Talk on Friday by Jim McGraw, LLNL

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Science and Security Through Computing
Dr. James R. McGraw
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Noon
May 29, 2009
VBT 217

Abstract

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has a long and successful
history of exploiting computing technology to make dramatic advances
in science and national security. In particular, simulation provides
insight into areas of science that are not accessible (or tractable)
through experiment and it provides mechanisms that can provide the
foundation for new theories. This talk will highlight a variety of
current computer science research activities at LLNL and illustrates
how these results get transferred into real deliverables. The talk
will then explore in greater depth the myriad of ways that computer
science is enabling progress at the National Ignition Facility at
LLNL. Topics will include NIF’s unique control system for managing
over 60,000 control points, information analysis tools for preparing
experiments, and simulation tools for designing and assuring safety of
experiments.


Bio

Dr. McGraw is the Deputy Director of the Institute for Scientific
Computing Research. He has worked at Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory since receiving his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Cornell
University in 1977. His research interests include programming
language design for scientific computing, parallel computing, compiler
optimization strategies for multiprocessors, and advanced information
technology. He has published more than 25 technical papers. Dr. McGraw
is one of the designers of the functional language SISAL. This
language demonstrates that scientific applications can be written in a
functional style and achieve high execution speed on several types of
parallel machines.

Dr. McGraw has worked in a variety of research capacities at LLNL,
including a five-year joint appointment on the faculty of the
University of California, Davis, and a four-year position as the
Division Leader for Computing and Mathematics Research. Dr. McGraw
also spent one year on assignment in Washington, DC, where he was a
Program Associate in the National Coordination Office for High
Performance Computing and Communications. Dr. McGraw has served on
program committees for 25 major conferences in high-performance
computing. In addition, he has served in a wide range of roles for the
Supercomputing Conference Series, including Conference Chair for SC 03
and the Conference Vice-Chair for SC 08, in Austin, TX.



This work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of
Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract DE-
AC52-07NA27344. LLNL-ABS-403386.