven approaches demanding huge computational power especially in the training and testing phases. The evaluation of an automatic speech recognition (ASR) system with one setting typically requires several hours of computing on a one hundred core computer cluster. Since there are tens of parameters and settings, most of the iteration based optimization seem to be too computationally expensive. Moreover, optimization of one part of the recognizer is not independent from the settings of the other parts. Speech processing community should therefore take the opportunity of exploiting the benefits of grid technology and its enormous computing power in an effort to achieve satisfactory optimization of the contemporary ASR systems. Furthermore, approaches useful for ASR can be easily extended to modern speech synthesis systems since both problems are commonly based on very similar principles of modeling.<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Output = <br />
The expected output is two-fold. First, through a dedicated user-interface, Grid computing will become available to a wide scientific community of researchers dealing with speech processing. Second, a set of methods for optimization and diagnostics specifically in speech processing and tools implementing these methods in the grid platform will be developed.<br />
| <br />
<br />
VTP_Tasks = <br />
The required output for the project will be achieved by the following tasks: <br />
# Establishment of contacts, investigation of the state of the art, formation of a consortium <br />
# Methodology development for<br />
## holistic optimization<br />
### ASR (may include speaker identification, speaker recognition and language recognition)<br />
### Text to Speech (TTS) systems<br />
## holistic diagnostics<br />
### ASR<br />
### TTS<br />
# Implementation aspects<br />
## porting the computations in the Automatic Speech Processing domain to the Grid platform<br />
## solving particular domain-dependent problems of using Grid computing in automatic speech processing<br />
### Problem of needed high data transfers and its influence on Grid computing speed<br />
### Data security and program security<br />
# Storage possibilities for large databases in Grid<br />
# Porting commercial applications to Grid<br />
|<br />
VTP_Team =<br />
* NGIs: <br />
** Ireland<br />
*** David O'Callaghan (Trinity College Dublin)<br />
** Slovakia: <br />
***Milan Rusko (IISAS - Institute of Informatics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (Leader))<br />
**** Speech processing group<br />
***Ladislav Hluchy (IISAS - Institute of Informatics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (NIL))<br />
**** Grid computing group<br />
*** Technical University in Košice, Slovak Republic, <br />
** Switzerland:<br />
*** Milos Cernak, Idiap research institute<br />
** UK:<br />
*** Martin Wynne (University of Oxford)<br />
*** John Coleman (Phonetics Laboratory at Oxford University)<br />
*** Claire Devereux (STFC)<br />
* EGI.eu: <br />
** Nuno Ferreira <br />
** Gergely Sipos<br />
** Karolis Eigelis<br />
|<br />
VTP_Progress =<br />
|<br />
VTP_Resources = <br />
*[[SPEED task details | Project SPEED task details]]<br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=VT_Speech_processing&diff=34357VT Speech processing2012-03-16T10:06:32Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{VirtualTeamProject | <br />
VTP_Leader = Ing. Milan Rusko <milan.rusko@savba.sk>, IISAS, Slovakia (Administration: Gergely Sipos <gergely.sipos@egi.eu>)|<br />
VTP_ML = vt-speech-processing@mailman.egi.eu |<br />
VTP_Status = Active |<br />
VTP_StartDate = 7/Mar/2011 |<br />
VTP_EndDate = not yet | <br />
VTP_Meetings = not yet |<br />
<br />
VTP_Motivation = <br />
Current automatic speech processing technology is strongly oriented to data-driven approaches demanding huge computational power especially in the training and testing phases. The evaluation of an automatic speech recognition (ASR) system with one setting typically requires several hours of computing on a one hundred core computer cluster. Since there are tens of parameters and settings, most of the iteration based optimization seem to be too computationally expensive. Moreover, optimization of one part of the recognizer is not independent from the settings of the other parts. Speech processing community should therefore take the opportunity of exploiting the benefits of grid technology and its enormous computing power in an effort to achieve satisfactory optimization of the contemporary ASR systems. Furthermore, approaches useful for ASR can be easily extended to modern speech synthesis systems since both problems are commonly based on very similar principles of modeling.<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Output = <br />
The expected output is two-fold. First, through a dedicated user-interface, Grid computing will become available to a wide scientific community of researchers dealing with speech processing. Second, a set of methods for optimization and diagnostics specifically in speech processing and tools implementing these methods in the grid platform will be developed.<br />
| <br />
<br />
VTP_Tasks = <br />
The required output for the project will be achieved by the following tasks: <br />
# Establishment of contacts, investigation of the state of the art, formation of a consortium <br />
# Methodology development for<br />
## holistic optimization<br />
### ASR (may include speaker identification, speaker recognition and language recognition)<br />
### Text to Speech (TTS) systems<br />
## holistic diagnostics<br />
### ASR<br />
### TTS<br />
# Implementation aspects<br />
## porting the computations in the Automatic Speech Processing domain to the Grid platform<br />
## solving particular domain-dependent problems of using Grid computing in automatic speech processing<br />
### Problem of needed high data transfers and its influence on Grid computing speed<br />
### Data security and program security<br />
# Storage possibilities for large databases in Grid<br />
# Porting commercial applications to Grid<br />
|<br />
VTP_Team =<br />
* NGIs: <br />
** Ireland<br />
*** David O'Callaghan (Trinity College Dublin)<br />
** Slovakia: <br />
***Ing. Milan Rusko (IISAS - Institute of Informatics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (Leader))<br />
***Ladislav Hluchy (IISAS - Institute of Informatics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences)<br />
**** Speech processing group<br />
**** Grid computing group<br />
*** Technical University in Košice, Slovak Republic, <br />
** Switzerland:<br />
*** Milos Cernak, Idiap research institute<br />
** UK:<br />
*** Martin Wynne (University of Oxford)<br />
*** John Coleman (Phonetics Laboratory at Oxford University)<br />
*** Claire Devereux (STFC)<br />
* EGI.eu: <br />
** Nuno Ferreira <br />
** Gergely Sipos<br />
** Karolis Eigelis<br />
|<br />
VTP_Progress =<br />
|<br />
VTP_Resources = <br />
*[[SPEED task details | Project SPEED task details]]<br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=VT_Speech_processing&diff=34333VT Speech processing2012-03-15T17:30:27Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{VirtualTeamProject | <br />
VTP_Leader = Ing. Milan Rusko <milan.rusko@savba.sk>, IISAS, Slovakia (Administration: Gergely Sipos <gergely.sipos@egi.eu>)|<br />
VTP_ML = vt-speech-processing@mailman.egi.eu |<br />
VTP_Status = Active |<br />
VTP_StartDate = 7/Mar/2011 |<br />
VTP_EndDate = not yet | <br />
VTP_Meetings = not yet |<br />
<br />
VTP_Motivation = <br />
Current automatic speech processing technology is strongly oriented to data-driven approaches demanding huge computational power especially in the training and testing phases. The evaluation of an automatic speech recognition (ASR) system with one setting typically requires several hours of computing on a one hundred core computer cluster. Since there are tens of parameters and settings, most of the iteration based optimization seem to be too computationally expensive. Moreover, optimization of one part of the recognizer is not independent from the settings of the other parts. Speech processing community should therefore take the opportunity of exploiting the benefits of grid technology and its enormous computing power in an effort to achieve satisfactory optimization of the contemporary ASR systems. Furthermore, approaches useful for ASR can be easily extended to modern speech synthesis systems since both problems are commonly based on very similar principles of modeling.<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Output = <br />
The expected output is two-fold. First, through a dedicated user-interface, Grid computing will become available to a wide scientific community of researchers dealing with speech processing. Second, a set of methods for optimization and diagnostics specifically in speech processing and tools implementing these methods in the grid platform will be developed.<br />
| <br />
<br />
VTP_Tasks = <br />
The required output for the project will be achieved by the following tasks: <br />
# Establishment of contacts, investigation of the state of the art, formation of a consortium <br />
# Methodology development for<br />
## holistic optimization<br />
### ASR (may include speaker identification, speaker recognition and language recognition)<br />
### Text to Speech (TTS) systems<br />
## holistic diagnostics<br />
### ASR<br />
### TTS<br />
# Implementation aspects<br />
## porting the computations in the Automatic Speech Processing domain to the Grid platform<br />
## solving particular domain-dependent problems of using Grid computing in automatic speech processing<br />
### Problem of needed high data transfers and its influence on Grid computing speed<br />
### Data security and program security<br />
# Storage possibilities for large databases in Grid<br />
# Porting commercial applications to Grid<br />
|<br />
VTP_Team =<br />
* NGIs: <br />
** Ireland<br />
*** David O'Callaghan (Trinity College Dublin)<br />
** Slovakia: <br />
***Ing. Milan Rusko (Institute of Informatics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (Leader))<br />
***Ladislav Hluchy (SAVBA)<br />
**** Speech processing group<br />
**** Grid computing group<br />
*** Technical University in Košice, Slovak Republic, <br />
** Switzerland:<br />
*** Milos Cernak, Idiap research institute<br />
** UK:<br />
*** Martin Wynne (University of Oxford)<br />
*** John Coleman (Phonetics Laboratory at Oxford University)<br />
*** Claire Devereux (STFC)<br />
* EGI.eu: <br />
** Nuno Ferreira <br />
** Gergely Sipos<br />
** Karolis Eigelis<br />
|<br />
VTP_Progress =<br />
|<br />
VTP_Resources = <br />
*[[SPEED task details | Project SPEED task details]]<br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=VT_Fire_Simulation&diff=34169VT Fire Simulation2012-03-13T17:45:00Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{VirtualTeamProject | <br />
VTP_Leader = Ladislav Hluchý <hluchy.ui@savba.sk>, IISAS, Slovakia (Administration: Gergely Sipos <gergely.sipos@egi.eu>)|<br />
VTP_ML = <to be setup> |<br />
VTP_Status = Initiated |<br />
VTP_StartDate = 21/12/2011 |<br />
VTP_EndDate = 30/06/2012 | <br />
VTP_Meetings = <br />
VT Fire Simulation meetings:<br />
** [http://www.slovakgrid.sk/downloads/EGI_VTP_Fire_minutes_2012-2-17.pdf EVO meeting - February 17, 2012]<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Motivation = <br />
In the last decade fire science and fire engineering have grown thanks to the continuous progress of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), both in the field of theoretical modelling of physical phenomena<br />
and in the field of technological implementation of these models through the use of complex algorithms and thanks to the grown power of modern computers. CFD and numerical heat transfer are characterized by huge computational demand, far beyond the capabilities of current computers for certain applications. Not only computing power but also advanced networking and data storage systems are needed for this type of simulations. Correct parallel implementation of CFD techniques requires solution of nontrivial numerical problems. There are essentially two possibilities for simulating fire with CFD models:<br />
* using general purpose CFD models to study the effects of fire (such as Fluent or StarCD)<br />
* using CFD models purposely developed for the study of fire and its effects (such as Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Smartfire) - require good knowledge of fire and its effects; geometrical set-up of fire scenario is usually very complex, because these models at this stage do not include internal CAD features and do not allow automatic import of CAD files; PyroSim is a graphical user interface for FDS.<br />
<br />
This Virtual Team follows the second option and aims to establish a fire and smoke simulation Virtual Research Community on EGI by <br />
* Porting three types of parallel implementations of the FDS application to the European Grid Infrastructure.<br />
* Identifying user communities for the ported application.<br />
* Providing support for the communities to use the FDS application on EGI.<br />
* Further developing the FDS application based on the feedback from the users.<br />
|<br />
<br />
VTP_Output = <br />
The expected output of this project are:<br />
* Parallel implementations of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] on the European Grid Infrastructure, together with guides for users and software administrators. <br />
* A European community actively using the FDS application on EGI. <br />
* Support services provided for the FDS user community in multiple NGIs.<br />
| <br />
<br />
VTP_Tasks = <br />
The required output for the project will be achieved by the following tasks: <br />
# Contacting fire simulation teams within the NGIs and collecting input requirements from them for the EGI-enabled version of the [[FDS_Application_Details | FDS application]] <br />
# Porting three implementations of the FDS application to EGI according to the users' requirements: MPI application; OpenMP application; combined MPI-OpenMP application<br />
# Implementing different simulation use cases on EGI with the FDS application; analysing the results with the SmokeView visualiser tool<br />
# Developing training for fire and smoke simulation communities<br />
# Developing a marketing and communication plan to undertake the outreach to the fire simulation community at their events<br />
|<br />
VTP_Team =<br />
* NGIs - confirmed: <br />
** Slovakia: Ladislav Hluchý (leader), Ladislav Halada, Ján Glasa, Peter Weisenpacher, Viera Šipková, Peter Kurdel, Jolana Sebestyénová<br />
* EGI.eu: <br />
** Gergely Sipos<br />
|<br />
VTP_Progress =<br />
|<br />
VTP_Resources = <br />
[[FDS_Application_Details | Details of the FDS application]] <br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=NGI_International_Task_Review_MS116_Slovakia&diff=32864NGI International Task Review MS116 Slovakia2012-02-14T16:56:21Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{MS115_MS116<br />
<br />
<!-- EGI Global Tasks Review --><br />
c<br />
<br />
| EGIDissemination_Assessment = .<br />
* Dissemination (May 2011 - Oct 2011):<br />
: very good services, e.g. we received printed EGI Annual reports soon after a requirement sent by email, so we could distribute them at the GCCP2011 (7th Int. Workshop on Grid Computing for Complex Problems http://conference.ui.sav.sk/gccp2011/ ) to the most important hosts from Slovak Ministry of education etc.<br />
* Marketing and Communication (since Nov 2011):<br />
: very good started services, e.g. a VT project webpage https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/VT_Fire_Simulation was created for us very soon after we sent a requirement and a prepared information on Fire simulation.<br />
| EGIDissemination_Score = 5<br />
| EGIDissemination_HowToImprove = how to improve<br />
<br />
<br />
<!-- NGI International Tasks Review --><br />
<br />
<br />
| NGIPolicy_Assessment = .<br />
* Preparation of materials for Ministry of education of Slovak republic, regarding participation of SR in EGI<br />
| NGIPolicy_Score = 3<br />
| NGIPolicy_HowToImprove = how to improve<br />
<br />
| NGIDissemination_Assessment = .<br />
* Organization of annual International Workshop on Grid Computing for Complex Problems in Bratislava<br />
* Dissemination and popularization articles in Slovak journals<br />
* Presentations and papers on grid computing in proceedings of scientific conferences<br />
* SlovakGrid website http://www.slovakgrid.sk .<br />
| NGIDissemination_Score = 4<br />
| NGIDissemination_HowToImprove = We need to increase visibility of Slovak NGI - SlovakGrid<br />
<br />
| NGIRequirements_Gathering_Assessment = .<br />
* we have proposed a VT project 'Fire and Smoke Simulation' (a requirement and a prepared information was sent to G. Sipos, who created for us a webpage)<br />
* we are going to organize a telco to clarify main goals and tasks of the VT project with partners that displayed preliminary interest to participate in it (http://www.doodle.com/wg288ngziz68suw8)<br />
| NGIRequirements_Gathering_Score = 3<br />
| NGIRequirements_Gathering_HowToImprove = how to improve<br />
<br />
| NGIApplication_Database_Assessment = .<br />
* until now, we have not submitted any application<br />
| NGIApplication_Database_Score = 1<br />
| NGIApplication_Database_HowToImprove = how to improve<br />
<br />
| NGITraining_Marketplace_Assessment = .<br />
* Public events organised by NGI team: tutorial on Cloud computing was organized in the scope of GCCP2011<br />
| NGITraining_Marketplace_Score = 3<br />
| NGITraining_Marketplace_HowToImprove = how to improve<br />
<br />
| NGIConsultancy_Assessment = .<br />
* support for new users was provided through training, as well as via in depth individual work with particular applications and user groups (e.g. Fire and smoke simulation)<br />
| NGIConsultancy_Score = 3<br />
| NGIConsultancy_HowToImprove = how to improve<br />
<br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=NGI_International_Task_Review_MS109_Slovakia&diff=12266NGI International Task Review MS109 Slovakia2011-03-07T10:46:04Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{NGI_InternationalTask_Review<br />
<br />
<!-- User Services - Human Services --><br />
<br />
| US_HS_RequirementsGathering_Assessment = write here<br />
| US_HS_RequirementsGathering_Score = 0-5<br />
| US_HS_RequirementsGathering_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| US_HS_Application_Database_Assessment = write here<br />
| US_HS_Application_Database_Score = 0-5<br />
| US_HS_Application_Database_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| US_HS_Training_Assessment = write here<br />
| US_HS_Training_Score = 0-5<br />
| US_HS_Training_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| US_HS_Consultancy_Assessment = write here<br />
| US_HS_Consultancy_Score = 0-5<br />
| US_HS_Consultancy_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
<!-- Operations Services - Human Services --><br />
<br />
| OS_HS_RequirementsGathering_Assessment | your assessment here<br />
| OS_HS_RequirementsGathering_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_HS_RequirementsGathering_HowToImprove | how to improve <br />
<br />
| OS_HS_Coordination_Assessment = write here<br />
| OS_HS_Coordination_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_HS_Coordination_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| OS_HS_Security_Assessment = write here<br />
| OS_HS_Security_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_HS_Security_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
<!-- Operations Services - Infrastructure Services --><br />
<br />
| OS_IS_SoftwareRollout_Assessment = write here<br />
| OS_IS_SoftwareRollout_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_IS_SoftwareRollout_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| OS_IS_Monitoring_Assessment = write here<br />
| OS_IS_Monitoring_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_IS_Monitoring_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| OS_IS_Accounting_Assessment = write here<br />
| OS_IS_Accounting_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_IS_Accounting_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| OS_IS_Configuration_OpPortal_Assessment = write here<br />
| OS_IS_Configuration_OpPortal_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_IS_Configuration_OpPortal_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| OS_IS_Helpdesk_Assessment = write here<br />
| OS_IS_Helpdesk_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_IS_Helpdesk_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| OS_IS_CoreServices_Assessment = write here<br />
| OS_IS_CoreServices_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_IS_CoreServices_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
<!-- Others - Policy --><br />
<br />
| O_Policy_Assessment = write here<br />
| O_Policy_Score = 0-5<br />
| O_Policy_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
<!-- Others - Dissemination --><br />
<br />
| O_Dissemination_Assessment =<br />
SlovakGrid SK <br />
* Organization of annual International Workshop on Grid Computing for Complex Problems in Bratislava<br />
* Press conference organization<br />
* Dissemination and popularization articles in Slovak journals<br />
* Presentations and papers on grid computing in proceedings of scientific conferences<br />
* Preparation of study materials on grid computing (CD in Slovak)<br />
* SlovakGrid website creation and actualization [http://www.slovakgrid.sk]<br />
* Preparation of materials for Ministry of education of Slovak republic, regarding participation of SR in EGI<br />
* Public events organised by NGI team<br />
| O_Dissemination_Score = 4<br />
| O_Dissemination_HowToImprove = Visibility of Slovak NGI - SlovakGrid should be increased<br />
<br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=NGI_International_Task_Review_MS109_Slovakia&diff=12263NGI International Task Review MS109 Slovakia2011-03-07T10:33:08Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{NGI_InternationalTask_Review<br />
<br />
<!-- User Services - Human Services --><br />
<br />
| US_HS_RequirementsGathering_Assessment = write here<br />
| US_HS_RequirementsGathering_Score = 0-5<br />
| US_HS_RequirementsGathering_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| US_HS_Application_Database_Assessment = write here<br />
| US_HS_Application_Database_Score = 0-5<br />
| US_HS_Application_Database_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| US_HS_Training_Assessment = write here<br />
| US_HS_Training_Score = 0-5<br />
| US_HS_Training_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| US_HS_Consultancy_Assessment = write here<br />
| US_HS_Consultancy_Score = 0-5<br />
| US_HS_Consultancy_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
<!-- Operations Services - Human Services --><br />
<br />
| OS_HS_RequirementsGathering_Assessment | your assessment here<br />
| OS_HS_RequirementsGathering_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_HS_RequirementsGathering_HowToImprove | how to improve <br />
<br />
| OS_HS_Coordination_Assessment = write here<br />
| OS_HS_Coordination_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_HS_Coordination_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| OS_HS_Security_Assessment = write here<br />
| OS_HS_Security_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_HS_Security_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
<!-- Operations Services - Infrastructure Services --><br />
<br />
| OS_IS_SoftwareRollout_Assessment = write here<br />
| OS_IS_SoftwareRollout_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_IS_SoftwareRollout_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| OS_IS_Monitoring_Assessment = write here<br />
| OS_IS_Monitoring_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_IS_Monitoring_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| OS_IS_Accounting_Assessment = write here<br />
| OS_IS_Accounting_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_IS_Accounting_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| OS_IS_Configuration_OpPortal_Assessment = write here<br />
| OS_IS_Configuration_OpPortal_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_IS_Configuration_OpPortal_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| OS_IS_Helpdesk_Assessment = write here<br />
| OS_IS_Helpdesk_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_IS_Helpdesk_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| OS_IS_CoreServices_Assessment = write here<br />
| OS_IS_CoreServices_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_IS_CoreServices_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
<!-- Others - Policy --><br />
<br />
| O_Policy_Assessment = write here<br />
| O_Policy_Score = 0-5<br />
| O_Policy_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
<!-- Others - Dissemination --><br />
<br />
| O_Dissemination_Assessment = <br />
* Organization of annual International Workshop on Grid Computing for Complex Problems in Bratislava<br />
* Press conference organization<br />
* Dissemination and popularization articles in Slovak journals<br />
* Presentations and papers on grid computing in proceedings of scientific conferences<br />
* Preparation of study materials on grid computing (CD in Slovak)<br />
* SlovakGrid website creation and actualization [http://www.slovakgrid.sk]<br />
* Preparation of materials for Ministry of education of Slovak republic, regarding participation of SR in EGI<br />
* Public events organised by NGI team<br />
| O_Dissemination_Score = 4<br />
| O_Dissemination_HowToImprove = Visibility of Slovak NGI - SlovakGrid should be increased<br />
<br />
}}</div>Pkurdelhttps://wiki.egi.eu/w/index.php?title=NGI_International_Task_Review_MS109_Slovakia&diff=12262NGI International Task Review MS109 Slovakia2011-03-07T10:30:44Z<p>Pkurdel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{NGI_InternationalTask_Review<br />
<br />
<!-- User Services - Human Services --><br />
<br />
| US_HS_RequirementsGathering_Assessment = write here<br />
| US_HS_RequirementsGathering_Score = 0-5<br />
| US_HS_RequirementsGathering_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| US_HS_Application_Database_Assessment = write here<br />
| US_HS_Application_Database_Score = 0-5<br />
| US_HS_Application_Database_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| US_HS_Training_Assessment = write here<br />
| US_HS_Training_Score = 0-5<br />
| US_HS_Training_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| US_HS_Consultancy_Assessment = write here<br />
| US_HS_Consultancy_Score = 0-5<br />
| US_HS_Consultancy_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
<!-- Operations Services - Human Services --><br />
<br />
| OS_HS_RequirementsGathering_Assessment | your assessment here<br />
| OS_HS_RequirementsGathering_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_HS_RequirementsGathering_HowToImprove | how to improve <br />
<br />
| OS_HS_Coordination_Assessment = write here<br />
| OS_HS_Coordination_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_HS_Coordination_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| OS_HS_Security_Assessment = write here<br />
| OS_HS_Security_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_HS_Security_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
<!-- Operations Services - Infrastructure Services --><br />
<br />
| OS_IS_SoftwareRollout_Assessment = write here<br />
| OS_IS_SoftwareRollout_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_IS_SoftwareRollout_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| OS_IS_Monitoring_Assessment = write here<br />
| OS_IS_Monitoring_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_IS_Monitoring_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| OS_IS_Accounting_Assessment = write here<br />
| OS_IS_Accounting_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_IS_Accounting_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| OS_IS_Configuration_OpPortal_Assessment = write here<br />
| OS_IS_Configuration_OpPortal_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_IS_Configuration_OpPortal_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| OS_IS_Helpdesk_Assessment = write here<br />
| OS_IS_Helpdesk_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_IS_Helpdesk_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
| OS_IS_CoreServices_Assessment = write here<br />
| OS_IS_CoreServices_Score = 0-5<br />
| OS_IS_CoreServices_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
<!-- Others - Policy --><br />
<br />
| O_Policy_Assessment = write here<br />
| O_Policy_Score = 0-5<br />
| O_Policy_HowToImprove = write here<br />
<br />
<!-- Others - Dissemination --><br />
<br />
| O_Dissemination_Assessment = <br />
- Organization of annual International Workshop on Grid Computing for Complex Problems in Bratislava<br />
- Press conference organization<br />
- Dissemination and popularization articles in Slovak journals<br />
- Presentations and papers on grid computing in proceedings of scientific conferences<br />
- Preparation of study materials on grid computing (CD in Slovak)<br />
- SlovakGrid website creation and actualization [http://www.slovakgrid.sk]<br />
- Preparation of materials for Ministry of education of Slovak republic, regarding participation of SR in EGI<br />
- Public events organised by NGI team<br />
| O_Dissemination_Score = 4<br />
| O_Dissemination_HowToImprove = Visibility of Slovak NGI - SlovakGrid should be increased<br />
<br />
}}</div>Pkurdel