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e-IRG workshop session on supercomputing

e-IRG workshop session on supercomputing. Chaired by P.J.C. Aerts Helsinki October 5, 2006. Issues discussed. 1) How to balance support to European supercomputer industry and the scientific requirements for various architectures

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e-IRG workshop session on supercomputing

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  1. e-IRG workshop session on supercomputing Chaired by P.J.C. Aerts Helsinki October 5, 2006

  2. Issues discussed • 1) How to balance support to European supercomputer industry and the scientific requirements for various architectures • 2) How to anticipate on the growing power consumption problems with todays technologies • 3) Invest in scalable software • 4) Involvement of “smaller” countries in the HPC discussion • 5) HPC has a magnificent added value to Europe as a society • 6) HPC and supercomputers are an integral part of the European Science Grid and supercomputers are to be seamlessly integrated in the e-infrastructure

  3. 1 • European HPC-Industry? • EU HPC industry already is lively and broad: • R&D centres • Internal HPC-networking • Software • Support HPC-industry, without sacrifycing (real) open competition at procurement time • Use RfP to have vendors (in general) incorporate European elements in their offer (f.e. through collaborative projects)

  4. 2 • How to anticipate on the growing power consumption problems with todays technologies • Possible opportunity for combines scientific and industrial research • Support fundamental research dedicated to this problem

  5. 3 • Invest in scalable software • Advantage of optimal software still underestimated • Broadcast a long term commitment of EC to HPC to stimulate software developments from scratch

  6. 4 • Involvement of “smaller” countries in the HPC discussion: • Smaller countries can sometimes only contribute through their niches expertises • Consider taking advantage of niches that smaller countries can derive their expertise from

  7. 5 • HPC has a magnificent added value to Europe as a society: • Important fields that cannot be served by any other means • Bring the results of the “science case” forward • Take into consideration the “barriers” between research and production • “urgent computing”

  8. 6 • HPC and supercomputers are an integral part of the European Science Grid and supercomputers are to be seamlessly integrated in the e-infrastructure: • Pre- and postprocessing • Transparent data access • Transparent linking of SC to any other needed facility through grid (-middleware)

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