Theme: Energy-Centric HPC: Systems and Applications

Keynote Address: Potential Roles for High Speed Computing in the Obama Administration, Vic Reis, U.S. Department of Energy

Session 1: Energy Applications I

• Energy Security and Climate Change: A New Approach for Global Sustainability in the 21st Century, Tomas Diaz de la Rubia, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Energy Modeling and HPC, 3D Sim video (.avi), John Mitchiner, Sandia National Laboratories
• Computational Challenges at the Petascale and Beyond for Fusion Energy Sciences, William Tang, Princeton University
• Computational Challenges in Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide, Michael Celia, Princeton University

Session 2: Energy Applications II

• The Outlook for Energy, John Kuzan, Exon Mobil Corporation*
• Petascale Direct Numerical Simulations of Turbulent Combustion, Jacqueline Chen, Sandia National Laboratories*
• Large-Scale Biomolecular Simulations: Biomedical and Bioenergy Applications, Kevin Sanbonmatsu, Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Computer Simulations for Nuclear Energy Applications, Marius Stan, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Working Dinner/Speaker

• Climate Prediction for Decision Support: Intellectual and Computational Challenges, Philip Duffy, Climate Central, Inc. and University of California Institute for Research on Climate Change and its Societal Impacts

Session 3: Energy Efficient Computing I

• Energy Efficient Computing-From Bits to Buildings, Horst Simon, Laawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Major Challenges to Achieve Exascale Performance, Shekhar Borkar, Intel Corporation
• Impacts of Energy Efficiency on Supercomputer Programming Models, Craig Stunkel, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
• Of FLITS and FLOPS: Balancing Energy and Interconnect Performance, K. Scott Hemmert, Sandia National Laboratories

Session 4: Energy Efficient Computing II

• Color Me Green! Color Me Fast! Wu Feng, Virginia Tech
• Sequoia Sets New FLOP:Watt Standard, Mark Seager, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Energy Smart High Performance Computing, Moe Khaleel, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Energy Efficiency in High Performance Computing-An Industry Perspective, Tahir Cader, Power and Cooling Strategist, HP

Session 5: HPC Platforms Update

• Green Data Centers, Stephen Wheat, Intel Corporation*
• Next Generation Supercomputer Project in Japan, Its Current Status and Applications in Life Science, Ryutaro Himeno, Next-Generation Supercomputer R&D Center, RIKEN
• Jaguar: Powering and Cooling the Beast. What Comes Next?, Arthur "Buddy" Bland, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Roadrunner Science and Technology, Andrew White, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Theme: HPC in the Era of Ubiquitous Parallelism: Multicore and Hybrid Architectures

Keynote Address: Multicore Meets Exascale: The Catalyst for a Software Revolution, Kathy Yelick, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Session 1: Processor Architecture Roadmap

• Exascale-the Next Great Challenge, Peter Kogge, University of Notre Dame, and William Harrod, DARPA
• Exascale Ambitions What, me worry? : ΔS > kB ln2, William J. Camp, Intel Corporation
• The Role of Accelerated Computing in the Multi-core Era, Charles Moore, AMD*
• Why CPU's Have to Evolve: From Homogeneous to Heterogeneous Chips, a Brief Overview, Michael Paolini, IBM Corporation

Session 2: System Software

• Systems Software Challenges and Strategies for the Petascale/Exascale Era, Fred Johnson, DOE Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research
• The Role of Compilers and Programming Languages for Client-Side Multicore Systems, Vikram Adve, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• Quad-core Catamount and R&D in Multi-core Lightweight Kernels, Kevin Pedretti, Sandia National Laboratories, SAND number 2008-1725A
• Petascale Communication is not Business as Usual, Al Geist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Working Dinner/Speaker

• Multicore: Hey, Wait a Minute?, Dan Reed, Microsoft

Session 3: Applications

• SciDAC and the Path Toward Exascale, Walter Polansky, Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Office of Science
• Kinetic Plasma Modeling with VPIC: Status and Future Plans on Hybrid Architectures, Brian Albright, Los Alamos National Laboratory, LA-UR-08-2557
• Coping with Petascale Architectures, Bronis R. de Supinski, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, LLNL-PRES-403033
• Auto-tuned Optimization of Scientific Kernels on Leading Multicore Systems, Leonid Oliker, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Session 4: Programming Models/Environment

• Programming Models and Languages for High Performance Computing, Marc Snir, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• Toward an Open and Unified Model for Heterogeneous and Accelerated Multicore Computing, Catherine Crawford, IBM Corporation, LA-UR-08-3500
• Transactional Memory for a Modern Microprocessor, Marc Tremblay, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Session 5: System Architectures

• The Institute for Advanced Architectures and Algorithms, Sudip Dosanjh, Sandia National Laboratories, and Jeff Nichols, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, SAND 2008-2204P
• Sequoia Architectural Requirements, Matt Leininger, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, LLNL-PRES-403472
• The Cray Roadmap to Cascade, John Levesque, Cray, Inc.
• Moore, More Cores, and More Application Performance, Darren Kerbyson, Los Alamos National Laboratory, LA-UR-08-2847

Random Access

• Hybrid MPI + OpenMP Issues, Rolf Rabenseifner, University of Stuttgart
• Is Dynamic Memory Management Dynamic Enough? Jeff Keasler, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, LLNL-PRES-403029
• A 192K Process BG/L Simulation of Laser-plasma Interactions, Steve Langer, Bert Still, Denise Hinkel, Bruce Langdon, and Ed Williams, Larwrence Livermore National Laboratory, LLNL-PRES-403016.
• Redesigning Dense Linear Algebra Software for ManyCore and Beyond, Jack Dongarra, University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge Natinal Laboratory
• Asian HPC Update (Japan, China, India), David Kahaner, Asian Technology Information Program (ATIP)
• Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation (NEAMS), Alex Larzelere, Advanced Simulation and Modeling Office of Nuclear Energy, Fuel Cycle Management (NE-5)
• Whole System Performance Instrumentation, Patrick Worley, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Theme: Confidence in HPC Predictive Simulations

Keynote Address: Verification and Validation for Turbulence Mixing , James Glimm, Stony Brook University

Session 1: Overview of ASC V&V Program

• The Advanced Simulation & Computing Verification and Validation Program at LANL, Jerry S. Brock, Los Alamos National Laboratory
• LLNL ASC Verification and Validation Strategy, Jospeh Sefcik, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Predictive Capability Maturity Model, Martin Pilch, Sandia National Laboratories
• Towards Predictive Simulations of Thermo-Fluids Engineering Systems, Parviz Moin, Stanford University

Session 2: V&V and UQ Analysis Methodologies

• Validation of Models for Subgrid-Scale Turbulence in Compressible Flow Simulations, Paul Woodward, University of Minnesota
• The Development of a New Predictive Simulation Code, Alice Koniges, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Predictive Capability in Computational Science and Engineering, William Oberkampf, Sandia National Laboratories

Working Dinner/Speaker

• Beyond Games: Challenges and Opportunities for Leveraging High-Volume Technologies in HPC, H. Peter Hofstee, IBM Systems and Technology Group

Session 3: Predictive Capability Case Studies

• Advanced Computation: Integral to Rapid-cycle New Aircraft Development, Paul Fussell, The Boeing Company
• Drug Discovery, Informatics and Systems Quality, John Reynders, Eli Lilly and Company
• Building Models for Solving General Inverse Problems, Harold Trease, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• DoD Science and Engineering High Performance Computing Applications, Larry Davis, DoD HPC Modernization Program

Session 4: V&V of the Computational Infrastructure

• Reliability as a Challenge and Opportunity to Semiconductor Technology Scaling, Jose Maiz, Intel Corporation
• V&V @ AMD: Ensuring a Solid HPC Foundation and Data Confidence form Core to Cache and Beyond, Seth Prejean, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
• Design and Qualification of High Performance Computer Systems, Jeff Sonsalla, Silicon Graphics, Inc.

Session 5: Advanced Architecture Systems

• Software Systems and Productivity for Petascale Systems, Rama Gavindaraju, IBM Corporation
• Cray's HPCS System-Cascade, John Levesque, Cray, Inc.
• Roadrunner Project and Hybrid Computing, Ken Koch, Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Predicting ClearSpeed Acceleration for Real Applications, John L. Gustafson, ClearSpeed Technology, Inc.

Theme: Data Intensive Computing

Keynote Address: HPC I/O and file Systems: Is Everyone Out to Get Us? (pdf), Gary Grider, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Session 1: Data Intensive Applications

• So Much Data, so Little Time, Candace Culhane, NSA
• Usability Scaling of Simulation and Visualization in Applications of Numerical Weather Prediction (pdf), Lloyd Treinish, IBM Research
• Agency and Detail in the Simulation of Very Large Networks, Christopher Barettt, Virginia Tech
• Findings and Recommendations of DSB (2005) Report on High-Performance Computing (pdf), Steven Wallach, Centerpoint Venture Partners

Session 2: Analysis Methodologies

• Machine Learning: A Scientific Method or Just a Bag of Tools? (pdf), Don Hush, Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Graphs, Informatics, and HPC: The Architectural Requirements of a Pathological Application (pdf), Bruce Hendrickson, Sandia National Laboratories
• A Data Warehouse Approach to Analyzing All of the Data All the Time (pdf), Bill Blake, Netezza Corporation
• Other People’s Petabytes: The Challenge of Distributed Data Mining and Distributed Data Integration (pdf), Robert Grossman, University of Illinois at Chicago

Working Dinner/Speaker

• Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Computing and Storage Architecture (pdf), Don Dossa, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Session 3: I/O Issues, Technology and Directions

• Overview of I/O Systems, Technology and Directions (pdf), Lee Ward, Sandia National Laboratories
• The Future of Data Storage Devices and Systems (pdf), Erik Riedel, Seagate Research
• Lightweight I/O for Scientific Applications (pdf), Ron Oldfield, Sandia National Laboratories
• Research Directions in the I/O Technology and Infrastructure (pdf), Almadena Chtchelkanova, National Science Foundation

Session 4: File Systems

• The Google File System, Sean Quinlan, Google
• The Lustre Storage Architecture (pdf), Peter Braam, Cluster File Systems, Inc.
• Coping with Petabyte Files at Petascale Performance (pdf), Garth Gibson, Panasas, Inc.
• ZFS: The Last Word in File Systems (pdf), Fred Zlotnick, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
• Challenges of Petabyte Scale Storage, Roger Haskin, IBM Research

Session 5: Archival Storage Systems

• Archival Storage at LANL: Past, Present, and Future (pdf), Danny Cook, Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Yes, Virginia, There is an HPSS in Your Future (pdf), Dick Watson, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Parallel Data Archive in High-End Computing Environments (pdf), David Du, University of Minnesota
• Archive Media (pdf), James Hughes, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Theme: Paths to Petaflops

Opening Address: Modeling Tsunamis with ASC Codes, Galen Gisler, LANL

Keynote Address: Petaflop-Scale Computing (pdf), Dimitri Kusnezov, DOE, NNSA

Session 1: Exploring Requirements for Petaflops Computing

• Summary of the Requirements to Move Beyond a 100TF ASC Computing Platform to a Petaflop Platform (pdf), James Rathkopf, LLNL
• Petascale Computing for Science (pdf) , Horst D. Simon, LBNL
• Can Computer Architecture Improve Scientific Productivity? (pdf), David Patterson, UC-Berkeley
• System Architecture Design at Extreme-Scale Using Predictive Performance Models (pdf), Adolfy Hoisie, LANL

Session 2: Architecture Models for Petaflops Systems

• Initial BlueGene/L Application Performance Results (pdf), Bronis R. deSupinski, LLNL
• Early Experience with Red Storm (pdf), Robert Ballance, SNL
• Large-Scale NASA Science Applications on the Columbia Supercluster (pdf), Walt Brooks, NASA Ames Research Center
• DarkHorse (pdf), Stephen Poole, LANL

Session 3: Other Designs for Petaflops Architectures

• FPGA-Based Petascale Computing (pdf), Dan Poznanovic, SRC Computer, Inc.
• The CELL Processor: Architecture and Issues (pdf), Doug Joseph, IBM
• Explicit-Communication Architectures for Scientific Computing (pdf), William J. Dally, Stanford University
• PIMS and CMPs for Petaflops: how many cores can/should we place on the head of a pin, and why? (pdf), Peter Kogge, University of Notre Dame

Session 4: System Software Tools for Petaflops Systems

• Operating Systems-The Code We Love To Hate (pdf), Fred Johnson, DOE
• Challenges in Scalability of Performance Tools for Petaflops Systems (pdf), Patricia J. Teller, University of Texas, El Paso
• A Semi-automatic System for Application-level Checkpoint/Recovery (CPR) (pdf), Keshav Pingali, Cornell University
• The Forthcoming Petascale Systems Era. "Got Tools?" (pdf), Leroy A. (Tony) Drummond, LBNL

Session 5: Productivity Issues for Petaflops Systems

• Colors, Conjectures, Mathematics and Productivity, Andrew B. White, LANL
• How to Program on 50,000 Processors (pdf), Karen Devine, SNL
• Getting Work Out of New, High-End Systems (pdf), Mike Levine, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
• HPC Productivity: Are We Addressing the Right Issues (pdf), Cherri Pancake, Oregon State University

Theme: Applications, Algorithms, Architectures – Past Accomplishments, Current Issues, and Future Trends

Keynote Address: The Next Quarter-Century at Salishan (pdf), Burton J. Smith, Chief Scientist, Cray, Inc.

Session 1: 25 Years of Problems, Challenges, and Successes

• Is There a Moore's Law for Algorithms? (pdf) David Womble, SNL
• Nuclear Weapons Design Codes: A 50-Year Perspective (pdf), Bill Chandler, LANL
• 30+ Years of Algorithms for Inertial Confinement Fusion (pdf), George Zimmerman, LLNL
• 25 Years of Challenges and Successes in Architecture (pdf), Bill Buzbee, Fellow, ARSC

Session 2: Applications

• HPC Applications over 25 Years (pdf), Geoffrey Fox, University of Indiana
• Some Advances in Parallel Computing (pdf), Steven Orszag, Yale University
• Building an Astrophysics Code: Lessons learned from FLASH (pdf), Robert Rosner, ANL
• Computational Biology (pdf), Reinhold Mann, ORNL

Session 3: Algorithms

• Adaptive Mesh Refinement: Methods, Software, and Parallel Computing (pdf), Richard Hornung, LLNL
• Parallel ALE Hydrodynamics (pdf), Rob Neely, LLNL
• Peridynamic Modeling of Structural Damage and Failure (pdf), Stewart Silling, SNL
• Parallel Transport Solution Algorithms and Associated Architectural Requirements (pdf), Jim Morel, LANL

Session 4: Architectures

• An Overview of High Performance Computer Architectures (pdf), Jack Dongarra, University of Tennessee
• Vector Supercomputing: Past, Present and Future (pdf), Steve Scott, Cray, Inc.
• New Architectural Technologies for Shared Memory Systems (pdf), Josep Torrellas, University of Illinois
• An Emerging Grid Experience Base (pdf), Fran Berman, San Diego Supercomputing Center

Session 5: The Next 10 Years in High-Performance Computing

• HPC Productivity Perspective: High Productivity Computing Systems (HPCS) (pdf), Robert Graybill, DARPA
• High-End Computing Revitalization (pdf), Daniel A. Reed, UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke, and NC State University
• The Future of Supercomputing-A National Academy of Sciences Report (pdf), Marc Snir, University of Illinois
• Report on the JASON's Study (pdf), Dan Meiron, California Institute of Technology

Theme: Extreme Scale Computing

Keynote Address: Moore’s Law – A Time for Reflection and Refraction; Petaflops in 2009/10, Steven J. Wallach, Chiaro Networks, Ltd.

Session 1: Critical Components in Extreme Scale System Architectures

• The Road to Billion Transistor Processor Chips in the Near Future (pdf), Roger Golliver, Intel
• The Architecture of the AMD Opteron™ Processor (pdf), Fred Weber, AMD
• Perspectives on The Memory Wall Problem (pdf), Sally McKee, Cornell University
• Evolution of Interconnects for Supercomputing (pdf), Moray McLaren, Quadrics Ltd, Bristol

Session 2: System Architectures of Large HPC Platforms

• The ASCI Q System at Los Alamos (pdf), John Morrison, LANL
• Earth Simulator vs. the Rest of the Supercomputing World – Ten rounds or a Knock-Out? (pdf), Darren J. Kerbyson, LANL
• Red Storm Computer Architecture and its Implementation (pdf), William Camp, SNL
• ASCI Purple & BlueGene/L Overview (pdf), Mark Seager, LLNL

Session 3: Applicability of Linux in HPC Systems

• Extreme Linux: The Continuum, Jon Hall, Linux International
• Role of Linux in High Performance Computing @ HP (pdf), Scott McClellan, Hewlett Packard
• Linux Never has been and Never will be “Extreme” (pdf), Barney Maccabe, University of New Mexico
• Yawn, Linux for HPC, What’s Next? (pdf), Pete Beckman, ANL

Session 4: User Perspectives of Current HPC Systems

• Twenty Years of High Performance, Parallel Computing: Vector Machines to HPC Linux Clusters (pdf), Harold Trease, PNNL
• Spectral-Element Simulations of Global Seismic Wave Propagation using the Earth Simulator, Jeroen Tromp, Caltech
• Making High Performance Computers Highly Productive (pdf), William Carlson, Institute for Defense Analysis
• High Resolution Simulations of Global Climate and its Effect on Regional Water Supplies (pdf), William Bosl, LLNL

Session 5: Homeland Defense Applications

• The Role of Computation in Biodefense (pdf), Murray Wolinsky, LANL
• Technology Convergence and National Security (pdf), Rob Leland, SNL