Council Co-hosting Summit to Discuss Creation of HPC Software Consortium

The goal of this summit is to explore the creation of a High Performance Computing (HPC) Application Software Consortium to support the development of an enabling infrastructure for the application of ISV, open-source, and/or proprietary software in a multiphysics simulation environment.

Such a consortium would lower, for both developers and users, the total cost of development and ownership of the critical HPC multiphysics application software and environments needed to accelerate industrial competitiveness.

Extensive research by the Council on Competitiveness shows that few areas hold more promise for accelerating innovation and productivity and propelling competitiveness than HPC modeling and simulation. As competitive pressures increase, companies must conduct multi-effect and full life-cycle product simulations (including market and regulatory requirements) to meet global demands. But many companies that use HPC can not accomplish this important task. Application software robustness, capability and ownership costs are major barriers. Yet the application software provider community is relatively small and fragmented and therefore limited in its ability to invest in new breakthrough products and provide full multiphysics simulation environments. Collaboration among developers and users is needed to create an open infrastructure that will enable multi-vendor application software simulation suites to operate concurrently/synergistically.

Based on recommendations from the Council's HPC Advisory Committee, the Council and USC Information Sciences Institute are leading an effort to explore feasibility and interest in initiating an HPC application software consortium to address this pressing requirement.

From a series of planning workshops, a proposed consortium concept has been identified. A concept paper will be provided to all registered attendees prior to the workshop.

This summit is being hosted at no cost to registered participants.