Salishan 2007

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.