Fifth IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Grid Computing (GRID'04)
BOINC: A System for Public-Resource Computing and Storage
Pittsburgh, PA
November 08-November 08
ISBN: 0-7695-2256-4
BOINC (Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing) is a software system that makes it easy for scientists to create and operate public-resource computing projects. It supports diverse applications, including those with large storage or communication requirements. PC owners can participate in multiple BOINC projects, and can specify how their resources are allocated among these projects. We describe the goals of BOINC, the design issues that we confronted, and our solutions to these problems.