National Computational Science Alliance Coupling the Leading Edge Site with the Alliance Partners Talk given to First Annual ITEA Workshop on High Performance Computing in Support of Test and Evaluation at Aberdeen, MD July 15, 1998

National Computational Science Alliance NCSA is the Leading Edge Site for the National Computational Science Alliance

National Computational Science Alliance The Grid Links People with Distributed Resources on a National Scale Source: NASA

National Computational Science Alliance vBNS Connected Alliance Site vBNS Alliance Site Scheduled for Connection NCSA Assembling the Links in the Grid with NSF’s vBNS Connections ProgramStarTAP 27 Alliance sites running... …16 more in progress. vBNS Backbone Node 1999: Expansion via Internet2 -- Abilene vBNS & Abilene at 2.4 Gbit/s Source: Charlie Catlett, Randy Butler, NCSA Grid Team NCSA Distributed Applications Support Team for vBNS

National Computational Science Alliance The Grid Enables Caterpillar’s Collaborative Virtual Prototyping in a Virtual Proving Ground Source: Caterpillar, NCSA Industrial Partners Program CAD to VR, Live Rocks, Texture Mapped Terrain Real Time Linked-VR and Audio-Video Between NCSA and Germany

National Computational Science Alliance HPC and Visualization Supporting Anti-Terrorism Explosive Tests Polly Baker, Randy Heiland and Dave Bock, NCSA; Raju Namburu, Tommy Bevins, Byron Armstrong, Photios Papados, CEWES; Mike Stephens, AHPCRC; Kent Eschenberg, Nichols Research Corp Visualization Tool Kit (VTK)-From GE Corp. R&D C++ classes for data I/O and mapping data to graphics. Handles unstructured grids as well as rectilinear and structured DOD Grand Challenge, Raju Namburu, CEWES, PI CEWES MSRC PET Program

National Computational Science Alliance Interactive Visualization for Validation of Sensors Data Then Validates HPC Modeling, Simulation, & Visualization for T&E Visualization Kelly Kirk, NCSA PET 68 Sensors Attached to Truck to Define Dynamics HPC Simulation to Match Sensor Readings Participants: ARL T&E Command Aberdeen Test Center TACOM, TARDEC ARL MSRC-PET NCSA Sci Viz UMN AHPCRC Clark Atlanta University West Virginia University Georgia Tech

National Computational Science Alliance The Grid Links Remote Sensors With Supercomputers, Controls, & Digital Archives in Realtime Starburst Galaxy M82 Alliance Scientific Instrument Team –Real Time Control and Steering –Collaborative Web Interface –Radio Astronomy and Biomedicine Alliance Scientific Instrument Applications Team

National Computational Science Alliance ProcessData ProcessModel Plant-wide Control Measurements and Experimental Design Parameter Estimation Process ControlSignals Goal - Realtime Linking of Sensors with Modeling, Simulation, and Control Grid Coupling: Sensors Networks Data HPC Models Controls Alliance Chemical Engineering Applications Team

National Computational Science Alliance The Grid Links Multiple Investigators With Sensors, Modeling, Simulation, and Controls ReactorSimulationReactorSimulation InteractiveDiscussionInteractiveDiscussion DetailedVisualizationDetailedVisualization Current parameters in solution Current Status of Simulation Simulation Ken Bishop, U Kansas Using NCSA Habanero

National Computational Science Alliance Modeling and Simulation Challenges - The Problem of Coupling Multiple Scales O(km)O(cm) O(nm) O(m) But: What Are the Effects of Uncertainties on Performance?

National Computational Science Alliance The Alliance Chemical Engineer’s Workbench Web Interface with Collaboration Software Provides an Integrated Environment for: –Process Modeling –Data Analysis –Control –Optimization Links –Multiple Scales –Software Tools From Different Vendors Utilizes “Best” Computing and Software Tools to Help Solve Practical Applications

National Computational Science Alliance The Chemical Engineer’s Workbench- Web Interface to Science and Engineering

National Computational Science Alliance User Web Browser Output to User User Input Format Translator, Query Engine and Program Driver Workbench Server Results to User User Instructions and queries Application Programs (May have varying interfaces and be written in different languages) Results Instructions Information Sources (May be of varying formats) Information Queries NCSA Computational Biology Group The NCSA Information Workbench - An Architecture for Web-Based Computing

National Computational Science Alliance Bringing Advanced Data Mining Models and Methods to Massive Data Sets

National Computational Science Alliance NCSA / Allstate NT Cluster Data Refinery Visualization Stations Compaq NT Server Data Management Engine CORBA/Java Orbs High-Speed Interconnect Terabyte File System Query Capability Visualization Tools Parallel Rule Construction External Networks Source: Allstate & Tilt Thompkins, NCSA Compaq NT Server

National Computational Science Alliance The University of Illinois NT Supercluster Intel Pentium II Processors 192 Hewlett Packard 300 MHz 64 Compaq 333 MHz Andrew Chien, Computer Science UIUC Rob Pennington, NCSA “Supercomputer performance at mail-order prices”-- Jim Gray, Microsoft

National Computational Science Alliance NCSA Information Visualization Laboratory Cave™ Immersa Desk™ Databases Graphics Workstations Flat Panel Wall In3D™ for C++ and Java VizIt/In3D™ MineSet S-PLUS

National Computational Science Alliance Sears Pioneers Massive Data Mining and Information Visualization at NCSA 1998 VLDB Survey Program Grand Prize Winner –Largest Database –4.7 Terabytes of Data –10 Terabyte Total Disk Space Capacity –Storage Provided by EMC Image Courtesy of Michael Welge, NCSA and Sears

National Computational Science Alliance Data Mining - NCSA Industrial Partner Projects Caterpillar –Effluent Quality Control –Smart Selling –Warranty Claims Analysis –Customer Value Analysis Ford –Product Compatibility –Harshness, Noise, Vibration –Marketing Sears –Transaction Management Boeing –Post-Flight Diagnostics –Image Databases Allstate –Medical Claims Financial Impact May Be Greater Than $30 Million

National Computational Science Alliance NCSA Prognostics Working Group Is Being Organized Technology for Leveraging Information Assets Public/Private Sector Issues Similar –Data Collection: Prior and Real-Time –Dynamic Modeling of Components and Vehicles –Real-Time Analysis –Vehicle and Logistics Chain Models –System Optimization Cooperative Technology Development –NCSA –Caterpillar –Ford –ARL –ASC

National Computational Science Alliance The Continuing Exponential Agent of Change 1985 Cray X-MP Cost: $8,000,000 60,000 watts of power No Built in Graphics 56 kbps NSFnet Backbone 1997 Nintendo 64 Cost: $149 5 watts of power Interactive 3D Graphics 64 kbps ISDN to Home

National Computational Science Alliance Growth Rate of the NSF Supercomputer Capacity is 70% Compounded Per Year! Source: Quantum Research; Lex Lane, NCSA 1000 x 1985

National Computational Science Alliance The Evolution of Shared Memory Parallel Computing Vector SMPs to Microprocessor SMPs to Microprocessor DSMs to Clustered Microprocessor DSMs

National Computational Science Alliance Large Origin Arrays Give NCSA and DOD Mod Common Computing Environment NCSA has 6 x 128 processors ASC has 4 x 128 ARL has 3 x 128 CEWES has 1 x 128 NAVO has 1 x 128 Los Alamos Will Have 48 x 128!

National Computational Science Alliance Alliance / DOD Mod Origin2000 Repository Kadin Tseng, BU, Gary Jensen, NCSA, Chuck Swanson, SGI

National Computational Science Alliance How to Find Out More About the Alliance See also