PROGRAM AREA OVERVIEW

PROGRAM AREA OVERVIEW

OFFICE OF ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING RESEARCH

The primary mission of the Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) program, which is carried out by the Mathematical, Information, and Computational Sciences subprogram, is to discover, develop, and deploy the computational and networking tools that enable researchers in the scientific disciplines to analyze, model, simulate, and predict complex phenomena important to the Department of Energy. To accomplish this mission the program fosters and supports fundamental research in advanced scientific computing – applied mathematics, computer science, and networking – and operates supercomputer, networking, and related facilities. The applied mathematics research efforts provide the fundamental mathematical methods to model complex physical and biological systems. The computer science research efforts enable scientists to efficiently run these models on the highest performance computers available and to store, manage, analyze, and visualize the massive amounts of data that result. The networking research provides the techniques to link the data producers; e.g., supercomputers and large experimental facilities with scientists who need access to the data.

In fulfilling this primary mission, the ASCR program supports the Office of Science Strategic Plan's goal of providing extraordinary tools for extraordinary science as well as building the foundation for the research in support of the other goals of the strategic plan. In the course of accomplishing this mission, the research programs of ASCR have played a critical role in the evolution of high performance computing and networks.

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TOPICS:

40. High Performance Networks

a. Ultra High-Speed Network Technologies

b. Dynamic Provisioning Network Technologies

c. High-Speed Network Security Systems

41. Scalable Middleware and Grid Technologies

a. Scalable Middleware Technologies

b. Scalable Grid Technologies

42. Technology for Software Libraries

a. Deployment and Maintenance of Robust Numerical Software Libraries

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