The goal of the Texas Internet Grid for Research and Education (TIGRE) project is to build a computational grid that integrates computing systems, storage systems and databases, visualization laboratories and displays, and even instruments and sensors across Texas. TIGRE will enhance the computational capabilities for Texas researchers in academia, government, and industry by integrating massive computing power. Areas of research in which Texas is a national and world leader and that require dramatically increasing computational capabilities will benefit in particular: biomedicine, energy and the environment, aerospace, materials science, agriculture, and information technology.

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Technology

TIGRE software is built upon a Web-Services enabled version of the Globus Toolkit, in particular the GT4 version. Both client and server software stacks are available.

Portal

Both command-line and portal-oriented tools are deployed, with more sophisticated features under development. A list of currently participating resources in TIGRE is available at the TIGRE Portal, which also includes instructions for obtaining the TIGRE software and installing the necessary clients for submission and monitoring.

Institutions

The founding members of TIGRE were

• Rice University
• Texas A&M University
• Texas Tech University
• University of Houston
• University of Texas at Austin

In addition, significant contact and participation has occurred with other Texas, regional, national and international projects. All of TIGRE participants welcome collaboration on high-end applications and service-oriented grid computing. To make contact and to get involved, see our contact list.