Metacenter Alliance to Expand Industrial and Scientific Parallel Processing

[9418357]本提案的目的是开发一个全面的技术转移计划，将可扩展的并行计算集成到美国和战略学术研究中。工业界对并行计算的知识或经验非常少，甚至在学术界，并行计算的知识和专业知识也很有限。由该提案组成的元中心区域联盟将展示并行处理的优势以及如何利用这项技术。该联盟将：-与工业伙伴和学术用户合作，开发和/或将关键工业和科学应用程序转换为并行和异构计算环境。-利用联盟计算资源的相似性，在代码转换和开发项目上进行协作，以减轻实现并行和异构计算系统的负担。联盟中心拥有类似的Cray Y-MP/C90和不同配置的T3D系统，这将允许用户更好地将应用程序需求与元中心资源相匹配。T3D演示应用程序将用于向潜在的工业用户清楚地展示并行计算的价值。-联盟将根据T3D和其他并行环境、并行计算的数据存储策略评估基础设施发展需求，并确定在第二和第三年进行转换的工业应用。基础设施发展规划的结果将与其他HPCC用户分享。全联盟范围内对Cray T3D和矢量架构的关注简化了软件、专业知识和培训材料的共享，并开发了重点突出的关键专业知识。

9418357 Bender The aim of this proposal is to develop a comprehensive technology transfer program for integrating scalable parallel computing into US and strategic academic research. Industry has very little knowledge of, or experience with, parallel computing and even in academia, parallel computing knowledge and expertise if limited. The Metacenter Regional Alliance formed by this proposal will demonstrate the advantages of parallel processing and how to take advantage of this technology. The Alliance will: - develop and/or convert key industrial and scientific applications to parallel and heterogeneous computing environments in collaboration with industrial partners and academic users. - take advantage of the similarities of Alliance computing resources and collaborate on code conversion and development projects to ease the burden of implementing parallel and heterogeneous computing systems. The Alliance centers have similar Cray Y-MP/C90 and T3D systems of differing configurations that will allow users to better match applications needs with metacenter resources. The T3D Showcase Applications will be used as a clear demonstration of the value of parallel computing for potential industrial users. - the Alliance will evaluate Infrastructure Development needs in terms of the T3D and other parallel environments, data storage strategies for parallel computing, and identify industrial applications for conversion during years two and three. The results of infrastructure development planning will be shared with other HPCC users. The alliance-wide focus on Cray T3D and vector architectures simplifies the sharing of software, expertise and training materials and the development of a well-focused, critical mass of expertise.