SI2-SSE: Abaco - Flexible, Scalable, and Usable Functions-As-A-Service via the Actor Model

SI2-SSE：Abaco - 通过 Actor 模型实现灵活、可扩展且可用的功能即服务

基本信息

批准号：
1740288
负责人：
Joseph Stubbs
金额：
$ 41.86万
依托单位：
University of Texas at Austin
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2017
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2017-10-01 至 2021-09-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1740288&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
SI2 SSE Abaco Flexible Scalable

项目摘要

Researchers in virtually every field of science rely heavily on computing to perform their research. In addition, increased availability of data has enabled entirely new kinds of analyses which have yielded answers to many important questions. However, these analyses are complex, and require advanced computer science expertise. This project seeks to simplify the manner in which researchers can create analysis tools that also scale better and more reliable. This project, Abaco, adopts and adapts the "Actor" model, which is a technique for designing software systems as a collection of simple functions, which can then be provided as a cloud-based capability on high performance computing environments. Doing this will significantly simplify the way scientific software is developed and used. Scientific software developers will find it much easier to design and implement a system. Further, scientists and researchers that use software will be able to easily compose together collections of actors with pre-determined functionality in order to get the computation and data they need. The project will combine technologies and techniques from cloud computing, including Linux Containers and the "functions-as-a-service" paradigm with the proven Actor theoretical model for computing. Each Actor is implemented as a Linux container, and provides a single function on a cloud. The resulting system allows for small, lightweight programs to be run on virtually any system. This project will also extend Abaco's ability to implement data capabilities, such as data federation and discoverability. Abaco programs can be used to be used, for example, to build federated datasets consisting of separate datasets from all over the internet. By reducing the barriers to developing and using such services, this project will boost the productivity of scientists and engineers working on the problems of today, and better prepare them to tackle the new problems of tomorrow. Abaco has broad applicability across science domains, from biology to engineering to environmental studies. Further, the Abaco team will conduct substantial training and support activities aimed at empowering researchers to benefit from this approach.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

几乎每个科学领域的研究人员都在很大程度上依赖计算来进行研究。此外，数据的可用性增加已使全新的分析产生了许多重要问题的答案。但是，这些分析很复杂，需要先进的计算机科学专业知识。该项目旨在简化研究人员创建分析工具的方式，这些工具也可以更好地扩展，更可靠。这个项目Abaco采用并调整了“ Actor”模型，该模型是将软件系统设计为简单功能集合的技术，然后可以在高性能计算环境中作为基于云的功能提供。这样做将大大简化科学软件的开发和使用方式。科学软件开发人员会发现设计和实施系统更容易。此外，使用软件的科学家和研究人员将能够轻松地将具有预定功能的参与者组成，以获取所需的计算和数据。该项目将将云计算的技术和技术结合起来，包括Linux容器和“功能-As-Service”范式与经过验证的Actor计算模型。每个演员都被实现为Linux容器，并在云上提供一个功能。最终的系统允许在几乎任何系统上运行小型，轻量级的程序。该项目还将扩展Abaco实施数据功能的能力，例如数据联合和发现性。 Abaco程序可用于使用，例如，由来自Internet上的单独数据集组成的联合数据集。通过减少开发和使用此类服务的障碍，该项目将提高科学家和工程师在当今问题上的生产力，并更好地准备解决明天的新问题。阿巴科（Abaco）在科学领域（从生物学到工程再到环境研究）都有广泛的适用性。此外，阿巴科团队将进行旨在授权研究人员从这种方法中受益的大量培训和支持活动。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛影响的评估标准来通过评估来获得支持的。

项目成果

期刊论文数量（3）

专著数量（0）

科研奖励数量（0）

会议论文数量（0）

专利数量（0）

Enabling Science with Functions-as-a-Service: New Features and Usage of the Abaco Platform

通过功能即服务实现科学：Abaco 平台的新功能和用法

DOI：
发表时间：
2020
期刊：
Gateways 20
影响因子：
0
作者：
Stubbs, Joe;Garcia, Christian;Looney, Julia;Jamthe, Anagha;Packard, Mike;Vaughn, Matthew
通讯作者：
Vaughn, Matthew

The Abaco Platform: A Performance and Scalability Study on the Jetstream Cloud

Abaco 平台：Jetstream 云的性能和可扩展性研究

DOI：
10.1007/978-3-030-69984-0_77
发表时间：
2021
期刊：
Advances in Parallel and Distriuted Processing and Applications
影响因子：
0
作者：
Garcia, Christian;Stubbs, Joe;Looney, Julia;Jamthe, Anagha;Packard, Mike;Nguyen, Kreshel
通讯作者：
Nguyen, Kreshel

Abaco – A Modern Platform for HighThroughput Parallel Scientific Computations

Abaco — 高通量并行科学计算的现代平台