IS08 - Mathematical software for Computational and Data Science at Extreme scales
Industrial competition and societal challenges, the wide diffusion of artificial
intelligence, and the huge computational needs of leading-edge scientific research are
driving rapid changes and advancements in High-Performance Computing.
Computational nodes are becoming increasingly more powerful, featuring a large number
of heterogeneous physical cores and accelerators. This high complexity leaves legacy
software unable to make efficient use of the increased processing power and developing
a new generation of application codes able to run at scale on the new hardware platforms
is a critical challenge for scientific computing.
Mathematical software libraries provide a large resource for high-quality, reusable
software components upon which applications can be rapidly constructed. They are
building blocks for solving main mathematical problems, including radically new
algorithms and methods at a low level, that domain scientists can transparently reuse in
form of basic components with very little need of specific mathematical and computer
science expertise.
This session is intended to bring together applied mathematicians, computer
scientists, and computational scientists from different areas, in order to discuss recent
challenges in developing open-source high-quality software for Computational and Data
Science at a very large scale. Topics include, but are not limited to:
• new algorithms for sustained performance, scalability, resilience, and
power efficiency on hybrid architectures;
• leading-edge programming models and tools for mathematical software on
heterogeneous platforms;
• challenges and successes in developing scientific and industrial
applications for HPC at extreme scales.