LLNL Computing’s ground-breaking research and development activities, innovative technologies, and world-class staff are often featured in various media outlets.

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ICLR25 acceptances
LLNL researchers have posters and workshop papers accepted to the 13th International Conference on Learning Representations on April 24–28.
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New nucleotide database could improve microbe identification for science and medicine
LLNL researchers have created new, optimized indices of the nt database that simplify how scientists classify microorganisms found in various samples, significantly improving the ability to identify and understand the myriad microorganisms that inhabit our world.
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LLNL scientists use AI to optimize antibodies against mutations and accelerate pandemic preparedness
Researchers from LLNL, in collaboration with other leading institutions, have successfully used an AI-driven platform to preemptively optimize an antibody to neutralize a broad diversity of SARS-CoV-2 variants.
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LLNL employees dive into AI’s transformative potential at aiEDGE for Innovation Day
More than 3,200 LLNL employees participated in the first-ever aiEDGE for Innovation Day on March 26—an event aimed at empowering and equipping the Lab’s workforce to integrate AI into their daily work.

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Tracy students dream big at LLNL’s ‘Dream Day’ event
About two dozen students from Tracy, California, visited LLNL on March 21 for a day of interactive enrichment activities as part of “Dream Day,” an event designed to introduce students to Lab careers and science.

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Video: The Drill Down Insider with LLNL’s Ian Lee
At the recent Elastic Public Sector Summit in Washington, DC, Drill Down Insider spoke with Ian Lee, HPC Cybersecurity Architect at LLNL, about the unique challenges of securing HPC environments.
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LLNL scientists take new approach to understanding protein-membrane interactions
A study led by LLNL scientists is providing new insights into the complex interactions between proteins and cell membranes, combining detailed molecular simulations and large-scale models.

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Mapping cosmic shear to illuminate dark energy
In a recent study published in the Astrophysical Journal, LLNL researchers developed an innovative approach to map cosmic shear using linear algebra, statistics, and HPC.
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1,000 Scientist AI Jam Session explores AI-driven scientific discovery
The February 28 event brought together over 1,400 Department of Energy scientists across multiple sites to explore how cutting-edge AI models could transform scientific research.
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Lori Diachin on HPCwire's 2025 People to Watch list
People to Watch are at the forefront of HPC trends, adapting new technology to the rapidly changing world in order to unlock the answers to the biggest societal challenges of our time and make the impossible, possible.

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Enhancing the software ecosystem with LLMs
Over the next three years, CASC researchers and collaborators will integrate LLMs into HPC software to boost performance and sustainability.
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CASC Newsletter | Vol 15 | March 2025
Highlights include ML techniques for computed tomography, a scalable Gaussian process framework, safe and trustworthy AI, and autonomous multiscale simulations.
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LLNL to examine exoplanet atmospheres with HPC
LLNL, Arizona State University and Michigan State University will dive deep into uncovering the compositions of 70 exoplanets through the Computing Grand Challenge Program, which allocates significant quantities of institutional computational resources to scientists to perform cutting-edge research.

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S&TR cover story: Introducing El Capitan
The latest issue of LLNL's magazine explains how the world’s most powerful supercomputer helps scientists safeguard the U.S. nuclear stockpile.
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High-performance computing at a crossroads
LLNL's Bruce Hendrickson joins other HPC luminaries in this op-ed about the future of the field.
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Podcast: AI and drug discovery
The latest episode of the Big Ideas Lab podcast investigates the use of artificial intelligence for drug discovery and other uses.
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Vanguards of HPC-AI: Spack builder Todd Gamblin of LLNL
Todd Gamblin has a well-deserved reputation in the HPC software community as a passionate engineer who enjoys rolling up his sleeves and diving into technical problems. It’s not a stretch to see how he got hooked on HPC.
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Quantum computers successfully model particle scattering
When quantum mechanical particles scatter, it shifts the position of their wave. The new algorithm accurately measures these shifts, opening the way to quantum simulations of scattering processes.

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LLNL Researchers Quantify Metal Strength Uncertainty in High-Explosives Models
The team used a Bayesian approach to quantify metal strength uncertainty with tantalum and two common explosive materials and integrated it into a coupled metal/high-explosive model.
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ML-driven binary analysis pipeline enhances software quality assurance
Presented last fall at a conference, a new approach to software binary analysis incorporates large-scale training data and hierarchical embeddings.
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Lab teams recognized with Secretary of Energy’s Honor Awards
Among the honorees was the Exascale Computing Project leadership team, which successfully delivered the 7-year, $1.8 billion collaboration among six DOE national laboratories.

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LLNL makes Glassdoor’s 2025 Best Places to Work list
This is the sixth recognition the Laboratory has earned in Glassdoor’s award program since its inception in 2009.

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Video: LLNL dedicates El Capitan
Hundreds of current and former LLNL employees, government officials, and industry leaders gathered on January 9 to mark a monumental achievement: the dedication of El Capitan, the world’s fastest supercomputer.
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Advancing cybersecurity for advanced threats
Livermore’s Cyber Security Program has adopted new cloud-based tools and created others to protect the Laboratory’s enterprise system from cyber threats.
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S&TR cover story: Beginning at the end
The DarkStar inverse design technique blends AI, machine learning, and advanced hydrodynamics simulations to optimize science and engineering solutions starting from the final state.
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