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Exascale Application Project Targets Carbon Capture and Storage
Carbon capture and storage technologies are promising approaches for reducing CO2 emissions, but one of the biggest challenges in deploying them is the scale-up from laboratory design to industrial scale. The MFIX-Exa software subproject of the DOE’s Exascale Computing Project is helping achieve that scaling using the AMReX software framework developed at Berkeley Lab. Read More »
Optimizing SWAP Networks for Quantum Computing
Researchers at the Advanced Quantum Testbed (AQT) at Berkeley Lab, in partnership with the startup Super.tech (acquired by ColdQuanta), demonstrated how a smart compiler specifically tailored for superconducting hardware can optimize circuits and networks and execute less error-prone quantum algorithms such as Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA). Read More »
A Former Berkeley Lab Intern Finds Her Place in Research
After working at Berkeley Lab as a Sustainable Research Pathways participant, Sofia Gomez realized she could have a career in research. Read More »
SRP Paves the Way for DOE Early Career Award
Professor Tanzima Islam credits her participation in the Sustainable Research Pathways at Berkeley Lab program with paving the way for her DOE Early Career Award. Read More »
Neuroscience Simulations Shed Light on Origins of Human Brain Recordings
A team of researchers at Berkeley Lab has found the origin of cortical surface electrical signals in the brain and discovered why the signals originate where they do. Read More »
Lavanya Ramakrishnan Presents at JSSPP and ESSA
In a keynote at the 25th annual Workshop on Job Scheduling Strategies for Parallel Processing, Lavanya Ramakrishnan explained that new workflow characteristics coming from data impact the design of next-generation infrastructure. Read More »
Bert de Jong Promoted to Editor of Computer Physics Communication
Bert de Jong, acting head of Berkeley Lab’s Computer Science Department, has been promoted to principal editor of Computer Physics Communications (CPC), an international journal and program library for computational physics and physical chemistry. Read More »
SRP Program Benefits UTEP Researchers in Materials Science and Beyond
Two summers participating in the Sustainable Research Pathways (SRP) program at Berkeley Lab produced academic “compound interest” for Jorge Muñoz, an assistant professor of physics at The University of Texas at El Paso, and his undergraduate research team. Read More »
Explaining Software Security in Scientific Computing
On the heels of co-authoring the NSF-sponsored "Guide to Securing Scientific Software," Berkeley Lab Senior Scientist Sean Peisert answers some questions about the current state of cybersecurity in science and beyond. Read More »
E. Wes Bethel Retires After 32 Years at Berkeley Lab
After 32 years at Berkeley Lab, computer visualization pioneer Wes Bethel is retiring, sort of. While Bethel will retain his ties and continue to contribute as a research affiliate, he intends to shift focus to teaching the next generation of computer scientists at San Francisco State University. Read More »
Terry Ligocki Retires After 26 Years at Berkeley Lab
This month, Terry Ligocki will retire from Berkeley Lab after a 26-year career. His passion for math has inspired him for many years, in many ways. Read More »
Data Management Platform Strengthens Wildland Fire Science
As we face the threat of more frequent and more severe wildfires under climate change, Berkeley Lab researchers are building a managed data platform to help scientists better understand and predict wildland fire hazards, risks, and behaviors. Read More »
Innovation Transforms Quantum Processing of Image-Based Scientific Data
The Quantum Pixel Representation Framework created by Berkeley Lab scientists offers a more efficient way to apply quantum computing to large and complex scientific image analysis problems. Read More »
Breakthrough in Quantum Universal Gate Sets: A High-Fidelity iToffoli Gate
Researchers at Berkeley Lab demonstrated the first 3-qubit high-fidelity iToffoli native gate in a superconducting quantum information processor and in a single step. This demonstration adds a novel easy-to-implement native three-qubit logic gate for universal quantum computing. Read More »
Computer Models Show Role of Climate Change in Intense 2020 Hurricane Season
A computer modeling study of the historic 2020 North Atlantic hurricane season found that human-induced climate change played a major role. Read More »
New Encoder-Decoder Overcomes Limitations in Scientific Machine Learning
Thanks to recent improvements in machine and deep learning, computer vision has contributed to the advancement of everything from self-driving cars and traffic flow analysis to cancer detection and medical imaging. Using deep learning semantic segmentation, a method that labels each pixel of an image, computers have surpassed humans in solving classic image classification, detection, and segmentation problems. Despite many advancements, there is an increasing need for powerful, user-friendly… Read More »
San Francisco and Berkeley Lab Team Up on Pioneering Climate Study
Berkeley Lab computational resources are helping the City and County of San Francisco adapt to the Bay Area's changing climate and the extreme storms it is expected to bring. Read More »
Osni Marques Takes on New Role with Exascale Computing Project
Osni Marques, a staff scientist in the Applied Math and Computational Research Division, has been tapped to lead the Training & Productivity effort within the Exascale Computing Project. Read More »
Computational Analysis Enables Breakthrough in Biomolecular Dynamics
A new study with data analyses from Berkeley Lab computational researchers helps broaden the physical understanding of biomolecular assembly. Read More »
CCSE’s Hannah Klion Selected for 2022 Rising Stars
Hannah Klion, a postdoctoral researcher in the Center for Computational Sciences and Engineering, has been selected to be part of this year's Rising Stars conference. Read More »
Lindsay Bassman Awarded Prestigious Marie Curie Fellowship
AMCR’s Lindsay Bassman has been awarded one of Europe’s most competitive and prestigious postdoctoral fellowships — the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions — to continue her work in quantum thermodynamics. Read More »
Advancing New Battery Design with Deep Learning
A team of researchers from Berkeley Lab and UC Irvine has developed deep-learning algorithms designed to automate the quality control and assessment of new battery designs for electric cars. Read More »
Michael Mahoney Tapped to Lead the Machine Learning and Analytics Group
Berkeley Lab’s Scientific Data Division recently appointed Michael Mahoney to lead its Machine Learning and Analytics Group.
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Berkeley Lab Computing Resources Enable Deeper Understanding of Supernovae Explosions
An international research team recently made history by recording the earliest post-explosion detection of a Type Ia supernova, using cosmological models developed at Berkeley Lab and supercomputing resources at NERSC. Read More »
HYPPO: Leveraging Prediction Uncertainty to Optimize Deep Learning Models for Science
With a growing need for optimization tools that can enhance deep learning models and their training to improve predictive capabilities and accelerate time-consuming computer simulations, a Berkeley Lab team developed HYPPO, an open-source software tool for hyperparameter optimization of deep neural networks. Read More »