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Cumulus is the Cloud based modelling and data exchange program that we developed. Its purpose is to show, as a proof of concept, that it is possible to integrate both the exchange of data, the production of comprehensive models, and the sharing of computational resources into one platform.

To this end we developed a new collaborative Biology Framework based on Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) and on a Web Services. This approach simplifies and harmonizes the work carried out on the Cloud and Grid platform by geographically dispersed scientists. The new collaborative SOA Cloud Framework (called Cumulus) provides an efficient and easy way to run distributed software.

This capability is put to use in a parameter optimization program, (currently a genetic algorithm) to find the optimal parameters for submitted models. In other words, Cumulus makes it simple to use cloud computing resources to find parameters for models, and at the same time, leads to the sharing of information.

Below are links to look at the different parts of the Cumulus project.

Downloading cumulus

[http://igem.molgenrug.nl/igem2011/Cumulus/setup.exe Download the Cumulus Pbad Demo installer] [http://igem.molgenrug.nl/igem2011/Cumulus/Cumulus.zip Download the full source code]

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-Cumulus is the Cloud based, modelling and data exchange program that we developed.
+Cumulus is the Cloud based modelling and data exchange program that we developed. Its purpose is to show, as a proof of concept, that it is possible to integrate both the exchange of data, the production of comprehensive models, and the sharing of computational resources into one platform.
-To this end, a new collaborative Biology Framework based on Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) and on a Web Service approach that simplify and harmonize the work carried out on Cloud and Grid platform by geographically dispersed computational scientists has been designed.
+To this end we developed a new collaborative Biology Framework based on Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) and on a Web Services. This approach simplifies and harmonizes the work carried out on the Cloud and Grid platform by geographically dispersed scientists. The new collaborative SOA Cloud Framework (called Cumulus) provides an efficient and easy way to run distributed software.
-The new collaborative SOA Cloud Framework (called CUMULUS) provides an efficient and easy way to run on the Grid distributed versions of scientific codes and it can be easily generalized and incorporated in any Science Gateways by considering the Grid users at the center of the action as a point of generation, integration, control and evaluation of the computational activities.
+This capability is put to use in a parameter optimization program, (currently a genetic algorithm) to find the optimal parameters for submitted models. In other words, Cumulus makes it simple to use cloud computing resources to find parameters for models, and at the same time, leads to the sharing of information.
-Accordingly, the basic goal of Cumulus is to provide to its users with a user-friendly tool allowing them to exploit the innovative features of biological simulation with no need for mastering related technicalities. In other words, Cumulus makes cloud applications black-box like and, at the same time, leads to better memory usage, reduced cpu and wall times consumption as well as to an optimized distribution of tasks over the platform. This leads also to a more efficient exploitation of available features.
+Below are links to look at the different parts of the Cumulus project.
+*[[Team:Groningen/modeling_vision|Our Cumulus vision]]
+*[[Team:Groningen/modeling_methods|Why we build Cumulus]]
+*[[Team:Groningen/modeling_simulation_engine|The Cumulus simulation engine]]
+*[[Team:Groningen/modeling_genetic_algorithms|How we find parameters]]
+*[[Team:Groningen/modeling_results|Cumulus system results]]
+*[[Team:Groningen/modeling_cumulus2|The next version of the Cumulus system]]
-==Links==
-Here are some quick links to look at the different parts of the Cumulus prodject.
-*[[Team:Groningen/modeling_vision|What exactly did we have in mind when we desinged Cumulus]]
+===Downloading cumulus===
-*[[Team:Groningen/modeling_methods|Why did we choose to make Cumulus and not go with an existing package]]
+[http://igem.molgenrug.nl/igem2011/Cumulus/setup.exe Download the Cumulus Pbad Demo installer]
-*[[Team:Groningen/modeling_simulation_engine|An overview of the simulation system that is at the core of Cumulus]]
+[http://igem.molgenrug.nl/igem2011/Cumulus/Cumulus.zip Download the full source code]
-*[[Team:Groningen/modeling_genetic_algorithms|Some explanation of the parameter optimization algorithm we use.]]
-*[[Team:Groningen/modeling_results|The results we got from working with the cumulus system]]
-*[[Team:Groningen/modeling_cumulus2|What we want to do in the next version of the cumulus system]]
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