Federated function as a service for eScience

Yadu Babuji, Josh Bryan, Ryan Chard, Kyle Chard, Ian Foster, Benjamin Galewsky, Daniel S. Katz, Zhuozhao Li

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Abstract

The function as a service paradigm aims to abstract the complexities of managing computing infrastructure for users. While adoption in industry has been swift, we have yet to see widespread adoption in academia. This is in part due to barriers such as the need to access large research data, diverse hardware requirements, monolithic code bases, and existing systems available to researchers. We describe funcX, a federated functionas-a-service platform that addresses important requirements for use of FaaS in research computing. We outline how funcX has been used in early science deployments.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - IEEE 17th International Conference on eScience, eScience 2021
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages251-252
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781665403610
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2021
Event17th IEEE International Conference on eScience, eScience 2021 - Virtual, Online, Austria
Duration: Sep 20 2021Sep 23 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE 17th International Conference on eScience, eScience 2021

Conference

Conference17th IEEE International Conference on eScience, eScience 2021
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityVirtual, Online
Period9/20/219/23/21

Keywords

  • FaaS
  • FuncX
  • Serverless computing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science (miscellaneous)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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