Jefferson University, KeystoneREN, Globus, and EPOC (Texas Advanced Computing Center and ESnet) are hosting the Modern Cyberinfrastructure for Research Data Management workshop at Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA on June 17-18, 2025. This in-person workshop at Jefferson is intended for researchers who want to leverage advanced infrastructure for data management and computing, and for research computing professionals who want to realize the benefits of deploying a next-gen cyberinfrastructure to support data-intensive science.
Researchers and IT staff will learn how to manage and share large datasets, how to access and leverage remote compute and storage resources, and automate data management tasks. Systems administrators and Research Software Engineers will learn about the Science DMZ architecture, perfSONAR network measurement, and other affiliated R&E best common practices to operate modern research and education networks.
This workshop will be particularly useful to the following groups:
- Researchers, research computing administrators, and technical staff
- Campus enterprise storage infrastructure managers
- Core facility (NGS, cryoEM, fMRI, etc.) IT staff
- Developers or Research Software Engineers who are building custom research applications
Why attend?
- Simplify Your Data Management: Explore how Globus can streamline and simplify your data management processes.
- Expand your knowledge and expertise of Globus administrative controls: Deepen your understanding of Globus administration to optimize its potential for your projects.
- Experiment with New Services: Get hands-on experience with the latest Globus services, discovering innovative ways to integrate them into your workflows.
- Apply Globus in Your Research Applications: Learn practical strategies for incorporating Globus services into your research applications effectively.
- Peer Collaboration: Engage in meaningful discussions with fellow attendees, exchanging ideas and experiences on harnessing the full capabilities of Globus.
By the end of the event attendees will have a better understanding and knowledge of tools that can mitigate data management obstacles, the requirements for supporting scientific use of the network, and architectural strategies that can simplify these interactions.
Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your skills, broaden your network, and discover the transformative power of Globus in research data management.
Workshop Agenda
June 17, 2025
8:15 AM – 8:45 AM Continental Breakfast & Networking
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM Opening Introductions/Welcome
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Jefferson University’s Journey to Globus
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM Introduction to Globus
We will provide an overview of the Globus platform, and demonstrate several data management features. Serving as an introductory session suitable for all current and prospective users, we’ll use the Globus web app to show data transfer and sharing, and connect your laptop/desktop to Globus. We will also introduce the Globus Command Line Interface. This introduction will provide important context for subsequent sessions.
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM Introduction to Science DMZ
The Science DMZ is a scalable network design pattern that facilitates an optimized way for exchanging research and education data transfers. This architectural paradigm is a portion of the network, built at or near the campus or laboratory’s local network perimeter, that is designed such that the equipment, configuration, and security policies are optimized for high-performance scientific applications rather than for general-purpose business systems or “enterprise” computing. This talk will give the background of the approach, and cite examples that can be implemented by workshop participants.
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM Lunch (Provided)
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Data Transfer Hardware
The Science DMZ architecture optimizes the network path to support high-performance scientific applications. A core component of this approach relies on purpose-built and dedicated computer systems that support the function of wide area data transfer. Data Transfer Nodes (DTNs) are servers built with high-quality components and configured specifically for wide area data transfer. The DTN has access to local storage, and runs the software tools designed for high-speed data transfer to remote systems. This talk will give the background of DTNs, show ways they can be integrated into the network, and show effective build and test strategies.
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM Introduction to Research Automation
We will present an overview of Globus services for automating research computing and data management tasks, to accelerate research process throughput. This session is aimed at researchers who wish to automate repetitive data management tasks (such as backup and data distribution to collaborators), as well as anyone working with instruments (cryoEM, next-gen sequencers, fMRI, etc.) who wishes to streamline data egress, downstream analysis, and sharing at scale. The material in this session will serve as an introduction to the more advanced concepts that will be covered in detail on day two of the workshop.
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM Break
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM Globus for System Administrators
We will review the Globus Connect Server architecture and deployment model, and describe how system administrators can create a Globus endpoint to access on-premises and cloud-hosted storage systems. You will experiment with installing Globus Connect Server, and configuring a number of common options on the endpoint. We will also demonstrate how to monitor and manage user activity, and options for optimizing file transfer performance.
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Best Practices for Data Sharing
We will present various use cases for applying the Globus data sharing capability, and discuss use of service accounts for automating data access and transfer tasks.
June 18, 2025
8:15 AM – 8:45 AM Continental Breakfast & Informal Discussion
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM Motivating Use Cases at Jefferson and in PA
Open discussion, facilitated by the Jefferson team, to identify examples of research data management and computation and common patterns that emerge, as well as opportunities for applying the technologies discussed at the workshop.
9:45 AM – 10:15 AM Automating Research at Scale
With the use cases above as context, we will dive deeper into the Globus automation platform and describe how common instrument-based scenarios may be streamlined. We will examine the various components of a Globus flow that takes data from the point of capture on an instrument through to distribution of analyzed data to collaborators, and even broader publication of result data.
We will start with a simple series of tasks and progressively work through more complex activities that incorporate computation as well as data description, publication and discovery. In the course of automating these more advanced scenarios we will describe and demonstrate the Globus Compute, Globus Search and Globus Flows services.
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM Automating Research at Scale (continued)
This session—and the remainder of the day—will be spent defining various automation-enabling services in more detail and progressively augmenting the solution. We will engage in lots of hands-on exercises to familiarize you with many new capabilities and how they may be leveraged using diverse storage and compute resources.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch (Provided)
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM Regional Science DMZ Architecture and the PA Science DMZ
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM Network and data transfer performance with perfSONAR
Measuring performance of networks is a critical part of ensuring proper operation, and debugging anomalous behavior. perfSONAR is an infrastructure for network performance monitoring, making it easier to solve end-to-end performance problems on paths crossing several networks. It contains a set of services delivering performance measurements in a federated environment. This talk will give a brief history of perfSONAR, suggest ways it can be integrated into network environments, and discuss ways it can be leveraged to solve problems and ensure proper operational performance.
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Break
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM Advanced Globus Administration Topics
This session will cover topics of interest to system administrators (such as managing multi-DTN endpoints, mapping user identities, and using custom domains for data access), as well as other advanced topics of interest to the audience (these will be identified throughout the course of the preceding workshop sessions).
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM Globus / EPOC and ESNet / KeystoneREN Office Hours
Workshop Location
Kanbar Conference Center, Jefferson University, 4201 Henry Ave. Philadelphia PA 19144
Hotels / Local Accommodations
All recommended hotels are located within driving distance to the workshop location near Jefferson University East Falls campus.
Residence Inn Philadelphia Bala Cynwyd
615 Righters Ferry Rd, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Courtyard by Marriott
4100 Presidential Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19131
Homewood Suites by Hilton Philadelphia
4200 City Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19131
Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue
4200 City Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19131
Registration
Register now here to reserve your spot. Space is limited.