SZTAKI Desktop Grid (SZDG) is an extension of BOINC in order to make it more flexible, versatile and scalable in terms of
enabling the interconnection of different BOINC projects and execution of parameter sweep applications from a generic, high
level user interface without the intervention of the BOINC project administrator. The paper describes the main concepts and
features of SZDG. Among the many novel features the two most important will be described in detail. First, the paper describes
those extensions that enable the easy development and execution of parameter sweep applications on SZDGs. The second part
of the paper describes how SZDGs can be organized into a hierarchical interconnection scheme that enables to use SZDGs as
building blocks to create higher level SZDGs.
Keywords Grid - Desktop - Volunteer - BOINC - Parameter sweep - Portal
The research and development published in this paper is partly supported by the European Commission under contract numbers
LSHC-CT-2006-037559 (FP6 STREP, CancerGrid) and RI-211727 (FPF7 IST Capacities, EDGeS), and by the Hungarian Government under
grant NKFP2-00007/2005.