Einfrastructure shared between Europe and Latin America

Objective

European developments in the area of Research Infrastructures resulted in Pan-EU coverage of a high-speed research network with full administrative and operational support. The existence of the network catering for the European research community has paved the way for the development of the overlying Grid infrastructure aiming to enable distributed computing power and storage sharing across geographical and administrative domains. This integrated network and processing/storage environment - e-Infrastructure - provides a platform for new methods of global collaborative research - e-Science. The leading initiatives in the eInfrastructure field are GEANT and EGEE projects.

The objective of the EELA project is to, through Specific Support Actions, bring the less-experienced and less-resourced countries of the Latin American and Caribbean regions to the level of European developments in terms of the e-Infrastructures. With the networking infrastructure reaching stability through the ALICE and RedCLARA projects, the focus of EELA will be on Grid infrastructure and related e-Science applications. The non-EU countries of the region currently lack the technology advancements, the know-how, as well as human network that could enable them to be an equal partner in the Grid and e-Science developments.

The objectives of the project are focused on two main areas: creating a human network in e-Science, assessing its needs and training the constituent communities; and driving the technological developments that will enable Grid operations in the region. A limited sample of validating applications used by existing collaborations between Europe and Latin America has also been selected. The core of the EELA approach is to establish a human network in the e-Science area, enlarge and train this community, and establish a pilot Grid infrastructure supporting proof-of-concept regional applications.

Programme(s)

• FP6-INFRASTRUCTURES - Research infrastructures: Specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration: "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006

Topic(s)

• INFRASTR-6 - Accompanying Measures for promoting a more co-ordinated approach to research infrastructures in Europe

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

SSA - Specific Support Action

Coordinator

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES ENERGETICAS, MEDIOAMBIENTALES Y TECNOLOGICAS

Address

Avenida Complutense 22
Madrid
Spain

Participants (21)

CENTRO DE GESTION DE LA INFORMACION Y DESARROLLO DE LA ENERGIA

Cuba

Address

Calle 20 N? 4111 Entre 18A Y Avenida 47, Miramar Playa
124000 La Habana

 

COMISSAO NACIONAL DE ENERGIA NUCLEAR

Brazil

Address

Rua General Severiano 90
22290-901 Rio De Janeiro

 

CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Spain

Address

Calle Serrano 117
28006 Madrid

 

COOPERACION LATINOAMERICANA DE REDES AVANZADAS

Uruguay

Address

Potosi 1517
11500 Montevideo

 

ENTITAD PUBLICA EMPRESARIAL RED.ES

Spain

Address

Edificio Bronce Plaza Manuel G?mez Moreno, Sn
28020 Madrid

 

EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH

Switzerland

Address

Route De Meyrin
1211 Geneva 23

 

FUNDA?O CENTRO DE CI?CIAS E EDUCA?O SUPERIOR A DIST?CIA DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO

Brazil

Address

Rua Visconde De Niteroi, 1364 - Mangueira
20943-001 Rio De Janeiro

 

ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE

Italy

Address

Via Enrico Fermi, 40
00044 Frascati

 

LABORATORIO DE INSTRUMENTACAO E FISICA EXPERIMENTAL DE PARTICULAS

Portugal

Address

Departamento De Fisica Da Universidade De Coimbra, Rua Larga
3004-516 Coimbra

 

RED UNIVERSITARIA NACIONAL

Chile

Address

Canad?39, Providencia
6640806 Santiago

 

REDE NACIONAL DE ENSINO E PESQUISA

Brazil

Address

Rua Lauro M?ller, 116 Sala 3902, Botafogo
22290-906 Rio De Janeiro

 

SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA E HIDROLOGIA DEL PERU

Peru

Address

Jr Cahuide 785
1308 Lima 1

 

UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA

Spain

Address

Pabellon De Gobierno, Avenida De Los Castros, S/n
39005 Santander

 

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Chile

Address

Victor Lamas 1290
4070386 Concepcion

 

UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

Venezuela

Address

Entre Av. 2 Y 3.Calles 23 Y 24. Edif. Del Rectorado. Piso 1.
5101 Merida

 

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUT?OMA DE M?ICO

Mexico

Address

Torre Rectoria 6? Piso, Ciudad Universitaria
04510 M?co, Distrito Federal

 

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA

Argentina

Address

Calle 7 776
1900 La Plata

 

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA

Spain

Address

Camino De Vera S/n
46022 Valencia

 

UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

Chile

Address

Avenida Espana 1680
Valparaiso

 

UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO

Brazil

Address

Ilha Do Fundao - Cidade Universitaria
21940-590 Rio De Janeiro

 

UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL FLUMINENSE

Brazil

Address

Rua Miguel De Frias 9
24220-008 Niteroi