Scalable Systems and Networks
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- Scalable storage and computer systems
- Network interface architectures
- Communication protocols
- Parallel architectures
- Block-level storage architectures
- Storage virtualization
- Storage access protocols
- Device
miniaturization and sensor networks
- Runtime system support
- Communication protocols
- Computer
systems dependability and security
- Networked storage security
- System reliability and availability
- Network interface support for security-sensitive
applications
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Research projects
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Current Projects
- CumuloNimbo
- IOLANES
- SCALUS: Marie Curie Initial Training Networks, 2009-2013.
- I-cores: Synthesis of Custom Execution Capsules on Multiple Cores, 2009-2013, MC-IRG.
- ScaleWorks: Parallel File System Support for Rapid Prototyping of Scalable Applications, 2009-2012, MC-IEF.
Past
Projects
- STREAM:
Scalable Autonomic Streaming Middleware for
Real-Time Processing of Massive Flows of Data, Feb 2008 - Jan 2011,
STREP
- SARC:
Scalable Computer
Architecture, 2006-2009, FP7 IP
HiPEAC2:
High-Performance Embedded Architecture and Compilation, 2008-2010, FP7 NoE- UNIsIX: Unifying System
Interconnects, 2005-2009, FP7 MC-EXT
- CoreGRID:
Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for large scale
distributed, GRID and Peer-to-Peer Technologies, 2005-2008, EC-NoE
- HiPEAC:
High-Performance Embedded Architecture and Compilation, 2005-2008, EC-NoE
- Storage Management in HellasGRID, Jan 2007 - Jan
2008, GRNET
- SIVSS:
Scalable Video Server System, 2004-2006,
EC-STREP
- MASC: Managing Storage Complexity, 2004-2006, GSRT
- MiSS: Mid-Size Servers,
2004-2006, GSRT
- ATHLOS: Architectures of Commodity Hardware Blocks
and Operating Systems, 2004-2006, EC-MC-IRG
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People
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- Researchers
- Angelos
Bilas, Associate Professor, FORTH & University of Crete
- Dimitrios Nikolopoulos, Associate Professor,
FORTH & University of Crete
- Kostas
Magoutis, Ph.D., Harvard University, USA
- Xiaojun Yang, Ph.D., Information and Communication Engineering College, Harbin Engineering University, China.
- Research Associates and Staff Member
- Manolis
Marazakis, Ph.D., Univ. of Crete, Greece
- Markos Foundoulakis, M.A.Sc
- Shoaib Akram, M.Sc.
- Dhiraj Gulati, M.Sc.
- Ioannis Sfakianakis, M.Sc.
- Current Students
- Konstantinos Hassapis, M.Sc.
- Stelios Mavridis, B.Sc.
- Past Students, Research Associates, and Staff Members
- Michail
Flouris, Ph.D., Univ. of Toronto, Canada
- George Tzenakis, M.A.Sc..
- Thanos Macatos, M.A.Sc.
- Zoe Sebepou, M.A.Sc.
- Michail
Alvanos, M.A.Sc.
- Yiannis Kessapidis, M.A.Sc.
- Yiannis Klonatos, M.A.Sc.
- Konstantinos
Koukos, M.A.Sc.
- Nikolaos Kabitakis, B.A.Sc.
- Athanasios Katsadimas, B.A.Sc.
- Evangelos Kafentarakis, B.A.Sc
- Leonidas Kosmidis, B.A.Sc.
- Yiannis Manousakis, B.A.Sc.
- Konstantinos Patsis, B.A.Sc.
- Evangelos Mangas, B.A.Sc.,
Ariostotelion University of Thessaloniki. M.A.Sc. Thesis:
Fine-grained Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks Using Audible
Sound Transmissions and High Precision Clock Synchronization, November
2008.
- Stavros Passas, B.A.Sc.,
University of Crete. M.A.Sc. Thesis: Reducing host-level protocol
overhead in high-speed Ethernet-based cluster interconnects, March
2008.
- Jesus Luna, Ph.D., UPC, Spain, March 2007-Oct 2007.
- Panagiotis
Hadziadam, B.A., Queens College,
N.Y., USA, Jan 2007-Dec 2007.
- Sven
Karlsson, Ph.D., KTH, Sweden, Research Associate,
July 2005-June 2007.
- Konstantinos Kapelonis, M.Sc., Univ. of Wales
Swansea, UK. Staff Member, May 2006-Feb 2007.
- Konstantinos Xinidis, M.A.Sc., University of
Crete. Research Associate, Dec 2004-Nov 2006.
- Georgios Kotsis, B.A.Sc., University of Crete.
M.A.Sc. Thesis: Improving scalability of Shared Memory Clusters,
November 2006.
- Renaud Lachaize, Ph.D., INPG, Grenoble, France.
Research Associate, Sept 2005-August 2006.
- Georgios Panagiotakis, B.A.Sc., University of
Crete. M.A.Sc. Thesis: Reducing Disk I/O Performance Sensitivity for
Large Numbers of Sequential Streams, May 2006.
- Zsolt Nemeth, Ph.D., MTA SZTAKI, Hungary.
Visitor, Feb. 2007. ERCIM Fellow, Mar-Dec 2005.
- Hans Henrik Happe, Ph.D. candidate, Univeristy of
Southern Denmark, Denmark, Visitor, Mar-Sep 2005.
- Stergios Anastasiadis, Assistant Professor,
Technical University of Chania, Crete, Greece. Research Associate,
Feb-Jun 2005.
- Dimitrios Xinidis, B.A.Sc., University of Crete.
M.A.Sc. Thesis: Performance Analysis and Scaling of Networked, Shared,
Block-level Storage, November 2005.
- John Yannakopoulos, B.Eng. Polytechnic University
of Crete, Chania, Greece. M.A.Sc. Thesis: CORMOS: A
Communication-Oriented Runtime System for Sensor Newtorks, December
2004.
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Prototyping Infrastructure
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Cluster of PCs: Currently, we use
for prototyping purposes a cluster of 64 dual CPU systems (128
processors) interconnected with a Gigabit Ethernet network. The cluster
is gradually expanded to the final size of 96 nodes (198 CPUs).
- 80 nodes:
Dual
Opteron 242, 1 GByte main memory, dual Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
- Network switches: 3x24- and 1x48-port Gigabit
Ethernet switches with full throughput backplanes
- 2 Gbit/s among all cluster nodes.
- 10-30 GBit/s among a subset of cluster nodes.
- Storage nodes: 16 system nodes are currently
equipped with 8 SATA disks each (about 4TBytes per node).
Monitor and documentation
(internal use only)
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Network interfaces:
- We currently use FPGA and/or CPU based boards
for communication protocol prototyping.
- Various boards with XilinxVirtexII-Pro FPGAs
and PowerPC CPUs
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