* Added a note concerning Basil, a tool for semi-automatic

containerization of scientific applications, frameworks, and workflows.

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+Basil: A Tool for Semi-Automatic Containerization, Deployment, and Execution of Scientific Applications on Cloud Computing and Supercomputing Platforms
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+Project site: https://icompute.us/entry
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+
+NSF Award: 2314203
+
+"[CSSI?] Elements: Basil: A Tool for Semi-Automatic Containerization,
+Deployment, and Execution of Scientific Applications on Cloud
+Computing and Supercomputing Platforms"
+https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2314203
+
+From the abstract:
+
+>   "...this project is developing BASIL - a tool for
+>   semi-automatically containerizing the scientific applications,
+>   frameworks, and workflows. This project will deliver BASIL through
+>   a web portal, as a command-line tool, and through APIs. BASIL has
+>   a broad applicability across multiple domains of deep societal
+>   impact such as artificial intelligence, drug discovery, and
+>   earthquake engineering. By enabling the preservation of valuable
+>   legacy software and making them usable for several years in
+>   future, BASIL will save cost and time in software rewriting and
+>   software installations, and thus contribute towards advancing the
+>   prosperity of the society. The project will result in educational
+>   content on ?Introduction to Containerization? and students engaged
+>   in the project will develop valuable skills in the areas of
+>   national interest such as supercomputing/High Performance
+>   Computing (HPC) and cloud computing."