HPC Problem Solving Environments

The aim of this research is to formulate and develop HPC infrastructure, including scalable libraries of legacy partial differential equations (PDE) software, kernels for parallel reuse PDE methodologies, new parallel PDE libraries, problem solving environments, and underlying theories needed to support multidisciplinary physical prototyping in the classroom, laboratory, desk, and factory.

An object-oriented approach is used with multiple levels. At the top level are large complex objects like PDE PROBLEM, NUMERICAL PDE PROBLEM, SPECIFICATIONS, and SOLUTION. At the bottom are utiliy objects like BLAS (Basic Linear Algebra Subroutines) to manipulate vectors and arrays. Each object has substantial identifying information about its type, capabilities, properties, and interface requirements. This allows the structure to be open ended.

Slide presentations from the review meeting at Purdue University in November, 1994:

  • Project Overview by John R. Rice (8 slides, 393kb ps file)
  • Scalable PDE Software for HPC Platforms by Elias N. Houstis (32 slides, 2.2mb ps file)
  • A Scalable and Open Structure for PDE Solvers by Calvin R. Ribbens (22 slides, 1mb ps file)
  • PDELab: A Problem Solving Environment for PDEs by Sanjiva Weerawarana (35 slides, 1.8mb ps file)
  • Collaborating PDE Solvers by John R. Rice (59 slides, 2.9mb ps file)
  • SoftLab - Building Virtual Laboratories for Computational Science by Ann Christine Catlin and Margaret Gaitatzes (24 slides, 2.2mb ps file)

    • Recent Panels & Presentations on HPC Problem Solving Environments:

  • Problem Solving Environments for Scientific computing, October 1995
  • Problem Solving Environments at Salishan Conference, April 1996.
  • Problem Solving Environments Panel at ARPA-PI Meeting, February 14, 1996.

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