The Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) program has been fully or partially responsible for funding the research and development of a wide range of robust high-quality numerical algorithms for scientific computation. These include the development of libraries such as EISPACK, LINPACK, LAPACK, ScaLAPACK, ARPACK, CLAWPACK, PETSc, TAO, CHOMBO, ebCHOMBO, SALSA, MPSALSA, LOCA, HYPRE, SuperLU, FronTier, and many others. However, critical issues still require resolution to ensure that the value of such scientific software is maintained and that the large investment in the research and development of these algorithms is maximized. These issues include enhancing user interfaces, providing distribution support, providing maintenance activities such as collecting and tracking bug reports, fixing bugs, and providing portability across platforms (including porting to new computational architectures). Grant applications are sought only in the following subtopic:
a. Deployment and Maintenance of Robust Numerical Software Libraries—Grant applications are sought to: (1) develop new maintenance and distribution mechanisms to ensure that updated scientific libraries are subjected to validation and verification testing; (2) implement formal tracking mechanisms for bug reports, bug fixes, and update notification for a wide range of scientific algorithm libraries; (3) develop and maintain mechanisms for providing cost effective portability of scientific libraries across a wide range of computer architectures, from desktop systems to massively parallel leadership-class supercomputers; (4) develop and maintain high-quality user documentation for each component of scientific software, including advice on domains of applicability for each module; and (5) develop comprehensive email- or Web-based user support services for scientific libraries. The ASCR program will assure that successful grant applicants will obtain access to relevant computational facilities, as needed for their research.
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