This episode of the Exascale Computing Project‘s Let’s Talk Exascale podcast series delves into a software framework developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), called Flux, which is widely used for scheduling and managing modern supercomputing and HPC workflows. Joining in the discussion are Lawrence Livermore’s Dong Ahn, Stephen Herbein, Dan Milroy and Tapasya Patki […]
Let’s Talk Exascale: How Flux Software Manages Supercomputing Workflows
September 14, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Penguin Wins 2 DOD HPC Modernization Deals Worth $68M
September 14, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Fremont, Calif. – September 14, 2021 – HPC and AI company Penguin Computing, Inc., a division of SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SGH), today announced that it has been awarded two contracts totaling $68M from the Department of Defense High Performance Computing Modernization Program (DoD HPCMP) to deliver Penguin Computing’s TrueHPC supercomputing platform, plus managed services and high-performance […]
Toolkit Delivers 4D Visualization, Addresses Data Volume Challenges in Exascale
September 14, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The Exascale Computing Project (ECP) has announced that a team of researchers has developed the Feature Tracking Kit (FTK), which uses simplicial spacetime meshing to simplify, scale, and deliver novel feature-tracking algorithms for in situ data analysis and scientific visualization. FTK delivers feature-tracking tools, scales feature-tracking algorithms in distributed and parallel environments, and simplifies development […]
Registration Opens for Oct. 1 HPC4EI National Manufacturing Day
September 13, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Sept. 13, 2021 — Registration is free and open to the public for HPC4EI Manufacturing Day, Friday, Oct. 1 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET, and will feature Pamela Isom, director of the Artificial Intelligence and Technology Office of the U.S. Department of Energy, and Doug Kothe, director of DOE’s Exascale Computing Project at […]
NCAR Official to Discuss New Supercomputer Friday at Univ. of Wyoming
September 13, 2021 by Leave a Comment
September 13, 2021 — A top director with the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is coming to the University of Wyoming to discuss the capabilities and uses of a new supercomputer that will be installed in the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center (NWSC) near Cheyenne. Thomas Hauser, director of NCAR’s Computational and Information Systems Laboratory Technology […]
NCSA Participating in $25M Programmable Plant Systems Initiative
September 10, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Researchers from the Center for Digital Agriculture (CDA) at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) will be part of the newly-announced Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems (CROPPS). The new Center will work to leverage digital solutions and techniques for understanding how plants interact and communicate. Initially funded for five years, the center is a […]
DOE Funds $16M for Scientific ML Research
September 9, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Sept. 9, 2021 — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $16 million for five collaborative research projects to develop artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms for enabling scientific insights and discoveries from data generated by computational simulations, experiments, and observations. The research projects range from single Principal Investigator (PI) to multi-PI, […]
Krell Institute Launches ‘Science in Parallel’ Podcast Focusing on Computational Science Innovators
September 8, 2021 by Leave a Comment
AMES, IOWA – The Krell Institute is launching Science in Parallel, a podcast highlighting people and projects at the interface of science and computing. The first season features scientists who use computers to design alternative energy strategies, zero in on the chemistry of molecular surfaces, build quantum control algorithms and more. Along the way, listeners also will […]
American Meteorological Society to Present Zelinka with Houghton Award
September 8, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The Council of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) has selected atmospheric scientist Mark Zelinka of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to receive the Henry G. Houghton Award. Zelinka was cited by AMS for “innovative advances in understanding the critical involvement of clouds to achieve a better understanding of climate interactions.” According to AMS, the Henry G. Houghton […]
DOE Funds $13.7M for Research in Data Reduction for Science
September 2, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Sept. 2, 2021 — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $13.7 million in funding for nine research projects that will advance the state of the art in computer science and applied mathematics. The projects – led by five universities and five DOE National Laboratories across eight states – will address the challenges of moving, […]
