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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DOE, LLNL take center stage at inaugural AI expo
Held May 7–8 in Washington, DC, the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) AI Expo showcased groundbreaking initiatives in AI and emerging technologies. Kim Budil and other Lab speakers presented at center stage and the DOE exhibition booth.
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Video: Supercomputer problems you’ve never heard of
Two LLNL teams have come up with ingenious solutions to a few of the more vexing difficulties. For their efforts, they’ve won awards coveted by scientists in the technology fields.
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The lab that launched a thousand software projects
Release the codes! With a dynamic developer community and a long history of encouraging open-source software, LLNL has reached quadruple-digit GitHub offerings.
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Register for HPC tutorials in August
Learn how to use a modern, open-source HPC software stack! Throughout August, join our tutorials on how to install and use several projects on AWS EC2 instances. No previous experience is necessary, and everyone is welcome.
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Dream Day brings Girls Who Code students to the Lab
The event gave local middle schoolers a taste of what computer scientists do at the Lab.
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Former Lawrence fellow Amanda Randles awarded 2023 ACM Prize in Computing
Randles, a former Lawrence fellow and current LLNL collaborator, was recognized for “groundbreaking contributions to computational health through innovative algorithms, tools and high-performance computing methods for diagnosing and treating a variety of human diseases.”
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LLNL honored as one of Glassdoor's 2024 'Best-Led Companies'
This award honors companies with exceptional senior leadership teams that go above and beyond to redefine the employee experience.
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Video: How will El Capitan run?
Discover how the software architecture and storage systems that will drive El Capitan’s performance will help LLNL and the NNSA Tri-Labs push the boundaries of computational science.
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LLNL’s El Capitan debuted on new Top500 list of world’s most powerful supercomputers
Unveiled at the International Supercomputing Conference in Germany, the June 2024 Top500 lists three systems with identical components as registering 19.65 petaflops on the High Performance Linpack benchmark, ranking them among the world’s 50 fastest.
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GUIDE team develops approach to redesign antibodies against viral pandemics
In a groundbreaking development for addressing future viral pandemics, a multi-institutional team involving LLNL researchers has successfully combined an AI-backed platform with supercomputing to r
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UC/LLNL joint workshop sparks crucial dialogue on AI safety
Throughout the workshop, speakers, panelists and attendees focused on algorithm development, the potential dangers of superhuman AI systems and the importance of understanding and mitigating the risks to humans, as well as urgent measures needed to address the risks both scientifically and politically.
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ISC24 event calendar
LLNL participates in the ISC High Performance Conference (ISC24) on May 12–16.
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LLNL team accelerates multi-physics simulations with El Capitan predecessor systems
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Video: Igniting scientific discovery with AI and supercomputing
LLNL’s fusion ignition breakthrough, more than 60 years in the making, was enabled by a combination of traditional fusion target design methods, HPC, and AI techniques.
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Road to El Capitan 6: Modern compilers
Compilers translate human-programmable source code into machine-readable code. Building a compiler is especially challenging in the exascale era.
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Road to El Capitan 7: Packaging for everyone
Backed by Spack’s robust functionality, the Packaging Working Group manages the relationships between user software and system software.
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Road to El Capitan 8: Prepping for performance
The Tools Working Group delivers debugging, correctness, and performance analysis solutions at an unprecedented scale.
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Road to El Capitan 9: Messaging and math
The advent of accelerated processing units presents new challenges and opportunities for teams responsible for network interconnects and math libraries.
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Road to El Capitan 10: Collaboration is key
The El Capitan Center of Excellence provides a conduit between national labs and commercial vendors, ensuring that the exascale system will meet everyone’s needs.
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LLNL’s Yang honored among 2024 SIAM Class of Fellows
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) announced the selection of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) computational mathematician Ulrike Meier Yang as one of the 2024 Class of SIAM Fellows, the highest honor the organization bestows on its members.
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WiDS Livermore conference attendees network, share research and absorb wisdom
With over 90 people in attendance, including those attending online and in person, the WiDS Livermore conference was once again successful in facilitating the exchange of information and fresh idea
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Todd Gamblin named to HPCwire’s 'People to Watch' list for 2024
The high performance computing publication HPCwire has selected LLNL computer scientist Todd Gamblin as one of its “People to Watch” in HPC for 2024. The program recognized 12 HPC professionals who “play leading roles in driving innovation within their particular fields, making significant contributions to society as a whole.”
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LLNL set to deploy world’s fastest supercomputer this year
The system will enable researchers from the National Nuclear Security Administration weapons design laboratories to create models and run simulations, previously considered challenging, time-intensive or impossible, for the maintenance and modernization of the United States’ nuclear weapons stockpile.
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Video: Predicting climate change impacts on infrastructure
By taking weather variables such as wildfire, flooding, wind, and sunlight that directly impact the electrical grid into consideration, researchers can improve electrical grid model projections for a more stable future.
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Machine learning tool fills in the blanks for satellite light curves
MuyGPs helps complete and forecast the brightness data of objects viewed by Earth-based telescopes.
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