The CoreGRID Network is operated as a virtual research centre (the CoreGRID research centre) made of six research Institutes (CoreGRID research institutes), each of them dedicated on a particular domain. These domains were identified as of strategic importance to ensure a durable development and deployment of GRID infrastructures. In the proposal, research institutes are mapped onto workpackages to follow the standard guidelines. It is likely that such institutes would run for all the lifetime of the Network. These institutes are the following:

• Knowledge & Data Management

• Programming Model

• Architectural Issues: Scalability, Dependability, Adaptability

• Grid Information, Resource and Workflow Monitoring Services

• Resource Management and Scheduling

• Grid Systems, Tools and Environments

Annual Scientific Roadmap