Mission Statement
The Advanced Computing for Science (ACS) Department - a part of the Computational Research Division (CRD) at Berkeley Labs - seeks to create software and tools to enable scientists to address complex and large-scale computing and data analysis problems beyond what is possible today. ACS engages in partnerships with scientists to understand their computing and data analysis challenges and develop leading-edge solutions that fit the needs of the scientists. Current research areas and projects include troubleshooting to enable petascale science, dealing with data and analysis software for the Large Hadron Collider and Daya Bay, processing astronomical data for JDEM and BOSS, using experimental data to understand climate change impacts, tools and specifications for ecoinformatics, effective utilization of cloud computing, improved workflow tools for the biology and intelligence communities, improved cybersecurity, and protocols for energy efficiency.
Latest News
July 30, 2010
Berkeley Lab Contributes Expertise to New Amazon Web Services Offering
This month Amazon Web Services (AWS) lauched a new Cluster Compute Instances offering for Amazon EC2, which will make high-bandwidth, low-latency HPC resources available in a cloud-computing environment. To ensure that this new service can handle a gamut of demanding HPC applications, AWS staff worked closely with researchers in the Berkeley Lab's Computational Research Division (CRD), Information Technologies Division, and NERSC. read more..
- Linda Vu
July 15, 2010
Berkeley Lab Hosts Weeklong Intensive Workshop on Cloud Computing
The forecast for many aspects of computing definitely calls for clouds, but cutting through the hype and getting a clear picture on the possibilities and limitations of cloud computing requires intensive hands-on sessions. To this end, Berkeley Lab's Computational Research Division (CRD) is hosting a weeklong workshop on cloud computing from July 19-23.
The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society ((CITRIS)at UC Berkeley is helping host the workshop. Participating organizations helping Berkeley Lab provide content include UC Berkeley, UC Davis, Yahoo!, Amazon, Eucalyptus Systems, the University of Virginia and Microsoft. The Department of Energy's National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) contributed both workshop content and computing resources. Participation was limited to 45 and the limit was quickly met.
"There is a lot of information floating around on cloud computing, but it's not easy to know where to start. Fortunately, we have a number of research projects, testbeds and collaborations in the cloud, so we were in a good position to marshal the necessary resources for this workshop," said organizer Deb Agarwal, head of CRD's Advanced Computing for Science Department.
Among the topics to be covered during the workshop are an overview of cloud computing, software and systems training, data management and analysis, and experiences in using research and commercial cloud services.
- Jon Bashor
Berkeley Lab Contributes Expertise to New Amazon Web Services Offering
This month Amazon Web Services (AWS) lauched a new Cluster Compute Instances offering for Amazon EC2, which will make high-bandwidth, low-latency HPC resources available in a cloud-computing environment. To ensure that this new service can handle a gamut of demanding HPC applications, AWS staff worked closely with researchers in the Berkeley Lab's Computational Research Division (CRD), Information Technologies Division, and NERSC. read more..
- Linda Vu
Berkeley Lab Hosts Weeklong Intensive Workshop on Cloud Computing
The forecast for many aspects of computing definitely calls for clouds, but cutting through the hype and getting a clear picture on the possibilities and limitations of cloud computing requires intensive hands-on sessions. To this end, Berkeley Lab's Computational Research Division (CRD) is hosting a weeklong workshop on cloud computing from July 19-23.
The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society ((CITRIS)at UC Berkeley is helping host the workshop. Participating organizations helping Berkeley Lab provide content include UC Berkeley, UC Davis, Yahoo!, Amazon, Eucalyptus Systems, the University of Virginia and Microsoft. The Department of Energy's National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) contributed both workshop content and computing resources. Participation was limited to 45 and the limit was quickly met.
"There is a lot of information floating around on cloud computing, but it's not easy to know where to start. Fortunately, we have a number of research projects, testbeds and collaborations in the cloud, so we were in a good position to marshal the necessary resources for this workshop," said organizer Deb Agarwal, head of CRD's Advanced Computing for Science Department.
Among the topics to be covered during the workshop are an overview of cloud computing, software and systems training, data management and analysis, and experiences in using research and commercial cloud services.
- Jon Bashor