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The Exascale Computing Project (ECP) is accelerating delivery of a capable exascale computing ecosystem to provide breakthrough solutions that will address America's most critical challenges in scientific discovery, energy assurance, economic competitiveness, and national security. Let’s Talk Exascale explores Application Development, Software Technology, and Hardware and Integration—focus areas of the ECP.

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The Exascale Computing Project (ECP) is accelerating delivery of a capable exascale computing ecosystem to provide breakthrough solutions that will address America's most critical challenges in scientific discovery, energy assurance, economic competitiveness, and national security. Let’s Talk Exascale explores Application Development, Software Technology, and Hardware and Integration—focus areas of the ECP.

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English


Episodes
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Episode 105: Computing Luminary Jack Dongarra’s Perspective on the Exascale Computing Project

6/23/2023
Episode notes: Jack Dongarra says ECP has been a great success in terms of human and technical accomplishments but post-project follow-on is critical.

Duration:00:22:15

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Episode 104: Siting the El Capitan Exascale Supercomputer at Lawrence Livermore Lab.

5/24/2023
Episode notes: Lawrence Livermore National Lab is preparing for El Capitan, the National Nuclear Security Administration’s first exascale supercomputer.

Duration:00:31:33

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Episode 103: Revisiting the CANcer Distributed Learning Environment (CANDLE) Project

5/3/2023
Episode notes: The CANcer Distributed Learning Environment (CANDLE) project provides deep-learning computing methodologies for accelerating cancer research.

Duration:00:21:41

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Episode 102: Delivering Impactful Science, Deploying Aurora, and Partnering with ECP at the ALCF

2/27/2023
Episode notes: Katherine Riley leads a team of computational science experts who work with facility users to maximize their use of ALCF computing resources.

Duration:00:31:29

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Episode 101: Discussing NERSC's Unique Global Role and Close Collaboration with ECP

1/13/2023
Episode notes: Richard Gerber ensures the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center remains responsive to the needs of scientific researchers.

Duration:00:29:39

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Episode 100: Reflecting on the ‘Why’ behind Supercomputing Simulations: Advancing Science

12/16/2022
Episode notes: Bronson Messer, director of science for the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, has an expert perspective on supercomputing for science.

Duration:00:28:02

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Episode 99: ECP's WarpX Team Successfully Models Promising Laser Plasma Accelerator Technology

11/16/2022
Episode notes: ECP research could remove a major limitation of laser plasma accelerators, a technology that may improve many walks of life.

Duration:00:32:13

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Episode 98: Providing Exascale-Class Multiphysics Simulation Capability to Multiple Science Domains

10/20/2022
Episode notes: Flash-X, a multiphysics simulation software package, integrates tools that provide a performance portability solution for exascale computing.

Duration:00:29:55

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Episode 97: Enabling Highly Accurate and Reliable Predictions of the Basic Properties of Materials

7/28/2022
Episode notes: The QMCPACK project intends to provide the capability to find, predict, and control materials and properties at the quantum level.

Duration:00:22:26

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Episode 96: Leveraging Machine Learning for Computational and Experimental Science and Engineering

6/16/2022
Episode notes: Machine learning technologies are creating inspiring new opportunity vistas for scientific discovery and research at the exascale.

Duration:00:18:24

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Episode 95: Enabling Cross-Project Research to Strengthen Math Libraries for Scientific Simulations

5/3/2022
Episode notes: Project teams can improve the capabilities of math libraries, the foundation of scientific simulations, via cross-project research.

Duration:00:24:22

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Episode 94: Revisiting the E4S Software Ecosystem Upon Release of Version 22.02

3/30/2022
Episode notes: The Extreme-scale Scientific Software Stack (E4S) continues to evolve as a broad collection of software capabilities for scientific research.

Duration:00:16:34

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Episode 93: Preparing the PETSc/TAO Software Suite to Support Exascale Scientific Applications

3/9/2022
Episode notes: An Exascale Computing Project team is getting the longtime open-source PETSc/TAO software suite ready to support exascale applications.

Duration:00:23:14

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Episode 92: Helping Users Deploy High-Performance Computing Tools and Libraries

12/14/2021
Episode notes: The latest version of the Extreme-scale Scientific Software Stack (E4S) provides support for three different GPU architectures.

Duration:00:10:04

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Episode 91: Let's Talk Exascale Code Development: CANcer Distributed Learning Environment (CANDLE)

12/7/2021
Episode notes: ECP plays key support roles in the CANDLE project, which is addressing three significant science challenge problems in cancer research.

Duration:00:15:42

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Episode 90: Frontier: Designing the Electrical Infrastructure for Unprecedented Power Demands

11/2/2021
Episode Notes: Effective communications, humble problem-solving, lessons learned, and synergy are success factors in realizing the Frontier supercomputer.

Duration:00:12:14

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Episode 89: Helping Large-Scale Multiphysics Engineering and Scientific Applications

10/29/2021
Episode Notes: Trilinos, a federated group of software packages with guiding principles, offers much autonomy in solving engineering and science problems.

Duration:00:25:50

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Episode 88: Frontier: Guiding the Design and Construction of the Mechanical Systems

10/22/2021
Episode Notes: Engineer David Grant must check and recheck many important design details before Frontier, the nation’s first exascale supercomputer, is powered on.

Duration:00:13:24

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Episode 87: Frontier: ORNL’s Justin Whitt on Deploying the Nation’s First Exascale Supercomputer

10/18/2021
Episode Notes: Justin Whitt describes what Frontier will do, why it's unique, progress with deployment, what’s special about exascale computing, and more.

Duration:00:09:01

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Episode 86: An Interview with Exascale Computing Project Director Doug Kothe

10/17/2021
Episode Notes: Doug Kothe explains the need for ECP, the why and how of its origin, its unique team dynamics, and its enduring legacy.

Duration:00:27:21