WAM LLN WG4 agenda
WG4 agenda for WAM in LLN Wednesday 17 Sept 2014
The platform is part of the Action webpage, i.e., accessible through a dedicated webpage.
This WG will provide:
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a reference corpus containing theoretical courses on the spectroscopies and on the provided frameworks to describe them,
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Where should that be hosted?
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Shall we just use the EUSPEC page?
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Link to Psi-k Code page ? (currently under new development)
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List of Codes:
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SPRKKR
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MsSpec
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a download area where each code will be accessible according to its licensing status,
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Hosting?
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Direct downloads or only collection of links?
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for each code, a wiki-like organized manual and a user’s forum,
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Hosting and software?
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Who has experience in running user forums?
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for some codes, a cloud computing utility allowing to run the code in a restricted configuration mode for testing before downloading the most appropriate one,
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which machines could be used?
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which codes?
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Should access be restricted (CPU time, number of jobs, ...)?
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What software infrastructure is required and who can provide it?
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the establishment of a a data exchange interface such that the different codes can interact easily whenever necessary and interchange e.g. potential files
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Which quantities should be included?
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Should we set up ONE common format, or a set of translators between existing formats?
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a critical assessment of the various methods and codes, with their limits of validity to help the user to decide which one is the most appropriate for the problem at hand,
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Where should that information be hosted / published?
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a Who’s Who database on spectroscopy that will provide information on the expertise (theoretical as well as experimental) of the people working in the field.
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Where should it be hosted?
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Initial list of names.
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General questions:
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Who has access rights to the EUSPEC web pages?
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To which extent can we use the forum for the above purposes?