University of Houston
Department of Computer Science

In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
Master of Science


Hari Krishna Donepudi
will defend his thesis

Requirements and Design of Grid Portals with

Application to EZ-Grid




Abstract

Grid portals provide a convenient way for the scientific community to access grids; they have the potential to eliminate many of the difficulties faced when using a grid. But, grid portal technology is still at the development stage and detailed analysis of requirements and implementation techniques is needed. We are constructing the EZ-Grid Portal, a comprehensive Graphical User Interface that is intended to provide the key features needed to access grid services. As part of the EZ-Grid Portal development, extensive research has been performed to determine the functionality required if portals are to make usage of grids easy. Based upon our requirements analysis and a study of existing portals, we have redesigned an earlier version of EZ-Grid and are implementing our ideas in Java. Key design concepts such as modularity and extensibility were especially considered while designing the EZ-Grid Portal.

Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2003
Time: 2:30 PM
Place: 550-PGH



Faculty, students, and the general public are invited.
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Barbara Chapman