Module 05 Course Project Beginning Phase

P ag e 1 o f 4 Req uest F or P ro posa l vers io n20100310 R eq uest f o r P ro p osa l ( R FP) P urp ose W orld C om munit y G rid i s s e ek in g p ro posa ls f ro m r e se a rc h o rg an iz atio ns i n te re ste d i n h arn essin g t h e i m men se p ow er o f I n te rn et- c o nn ecte d c o m pute rs t o a c cele ra te h um an it a ria n r e se a rc h . O ur g o al i s t o s u pport i n novativ e e ffo rts t h at w ill b en efit m ost f ro m t h is t e ch nolo g y a n d p ro m is e t o d eliv er s ig n if ic an t r e su lts o n t h e m ost p re ssin g i s su es f a cin g t h e g lo bal c o m munit y . T o m eet t h is g o al, W orld C om munit y G rid p la n s t o i m ple m en t a s m an y a s f iv e r e se arc h p ro je cts p er y ear.

B ack gro u nd G rid t e ch nolo gy j o in s t o geth er m an y i n div id ual c o m pute rs , c re atin g a l a rg e s y ste m w ith m assiv e c o m puta tio nal p ow er t h at e x ceed s t h e p ow er o f a f e w s u perc o m pute rs . T his c ap ab ilit y c an b e a p plie d , o n a g lo bal s c ale , t o v ery l a r g e a n d c o m ple x p ro ble m s f o r t h e b en efit o f h um an it y . I n 2 003, t h e I B M C orp o ra tio n w as o ne o f t h e s p on so rs o f a s m allp ox s tu d y t h at t o ok a d van ta g e o f g rid c o m putin g. T his s tu d y, u sin g t o day ’s l a rg est a v aila b le s u perc o m pute rs , w ould h av e t a k en y ears t o c o m ple te . W ith g rid c o m putin g, t h is s tu dy w as c o m ple te d i n l e ss t h an s ix m onth s a n d i d en tif ie d 4 5 p ote n tia l s m allp ox -tr e atm en t c an did ate s. W o rld C om munit y G rid : A P hila n th ro p ic I n it ia tiv e A s a r e su lt o f t h e s m allp ox s tu d y s u cc ess, I B M s o ugh t p artn ers t o c re ate W orld C om munit y G rid a s a w holl y p hila n th ro pic i n itia tiv e, w ith t h e v is io n t h at i t w ould b e t h e w orld ’s l a rg est p ublic c o m putin g g rid t a ck lin g p ro je cts f o r t h e b en efit o f h um an it y . T he n am e w as c h ose n c a re fu ll y t o r e p re se n t t h e e n deav or’s r e ach ( w orld w id e), i ts v olu nte er a n d s c ie n tif ic c o ll a b ora tio n ( c o m munit y ), a n d i ts t e ch nic al u nderp in nin gs ( g rid c o m putin g). W ith t e ch nolo gy a n d f u n din g p ro vid ed b y t h e I B M C orp ora tio n, W orld C om munit y G rid i s m ak in g g rid t e ch nolo g y a v aila b le t o p ublic a n d n ot- fo r-p ro fit o rg an iz atio ns t o u se i n h um an ita ria n r e se arc h t h at m ig h t o th erw is e n ot b e c o m ple te d d ue t o t h e h ig h c o st o f t h e c o m pute r i n fra str u ctu re r e q uir e d i n t h e a b se n ce o f a p ublic g rid .

W orld C om munit y G rid i s d esig n ed a s a r e so urc e f o r r e se arc h d on e w ith a p hila n th ro pic o r h um an ita ria n p urp ose a n d w ill o nly b e a v aila b le t o p ro je cts c o nducte d f o r p ublic a n d n ot- fo r-p ro fit p urp ose s. I t w ill s e rv e a s a u se fu l t o ol f o r t h e c o m ple tio n o f a c erta in s ta g e o f r e se arc h , h aste n in g t h e p ro gre ss o f p ro je cts i n to f u rth er p hase s o f d ev elo pm en t. R esu lts m ust b e m ad e a v aila b le to t h e g lo bal r e se a rc h c o m munity b y t h e s p onso rin g r e se arc h o rg an iz atio n a n d r e m ain i n t h e p ublic d om ain . B ec au se p ro je cts m ust s e rv e t o p ro m ote h um an w elf a re d ir e ctl y o r i n dir e ctly , i t i s a n tic ip ate d t h at p ro je cts i n t h e f o llo w in g d is c ip lin es w ill b e r u n o n W orld C om munit y G rid : P ag e 2 o f 4 Req uest F or P ro posa l vers\f on20100\b10 New a nd e xist in g i n fe ctio u s d ise ase rese arch : R ese arc h o n c ure s f or H IV and A ID S, S ev ere A cu te R esp \fr a to ry S yn dro m e ( SA RS), m ala r\fa , a nd o th ers.

\fen om ic a nd d ise ase rese arch : S tu d\fe s t hat se ek t o \f den t\ff y t he f un ct\fo ns o f t he p ro te \fn s t h at a re c od ed b y h um an g en es a nd h ow they m \fg h t r ela te t o c ure s f or c o m mon d \fse ase s.

Natu ra l d isa sters a n d h unger: E arth quak e p re d \fc t\fo ns, \f nfo rm at\fo n o n \f m pro v\fn g c ro p y \fe ld s a nd l \fv est ock p ro d uct\fo n, a nd e valu at\fo n o f t h e su pply o f c r\ft\fc al n atu ra l r eso urc es su ch a s w ate r.

En\bir o n m en ta l R ese arc h : Me te o ro lo gy a nd se vere w eath er p re d \fc t\fo n, p ollu t\fo n r e m ed \fa t\fo n, c l\fm ate m odel\fn g, a nd o th ers.

R ese arc h t hat h as t he p ote n t\fa l t o a ss\f st e co nom \fc all y d \fsa dvan ta g ed c om m un\ft\fe s a nd t hose \fn d ev elo p\fn g c o untr \fe s o r t o p ro v\fd e t he \f n\ft\fa l r ese arc h t hat c an o pen n ew f \fe ld s o f \f nqu\fr y w \fll h av e p r\fo r\ft y .

T ech nic a l R eq uir em en ts P ro je cts m ust m eet t hre e b as\f c t ech nolo g\fc al r e q u\fr e m en ts, t o e nsu re b en ef\fts f ro m gr\fd c o m put\fn g:

1 . P ro je cts sh ould h av e a n eed f or m \fll\fo ns o f C PU h ours o f c om puta t\fo n t o p ro ceed . H ow ev er, h um an \fta r\fa n p ro je cts w \fth sm alle r C PU h our r eq u\fr e m en ts a re a b le t o a pply . 2 . T he c om pute r so ftw are a lg o r\fth m s r eq u\fr e d t o a cco m pl\fsh the c om puta t\fo ns sh ould b e su ch t h at t hey c an b e su bd\fv \fd ed \f nto m an y sm alle r \f ndep en den t c om puta t\fo ns. \b. If v ery l arg e a m ounts o f d ata a re r eq u\fr e d , t here s hould a lso be a w ay t o p art\ft\fo n t he d ata \f n to su ff\fc \fe n tl y sm all u n\fts c orre sp ond\fn g t o t he c om puta t\fo ns.

I d eall y , e x\fst \fn g a ppl\fc at\f o n so ftw are w ould m eet t he a bove r eq u\fr e m en ts . H ow ev er, \f f e x\fst \fn g so ftw are d oes n ot a lr e ad y m eet t he r eq u\fr e d c hara cte r\fst \fc s, t here m ay b e t ech n\fc al m od\ff \fc at\fo ns o r a lte rn at\fv es t hat c ould sa t\fsf y t he r eq u\fr e m en ts. In o rd er t o m eet t he g o al o f o pen \fn g n ew are as o f \f n qu\fr y , W orld C om mun\ft y G r\fd w \fll se ek a t l east o ne p ro je ct e ach y ear t hat h as a v\fa b le r ese arc h p ro posa l y et r eq u\fr e s t ec h n\fc al su pport t o d ev elo p a ppl\fc at\fo n so ftw are . T h e a sse ssm en t o f t he p ro je ct u su all y w \fll r eq u\fr e t ech n\fc al d \fsc uss\f ons w \fth W orld C om mun\ft y G r\fd ’s t ech n\fc al t eam s t o e x plo re t he p oss\f b\fl\ft\fe s a nd e ffo rt r eq u\fr e d t o a dap t t he p ro je ct’ s c om puta t\f o nal t ask s t o b est e xplo \ft t h e g r\fd . T h\fs w \fll u lt\fm ate ly b e a f acto r \f n d ec\fd \fn g w heth er t o p ro ceed w \fth a p art\fc u la r p ro je ct. S ele ctio n C rit e ria P ro je cts m ust m eet t he f ollo w \fn g S ele ct\fo n C r\fte r\fa : 1. Pro je ct h as sp ec\ff \fc all y st ate d g o als a nd a nt\fc \fp ate d r esu lts a nd e xpla \fn s h ow the w ork w \fll s\f gn \ff \fc an tl y c ontr \fb ute t o t he e ra d \fc at\fo n o f h um an su ffe r\fn g o r b en ef\ft h um an \ft y . W orld C om mun\ft y G r\fd w elc o m es p ro je cts t hat d em onstr a te t he p ote n t\fa l t o a ss\f st e co nom \fc all y d \fsa dvan ta g ed c om mun\ft \fe s a nd d ev elo p\fn g c ountr \fe s, o r t o p ro v\fd e t he \f n\ft \fa l r ese arc h t hat c an o pen n ew f\fe ld s o f \f nqu\fr y t h at b en ef\ft h um an \fty . P ag e 3 o f 4 Req uest F or P ro posa l vers\f on20\b003\b0 2 . Pro je ct m eets gr\fd c om put\fn g t ech n\fc al r eq u\fr e m en ts a nd \f s g r\fd -e n ab le d . The p ro je ct sh ow s e v \fd en ce t hat t he p ro je ct r e su lts w \fll b e a cc ele ra te d b y t he u se o f g r\fd c om put\fn g t ech nolo gy. 3 . Pro je ct h as a deq u ate f un d\fn g t o c om ple te t he p ro pose d r ese arc h a n d l ev era g e W orld C om mun\ft y G r\fd .

4 . Pro je ct \f s n ot a lr e ad y r un n\fn g o n a noth er g r\fd o r s uper co m pute r.

5 . Sponso r\fn g r ese arc h o rg an \fz at\fo n h as t he c ap ac\ft y t o c om ple te t he p ro je ct a n d m ax \fm \fz e t he u se of t he r esu lts gen era te d t hro ugh W orld C om mun\ft y G r\fd .

6 . All \f nfo rm at\fo n \f n t he p ro posa l \f s c om ple te a nd a ccu ra te .

T hese cr\fte r\fa w \fll b e u se d f or t he f \fr st p hase o f p ro posa l r ev \fe w . R ev ie w C rit e ria P ro posa ls t hat m eet a ll se le ct\fo n c r\fte r\fa w \fll t hen b e e valu ate d a cco rd \fn g t o t he f ollo w \fn g R ev \fe w C r\fte r\fa :

\b. How \fm porta n t \f s t he p ro pose d a ct\fv \ft y t o a dv an c\fn g k now le d ge a nd u nd erst an d\fn g w \fth \fn \f ts o wn f \fe ld o r a cro ss d \ff fe re n t f \fe ld s? 2 . What m ay b e t he b en ef\fts o f t he p ro pose d a ct\fv \ft y t o so c\fe ty ? W \fll t here b e a b en ef\ft f or e co nom \fc all y d \fsa dvan ta g ed c o m mun\ft\fe s o r t hose \fn d ev elo p\fn g c ountr \fe s? 3 . What \f m pact c an W orld C om mun\ft y G r\fd h av e t o a cc ele ra te t he r ese arc h o r r ed u ce c ost s? 4 . Is t he p ro pose d m eth od o r a ppro ach r easo nab le ? 5 . To w hat e xte n t d oes t he p ro pose d a ct\fv \ft y su ggest a nd e xplo re c re at\fv e a nd o r\fg \fn al c o ncep ts? 6 . W\fll t he r esu lts b e d \fsse m\fn ate d b ro ad ly t o e nhan ce sc \fe n t\ff \fc a n d t ech nolo g\fc al u nderst an d\fn g ?

F \fn al d ec\fs\f ons f or a ll a ppl\fc at\fo ns a re a t t he so le d \fsc re t\fo n o f W orld C om mun\ft y G r\fd .

R FP P ro cess T he f ollo w \fn g \f s t he p ro cess t hat W o rld C om mun\ft y G r\fd ’s p ro je ct t eam w \fll f ollo w \fn r ev \fe w \fn g a n d a ppro v\fn g p ro posa ls, a s w ell a s p re l\fm \fn ary \f nfo rm at\fo n o n t he p ro cess t hat w \fll t ak e p la ce o nce a p ro posa l \f s se le cte d .

\b. Rese arc h o rg an \fz at\fo ns a re \f nv\fte d t o v \fs\f t w ww.w orld co m mun\ft y g r\fd .o rg a nd d ow nlo ad a c o p y o f t he R eq uest for P ro posa ls a nd t he P ro posa l A ppl\fc at\fo n. 2 . Once d ow nlo ad ed , t he r ese arc h o rg an \fz at\fo n c om ple te s t he r eq u\fr e d \f nfo rm at\fo n ( \fn clu d\fn g A tta ch m en t A : A ff\fr m at\fo n o f N on-D \fsc r\fm \fn at\fo n a nd P atr \fo t A ct C om pl\fa n ce) a n d se nds \f t, v \fa e m a\fl, t o r fp @ world co m mun\ft y g r\fd .o rg . S ubm \fss\f ons sh ould n ot c onta \fn c onf\fd en t\fa l \f n fo rm at\fo n o f t he r ese arc h o rg an \fz at\fo n. O nce a p ro posa l \f s se le cte d f o r W orld C om mun\ft y G r\fd , su mmary \f nfo rm at\f o n w \fll b e m ad e a va\fla b le o n t he w eb s\f te .

3 . In c ase s w here s\f m\fla r p ro posa ls a re r ec e\fv ed f ro m d\ff fe re n t o rg an \fz at\fo ns, t he o ne r ece\fv ed f \fr st , b ase d o n t he d ate a nd t \fm e st am p o f t he e -m a\fl, w \fll r ece\fv e p re fe re n ce, \f f a ll P ag e 4 o f 4 Req uest F or P ro posa l versi o\f20100\b10 r e q uir e m e\f ts h av e b ee\f m et b y b oth p ro posa ls. World C om mu\fit y G rid st aff m ay a lso f a cilita te a \fd e \f co ura g e c o lla b ora tio \f b etw ee\f a \fd a m o\fg o rg a\f iz atio \fs su bm itti\f g c o m plim e\f ta ry p ro posa ls .

4 . World C om mu\fit y G rid ’s p ro je ct t eam w ill r ev ie w each R FP r esp o\fse a \f d p re -q ualif y i t f or r u \f\fi\f g o \f W orld C om mu\fit y G rid b ase d o \f t he s ix se le ctio \f c rite ria p ro vid ed a bove. D uri\f g t his st ep , t he p ro je ct t eam m ay c o\fta ct t he r e se arc h o rg a\f iz atio \f f or m ore i \f fo rm atio \f, i f \f ecess ary . 5 . If a p ro posa l i s c om ple te a \f d i t i s d ete rm i\f ed t hat t he a pplic atio \f d esc rib ed i \f t he p ro posa l m eets t he si x se le ctio \f c rite ria f or W orld C om mu\fit y G rid , t he\f i t w ill b e e v alu ate d b y a W orld C om mu\fit y G rid r e v ie w com mitte e. 6 . Exte r\f al su bje ct m atte r e xperts w ill r ev i ew all q ualif ie d R FP ’s su bm itte d b y r e se arc h o rg a\f iz atio \fs o \f a q uarte rly b asi s. U pd ate d i \ffo rm atio \f o \f t he sc hed ule f or r ev ie w i\f g a \f d se le cti\f g p ro posa ls w ill b e p ost ed o \f w ww.w orld co m mu\fit y g rid .o rg .

7 . If W orld C om mu\fit y G rid a cc ep ts a \f a pplic atio \f, th e\f t he W orld C om mu\fit y G rid p ro je ct t e am w ill c o\fta ct t he r ese arc h o rg a\f iz atio \f t o i \ffo rm them that t he a pplic atio \f h as b ee\f a cc ep te d . F i\f al d ec isi o\f f o r a ll a pplic atio \f d ecisi o\fs a re a t t he so le d is c re ti o \f o f W orld C om mu\fit y G rid .

8 . O\fce t he a cc ep ta \f ce i s m utu al, W orld C om mu\fit y G rid a \fd t he r ese arc h o rg a\f iz atio \f b oth si g\f a P ro je ct H ost i\f g A gre em e\f t. 9 . Follo w i\f g t he si g\f i\f g o f t h e P ro je ct H ost i\f g A gre em e\f t, W orld C om mu\fity G rid ’s p ro je ct t e am sc hed ule s t he a p plic atio \f t o r u\f o \f W orld C om mu\fit y G rid a \fd b uild s a pro je ct p la \f w ith t he r ese arc h o rg a\f iz atio \f.

1 0. F ollo w i\f g t he c o \fclu si o\f o f t he p ro je ct, t he r e se arc h o rg a\f iz atio \f w ill m ak e r esu lts p ro duced b y W orld C om mu\fit y G rid f re ely a vaila b le t o o th er r ese arc h o rg a\f iz atio \fs a s p ro vid ed i \f t he P ro je ct H ost i\f g A gre em e\f t. 1 1. W orld C om mu\fit y G rid w ill w ork c olla b ora tiv ely w ith r ese arc h o rg a\f iz atio \fs t o e \fco ura g e p ublic v isi bilit y a \fd h ig h p artic ip atio \f i \f t he g rid p ro je ct a s w ell a s w id e d isse mi\f atio \f o f r e se arc h f i\f di\f gs a \fd i m pact.

C on ta ct In fo rm atio n P le ase se \fd a \fy q uest io \fs t o r fp @ world co m mu\fity g rid .o rg w ith y o u r \f am e, e mail a ddre ss, a \fd t e le p ho\fe \f um ber. A dditio \fal i \ffo rm atio \f a \fd F AQs a re a v aila b le a t w ww.w orld co m mu\fit y g rid .o rg .