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InSilicoLab for Chemistry with its experiments and QC Advisor are the tools assisting PL-Grid users in chemistry computations on grid infrastructure. The tools are designed to help the user at all stages of calculations – from the software choice and input data preparation, through job submission and monitoring to the retrieval of output files and analysis of results. General Quantum Chemistry experiment helps in launching QC computations on PL-Grid. A specialized tool – Trajectory Sculptor – is designed for manipulations with Molecular Dynamics trajectories and large sets of molecular structures in sequential computational experiments. QC Advisor collects information about availability of different computational methods in quantum-chemical programs and supports preparation of input files for the most popular software. The main idea behind the tools described in the paper is to reduce the effort needed to set-up the calculations, allowing users to focus on scientific content of their work.
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Eilmes, A., Sterzel, M., Szepieniec, T., Kocot, J., Noga, K., Golik, M. (2014). Comprehensive Support for Chemistry Computations in PL-Grid Infrastructure. In: Bubak, M., Kitowski, J., Wiatr, K. (eds) eScience on Distributed Computing Infrastructure. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8500. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10894-0_18
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