S AN D IEGO S UPERCOMPUTER C ENTER N ATIONAL P ARTNERSHIP FOR A DVANCED C OMPUTATIONAL I NFRASTRUCTURE Computational Science Challenges for the Beginning of the 21st Century Infrastructure, Research, Academic Programs Peter Arzberger NPACI/SDSC Executive Director
S AN D IEGO S UPERCOMPUTER C ENTER N ATIONAL P ARTNERSHIP FOR A DVANCED C OMPUTATIONAL I NFRASTRUCTURE This Is a Time of Great Opportunity Digital information explodes HPCC Technologies advance Bandwidth increases Collaborative multidisciplinary activities increase
S AN D IEGO S UPERCOMPUTER C ENTER N ATIONAL P ARTNERSHIP FOR A DVANCED C OMPUTATIONAL I NFRASTRUCTURE Continuing Evolution: Based on SDSC Individuals SDSC NPACI Resources Education Outreach & Training Resources Partners Technology & applications thrusts Enabling technologies Applications
S AN D IEGO S UPERCOMPUTER C ENTER N ATIONAL P ARTNERSHIP FOR A DVANCED C OMPUTATIONAL I NFRASTRUCTURE NPACI Is Building a National Infrastructure to Benefit the Entire Academic Research Community Creating a ubiquitous, continuous, pervasive HPCC infrastructure Looking ahead to multi-tera-scale compute platforms Accelerating data-intensive computing Broadening impact of computational science and engineering Leveraging PACI investments
S AN D IEGO S UPERCOMPUTER C ENTER N ATIONAL P ARTNERSHIP FOR A DVANCED C OMPUTATIONAL I NFRASTRUCTURE NPACI Is Highly Leveraged National “Partnership of Partnerships” 47 institutions, up from states, up from 18 4 countries, up from 1 5 national labs Many projects (new and old) Vendors and industry Government agencies
S AN D IEGO S UPERCOMPUTER C ENTER N ATIONAL P ARTNERSHIP FOR A DVANCED C OMPUTATIONAL I NFRASTRUCTURE Partnership Organizing Principle: “Thrusts” EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND TRAINING 4 APPLICATIONS Molecular Science Neuroscience Earth Systems Science Engineering 4 TECHNOLOGIES Metasystems Programming Tools and Environments Data-intensive Computing Interaction Environments RESOURCES
S AN D IEGO S UPERCOMPUTER C ENTER N ATIONAL P ARTNERSHIP FOR A DVANCED C OMPUTATIONAL I NFRASTRUCTURE Advancing the Computational Infrastructure Resources -- Today’s Digital Laboratory High-performance computing available today to the academic community Develop and Deploy Technology and application collaborations to push the capabilities of tomorrow’s digital laboratory Use and Apply Computational scientists applying enhanced capabilities to achieve new scientific results Disseminate and Incorporate Incorporating technologies into the digital laboratory and disseminating them for use in new communities
S AN D IEGO S UPERCOMPUTER C ENTER N ATIONAL P ARTNERSHIP FOR A DVANCED C OMPUTATIONAL I NFRASTRUCTURE Technology Thrusts Programming Tools and Environments Data- Intensive Computing Interaction Environments Metasystems
S AN D IEGO S UPERCOMPUTER C ENTER N ATIONAL P ARTNERSHIP FOR A DVANCED C OMPUTATIONAL I NFRASTRUCTURE Applications Thrusts Engineering Earth Systems Science Molecular Science Neuroscience
S AN D IEGO S UPERCOMPUTER C ENTER N ATIONAL P ARTNERSHIP FOR A DVANCED C OMPUTATIONAL I NFRASTRUCTURE Projects Meld Applications and Technology Global climate modeling Data-Intensive Computing + Neuroscience Brain databases Metasystems + Earth Systems Science
S AN D IEGO S UPERCOMPUTER C ENTER N ATIONAL P ARTNERSHIP FOR A DVANCED C OMPUTATIONAL I NFRASTRUCTURE Education, Outreach, and Training Women, minorities, and new communities Curriculum development External evaluation Leveraging and linking current partner activities Replicating successful programs across NPACI and other partnerships
S AN D IEGO S UPERCOMPUTER C ENTER N ATIONAL P ARTNERSHIP FOR A DVANCED C OMPUTATIONAL I NFRASTRUCTURE Leadership Team Susan Graham, UC Berkeley Chief Computer Scientist Peter Taylor, SDSC Chief Applications Scientist Wayne Pfeiffer, SDSC Deputy Director Greg Moses, U Wisconsin Education, Outreach, and Training Leader Sid Karin, SDSC Director Peter Arzberger, SDSC Executive Director Paul Messina, Caltech Chief Architect (on leave)
S AN D IEGO S UPERCOMPUTER C ENTER N ATIONAL P ARTNERSHIP FOR A DVANCED C OMPUTATIONAL I NFRASTRUCTURE Executive Committee Leadership Team plus : Andrew Grimshaw, U Virginia Metasystems Joel Saltz, U Maryland Programming Tools and Environments Reagan Moore, SDSC Data-Intensive Computing Arthur Olson, TSRI Interaction Environments William Martin, U Michigan Resource Representative Russ Altman, Stanford U Molecular Science Mark Ellisman, UCSD Neuroscience Bernard Minster, UCSD (SIO) Earth Systems Science Tinsley Oden, U Texas (TICAM) Engineering James Pool, Caltech Resource Representative (not pictured)
S AN D IEGO S UPERCOMPUTER C ENTER N ATIONAL P ARTNERSHIP FOR A DVANCED C OMPUTATIONAL I NFRASTRUCTURE Executive Committee Applications Thrust Leaders Applications Thrust Leaders Resource Partner Representatives NPACI Oversight Technologies Thrust Leaders Technologies Thrust Leaders Leadership Team IOB UAC DAC EVC Institutional Oversight Board External Visiting Committee Director’s Advisory Committee Users’ Advisory Committee
S AN D IEGO S UPERCOMPUTER C ENTER N ATIONAL P ARTNERSHIP FOR A DVANCED C OMPUTATIONAL I NFRASTRUCTURE Sources of Information NPACI Partnership Report Touch the Future enVision quarterly science magazine “Online” biweekly electronic publication Stephanie Sides, Partner Communications