Special issue: Workshop on grid computing portals (GCE 2005)

Abstract

This article summarizes the outcome of a workshop held at Supercomputing 2005 that focused on grid computing portals and environments. This workshop is the first in a series of workshops planned in conjunction with the supercomputing meetings for the next few years. The intent of the workshop was to provide a venue for the community to share ideas, exchange experiences, and advance the field. Grid portals are faced with the challenge of providing simplified user interfaces to cyberinfrastructure, which results in the need for the portal developer to program to every layer in the cyberinfrastructure fabric and to develop unique solutions. This article summarizes the papers presented at this workshop. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.