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Lab teams recognized with Secretary of Energy’s Honor Awards

Among the honorees was the Exascale Computing Project leadership team, which successfully delivered the 7-year, $1.8 billion collaboration among six DOE national laboratories.

Awards | Emerging Architectures | Exascale

Kim Budil speaks from a podium in the auditorium


Source: YouTube

Video: LLNL dedicates El Capitan

Hundreds of current and former LLNL employees, government officials, and industry leaders gathered on January 9 to mark a monumental achievement: the dedication of El Capitan, the world’s fastest supercomputer.

Collaborations | Emerging Architectures | Events | Exascale | HPC Systems and Software | Multimedia

Antonio Neri and Lisa Su flank the end of an El Capitan rack where they signed their names next to the logo


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LLNL dedicates El Capitan, ushering in new era in supercomputing for national security

The event marked a monumental achievement with the acceptance and deployment of the first exascale computing system built for the NNSA, a historic milestone in national security and scientific computing recognizing the collaborative efforts of government, industry and scientific leaders.

Co-Design | Emerging Architectures | Events | Exascale | HPC Architectures | HPC Systems and Software

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A look back at SC24

SC24, held recently in Atlanta, was a landmark event, setting new records and demonstrating LLNL's unparalleled contributions to HPC innovation and impact.

AI/ML | Awards | Collaborations | Data Science | Emerging Architectures | Events | Exascale | HPC Architectures | HPC Systems and Software | Scientific ML

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LLNL teams win two HPCwire awards at SC24

Two teams led by LLNL computer scientists won Editor’s Awards from HPCwire, a leading high performance computing industry publication, at the 2024 Supercomputing Conference in Atlanta.

Awards | Emerging Architectures | HPC Architectures | HPC Systems and Software | Open-Source Software | Software Build and Installation

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NNSA researchers break the molecular-dynamics timescale barrier with world’s largest chip

In a groundbreaking development for computational science, a team of Tri-Lab researchers has unveiled a revolutionary approach to molecular dynamics simulations using the Cerebras Wafer-Scale Engine, the world’s largest computer chip.

Computational Science | HPC Architectures | HPC Systems and Software | Materials and Manufacturing

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Podcast: Introducing El Capitan

On the newest episode of the Big Ideas Lab podcast, listeners will go behind the scenes of LLNL's latest groundbreaking achievement: El Capitan, the world’s most powerful supercomputer.

Emerging Architectures | Exascale | HPC Architectures | HPC Systems and Software | Hybrid/Heterogeneous | Multimedia

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Source: GlobeNewswire

LLNL and Oxide work together to advance cloud and HPC convergence

Oxide Cloud Computer installation at Livermore Computing's HPC center modernizes on-premises cloud computing capabilities for general purpose workloads.

Collaborations | Emerging Architectures | HPC Systems and Software | Scientific Cloud Computing

El Capitan


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El Capitan verified as world's fastest supercomputer

Verified at 1.742 exaflops (1.742 quintillion calculations per second) on the High Performance Linpack—the standard benchmark used by the Top500 organization to evaluate supercomputing performance—El Capitan is the fastest computing system ever benchmarked.

Emerging Architectures | Exascale | HPC Architectures | HPC Systems and Software | Hybrid/Heterogeneous

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Road to El Capitan 11: Industry investment

The NNSA’s exascale milestone is possible only through successful industry partnerships. Hewlett Packard Enterprise staff share their experiences working with LLNL.

Co-Design | Collaborations | Exascale | HPC Architectures | HPC Systems and Software | Hybrid/Heterogeneous

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Source: R&D World

Magazine showcases R&D 100 Award winners

The latest issue of R&D World's magazine showcases LLNL's 2024 winning technologies, including UnifyFS and UMap software projects.

Data Movement and Memory | Emerging Architectures | HPC Systems and Software | Near Memory Computing | Open-Source Software | Storage, File Systems, and I/O

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Source: Science & Technology Review

Revolutionizing quantum science

Livermore’s advances in quantum science research present new paradigms for computing, direct simulation, studying complex quantum phenomena, and unprecedented precision in sensing.

Emerging Architectures | Quantum Computing

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Breaking the ICE: ICECap looks to use exascale fusion simulations to pioneer digital design

A groundbreaking multidisciplinary team is combining the power of exascale computing with AI, advanced workflows, and GPU acceleration to advance scientific innovation and revolutionize digital design.

AI/ML | Computational Science | Data Science | Emerging Architectures | Exascale | HPC Architectures | HPC Systems and Software | Lasers and Optics | Scientific ML

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Video: Update on the El Capitan supercomputer

Learn about the game-changing potential of El Capitan and discover how it will not only transform HPC and AI but also revolutionize scientific research across multiple domains.

AI/ML | Computational Science | Data Science | Emerging Architectures | Exascale | HPC Systems and Software | Multimedia | Scientific ML

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Source: High Performance Computing Innovation Center

Video: HPC tutorials playlist updated for 2024

Follow along at your own pace through tutorials of several open-source HPC software projects.

Computational Math | Computational Science | HPC Systems and Software | Multimedia | Open-Source Software

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HPC4Mfg workshop gathers innovators for collaborative discussions

The event attracted more than 60 attendees from diverse sectors and featured discussions aimed at fostering new collaborations with various DOE offices and national labs.

Computational Science | Emerging Architectures | Events | HPC Systems and Software | Materials and Manufacturing | Outreach

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Podcast: History of LLNL supercomputing

Listen to the latest Big Ideas Lab podcast episode on LLNL supercomputing! This article contains links to the podcast on Spotify and Apple.

Emerging Architectures | Exascale | HPC Architectures | HPC Systems and Software | Hybrid/Heterogeneous | Multimedia

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LLNL’s Mohror honored with prestigious technical computing award

The Association for Computing Machinery's (ACM) Special Interest Group on High Performance Computing (SIGHPC) has awarded Kathryn Mohror with its prestigious Emerging Woman Leader in Technical Computing (EWLTC) Award.

Awards | Exascale | Fault Tolerance and Resilience | HPC Systems and Software | Performance, Portability, and Productivity | Storage, File Systems, and I/O

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Lab scientists win R&D 100 awards

An optics element team and two open-source software teams (UMap and UnifyFS) are LLNL's winners of this year's awards.

Awards | HPC Systems and Software | Open-Source Software

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LLNL, DOD, NNSA dedicate Rapid Response Laboratory and supercomputing system to accelerate biodefense

The collaboration has enabled expanding systems of the same architecture as LLNL’s upcoming exascale supercomputer, El Capitan, featuring AMD’s cutting-edge MI300A processors.

AI/ML | Biology/Biomedicine | Computational Science | Data Science | Emerging Architectures | HPC Systems and Software

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Source: LLNL Computing

SIGGRAPH recognizes LLNL scientist and collaborators with Best Paper Award

Developed by LLNL, Colorado, and Purdue researchers, a new approach eases the implementation of curved geometries into computing simulations.

Awards | Collaborations | Computational Math | Mathematical Optimization | Scientific Visualization

the first cohort of SEAM participants stand as a group in front of a large video screen


Source: Data Science Institute

ISCP projects make machine learning advantages tangible

To keep employees abreast of the latest tools, two data science–focused projects are under way as part of Lawrence Livermore’s Institutional Scientific Capability Portfolio.

AI/ML | Cloud Services | Data Science | Education | HPC Systems and Software | Information Technology | Scientific Cloud Computing

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