From: Francesca Verdier (fverdier_at_lbl.gov)
Date: 01/05/2006
Dear NERSC project managers, Wes Bethel (NERSC Analytics/Visualization Group Lead) and I would like to invite your project to participate in NERSC's new analytics program. As part of the 2006-2010 NERSC strategic plan (http://www.nersc.gov/news/reports/LBNL-57582.pdf), NERSC created a new program element called Science-Driven Analytics. The emphasis of this new program element is to promote scientific understanding. The challenges stem from the increasing volume and complexity of experimental and simulation data from the NERSC user community. In our view, the Analytics program encompasses, but is not limited to, the following broad subject areas: data visualization, data analysis, data management, data mining, and scientific workflow management. These terms should be interpreted broadly. For example, "data management" could mean any of the following: data models, file formats, parallel I/O infrastructure, database systems that support indexing/queries, community-centric data repositories, etc. The purpose of this note is to solicit input from you about the needs of your scientific project that could be addressed by the NERSC Science-Driven Analytics program in the next couple of years. We need your input and participation to help shape the program as well as to establish priorities. We are seeking answers to the following list of questions: 1. What is/are the top one or two "bottlenecks" your project faces now or will face in the next couple of years in terms of data understanding? If there are more than one or two such bottlenecks, please feel free to elaborate. 2. What new services, software or consulting assistance could the NERSC Science-Driven Analytics effort provide to your project that would help alleviate the bottlenecks from (1)? Please consider a broad range of possibilities that could include simply installing a new software application to in-depth, detailed consulting to design and implement a completely new data understanding/analysis workflow that spans multiple resources. A good example of such a workflow is the SNFactory workflow, where images are collected by a telescope, then sent to the HPSS at NERSC, then analyzed on NERSC's PDSF, then target Type Ia supernova candidates identified by analysis software and sent to application scientists who then train their telescopes on these specific targets. If your project is interested in participating, simply reply to this email. Sincerely, -- Francesca Verdier email: fverdier@lbl.gov Associate Manager, NERSC Services phone: 510-486-7193
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