Bref annotation and scientific rationale:

To attain the major goals of JINR’s flagship projects, it will be required to process a huge amount of experimental data. According to a very rough estimate, these are tens of thousands of processor cores and hundreds of petabytes of experimental data. The experiments of the NICA project and the JINR neutrino programme (Baikal-GVD, JUNO, etc.) entail Tier0, Tier1 and Tier2 grid infrastructures. To achieve these goals, it is essential to develop distributed multi-layer heterogeneous computing environments, including on top of the resources of the participants of other projects and collaborations.

The concept of the development of information technology, scientific computing and Data Science in the JINR Seven-Year Plan provides for the creation of a scientific IT infrastructure that combines a multitude of various technological solutions, trends and methods. The IT infrastructure implies the coordinated development of interconnected IT technologies and computational methods aimed at maximizing the number of JINR strategic tasks to be solved that require intensive data computing. The large research infrastructure project “Multifunctional Information and Computing Complex” holds a special place in this concept.

The MICC LRIP main objective for 2024-2030 is to perform a set of actions aimed at the modernization and development of the major hardware and software components of the computing complex, the creation of a state-of-the-art software platform enabling the solution of a wide range of research and applied tasks in accordance with the JINR Seven-Year Plan. The rapid development of information technology and new user requirements stimulate the development of all MICC components and platforms. The MICC computing infrastructure encompasses four advanced software and hardware components, namely, the Tier1 and Tier2 grid sites, the hyperconverged “Govorun” supercomputer, the cloud infrastructure and the distributed multi-layer data storage system. This set of components ensures the uniqueness of the MICC on the world landscape and allows the scientific community of JINR and its Member States to use all progressive computing technologies within one computing complex that provides multifunctionality, scalability, high performance, reliability and availability in 24x7x365 mode with the multi-layer data storage system for different user groups.

Within the MICC LRIP, it is provided to support the operation of all MIСC hardware and software components, i.e., the Tier1 and Tier2 grid sites, the cloud infrastructure, the hyperconverged “Govorun” supercomputer, the multi-layer data storage system, the network infrastructure, the power supply and climate control systems, as well as to modernize/reconstruct the above components in accordance with new trends in the development of IT technologies and user requirements. In addition, it is required to ensure high-speed telecommunications, a modern local area network infrastructure and a reliable engineering infrastructure that provides guaranteed power supply and air conditioning for the server equipment.

Expected results upon completion of the project:

1. Modernization of the JINR MICC engineering infrastructure (reconstruction in accordance with modern requirements of the machine hall of the 4th floor of MLIT).
2. Modernization and development of the distributed computing platform for the NICA project with the involvement of the computing centres of the NICA collaboration.
3. Creation of a Tier0 grid cluster for the experiments of the NICA megaproject to store experimental and simulated data. Expansion of the performance and storage capacity of the Tier1 and Tier2 grid clusters as data centres for the experiments of the NICA megaproject, the JINR neutrino programme and the experiments at the LHC.
4. Enlargement of the JINR cloud infrastructure to broaden the range of services provided to users on the basis of containerization technologies. Automation of the deployment of cloud technologies in the JINR Member States’ organizations.
5. Expansion of the HybriLIT heterogeneous platform, including the “Govorun” supercomputer, as a hyperconverged software-defined environment with a hierarchical data storage and processing system.
6. Design and elaboration of a distributed software-defined high-performance computing platform that combines supercomputer (heterogeneous), grid and cloud technologies for the effective use of novel computing architectures.
7. Development of a computer infrastructure protection system based on fundamentally new paradigms, including quantum cryptography, neurocognitive principles of data organization and data object interaction, global integration of information systems, universal access to applications, new Internet protocols, virtualization, social networks, mobile device data and geolocation.

Bref annotation and scientific rationale:

The activity is related to the creation of an Institute-wide digital platform “JINR Digital EcoSystem”. The main objective is the organization of a digital space with a single access and data exchange between electronic systems, as well as the transition of actions that previously required a personal or written request to a digital form. The platform is designed to ensure the integration of existing and future services to support scientific, administrative and social activities, as well as to maintain the engineering and IT infrastructures of the Institute.

Within the activity, two main directions of work are planned: the creation of the basic infrastructure of the digital platform (including the software-hardware and methodological support of its functioning) and different digital services. In addition to service support, digital services for scientific collaborations, whose activity is related to JINR’s basic facilities, will be developed and maintained for use by the Institute’s staff members.

Expected results upon completion of the activity:

1. Creation of a hardware-software and methodological basis for the functioning of the Institute-wide digital platform.
2. Development and implementation of digital services for distributed access to resources (information, computing, administrative, organizational ones) in a unified environment.
3. Transition of the processes of getting permits, approvals and applications of different types into a digital form.
4. Creation of a catalogue and a distributed storage of data related to the scientific and technical aspects of the Institute’s activity, as well as of tools for their analysis, presentation and the construction of predictive models

Bref nnotation and scientific rationale:

The activity provides for the creation of a multi-purpose hardware and software platform for Big Data analytics, which implements a full cycle of continuous processing, from data acquisition to the visualization of processing and analysis results, forecasts, recommendations and instructions, within the JINR MICC. One of the tasks planned to be solved using the platform is the elaboration of an analytical system for managing the MICC resources and data flows to enhance the efficiency of using computing and storage resources and optimize experimental data processing, as well as the development of the intelligent monitoring of distributed computing systems and data centres. Another essential task is the creation and development of analytics tools for the services of the JINR Digital EcoSystem.

Expected results upon completion of the activity:

1. Creation of a universal core of a Big Data mining platform.
2. Development and implementation of a number of standard software solutions for different classes of tasks within the platform.
3. Elaboration and development of analytics tools for the JINR Digital EcoSystem.
4. Development of methods and creation of complex solutions for analysing the security of data and computer systems.
5. Development of artificial intelligence methods within the analytical platform and creation of a software environment for work with technical and scientific information.
6. Elaboration of common solutions based on Big Data analytics for expert and recommendation systems, including for the optimization of the processes of functioning of the MICC components.