Argonne Leadership Computing Facility
The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility at Argonne National Laboratory that enables scientists to accelerate the pace of discovery and innovation across disciplines by providing supercomputing resources and expertise to the research community[1].
ALCF computing resources — available to researchers from academia, industry, and government agencies through awards of supercomputing time and support services — support large-scale computing projects aimed at solving some of the world’s most complex and challenging scientific problems, including: • Examining the dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and modeling the spread of COVID-19 • Modeling component performance in nuclear reactors • Mapping the intricacies of brain function • Visualizing the spread of cancer[2]
The ALCF offers resources that converge simulation, data science, and machine learning methods. Supported by the DOE’s Advanced Scientific Computing Research program, the ALCF and its partner organization, the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, operate supercomputers that are more powerful than the systems typically used for open scientific research.
The ALCF supports advanced data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning techniques alongside traditional modeling and simulation campaigns.
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At over 15 petaflops, the ALCF’s supercomputer Theta can perform approximately 15 quadrillion calculations per second. The facility’s high-performance storage and networking infrastructure is designed to efficiently handle massive amounts of data[3].
The ALCF also hosts a powerful visualization cluster called Cooley for rapid rendering and analysis.
The ALCF’s Aurora is slated to be one of the United States’ first exascale supercomputers when it is delivered in 2022. Designed in collaboration with industry leaders Intel and HPE, Aurora will provide concurrent support for advanced simulation and modeling, artificial intelligence, and analytics workflows.
The ALCF also houses additional storage systems and testbeds for next-generation computing platforms[4].
References[edit]
- ↑ "ALCF History". History. Argonne Leadership Computing Facility. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ↑ "ALCF 2020 Science Report" (PDF). ALCF. Argonne Leadership Computing Facility. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ↑ "ALCF 2021 Overview" (PDF). ALCF 2021 Overview. Argonne Leadership Computing Facility. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ↑ "ALCF 2020 Science Report" (PDF). ALCF 2020 Science Report. Argonne Leadership Computing Facility. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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