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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Source: LLNL News

LLNL honored as a top STEM workplace by AISES ‘Winds of Change’ Magazine

The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) Winds of Change magazine has named LLNL as one of the Top 50 STEM Workplaces in 2022. This marks the second consecutive year that LLNL has been honored as an organization setting the standard for indigenous STEM professionals.

Awards | Careers | Diversity

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Source: LLNL News

NNSA and Cornelis Networks to collaborate on next-gen high performance networking

Technologies developed through the Next-Generation High Performance Computing Network project are expected to support mission-critical applications for HPC, AI and ML, and high performance data analytics.

AI/ML | Co-Design | Collaborations | Data Science | HPC Architectures | HPC Systems and Software

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Source: Exascale Computing Project

Join ECP birds-of-a-feather days on May 10-12

The Exascale Computing Project (ECP) 2022 Community Birds-of-a-Feather Days will take place May 10–12 via Zoom. The event provides an opportunity for the HPC community to engage with ECP teams to discuss our latest development efforts.

Computational Math | Data Management | Data Science | Events | Exascale | HPC Architectures | HPC Systems and Software | Hybrid/Heterogeneous | Open-Source Software | Performance, Portability, and Productivity | Programming Languages and Models | Software Build and Installation | Solvers | Storage, File Systems, and I/O

Rob standing in front of the HPC building


Source: Science & Technology Review

Shining a light on technical excellence

LLNL's DMTS awards program offers advancement for scientific leaders who choose the research track over the management ladder. Read more about computational mathematician Rob Falgout.

Awards | Careers | Computational Math

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Source: LLNL News

Livermore WiDS provides forum for women in data science

LLNL celebrated the 2022 Global Women in Data Science conference on March 7 with its 5th annual regional event, featuring workshops, mentoring sessions and a discussion with LLNL Director Kim Budil.

Careers | Data Science | Diversity | Events | Outreach

Olivia and Juanita in video chat with a demo of an ML method


Source: Data Science Institute

Winter hackathon meets WiDS datathon

Sponsored by the DSI, LLNL’s winter hackathon took place on February 16–17. In addition to traditional hacking, the hackathon included a special datathon competition in anticipation of the Women in Data Science (WiDS) conference on March 7.

AI/ML | Data Science | Diversity | Hackathons | Outreach

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Source: Exascale Computing Project

The Flux supercomputing workload manager

The Livermore Computing–developed Flux project addresses challenges posed by complex scientific research supercomputing workflows.

Exascale | HPC Systems and Software | Open-Source Software | Resource and Workflow Management

WiDS Livermore logo


Source: Data Science Institute

WiDS Livermore returns on March 7

Registration is open until February 27 for LLNL's fifth annual WiDS event in conjunction with the worldwide Women in Data Science conference.

Careers | Data Science | Diversity | Events | Outreach

Rob's portrait on dark background with SIAM logo


Source: LLNL News

Rob Falgout wins SIAM Supercomputing Career Prize

The prize recognizes "broad and distinguished contributions to the field of algorithms research and development for parallel scientific and engineering computing."

Awards | Careers

Yong and Kathryn


Source: LLNL News

LLNL scientists honored as Oppenheimer Science and Energy Leadership fellows

The Oppenheimer Science and Energy Leadership Program has selected LLNL computer scientist Kathryn Mohror and materials scientist T. Yong Han as 2022 fellows.

Awards | Careers

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Source: Department of Energy

Peter Lindstrom: Then and now, 2011 Early Career Award winner

The Department of Energy's Office of Science interviewed LLNL computer scientist Peter Lindstrom about his work since receiving the 2011 Early Career Award.

Awards | Careers | Data Compression | Data Science | Open-Source Software

multiscale model of microstructural and atomistic simulations


Source: LLNL News

Breaking down the barriers in all solid-state batteries

A new multiscale model incorporates both microstructural and atomistic simulations to understand barriers to ion transport in solid-state battery materials.

Computational Science | Materials Science

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Source: LLNL News

LLNL makes Glassdoor’s 2022 ‘Best Places to Work’ list

For the fourth consecutive year, LLNL has been honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, recognizing the Best Places to Work in 2022.

Careers

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Source: LLNL News

Multiscale model of protein behavior linked to cancer-causing mutations

LLNL researchers and collaborators have developed a highly detailed, ML–backed multiscale model revealing the importance of lipids to RAS, a family of proteins whose mutations are linked to many cancers.

AI/ML | Biology/Biomedicine | Computational Science | Data Science | Open-Source Software

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Source: LLNL Computing

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Source: LLNL Computing

Kathleen Shoga leads the way for SC21 Student Cluster Competition

With a history of student participation and committee service, LLNL computer scientist Kathleen Shoga chaired this year’s competition.

Cluster Management | Events | HPC Systems and Software | Outreach | Students

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Source: LLNL Computing

SC21 event calendar

LLNL is participating in the 33rd annual Supercomputing Conference (SC21), which will be held both virtually and in St. Louis on November 14–19, 2021.

Data Science | Deep Learning | Emerging Architectures | Events | HPC Systems and Software

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Source: LLNL Computing

MFEM team hosts first community workshop

The MFEM software library provides high-order mathematical algorithms for large-scale scientific simulations. An October workshop brought together MFEM’s global user and developer community for the first time.

Computational Math | Computational Science | Discrete Mathematics | Events | Exascale | Open-Source Software | Outreach | PDE Methods | Software Libraries

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Source: LLNL Computing

Just DO IT: new internship program introduces students to DevOps

Computing’s newest internship program focuses on DevOps methodologies. The inaugural class of 2021 built a persistent data services provisioning application that will soon assist real Livermore Computing users.

DevOps | Diversity | SDLC Methodologies | Software Applications | Software Engineering | Students

several people posed outside the 2019 conference venue on large GHC letters


Source: LLNL Computing

GHC21: Grace Hopper Celebration

Many LLNL women and allies attend Grace Hopper Celebration every year to learn, to network, and to be inspired.

Diversity | Events | Outreach

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Source: LLNL Computing

Summer hackathon tradition continues virtually

Each new season brings another hackathon, and Computing’s 2021 summer event took place on August 12–13.

Hackathons | HPC Systems and Software | Programming Languages and Models | Software Applications | Software Engineering | Students | Web Technologies

Kyle in video chat giving thumbs-up next to a slide showing the Dev Day morning agenda


Source: LLNL Computing

Dev Day makes the most of virtual format

Held virtually on July 15, our fifth annual Developer Day featured lightning talks, a technical deep dive, “quick takes” on remote-development resources, presentations about career paths, and a career development panel discussion.

Careers | Events | Open-Source Software | Software Applications | Software Engineering | Software Libraries | Web Technologies

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Source: LLNL Computing

Career panel series kicks off with women in Computing leadership roles

More than 100 LLNL staff and students gathered virtually for the first session of a new career panel series inspired by the annual Women in Data Science conference and sponsored by the Data Science Institute.

Careers | Diversity | Outreach

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Source: LLNL Computing

ISC21 event calendar

LLNL participates in the digital ISC High Performance Conference (ISC21) on June 24 through July 2.

Events | HPC Systems and Software | Performance, Portability, and Productivity | Software Build and Installation

drawing of a brain made up of network lines and a computer chip


Source: LLNL Computing

A winning strategy for deep neural networks

New research debuting at ICLR 2021 demonstrates a learning-by-compressing approach to deep learning that outperforms traditional methods without sacrificing accuracy.

AI/ML | Computational Math | Data Science | Deep Learning | ML Theory | Scientific ML