Presented by
Suzy TichenorDirector, Industrial Partnerships Program
Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
DOE Software Workshop
March 31, 2011Chicago
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· What: 10 year DOE program to parallelize / scale legacy codes - write new DOE codes to take advantage of leadership computing systems
· Why: To enable scientific discovery and address DOE mission critical problems in the physical, biological, and environmental sciences
Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC)
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How:
· Applied math, CS, and physical sciences make proposals that call out specific collaborations
· Institutes and Centers for Enabling Technology drive Scientific Application Partnerships
· 35 projects: 9 centers, 4 institutes, 19 efforts in 12 application areas (Astrophysics, Accelerator Science, Climate, Biology, Fusion, Petabyte data, Materials & Chemistry, Nuclear physics, High Energy physics, QCD, Turbulence, Groundwater)
Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC)
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Output:
· Developed over 60 SW packages to solve breadth of SW challenges relevant to today’s multicore environment
Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC)
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Opportunity:
· DOE has never had focused outreach about the potential applicability of this software to private sector SW developers
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· DOE recognizes that the cost and difficulty to scalablly parallelize legacy codes can be prohibitive…especially for small busiesses
· Also a challenge for large (Fortune 500) firms that still maintain internal SW development capabilities
Why Reach Out to the Private Sector
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Workshop Goals
· Introduce ISVs / industry to this software and its developers
· Explain the process to obtain at no cost
· Include small businesses who are particularly vulnerable to the high cost / difficulty of transitioning legacy codes to multicore
· Identify private sector SW development requirements to help DOE understand areas for collaboration..and potential SBIR topics.
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· One day
· “Speed dating” format: Quick hits on a number of SciDAC tools and applications
· Explanation of the SBIR program: how it works
· Overview of key open source licensing concepts (i.e this is readily accessible)
· Discussion of Cost (generally none)
Workshop Agenda
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Observations
· 65 attendees representing large and small ISVs, user companies with internal software development capabilities, engineering service firms, universities
· Most firms were not aware of the SciDAC program and the availability of this software
· Most attendees discovered something that they think they can use
· Most attendees wanted more information and we provided contact data for follow up.
· A solid first effort, with room to grow.
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David SkinnerSciDAC Outreach [email protected]
Suzy TichenorDirector, Industrial Partnerships ProgramComputing and Computational Sciences [email protected]
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