Scientific Computing Seminar

Date:

Friday, July 23, 2004

Time:

1:00pm-2:00pm

Location:

50D-3416

Seminar Speaker:

Richard Troy
Chief Scientist
Science Tools

Title:

Science Tools and The BigSur High Performance Computing System developed at UCB

Abstract:

This presentation outlines The BigSur System, a High-Performance Computing system designed for managing the scientific enterprise from end-to-end. BigSur was developed at U.C. Berkeley in the early 1990s, and commercialized in 1997 by Science Tools with funding from NASA. This presentation briefly discusses the original project goals for BigSur as well as later developments. Other technologies surrounding the BigSur system are also covered, leading to a discussion appropriate uses of these technologies. The architecture is reviewed and strategies for automation and collaboration are discussed. Following the presentation, participants will be invited to view the technologies on a laptop provided by the author.

Sponsor of Seminar:

Arie Shoshani

Scientific Computing

Contact Esmond G. Ng EGNg@lbl.gov