Title :
E-science experiences: software engineering practice and the EU DataGrid
Author :
Momtahan, Lee ; Martin, Andrew
Author_Institution :
Comput. Lab., Oxford Univ., UK
Abstract :
The conduct of collaborative scientific study mediated by the internet -e-science - is giving rise to a new type of large distributed software project. This paper reports initial experiences of one such project: the European DataGrid. We record observations about the intended lifecycle and process, compared with actual practice. The paper explores the applicability of current software development practices from academic, commercial, and open source sectors in the context of such Grid projects.
Keywords :
Internet; metacomputing; natural sciences computing; software engineering; European DataGrid; Internet; academic sector; collaborative scientific study; commercial sector; e-science; large distributed software project; lifecycle; open source sector; software engineering practice; Collaborative software; Context modeling; Distributed computing; Energy management; Grid computing; High energy physics instrumentation computing; Internet; Laboratories; Optimal scheduling; Software engineering;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering Conference, 2002. Ninth Asia-Pacific
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1850-8
DOI :
10.1109/APSEC.2002.1182996
