The Future of Supercomputing; An Interim Report

National Research Council of the National Academies, Division of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Committee on the Future of Supercomputing

ISBN 10: 0309089956 / ISBN 13: 9780309089951

Published by The National Academies Press, Washington D.C., 2003

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xii, 46 pages. Footnotes. Acronyms. Cover has slight wear and soling. The committee assessed the status of supercomputing in the United States, including the characteristics of relevant systems and architecture research in government, industry, and academia and the characteristics of the market. The committee examined key elements of context--the history of supercomputing, research investment, the needs of government agencies for supercomputing capabilities--and assessed options for progress. Key historical or causal factors were identified. The committee examined the changing nature of problems demanding supercomputing (e.g., weapons design, modeling and simulation, cryptanalysis, climate modeling) and the implications for systems design. This is its interim report. This report provides a preliminary outline of the state of U.S. supercomputing today, the needs for the future, and the factors that contribute to meeting those needs. This interim report establishes context--including the history and current state of supercomputing, application requirements, technology evolution, the socioeconomic context--to identify some of the issues that may be explored in more depth in the second phase of the study. The study sought to understand the role of national security in the supercomputer market and the federal interest in supercomputing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Future of Supercomputing; An Interim Report
• Publisher: The National Academies Press, Washington D.C.
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309089956
• ISBN 13: 9780309089951
• Binding: Trade paperback
• Illustrator: Jennifer M. Bishop (Cover design)
• Edition: Presumed First Edition, First printing.
• Condition: Very good

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Synopsis

The Committee on the Future of Supercomputing was tasked to assess prospects for supercomputing technology research and development in support of U.S. needs, to examine key elements of context—the history of supercomputing, the erosion of research investment, the changing nature of problems demanding supercomputing, and the needs of government agencies for supercomputing capabilities—and to assess options for progress. This interim report establishes context—including the history and current state of supercomputing, application requirements, technology evolution, the socioeconomic context—to identify some of the issues that may be explored in more depth in the second phase of the study.

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Committee on the Future of Supercomputing, National Research Council