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| | 3 | = The 9th BOINC Workshop = |
| | 4 | A workshop on BOINC and volunteer computing will be held 25-27 September 2013 in Grenoble, France. |
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| | 6 | The objective of this workshop is to share information about BOINC and projects using it, |
| | 7 | through presentations and informal discussions, in a relaxed, open and friendly atmosphere. |
| | 8 | The workshop aims to stimulate new developments and activities related to volunteer computing, |
| | 9 | and to guide the future development of BOINC. |
| | 10 | |
| | 11 | The workshop is for researchers, scientists and developers with significant experience or interest in BOINC. |
| | 12 | Areas of interest include: |
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| | 14 | * BOINC on Android |
| | 15 | * GPU, multi-thread, VM-based, and Android applications |
| | 16 | * Data-intensive applications |
| | 17 | * Multi-user projects |
| | 18 | * Remote job submission |
| | 19 | * Integration with hubs, clouds, grids, and desktop grids |
| | 20 | |
| | 21 | All participants will have the opportunity to present and discuss their work. |
| | 22 | Slides will be published on the web, but there will be no papers or proceedings. |
| | 23 | |
| | 24 | == Venue == |
| | 25 | |
| | 26 | INRIA Grenoble; details TBA |
| | 27 | |
| | 28 | == Registration == #registration |
| | 29 | The workshop is free but attendance is limited. |
| | 30 | If you are interested in attending, or have any questions, |
| | 31 | please contact David Anderson, indicating your areas of interest. |
| | 32 | |
| | 33 | == Accommodations == |
| | 34 | |
| | 35 | You can find a range of hotel options on http://booking.com. |
| | 36 | |
| | 37 | == Schedule == |
| | 38 | The workshop will consist of two activities: |
| | 39 | |
| | 40 | * '''Talks''': All participants are encouraged to give a short (~20 min) talk |
| | 41 | describing their activities and plans related to volunteer computing. |
| | 42 | These talks do not have to be polished or present results. |
| | 43 | Please send your talk title to David Anderson. |
| | 44 | |
| | 45 | * '''Hackfest''': On the 2nd day of the workshop we'll divide into small groups, |
| | 46 | each of which will try to advance some aspect of BOINC. |
| | 47 | Please come with ideas. |
| | 48 | |
| | 49 | '''Wed 25 Sept''' |
| | 50 | |
| | 51 | Talks |
| | 52 | |
| | 53 | '''Thu 26 Sept''' |
| | 54 | |
| | 55 | Finish talks, start hackfest |
| | 56 | |
| | 57 | '''Friday 27 Sept''' |
| | 58 | |
| | 59 | Hackfest, wrap-up |
| | 60 | |
| | 61 | == Hackfest topics == |
| | 62 | |
| | 63 | * Making app versions for Android |
| | 64 | * Remote job submission: unification |
| | 65 | * Scheduling: batches and user quotas |
| | 66 | * Make project web sites translatable |
| | 67 | * Prototype a BOINC GUI using HTML5 |
| | 68 | * Improving the BOINC server documentation |
| | 69 | * Creating and deploying VM-based app versions |
| | 70 | * How to automate the end-to-end testing of BOINC? |
| | 71 | * Replacing the heartbeat mechanism, and other improvements to the |
| | 72 | client/app interface |
| | 73 | * Drupal/BOINC tutorial |
| | 74 | * Further simplifying the BOINC install process and GUI |
| | 75 | |
| | 76 | == Attendees (tentative) == |
| | 77 | |
| | 78 | 1. David Anderson, UC Berkeley |
| | 79 | |
| | 80 | |
| | 81 | == Before and after == |
| | 82 | |
| | 83 | 28 September |
| | 84 | All day: hike in the mountains; details TBD |
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