Perspectives on SciDAC

Alan J. LaubAlan J. Laub

SciDAC _is_ Changing Culture

scientists are realizing that they can do research scientists are realizing that they can do research involving high-end computing and simulation involving high-end computing and simulation better (or not previously possible) if they have better (or not previously possible) if they have mathematicians and computer/computational mathematicians and computer/computational scientists on their teamscientists on their team

the costs, including overcoming language and the costs, including overcoming language and culture barriers, are not trivial but the investment culture barriers, are not trivial but the investment is sound and paying dividendsis sound and paying dividends

many success stories to datemany success stories to date

Why Does SciDAC Work?

original plan was brilliantly conceived and original plan was brilliantly conceived and well executedwell executed

SciDAC researchers and teams have SciDAC researchers and teams have embraced the conceptembraced the concept

communication across programs at SCcommunication across programs at SC the Labs play a critical unifying role the Labs play a critical unifying role the ISICs are instrumental in effecting the the ISICs are instrumental in effecting the

necessary “technology transfer”necessary “technology transfer”

The Budget Climate

no global warming effect yet, even in SCno global warming effect yet, even in SC interesting multi-scale phenomenainteresting multi-scale phenomena a “business case” could be madea “business case” could be made HECRTF statusHECRTF status

The Future of SciDAC

the SciDAC concept must appeal to applications the SciDAC concept must appeal to applications programs as a compelling way to better enable programs as a compelling way to better enable scientific discoveryscientific discovery

the concept is scalable within SC and across the concept is scalable within SC and across agencies and international boundariesagencies and international boundaries

still missing a hardware component (HECRTF)still missing a hardware component (HECRTF) SciDAC can help solidify CSE as an important SciDAC can help solidify CSE as an important

endeavor in academiaendeavor in academia