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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.
Source: LLNL Computing
New research in time integration methods recognized at IEEE conference
Can novel mathematical algorithms help scientific simulations leverage hardware designed for machine learning? A team from LLNL’s Center for Applied Scientific Computing aimed to find out.
CogSim/AI/ML Hardware Computational Math Emerging Architectures ODE Methods
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SC23 event calendar
LLNL is participating in the 35th annual Supercomputing Conference (SC23), which will be held both virtually and in Denver on November 12–17, 2023.
AI/ML Awards Biology/Biomedicine Compiler Technology Computational Math Computational Science Data Movement and Memory Data Science Earth Systems Events Exascale HPC Architectures HPC Systems and Software Hybrid/Heterogeneous Open-Source Software Outreach Performance, Portability, and Productivity Programming Languages and Models Scientific Cloud Computing Scientific Visualization Software Build and Installation UQ and Statistics
Source: LLNL Computing
Meeting of the minds: advanced math for the exascale era
Hosted at LLNL, the Center for Efficient Exascale Discretizations’ annual event featured breakout discussions, more than two dozen speakers, and an evening of bocce ball.
Co-Design Computational Math Computational Science Discrete Mathematics Earth Systems Emerging Architectures Events Exascale HPC Systems and Software
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ECP co-design center wraps up seven years of collaboration
The Center for Efficient Exascale Discretizations has developed innovative mathematical algorithms for the DOE’s next generation of supercomputers.
Co-Design Collaborations Computational Math Discrete Mathematics Emerging Architectures Exascale HPC Systems and Software Mathematical Optimization Open-Source Software PDE Methods Performance, Portability, and Productivity Proxy Apps Software Engineering
Source: LLNL Computing
Road to El Capitan 5: A framework for complex workflows
Flux, next-generation resource and job management software, steps up to support emerging use cases.
Emerging Architectures Exascale HPC Architectures HPC Systems and Software Hybrid/Heterogeneous Open-Source Software Resource and Workflow Management
Source: LLNL Computing
Road to El Capitan 4: Storage in the exascale era
Innovative hardware provides near-node local storage alongside large-capacity storage.
Co-Design Collaborations Emerging Architectures Exascale HPC Architectures HPC Systems and Software Hybrid/Heterogeneous Open-Source Software Storage, File Systems, and I/O
Source: LLNL Computing
Road to El Capitan 3: The right operating system
The Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) ensures other national labs’ supercomputing needs are met.
Co-Design Collaborations Emerging Architectures Exascale HPC Architectures HPC Systems and Software Hybrid/Heterogeneous
Source: LLNL Computing
Road to El Capitan 2: All the moving parts
Siting a supercomputer requires close coordination of hardware, software, applications, and Livermore Computing facilities.
Co-Design Emerging Architectures Exascale HPC Architectures HPC Systems and Software Hybrid/Heterogeneous Performance, Portability, and Productivity Resource and Workflow Management
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Road to El Capitan 1: It takes a village
Livermore Computing is making significant progress toward siting the NNSA’s first exascale supercomputer.
Co-Design Collaborations Emerging Architectures Exascale HPC Architectures HPC Systems and Software Hybrid/Heterogeneous
Source: LLNL Computing
Explainable artificial intelligence can enhance scientific workflows
Using explainable artificial intelligence techniques can help increase the reach of machine learning applications in materials science, making the process of designing new materials much more efficient.
AI/ML Computational Science Data Science Materials and Manufacturing ML Theory Scientific ML Scientific Visualization
Source: LLNL Computing
VisIt project team adds color usability improvements
The Lab’s workhorse visualization tool provides expanded color map features, including for visually impaired users.
Data Science Open-Source Software Scientific Visualization Software Engineering
Source: LLNL Computing
CASC Newsletter | Vol 13 | July 2023
This issue highlights some of CASC’s contributions to making controlled laboratory fusion possible at the National Ignition Facility.
Collaborations Computational Math Data Science Lasers and Optics Scientific ML Scientific Visualization Transport
Source: LLNL Computing
Investigation of disaggregated memory systems wins poster award
Splitting memory resources in HPC between local nodes and a larger shared remote pool can help better support computational applications.
Awards Data Movement and Memory HPC Systems and Software Hybrid/Heterogeneous
Source: LLNL Computing
Best paper winner finds the sources of calculation inconsistencies
Updating a compiler can affect how code runs, leading to inconsistencies in outputs and creating problems for scientists. A new tool automatically finds the sources of these inconsistencies.
Awards Compiler Technology HPC Systems and Software Open-Source Software
Source: LLNL Computing
ISC23 event calendar
LLNL participates in the ISC High Performance Conference (ISC23) on May 21–25.
Co-Design Compiler Technology Data Movement and Memory Emerging Architectures Events Exascale HPC Systems and Software Hybrid/Heterogeneous Power Management Programming Languages and Models Software Build and Installation
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 Community HPC Systems and Software Programming Languages and Models
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 Community Compiler Technology Computational Math HPC Systems and Software Programming Languages and Models
Source: LLNL Computing
Best paper winner improves scientific workflow performance
Combining specialized software tools with heterogeneous HPC hardware requires an intelligent workflow performance optimization strategy.
Biology/Biomedicine Collaborations Computational Science HPC Architectures HPC Systems and Software Hybrid/Heterogeneous Open-Source Software Performance, Portability, and Productivity Resource and Workflow Management Scientific Cloud Computing
Source: LLNL Computing
CASC Newsletter | Vol 12 | November 2022
Highlights include MFEM community workshops, compiler co-design, HPC standards committees, and AI/ML for national security.
AI/ML Biology/Biomedicine Co-Design Collaborations Compiler Technology Computational Math Computational Science Computer Vision Data Science Deep Learning Discrete Mathematics Exascale HPC Systems and Software Natural Language Processing Open-Source Software Performance, Portability, and Productivity Programming Languages and Models
Source: LLNL Computing
SC22 event calendar
LLNL is participating in the 34th annual Supercomputing Conference (SC22), which will be held both virtually and in Dallas on November 13–18, 2022.
Data Compression Data Movement and Memory Data Science Debugging and Correctness Emerging Architectures Events Exascale HPC Architectures HPC Systems and Software Hybrid/Heterogeneous Outreach Performance, Portability, and Productivity Programming Languages and Models Quantum Computing Resource and Workflow Management Software Build and Installation
Source: LLNL Computing
Developer Day returns for the sixth year
Computing’s annual Developer Day held a hybrid event on July 21 with lightning talks, a town hall discussion, and guest speakers.
Careers Cyber Research Cyber Security Emerging Architectures Events Quantum Computing Software Engineering Software Quality Assurance
Source: LLNL Computing
IPDPS 2022 event calendar
LLNL participates in the International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS) on May 30 through June 3.
AI/ML Computational Math Data Science Events HPC Architectures HPC Systems and Software Programming Languages and Models Resource and Workflow Management Storage, File Systems, and I/O
Source: LLNL Computing
CASC team wins best paper at visualization symposium
Winning the best paper award at PacificVis 2022, a research team has developed a resolution-precision-adaptive representation technique that reduces mesh sizes, thereby reducing the memory and storage footprints of large scientific datasets.
AI/ML Awards Computational Math Data Compression Data Movement and Memory Data Science Discrete Mathematics HPC Systems and Software Open-Source Software
Source: LLNL Computing
ISC22 event calendar
LLNL participates in the ISC High Performance Conference (ISC22) on May 29 through June 2.
Compiler Technology Debugging and Correctness Emerging Architectures Events HPC Systems and Software Performance, Portability, and Productivity Programming Languages and Models Resource and Workflow Management Software Build and Installation