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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Open source is fueling the future of nuclear physics
Open-source software has played a key role in paving the way for LLNL's ignition breakthrough, and will continue to help push the field forward.
Computational Math Computational Science Data Science Discrete Mathematics Lasers and Optics Open-Source Software Scientific ML Transport
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Source: LLNL News
Computing codes, simulations helped make ignition possible
For the physicists, computer scientists, and code developers who have worked on fusion for decades, computer simulations have been inexorably tied to the National Ignition Facility’s quest for ignition.
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Source: LLNL Computing
A look back: Women in early computing at LLNL
LLNL’s archives recount the contributions of women who developed code during the Lab's early decades.
Careers Diversity HPC Systems and Software Programming Languages and Models
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Source: LLNL News
Chandrika Kamath honored as 2023 SIAM fellow
The prestigious fellow designation is a lifetime honorific title and honors SIAM members who have made outstanding contributions to fields served by the organization.
Awards Careers Computational Math Computational Science Data Management Data Science
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Source: LLNL News
Scientists develop model for more efficient simulations of protein interactions linked to cancer
The new model addresses a problem in simulating RAS behavior, where conventional methods come up short of reaching the time- and length-scales needed to observe biological processes of RAS-related cancers.
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Source: LLNL Computing
Patent for reduced order modeling method boosts lattice design optimization
A new component-wise reduced order modeling method enables high-fidelity lattice design optimization.
Collaborations Computational Math Computational Science Data Science Materials Science Mathematical Optimization
Source: YouTube
Video: Meso and macroscale modeling 1 (IPAM at UCLA)
UCLA's Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics hosted LLNL's Tzanio Kolev for a talk about high-order finite element methods.
Computational Math Discrete Mathematics Events Multimedia Open-Source Software Outreach
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Source: LLNL News
First-ever hybrid Women in Data Science Livermore event celebrates achievements, supports women in the field
Women data scientists, Lab employees, and other attendees interested in the field gathered at the Livermore Valley Open Campus for the annual Livermore Women in Data Science (WiDS) regional event held in conjunction with the global WiDS conference.
Source: YouTube
Video: Future exascale architectures (IPAM at UCLA)
UCLA's Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics hosted LLNL's Erik Draeger for a talk about the challenges and possibilities of exascale computing.
Events Exascale HPC Architectures HPC Systems and Software Hybrid/Heterogeneous Multimedia Outreach
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Source: Elastic
Elastic announces 2022 Elastic Excellence Awards winners
LLNL is recognized as a public sector organization leading the way in innovative, sustainable, and critical use cases.
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Source: LLNL News
HPCwire names LLNL’s Terri Quinn among 2023 'People to Watch'
“I am delighted to be recognized by HPCwire,” Quinn said. “I feel the recognition has as much to do with the stature of Livermore Computing as the opportunity I’ve had to contribute. "
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Source: LLNL Computing
A look back: Robert Hughes and the development of FORTRAN
LLNL’s archives provide a glimpse into the career and contributions of a computing pioneer.
Careers Compiler Technology Computational Math Diversity HPC Systems and Software Programming Languages and Models
Source: Elastic
Webinar: You must unlearn what you have learned
LLNL security operations team lead Ian Lee recently gave a webinar describing how the Lab uses Elasticsearch for HPC. The 19:27 video is available on demand.
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Source: NVIDIA Blog
Fusion reaction: how AI, HPC are energizing science
A principal investigator at LLNL shares how machine learning on the world’s fastest systems catalyzed the lab’s breakthrough.
AI/ML Computational Science Data Science Lasers and Optics Scientific ML
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Source: Supercomputing
Meet the unflinchingly diverse Tony Baylis
Tony Baylis, LLNL Office of Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Programs director and SC23 inclusivity co-chair, has devoted more than three decades to building partnerships and collaborations that exemplify the tenets of DEI.
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Source: LLNL News
Five Lab teams recognized with Secretary’s Honor Achievement Awards
This year, the DOE honored 44 teams including LLNL's Exascale Computing Facility Modernization Project team for significant power and cooling upgrades to support upcoming exascale supercomputers.
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Source: LLNL News
Science on Saturday lecture series moves to Las Positas College
LLNL's popular lecture series, “Science on Saturday,” runs February 4–25. The February 18 lecture is titled "Supersizing Computing: 70 Years of HPC."
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Source: Data Science Institute
Register for WiDS Livermore on March 8
Register by February 27 for this free, hybrid Women in Data Science event. Everyone is welcome.
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Source: LLNL News
LLNL’s Doerfert named Better Scientific Software fellow
Computer scientist Johannes Doerfert was recognized as a 2023 BSSw fellow. He plans to use the funding to create videos about best practices for interacting with compilers.
Awards Careers Compiler Technology HPC Systems and Software Software Engineering
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Source: LLNL News
Lawrence Livermore’s Discovery Center to reopen to visitors
Discovery Center reopens to visitors on Feb. 1, after nearly three years of closure due to COVID-19, featuring renovations and new exhibits.
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Source: LLNL News
Skywing: open-source software aids collaborative autonomy applications
Collaborative autonomy software apps allow networked devices to detect, gather, identify and interpret data; defend against cyber-attacks; and continue to operate despite infiltration.
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Video: Hackathon puts machine learning in the driver’s seat
From our fall 2022 hackathon, watch as participants trained an autonomous race car with reinforcement learning algorithms.
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Source: LLNL News
New HPC4EI project to create 'digital twin' models for aerospace manufacturing
A new collaboration will leverage advanced LLNL-developed software to create a “digital twin” of the near-net shape mill-products system for producing aerospace parts.
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Source: LLNL News
Bronis de Supinski named 2022 ACM fellow
The ACM recognized him for his contributions to the design of large-scale systems and their programming systems and software.
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Source: Science & Technology Review
High Performance Storage System: Taking the long view
A multidecade, multi-laboratory collaboration evolves scalable long-term data storage and retrieval solutions to survive the march of time.
Collaborations HPC Systems and Software Storage, File Systems, and I/O