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| Advanced Scientific Computing Research |
| Workshops Support Key Areas of Research |
| In December 2006 and January 2007 the Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) program held several workshops to identify research opportunities in support of collaborations across the department: Mathematical Research Challenges in Optimization of Complex Systems; Computational Subsurface Sciences; and Cybersecurity Research and Development (R&D) Challenge for Open Science.
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| In December 2006, a diverse group of distinguished mathematical scientists gathered in Bethesda, MD to consider Mathematical Research Challenges in Optimization of Complex Systems. The goal of this workshop was to identify opportunities for mathematical research relevant to DOE applied science and technology programs in areas that are not already a major part of the Office of Science (SC) applied mathematics portfolio. Domain experts gave presentations on four applications of great interest to the DOE: advanced fossil fuel power generation; the nuclear fuel lifecycle; power grid control and optimization; and risk assessment for cybersecurity. |
| To determine the basic research needs for computational subsurface sciences, the Computational Subsurface Sciences Workshop was held in Bethesda, MD during January 9–12, 2007. Collaborating DOE offices were SC, the Office of Environmental Management (EM), the Office of Fossil Energy (FE), and the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (RW). The purpose of the workshop was to obtain community input on computational science research needs and opportunities in the subsurface sciences and related areas, with a focus on developing a next generation of numerical models of subsurface flow and process simulation. Highlighted areas included potential terascale (and future petascale) computational algorithms to enable high-fidelity subsurface simulation models that fully couple key physical, chemical, geological, and biological processes with new capabilities to quantify and reduce model uncertainty. |
| A cybersecurity workshop, the Cybersecurity R&D Challenge for Open Science, was held on January 24–26, 2007. This workshop brought together cybersecurity production personnel, cybersecurity researchers, and scientific application researchers from across the DOE laboratories and DOE headquarters. The purpose of the workshop was to identify the research needs and opportunities associated with cybersecurity for open science.The meeting focused especially on those needs associated with DOE supercomputing, user facilities, high-speed networks, laboratories, and other open collaborative science stakeholders. A discussion of how open science cybersecurity differs from general cybersecurity explored the implications these differences may have for cybersecurity research activities. |
Full reports from these three workshops can be accessed online, at: www.sc.doe.gov/ascr/Misc/WorkshopsConferences.html
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