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CoSeC: Computational Science Centre for Research Communities

CoSeC supports research by developing software in various disciplines, fostering collaborations, and providing knowledge exchange opportunities through training. Its focus includes software performance optimization, building communities, and supporting users.

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CoSeC: Computational Science Centre for Research Communities

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  1. CoSeC:Computational Science Centre for Research Communities Barbara Montanari CoSeC Director & Acting Head of Applications Division Scientific Computing Department STFC

  2. Partnershipsin Research Software CoSeC supports the advancement of research by: developing software in multiple disciplines providing a hub for exchanging knowledge through training and outreach nurturing strong collaborations among researchers

  3. CoSec: a New Partnership ofResearch Councils

  4. One Centre, Two Sites Daresbury Lab Rutherford Appleton Lab

  5. Community Support HEC Biosim HEC UKCP HEC MCC HEC Plasma HEC UKCOMES Software Outlook CCP4 CCP5 CCP9 CCPi CCP-NC CCP-mag CCP Plasma CCP-EM CCP PET-MR CCPQ CCPBiosim

  6. What CoSeC People Do Science domain expertise • Software performance, optimization & porting • Build community • Develop software Maintain, license & distribute software Develop theories & methods • Develop staff • Validate & consolidate methods • Workflow & visualization • Train & • support users • Data post-processing

  7. 1973: Dawn of the CCPs “Primary aim is to bring together scientists to: • Provide for the rapid interchange of information on theory, algorithms, and computer codes • Collect, maintain and develop relevant items of software • Encourage basic research by providing facilities for rapid computer implementation of new methods and techniques • Assess and advice on associated computational needs • Disseminate information among scientists” Computer Physics Communications 114 (1998) xii-xvii

  8. Origin of UK Software Infrastructure “To assist the CCPs, the Science Research Council will provide support as follows: • Support from staff from the Research Council’s Laboratories • Short term appointments of Senior Visiting Fellows • Longer term Research Assistantships • Funding for networking events” Computer Physics Communications 114 (1998) xii-xvii

  9. Origin of UK Software Infrastructure “To assist the CCPs, the Science Research Council will provide support as follows: • Support from staff from the Research Council’s Laboratories • Short term appointments of Senior Visiting Fellows • Longer term Research Assistantships • Funding for networking events” Computer Physics Communications 114 (1998) xii-xvii

  10. The Past Modelling& simulation calculation Output data analysis, visualisation & processing Job submission Input preparation Biology Medical Science Biochemistry Engineering Physical Sciences

  11. The Present Modelling& simulation calculation Output data analysis, visualisation & processing Job submission Input preparation Biology Medical Science Biochemistry Engineering Physical Sciences

  12. Code Usage and User Training Metrics Blue: total Red: total/staff headcount

  13. A Question of Balance Across the ecosystem that is the UK software infrastructure, we need to balance time and resource spent on: Shorter term “low hanging fruits” Longer term, larger scale software development efforts Nourishing and maintaining expertise

  14. STFC: Home of the Large Experimental Facilities Diamond Light Source ISIS Neutron Source Central Laser Facility Common goal with RSEs: support research

  15. Materials Workbench K. Dymkowski et al.

  16. Hartree Centre and CoSeC • Located at Daresbury Lab • Partnership with IBM, Atos, etc. • CoSeC expertise and codes are used for a number of computational science projects for Industry

  17. Scientific Computing Department

  18. Scientific Computing Department:Tier1 Centre for CERN

  19. Scientific Computing Department:JASMIN A world leading, unique hybrid of: 16PB high performance storage (~250GByte/s) High-performance computing (~4,000 cores) Non-blocking Networking (> 3Tbit/sec), and Optical Private Network WAN’s Coupled with cloud hosting capabilities JASMIN Holds >60% of Data used by the latest IPCC report on Climate change.

  20. Scientific Computing Department:Data Division • Integrated data management pipelines for data handling • From data acquisition to storage • A Catalogue of Experimental Data • Metadata as Middleware • Automated metadata capture • Providing access to the user • Integrated into Analysis frameworks • In daily production use at the large experimental facilities

  21. CoSeC People & RSEs We share all your values: Support, courage, community, diversity,…. We share many of your issues: Bus factor, … Some significant differences: Type of contract, length of service Research Councils job portal: www.topcareer.jobs

  22. CoSeC People and RSEs • Common goal: support research • Let’s continue to support each other and work together • Let’s lobby together at all levels for recognition of the importance of research software and the people who write it

  23. Theme for the event: Joining Up the UK e-Infrastructure

  24. Many thanks to: All the super talented CoSeC people Our communities and steering bodies RSE Chairs for allowing us to host the CoSeC launch here CoSeC launch team: Cathy Jones Damian Jones Marion O’Sullivan Dominik Jochym Andy Collins

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