...
InCommon
...
Expands
...
Support
...
for
...
International
...
Research
...
Through
...
Pilot
...
With
...
University
...
of
...
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
...
Internet2’s
...
InCommon
...
has
...
enhanced
...
its
...
support
...
for
...
international
...
research
...
organizations
...
through
...
a
...
pilot
...
project
...
with
...
the
...
Leonard
...
E.
...
Parker
...
Center
...
for
...
Gravitation,
...
Cosmology
...
and
...
Astrophysics
...
(CGCA)
...
at
...
the
...
University
...
of
...
Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
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The
...
pilot
...
will
...
enable
...
astronomers
...
world-wide
...
to
...
use
...
their
...
local
...
campus
...
credentials
...
to
...
log
...
into
...
three
...
UWM-based
...
services,
...
including
...
astronomers
...
from
...
Laser
...
Interferometer
...
Gravitational
...
Wave
...
Observatory
...
(LIGO),
...
a
...
project
...
to
...
detect
...
and
...
study
...
gravitational
...
waves
...
from
...
astrophysical
...
objects
...
such
...
as
...
black
...
holes
...
and
...
supernovae.
...
The
...
CGCA
...
plays
...
a
...
key
...
role
...
in
...
LIGO,
...
which
...
was
...
the
...
impetus
...
for
...
creating
...
these
...
collaboration
...
services
...
for
...
gravitational
...
wave
...
and
...
other
...
astronomers.
...
By
...
participating
...
in
...
the
...
pilot,
...
CGCA
...
identity
...
management
...
staff
...
are
...
streamlining
...
the
...
access
...
process
...
to
...
these
...
important
...
tools,
...
while
...
simultaneously
...
saving
...
time
...
and
...
effort
...
by
...
not
...
having
...
to
...
create
...
and
...
maintain
...
separate
...
(duplicate)
...
user
...
IDs
...
and
...
passwords
...
for
...
hundreds
...
of
...
researchers
...
worldwide.
...
The
...
new
...
approach
...
will
...
enable
...
researchers
...
to
...
gain
...
immediate
...
access
...
to
...
these
...
resources
...
by
...
simply
...
logging
...
in
...
with
...
the
...
home
...
campus-issued
...
credentials
...
they
...
already
...
have
...
in
...
place.
...
InCommon
...
has
...
previously
...
partnered
...
with
...
CGCA
...
and
...
LIGO
...
to
...
provide
...
secure
...
federated
...
access
...
for
...
researchers
...
at
...
U.S.
...
institutions.
...
By
...
joining
...
the
...
international
...
eduGAIN
...
service,
...
InCommon
...
extends
...
this
...
benefit
...
to
...
researchers
...
in
...
other
...
parts
...
of
...
the
...
world.
...
InCommon
...
participants
...
can
...
make
...
this
...
process
...
even
...
easier
...
by
...
supporting
...
the
...
Research
...
&
...
Scholarship
...
(R&S)
...
program,
...
in
...
which
...
a
...
campus
...
automatically
...
releases
...
a
...
small
...
number
...
of
...
user
...
attributes
...
to
...
all
...
services
...
tagged
...
as
...
R&S.
...
This
...
allows
...
researchers
...
to
...
access
...
a
...
service
...
with
...
little
...
or
...
no
...
intervention
...
from
...
their
...
central
...
campus
...
IT
...
department,
...
while
...
still
...
maintaining
...
full
...
control
...
and
...
being
...
in
...
full
...
compliance
...
with
...
federal,
...
state
...
and
...
campus
...
privacy
...
requirements.
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The
...
global
...
InCommon-eduGAIN
...
pilot
...
involves
...
exporting
...
the
...
metadata
...
about
...
these
...
three
...
CGCA
...
services
...
to
...
the
...
international
...
eduGAIN
...
service,
...
which
...
provides
...
trustworthy
...
exchange
...
of
...
information
...
among
...
national
...
research
...
and
...
education
...
federations,
...
like
...
InCommon.
...
The
...
three
...
services
...
include:
...
the
...
Gravitational
...
Wave
...
Astronomy
...
Community
...
Registry;
...
the
...
Gravitational
...
Wave
...
Astronomy
...
Community
...
Wiki;
...
and
...
the
...
Gravitational
...
Wave
...
Astronomy
...
Community
...
List
...
Server.
...
All
...
three
...
services
...
are
...
tagged
...
for
...
R&S.
...
“We
...
are
...
delighted
...
to
...
pilot
...
the
...
world-wide
...
sharing
...
of
...
CGCA
...
and
...
LIGO
...
services,”
...
said
...
Klara
...
Jelinkova,
...
chair
...
of
...
the
...
InCommon
...
Steering
...
Committee
...
and
...
Senior
...
Associate
...
Vice
...
President
...
and
...
Chief
...
Information
...
Technology
...
Officer
...
at
...
the
...
University
...
of
...
Chicago.
...
“As
...
a
...
community
...
we
...
are
...
indebted
...
to
...
the
...
University
...
of
...
Wisconsin-Milwaukee,
...
and
...
particularly
...
LIGO’s
...
Scott
...
Koranda
...
and
...
Warren
...
Anderson,
...
as
...
fellow
...
innovation
...
pioneers
...
in
...
our
...
international
...
efforts
...
to
...
support
...
research
...
and
...
education.”
...
Photos:
...
#1:
...
Computer
...
simulation
...
of
...
two
...
black
...
holes
...
merging
...
into
...
one,
...
and
...
the
...
release
...
of
...
energy
...
in
...
the
...
form
...
of
...
gravitational
...
waves.
...
Photo
...
credit
...
Bernd
...
Brügmann
...
(Principal
...
Investigator),
...
Max
...
Planck
...
Institute
...
for
...
Astrophysics,
...
Garching,
...
Germany.
...
#2
...
(the
...
map):
...
This
...
map
...
demonstrates
...
the
...
interest
...
in
...
worldwide
...
collaboration.
...
Those
...
countries
...
with
...
national
...
research
...
and
...
education
...
federations
...
participating
...
in
...
eduGAIN
...
are
...
in
...
green,
...
with
...
countries
...
in
...
the
...
process
...
of
...
joining
...
in
...
yellow.
...
Photo
...
credit:
...
GEANT
...
About
...
Internet2
...
Internet2®
...
is
...
a
...
member-owned
...
advanced
...
technology
...
community
...
founded
...
by
...
the
...
nation's
...
leading
...
higher
...
education
...
institutions
...
in
...
1996.
...
Internet2
...
provides
...
a
...
collaborative
...
environment
...
for
...
U.S.
...
research
...
and
...
education
...
organizations
...
to
...
solve
...
common
...
technology
...
challenges,
...
and
...
to
...
develop
...
innovative
...
solutions
...
in
...
support
...
of
...
their
...
educational,
...
research,
...
and
...
community
...
service
...
missions.
...
Internet2
...
also
...
operates
...
the
...
nation’s
...
largest
...
and
...
fastest
...
coast-to-coast
...
research
...
and
...
education
...
network,
...
in
...
which
...
the
...
Network
...
Operations
...
Center
...
is
...
powered
...
by
...
Indiana
...
University.
...
Internet2
...
serves
...
more
...
than
...
93,000
...
community
...
anchor
...
institutions,
...
250
...
U.S.
...
universities,
...
70
...
government
...
agencies,
...
38
...
regional
...
and
...
state
...
education
...
networks,
...
80
...
leading
...
corporations
...
working
...
with
...
our
...
community
...
and
...
more
...
than
...
65
...
national
...
research
...
and
...
education
...
networking
...
partners
...
representing
...
more
...
than
...
100
...
countries.
...
Internet2
...
offices
...
are
...
located
...
in
...
Ann
...
Arbor,
...
Mich.;
...
Denver,
...
Colo.;
...
Emeryville,
...
Calif.;
...
Washington,
...
D.C;
...
and
...
West
...
Hartford,
...
Conn.
...
For
...
more
...
information,
...
visit
...
www.internet2.edu
...
or
...
follow
...
@Internet2
...
on
...
Twitter.
...
About
...
InCommon
...
InCommon®,
...
operated
...
by
...
Internet2®,
...
serves
...
the
...
U.S.
...
education
...
and
...
research
...
communities,
...
supporting
...
a
...
common
...
framework
...
of
...
trust
...
services,
...
including
...
the
...
U.S.
...
identity
...
management
...
trust
...
federation
...
for
...
research
...
and
...
education,
...
a
...
community-driven
...
Certificate
...
Service,
...
an
...
Assurance
...
Program
...
providing
...
higher
...
levels
...
of
...
trust,
...
and
...
a
...
multifactor
...
authentication
...
program.
...
InCommon
...
has
...
more
...
than
...
600
...
participants,
...
including
...
higher
...
education
...
institutions
...
and
...
research
...
organizations,
...
and
...
their
...
sponsored
...
partners.
...
About
...
the
...
University
...
of
...
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
...
As
...
Wisconsin’s
...
premier
...
public
...
urban
...
institution,
...
UW-Milwaukee
...
enjoys
...
a
...
growing
...
national
...
reputation
...
for
...
excellence
...
in
...
research,
...
teaching
...
and
...
community
...
engagement.
...
On
...
an
...
operating
...
budget
...
of
...
$680
...
million,
...
it
...
educates
...
nearly
...
28,000
...
students
...
and
...
is
...
an
...
engine
...
of
...
innovation
...
for
...
Southeastern
...
Wisconsin.
...
The
...
104-acre
...
main
...
campus
...
and
...
satellite
...
sites
...
are
...
located
...
in
...
the
...
economic
...
and
...
cultural
...
heart
...
of
...
the
...
state.
...
The
...
university’s
...
recent
...
expansion
...
includes
...
new
...
academic
...
and
...
research
...
facilities,
...
including
...
the
...
Joseph
...
J.
...
Zilber
...
School
...
of
...
Public
...
Health
...
and
...
the
...
only
...
School
...
of
...
Freshwater
...
Sciences
...
in
...
the
...
United
...
States.
...
For
...
more
...
information,
...
visit
...
...
or
...
follow
...
@UWM
...
on
...
Twitter.
...
About
...
the
...
Leonard
...
E.
...
Parker
...
Center
...
for
...
Gravitation,
...
Cosmology
...
and
...
Astrophysics
...
The
...
Leonard
...
E.
...
Parker
...
Center
...
for
...
Gravitation,
...
Cosmology
...
and
...
Astrophysics
...
(CGCA)
...
is
...
supported
...
by
...
NASA,
...
the
...
National
...
Science
...
Foundation,
...
UW-Milwaukee
...
College
...
of
...
Letters
...
and
...
Science,
...
and
...
UW-Milwaukee
...
Graduate
...
School.
...
We
...
push
...
the
...
frontiers
...
of
...
astrophysics
...
through
...
the
...
novel
...
use
...
of
...
observation,
...
theory
...
and
...
computation.
...
By
...
bringing
...
together
...
expertise
...
in
...
gravitational
...
physics,
...
astrophysics
...
and
...
computing,
...
CGCA
...
can
...
address
...
scientific
...
challenges
...
in
...
relativistic
...
astrophysics,
...
gravitational-wave
...
astronomy,
...
particle
...
astrophysics,
...
cosmology,
...
and
...
quantum
...
gravity.
...
For
...
more
...
information,
...
visit
...
http://www.gravity.phys.uwm.edu/
...
.
...
Internet2
...
Contact:
...
Dean
...
Woodbeck
...
woodbeck@internet2.edu
...
(906)
...
523-9620
...
UWM
...
Contact:
...
Elizabeth
...
Leake
...
eleake@uwm.edu
...
(414)22937795
...
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