Delivering Science on Day One

Journal Article · Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Computing in Science and Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/MCSE.2016.22· OSTI ID:1392916

Williams, Timothy J.

While benchmarking software is useful for testing the performance limits and stability of Argonne National Laboratory’s new Theta supercomputer, there is no substitute for running real applications to explore the system’s potential. The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility’s Theta Early Science Program, modeled after its highly successful code migration program for the Mira supercomputer, has one primary aim: to deliver science on day one. Here is a closer look at the type of science problems that will be getting early access to Theta, a next-generation machine being rolled out this year.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC); Argonne National Laboratory - Argonne Leadership Computing Facility
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 1392916
• Journal Information: Computing in Science and Engineering, Vol. 18, Issue 2; ISSN 1521-9615
• Publisher: IEEE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English