IRIS Collaboration Meeting - Byte by Byte, Watt by Watt: Smarter Systems

Name: IRIS Collaboration Meeting - Byte by Byte, Watt by Watt: Smarter Systems
Start: 2025-07-01T11:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-07-02T19:00:00+01:00
Location: University of Durham

1 Jul 2025, 11:30 → 2 Jul 2025, 19:00 Europe/London

Room OCW017 (University of Durham)

Room OCW017

University of Durham

Ogden Centre West, Department of Physics, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE

Andrew Sansum (STFC, Scientific Computing Department), Jonathan Hays (Queen Mary)

Description

The IRIS Collaboration Meeting will take place on 1st - 2nd July 2025 at The University of Durham, Ogden Centre West, Department of Physics. Registration will start at approximately 11.30am on 1st July with a Networking Lunch provided.

Please Register Here

We have been advised anyone requiring accommodation to book as soon as possible as there are graduation ceremonies being held between 2nd & 9th July.

If you have any accessiblity requirements, please contact joanne.ogden@stfc.ac.uk

Directions to Durham University, Room OCW017, Ogden Centre West, Department of Physics, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE

https://maps.app.goo.gl/DEDmCBdfx7vtJEnQ8

Ogden Centre For Fundamental Physics West - Department of Physics • Durham University - Google Maps

By train

A number of train operators offer direct and regular routes to Durham Railway Station, including London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol.

A taxi will take you from the station to the venue in about 10 minutes, or a scenic walk along the river bank usually takes under 30 minutes.

Public transport

There are several express coach services daily from most major cities. Durham is well served by both regional express services and the local bus network. From the city bus station - a short walk from the railway station - a bus service runs every 15 minutes past the South Road site.

By road

In light of the impending climate disaster, we recommend travel by public transport. However, to travel by road, please drive to your nearest railway station, take the train, and then a taxi from Durham station. If accessibility needs require road travel, then use the A1(M) and leave at Junction 62. In this case, a parking permit will be necessary, please contact Joanne.

Accommodation

Please contact Joanne - joanne.ogden@stfc.ac.uk if you require accommodation for the 1st July 2025.

Workshop Dinner

There will be a Workshop Dinner taking place on 1st July 2025 at St Johns College, Haughton Dining Room at 18:30 (arrival between 18:00 & 18:30) -

Please see map - (No. 12 - Ogden Centre, No. 17 - St Johns College) https://conference.ippp.dur.ac.uk/event/1211/attachments/5001/6732/Campus%20Map.pdf

Tuesday 1 July
- Tue 1 Jul
- Wed 2 Jul
- 11:30
  
  Registration & Coffee
- 12:00
  
  Networking Lunch
- Session One:: Overview
  
  Convener: Prof. Jonathan Hays (Queen Mary)
  - 1
    
    Welcome & Logistics
    
    Speaker: Jonathan Hays (Queen Mary)
  - 2
    
    Welcome from Durham
    
    Speaker: Alastair Basden (University of Durham)
  - 3
    
    IRIS State of Union
    
    Speaker: Jonathan Hays (Queen Mary)
  - 4
    
    IRIS Project Update
    
    Speaker: Anjali Bhatt (STFC (UKRI) IRIS)
  - 5
    
    10 Years On
    
    Speaker: Andrew Sansum (STFC, Scientific Computing Department)
  - 6
    
    Cosmology Talk from Durham
    
    Speaker: Sarah Johnston (University of Durham)
- 15:00
  
  Refreshments
- Session Two:
  
  Convener: Dr Andrew Sansum (STFC, Scientific Computing Department)
  - 7
    
    Avoiding Rebounds in Sustainable DRI: Aiming for sufficiency in use and provision
    
    Speaker: Carolynne Lord (University of Lancaster)
  - 8
    
    STFC Update
    
    Speaker: Tom Griffin (STFC)
  - 9
    
    Storage cost optimisation on COSMA/Using NVMe for ultra-fast Lustre
    
    Speaker: Alastair Basden (University of Durham)
  - 10
    
    Security Update
    
    Speakers: David Crooks (Science and Technology Facilities Council), Matt Doidge (Lancaster University)
  - 11
    
    TBC
    
    Speaker: Adam Laverack (STFC)
- 18:30
  
  Workshop Dinner
Wednesday 2 July
- Tue 1 Jul
- Wed 2 Jul
- Session Three:
  - 12
    
    Getting the best out of Jisc's Janet network
    
    Speaker: Christopher Walker (Jisc)
  - 13
    
    Evaluating performance and power consumption of Ceph storage configurations
    
    Speaker: Tom Byrne (UKRI STFC - RAL)
  - 14
    
    Optimising operation and use of JASMIN
    
    Speaker: Fatima Chami (STFC)
  - 15
    
    SKAO on software optimisation - TBC
    
    Speaker: Ugur Yilmaz (SKAO Int)
- 10:30
  
  Refreshments
- Session Four:
  - 16
    
    Experience with composable fabrics
    
    Speaker: Paul Walker (University of Durham)
  - 17
    
    Efficient workflows with STFC and CCP4 Cloud
    
    Speaker: Ville Uski (IRIS IAM)
  - 18
    
    How Diamond Light Source Efficiently Schedules Compute on IRIS
    
    Speaker: Christopher Reynolds
  - 19
    
    Efficient Cloud Utilisation on Gaia and PLATO
    
    Speaker: Patrick Burgess
  - 20
    
    Seamless Science:
    
    Bridging Worktribe to Globus for Smarter Research Access
    
    Speaker: Laura Crawford (RFI)
  - 21
    
    Federated Kubernetes with Geo-Distributed IRIS IAM
    
    Speaker: Donald Chung (STFC)
    
    IRIS-IAM-Distributed-Kubernetes-Collab-Jul-2025-v1.0.pdf
- 13:00
  
  Lunch
- Session Five: Discussion Groups

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