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From the Web to the Grid and Beyond

Computing Paradigms Driven by High-Energy Physics

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. René Brun

    1. CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

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  2. Federico Carminati

    1. CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

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  3. Giuliana Galli Carminati

    1. Unité de la Psychiatrie du, Développement Mental, Hopitaux Universitaire de Genève, Chene-Bourg, Switzerland

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  • Provides the first systematic account of particle physics driven computing paradigms
  • Includes a detailed historical account of the field from the CERN point of view
  • Written as a unique and collective effort by leading pioneers and researchers
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: The Frontiers Collection (FRONTCOLL)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Technologies, Collaborations and Languages: 20 Years of HEP Computing

    • René Brun
    Pages 1-53

  3. Why HEP Invented the Web?

    • Ben Segal
    Pages 55-67

  4. Computing Services for LHC: From Clusters to Grids

    • Les Robertson
    Pages 69-89

  5. The Realities of Grid Computing

    • Patricia Méndez Lorenzo, Jamie Shiers
    Pages 91-114

  6. Software Development in HEP

    • Federico Carminati
    Pages 115-153

  7. A Discussion on Virtualisation in GRID Computing

    • Predrag Buncic, Federico Carminati
    Pages 155-175

  8. Evolution of Parallel Computing in High Energy Physics

    • Fons Rademakers
    Pages 177-199

  9. Aspects of Intellectual Property Law for HEP Software Developers

    • Lawrence S. Pinsky
    Pages 201-223

  10. Databases in High Energy Physics: A Critical Review

    • Jamie Shiers
    Pages 225-266

  11. Towards a Globalised Data Access

    • Fabrizio Furano, Aandy Hanushevsky
    Pages 267-287

  12. The Planetary Brain

    • Giuliana Galli Carminati
    Pages 289-309

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 311-358
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About this book

 Born after World War II, large-scale experimental high-energy physics (HEP) has found itself limited ever since by available accelerator, detector and computing technologies. Accordingly, HEP has made significant contributions to the development of these fields, more often than not driving their innovations. The invention of the World Wide Web at CERN is merely the best-known example out of many. This book is the first comprehensive account to trace the history of this pioneering spirit in the field of computing technologies. It covers everything up to and including the present-day handling of the huge demands imposed upon grid and distributed computing by full-scale LHC operations—operations which have for years involved many thousands of collaborating members worldwide and accordingly provide the original and natural testbed for grid computing concepts. This book takes the reader on a guided tour encompassing all relevant topics, including programming languages, software engineering, large databases, the Web, and grid- and cloud computing. The important issue of intellectual property regulations for distributed software engineering and computing is also addressed. Aptly, the book closes with a visionary chapter of what may lie ahead. Approachable and requiring only basic understanding of physics and computer sciences, this book is intended for both education and research.

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“The editors of this book have brought together chapters written by many well-known people in the field of computing in high-energy physics. … It is a highly interesting book, and I plan to read many of the chapters again.” (Peter Clarke, CERN Courier, April, 2014)

“This book is a review of developments over the past 30 years, showing how many mainstream concepts and technologies were originally used by physicists. … The book’s 11 chapters cover a broad range of topics. … This is an interesting book from a computer historian perspective, offering a number of lesser-known details on the early years of scientific computing and networking.” (Alessandro Berni, ACM Computing Reviews, March, 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

  • CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

    René Brun, Federico Carminati

  • Unité de la Psychiatrie du, Développement Mental, Hopitaux Universitaire de Genève, Chene-Bourg, Switzerland

    Giuliana Galli Carminati

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