LLNL Computing’s groundbreaking research and development activities, innovative technologies, and world-class staff are often featured in various media outlets.
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LLNL team achieves largest graph analytics to date
Computer scientists and applied mathematicians searched for 1 quadrillion “triangles” using 1 million processors on LLNL’s IBM BlueGene/Q Sequoia supercomputer.
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Exposing local youth to core computing principles and STEM career pathways
Computing staff participate in several education and outreach programs in the local community with support from a new LLNL funding program.
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Refreshing the controls and IT infrastructure at NIF
As LLNL’s NIF enters its second decade of full-scale operations, the demands on all aspects of its information technology (IT) infrastructure are becoming more varied, complex, and critical.
Cloud Services Cyber Security Information Technology Lasers and Optics Network Engineering Reporting and Analytics Software Applications Software Engineering
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Securing data and communications at remote experimental facility
Protecting sensitive information has always been critical to Lawrence Livermore’s national security missions. In the digital age, a well-guarded door is not enough.
Cyber Operations Cyber Security Information Technology Integration Services Network Engineering
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Developing software for an exascale ecosystem and emerging workloads: SCR
In the third of three news features, LLNL-developed SCR software will contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the HPC leadership-class systems of tomorrow.
Fault Tolerance and Resilience HPC Architectures HPC Systems and Software Open-Source Software
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Developing software for an exascale ecosystem and emerging workloads: OpenZFS
In the second of three news features, LLNL-developed OpenZFS software will contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the HPC leadership-class systems of tomorrow.
HPC Architectures HPC Systems and Software Open-Source Software Storage, File Systems, and I/O
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Looking ahead to SC19
LLNL’s Computing Directorate will descend upon the 2019 Supercomputing Conference. Find us at tutorials, workshops, panels, poster/paper sessions (with a Best Paper finalist), and the Job Fair.
Emerging Architectures Events HPC Systems and Software Outreach
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Developing software for an exascale ecosystem and emerging workloads: Flux
In the first of three news features, LLNL-developed Flux software will contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the HPC leadership-class systems of tomorrow.
HPC Architectures HPC Systems and Software Open-Source Software Resource and Workflow Management
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Successful simulation and visualization coupling proves the power of Sierra
After years of preparation, LLNL’s upgraded Ares code runs a 98-billion-element simulation on 16,384 GPUs on the Sierra supercomputer.
Computational Science Data Science HPC Architectures HPC Systems and Software Hybrid/Heterogeneous Hydrodynamics Performance, Portability, and Productivity Scientific Visualization
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OneID: modernizing digital identities
Livermore’s OneID system moves the Department of Energy toward industry’s trend of decentralized, controlled infrastructure where identity becomes the primary security boundary.
Access Management Cloud Services Cyber Security Information Technology
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SC19 event calendar
LLNL heads to the 31st annual Supercomputing Conference (SC19) in Denver, Colorado, on November 17–22, 2019.
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First Exascale Day celebrates the fastest supercomputers in the world
Cray, the DOE’s Exascale Computing Project, the DOE labs that will house the nation’s first three exascale supercomputers have established National Exascale Day to be celebrated annually (Oct. 18).
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FedTech helps accelerate technology transfer
Two LLNL computer scientists with promising technologies have taken part in a national organization’s commercialization program that pairs researchers with entrepreneurs.
Access Management Cyber Security Data Science Information Technology Outreach
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Learning about learning: reading group at Lab discusses advancements in AI
LLNL teams conduct research using AI, and the Machine Learning Reading Group serves as a resource for employees to keep one another apprised of developments in this ever-changing field.
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Collaboration drives data science workshop
LLNL’s Data Science Institute hosted its second annual workshop with the University of California, emphasizing key challenges with machine learning and artificial intelligence in scientific research.
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Third annual Developer Day encourages best practices
This year’s event included quick presentations on a range of topics, deep dives, a keynote speaker, and a panel discussion dedicated to the onboarding process.
Careers DevOps Events SDLC Methodologies Software Engineering Software Quality Assurance
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Energy Department, Weill Foundation sign MOU to advance AI for biomedicine, health research
The partnership will apply DOE-fueled AI capabilities to advance transformative scientific opportunities in biomedical and public health research.
AI/ML Biology/Biomedicine Computational Science Data Science
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Will exascale computing change everything? Top experts weigh in
LLNL's Lori Diachin, deputy director of the DOE's Exascale Computing Project, was one of three authorities on the topic of exascale computing to be interviewed and featured on builtin.com.
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Hackathoners put coding skills to the test
LLNL's hackathon allows employees and interns to make unique breakthroughs and work on projects they either haven’t had time for or have been of low priority in their day jobs.
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CANDLE illuminates new pathways in fight against cancer
As part of the Department of Energy’s role in the fight against cancer, scientists are building tools that use supercomputers to solve problems in entirely new ways.
Biology/Biomedicine Computational Science Data Science Deep Learning
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Video: Women's luncheon presentation at KDD conference
The Data Science Institute co-sponsored the women's lunch at the 2019 Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining. Alyson Fox and Amanda Minnich discussed LLNL's diversity and inclusion efforts.
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DOE/NNSA, Lab announce partnership with Cray to develop NNSA’s first exascale supercomputer
The NNSA’s first exascale supercomputer, El Capitan, will have a peak performance of more than 1.5 exaflops (1.5 quintillion calculations per second) and an anticipated delivery in late 2022.
AI/ML Co-Design Data Science Emerging Architectures HPC Architectures HPC Systems and Software Hybrid/Heterogeneous
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CASC Newsletter | Vol 8 | August 2019
Highlights include perspectives on machine learning and artificial intelligence in science, data driven models, autonomous vehicle operations, and the OpenMP standard 5.0.
AI/ML Computational Math Computational Science Data Science Data-Driven Decisions Debugging and Correctness HPC Systems and Software Hydrodynamics ML Theory Programming Languages and Models Scientific Visualization
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Livermore Lab Foundation awards scholarship to Cal State East Bay computer science student
Alan Noun, a computer science student at CSU East Bay and the recipient of the Livermore Lab Foundation's first full-year scholarship, is an intern at LLNL’s Data Science Summer Institute.
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Lab wins six tech commercialization grants
LLNL researchers have posted another standout year securing major grants through the DOE's Technology Commercialization Fund, including one for the Radiation Field Training Simulator.