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Microscopy Images Put Deep Learning Code to the Test

ORNL research scientists Steven Young (left) and Travis Johnston (middle) with ORNL data scientist Robert Patton (right). A team led by Patton is in the running for the 2018 ACM Gordon Bell Prize after it used the MENNDL code and the Summit supercomputer to create an artificial neural network that…
Rachel McDowell
October 23, 2018
Science

Computing Genes to Support Living Clean

ORNL computational systems biologist Dan Jacobson, left, and OLCF computational scientist Wayne Joubert are part of a team that was named a finalist for the 2018 Gordon Bell Prize for its work to advance genomic science on the Summit supercomputer. This article is part of a series covering the finalists…
Jonathan Hines
October 15, 2018
Summit supercomputerScience

Uncharted Territory

Ambitious supercomputers attract ambitious users. After debuting as the world’s fastest supercomputer in June, the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility’s (OLCF’s) 200-petaflop Summit is already demonstrating its utility for solving complex computational challenges with unprecedented speed. A recent announcement by the Association for Computing Machinery lists five Summit users among…
Jonathan Hines
September 17, 2018
IndustryScience

Streamlining Accelerated Computing for Industry

Scientists and engineers striving to create the next machine-age marvel—whether it be a more aerodynamic rocket, a faster race car, or a higher-efficiency jet engine—depend on reliable analysis and feedback to improve their designs. Building and testing physical prototypes of complex machines can be time-consuming and costly and can provide…
Jonathan Hines
August 23, 2016
Science

Flowing Toward Red Blood Cell Breakthroughs

A team of researchers from Brown University and ETH Zurich the Universita da Svizzera Italiana and Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche is using America’s largest, most powerful supercomputer to help understand and fight diseases affecting some of the body’s smallest building blocks.
Eric Gedenk
October 13, 2015