July 24, 2020
FABRIC honors contributions of computer networking trailblazer Malathi Veeraraghavan
Dr. Malathi Veeraraghavan, professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Virginia (UVA), passed… Read More >
FABRIC is Adaptive Programmable Research Infrastructure for Computer Science and Science Applications
FABRIC is a unique national research infrastructure to enable cutting-edge and exploratory research at-scale in networking, cybersecurity, distributed computing and storage systems, machine learning, and science applications.
It is an everywhere programmable nationwide instrument comprised of novel extensible network elements equipped with large amounts of compute and storage, interconnected by high speed, dedicated optical links. It will connect a number of specialized testbeds (5G/IoT PAWR, NSF Clouds) and high-performance computing facilities to create a rich fabric for a wide variety of experimental activities.
Enables New Internet and Science Applications
Advances Cybersecurity
Integrates HPC, Wireless, and IoT
Promotes Education
Integrates Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence
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Top 5 Takeaways from Organizing Two Virtual Workshops
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Anticipated FABRIC Topology
Development Timeline
10/01/2019 - 09/30/2020
Finalize node and topology designs and deployment plans, collect community feedback. Design and begin implementation of control and measurement software. Prototype and test different FABRIC nodes.
FABRIC Contributors
FABRIC Core Team
- Ilya BaldinRENCI
- Anita NikolichUniversity of Illinois Urbana Champaign
- Paul RuthRENCI
- Jim GriffioenUniversity of Kentucky
- KC WangClemson University
- Inder MongaLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Tom LehmanVirnao
Science/Design Drivers
- Yixin SunUniversity of Virginia
- Alex AfanasievFlorida International University
- Russ ClarkGeorgia Institute of Technology
- Phil PorrasStanford SRI
- In Memory: Malathi Veeraraghavan
Facility Partners
- Rob RicciCloudLab@University of Utah
- Kobus van der MerwePowder@University of Utah
- Kate KeaheyChameleon@University of Chicago/ANL
- Glenn RicartUS Ignite
- Julio IbarraAMPATH@Florida International University
- Thomas DeFantiPRP@University of California San Diego
- Ethan Katz-BassettPEERING@Columbia University
- Ivan SeskarCOSMOS@Rutgers University
- Barr von OehsenERN@Rutgers University
- Dan StanzioneTexas Advanced Computing Center
- John TownsNational Center for Supercomputing Applications
- David WheelerNational Center for Supercomputing Applications
- Matt ZekauskasInternet2
Partners
FABRIC is made possible by collaborations with the following organizations.
FABRIC is supported in part by a Mid-Scale RI-1 NSF award under Grant No. 1935966.