DOE ESC Rapid Response Meeting

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DOE ESC Rapid ResponseMeeting

• Hilton Crystal City
• 15-16 May 2002
• George Cotter
• AJgrcot_at_fggm.osis.gov

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1999
Japan Takes Over Leadership in High-End
Computing Sales Top U.S. for 99
New Machines Ousting U.S. Vendors Abroad. U.S.
Science Community Demanding End to Tariffs
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Do We Really Want World Leadership?

• 92 - Joint DARPA/NSA Proposal PBD gave
  350M/yr to DARPA for HPC Program
• 95/96 DoD IPT Recommended National Security
  HEC RD Program, 300-500M/yr
• 99 PITAC Recommended RD Program with
  PetaFlop Goal
• 99/00 HEC WG Response Joint Program
  Proposal Exceptional Funding
• 02 Congressional Task Long-Term Integrated
  HEC Program

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Background to HAC Task

• Cray-NEC Agreement
• Elimination of Tariffs
• Intensive Discussions with DoD Principals
• Fragility of High End Leadership
• HAC Funding Study Initiatives

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HAC TASK

• Congress tasked SecDef with Development and
  Acquisition Plan for HEC RD Program by 1 July
  2002
• NSA to lead, with DARPA, DoDs HPC Mod Program
  Office, NIMA, NRO, NNSA/ASCI and NASA
  Participation
• Study to be signed by DIRNSA and approved by USD
  ATL

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Study Structure

• Senior Group
• Dan Wolf, NSA (Chair)
• Charles Holland, DUSD ST
• Bill Reed, NNSA/ASCI
• Advisors George Cotter Francis Sullivan
• Three Working Groups
• Operational Users Working Group
• Systems, Architecture, Programming Components
  Working Group
• Planning Working Group

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Operational Users Group

• Document Challenge Applications For Plan
• Outline Program Development and Computational
  Demands
• Produce Matrix of Critical HEC System
  Characteristics
• Projected Into 2008-2010 Timeframe

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Compelling National Security Applications

• Weapons Development Programs
• National Missile Defense
• Comprehensive Air Vehicle Design
• Army Future Combat Systems
• Stealthy Ship Design
• Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Stewardship
• Homeland Security
• Cryptanalysis

• Global Ocean Modeling, WX and Climate Forecasting
• Battlefield Management (MS)
• Computational Biological Sciences
• Intelligence Support
• Weapons Threats (MS)
• Signals Image Processing
• Nuclear Weapons Effects
• Processing and Analysis

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Systems, Architecture, Programmability
Components WG

• Document Baseline of Current HEC RD Activities
• Identify Vendor Programs Directions
• Project Academic, Industrial, Governmental RD
  Best Efforts
• Identify Critical Gaps Relative to Challenge
  Applications
• Product a Technical Framework for Program

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An Integrated Long-TermHigh End Computing RD
Program
INDUSTRY RD
FEDERAL RD
YEARS OUT
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Planning Working Group

• Integrate User Requirements
• Outline Off-Shore Threat
• Integrate Program Technical Framework
• Identify Options for
• Program Structure
• Program Management
• Program Funding

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Current Status

• 2 ½ Day Workshop, 29 Apr 1 May
• Top Representation from User and RD Communities
• Continuing Work
• Full Workshop Scheduled for 3-5 June
• On Schedule to Produce Plan by 1 July
• Review, Coordination, Approval to Follow