The COVID-19 High-Performance Computing Consortium

Jim Brase, Nancy Campbell, Barbara Helland, Thuc Hoang, Manish Parashar, Michael Rosenfield, James Sexton, John Towns

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Abstract

In March of 2020, recognizing the potential of High Performance Computing (HPC) to accelerate understanding and the pace of scientific discovery in the fight to stop COVID-19, the HPC community assembled the largest collection of worldwide HPC resources to enable COVID-19 researchers worldwide to advance their critical efforts. Amazingly, the COVID-19 HPC Consortium was formed within one week through the joint effort of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and IBM to create a unique publicâ private partnership between government, industry, and academic leaders. This article is the Consortium's storyâ how the Consortium was created, its founding members, what it provides, how it works, and its accomplishments. We will reflect on the lessons learned from the creation and operation of the Consortium and describe how the features of the Consortium could be sustained as a National Strategic Computing Reserve to ensure the nation is prepared for future crises.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)78-85
Number of pages8
JournalComputing in Science and Engineering
Volume24
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Computer Science
  • General Engineering

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