Contextual Constraint Modeling in Grid Application Workflows

TL;DR

This paper presents a novel approach for specifying and managing constraints in distributed workflows through contextual modeling, enabling collaborative constraint setting among diverse community members, demonstrated with a High Energy Physics example.

Contribution

It introduces a new mechanism for contextual constraint specification in workflows, enhancing collaborative control and flexibility over distributed processes.

Findings

Effective contextual constraint modeling for workflows

Improved collaboration among community members

Practical validation with High Energy Physics example

Abstract

This paper introduces a new mechanism for specifying constraints in distributed workflows. By introducing constraints in a contextual form, it is shown how different people and groups within collaborative communities can cooperatively constrain workflows. A comparison with existing state-of-the-art workflow systems is made. These ideas are explored in practice with an illustrative example from High Energy Physics.