NDLI: A Web-Based Platform for Publication and Distributed Execution of Computing Applications

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Sukhoroslov, O. Volkov, S. Afanasiev, A.
Copyright Year	2015
Description	Author affiliation: Centre for Distrib. Comput., Inst. for Inf. Transm. Problems, Moscow, Russia (Sukhoroslov, O.; Volkov, S.; Afanasiev, A.)
Abstract	Researchers increasingly rely on using web-based systems for accessing and running scientific applications across distributed computing resources. However existing systems lack a number of important features, such as publication and sharing of scientific applications as online services, decoupling of applications from computing resources and providing remote programmatic access. This paper presents Everest, a Web-based platform for researchers supporting publication, execution and composition of applications running across distributed computing resources. Everest addresses the described challenges by relying on modern Web technologies and cloud computing models. It follows the Platform as a Service (PaaS) cloud delivery model by providing all its functionality via remote Web and programming interfaces. Any application added to Everest is automatically published both as a user-facing Web form and a Web service. Another distinct feature of Everest is the ability to attach external computing resources by any user and flexibly use these resources for running applications. The paper provides an overview of the platform's architecture and its main components, describes recent developments, presents results of experimental evaluation of the platform and discusses remaining challenges.
Starting Page	175
Ending Page	184
File Size	522161
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781467371476
e-ISBN	9781467371483
DOI	10.1109/ISPDC.2015.27
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-06-29
Publisher Place	Cyprus
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Web services Programming Computational modeling Libraries Skeleton Computer architecture application composition distributed computing web-based platform web services REST API software as a service platform as a service resource integration
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in