Transformation of Research and Education in

the 21st Century

Edward SeidelDirector, Office of CyberinfrastructureNational Science Foundationhseidel@nsf.gov

Data-Driven Multiscale Collaborations* for ComplexityGreat Challenges of 21st Century

Multiscale Collaborations• General Relativity, Particles,

Geosciences, Bio, Social...• And all combinations...

Science and Society being transformed by CI and Data• Completely new methodologies• “The End of Science” (as we

know it) CI plays central role

• No community can attack challenges

• Technical, CS, social issues to solve

Places requirements on computing, software, networks, tools, etc *Small groups still

important!

Crises We Face Computing Technology: SC last 4

yrs Multicore: processor is new

transistor Programming model, fault

tolerance, etc New models: clouds, grids Generate PBs of data!

Software Complex applications, tools needed Modern apps: 106+ lines, take

decades Collaboration

“Computational science serves to advance all of science......inadequate and outmoded structures within the Federal government and the academy today do not effectively support this critical multidisciplinary field”

Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, University of UtahUniversity of Utah

Data Crisis: Information Big Bang

NSB Report: Long-Lived Digital Data Collections Enabling Research and Education in the 21st Century

NSB Report: Long-Lived Digital Data Collections Enabling Research and Education in the 21st Century

PCAST Digital DataPCAST Digital Data

NSF Experts StudyNSF Experts Study

Wired, NatureWired, Nature

Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) 100 Year Archive Requirements Survey Report

“there is a pending crisis in archiving… we have to create long-term methods for preserving information, for making it available for analysis in the future.” 80% respondents: >50 yrs; 68% > 100 yrs

IndustryIndustry

Grand Challenge Community VizVizVizViz

eXtreme DigitaleXtreme Digital

NSF National CI Blueprint

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ExascaleExascale(multi-agency?)(multi-agency?)

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AlgorithmsAlgorithmsAlgorithmsAlgorithms

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Clouds?Clouds?Clouds?Clouds?

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VOVO

VOVO

Learning & Work Force Needs Learning & Work Force Needs & Opportunities& Opportunities

Virtual Organizations Virtual Organizations for Distributed for Distributed CommunitiesCommunities

High High Performance Performance ComputingComputing

Data & Data & VisualizatioVisualization/Interaction/Interactio

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Education Crisis: Education Crisis: I need all of this I need all of this to start to solve to start to solve

mymy problem! problem!

Education Crisis: Education Crisis: I need all of this I need all of this to start to solve to start to solve

mymy problem! problem!

What about Campuses? Next generation science requires

huge data to be manipulated, retrieved, stored, analyzed

Collaborative environments will need unprecedented levels of sophisticationCan barely do low-end video

conferencing today! HD, Optiportal-level environments needed

We need to seriously rethink our campus environments and how they can support new data-driven modalities of research, collaboration, education

iHDTV: 1500 Mbits/sec Calit2 to UW Research Channel Over NLR/CENIC/PW

DNA sequencers generate TeraBytes of Data

Federated Identity Management

It is a nightmare to navigate the many logins and passwords we live withA huge barrier to campus integration

It is also insecure! There are solutions under development We need to see if we can adopt a

standard mechanismNSF, TeraGrid, and many universities and

organizations have joined InCommonNIH has adopted it!

FY09/Stimulus Package Update $3B stimulus package for NSF

On top of ~$7B FY09 annual budget General NSF priorities

“$2B+ in unfunded excellence”• Focus on in-house proposals, standard research grants

of 2-5 year duration; increase success rate to 30%• Young investigators; CAREER, transformative,

excellence

OCI: $80M stimulus funds Jumpstart new activities in software, LWD,

applications Career awards, GRF, PetaApps, STCI

OIA: MRI-R2 and ARI-R2 special opportunities for campus investments in CI: $200M each

New Programs Provide Opportunities for Campuses

ARI-R2: $200M Can be used to address campus research

infrastructure, e.g., network infrastructure MRI-R2: $200M

“Supporting advances in supercomputing technology”

Awards up to $6M NTIA/RUS: $7.2B for broadband

NSF is working with these groups to help develop activities where universities can serve as community anchors, hubs of innovation

Unleashing Waves paper• http://www2.wiche.edu/info/publications/

UnleashingWaves.pdf