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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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CEED’s impact on Exascale Computing Project efforts is wide-ranging
The Center for Efficient Exascale Discretizations (CEED) within the ECP involves more than 30 computational scientists from 2 DOE labs (Livermore and Argonne) and 5 universities.
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Cooling exascale: LLNL plans two exascale supercomputers totaling 85MW
Supercomputers have always been at the forefront of cooling technologies, with their high-power densities demanding careful attention. An LLNL team is upgrading facilities for exascale supercomputers.
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Meghan McGarry leads LLNL in new nuclear nonproliferation consortium
In the recently launched MTV Consortium, the Lab and academia join forces to address crucial global security challenges.
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Dirty bomb simulator prepares responders
Ryan Chen, LLNL data analyst and visualization technologist, has developed a model called the RDD Studio that provides a detailed simulation of an optimal response to a radiological dispersal device.
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Small brain-on-a-chip promises big payoffs
LLNL’s brain-on-a-chip may offer an effective way to evaluate the organ’s response to threats. Data analytics and HPC modeling help scientists better understand neuronal networks.
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HPC4EI program announces first awards for public/private partnerships
The HPC4EI program announced 9 public/private projects awarded more than $2 million from the DOE. This program is the umbrella entity for the HPC4Mfg and HPC4Mtls programs, headed out of LLNL.
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Source: PCMag
Why do we need supercomputers and who Is using them?
LLNL is home to several supercomputers, including Sierra, the world's second fastest. PCMag stopped by to find out how these computers handle virtual nuclear weapons tests and weather modeling.
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