Reed's Ruminations: The Past, Present, and Future
Reflections on science, technology, and computing — leavened by personal experience
Tag: NCSA
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NCSA@30: Reflections on the Revolution
My time as NCSA director was exhilarating and exciting, as an incredible team invented the future. That is – and always will be – NCSA’s mission.
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Research {preposition} Infrastructure
Computing research and advanced computing infrastructure are interdependent, yet profoundly different in culture and metrics. As the scale and scope of computing grows, each needs to understand the constraints and needs of the other.
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A Plain of Excellence: Dan’s New Adventure
I will be joining the University of Iowa as Vice President for Research and Economic Development and holder of Iowa’s inaugural University Computational Science and Bioinformatics Chair, with joint appointments in Computer Science, Electrical and Computing Engineering and Medicine. For details on this, see the University of Iowa announcement.
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No, Maybe, Yes, Obviously: Telling the Future the Past
In high-performance computing, we have seen many technology transitions, as vector supercomputers were supplanted by symmetric multiprocessors (SMPs) then by commodity clusters. The latter were recently augmented by GPUs. Each of these disruptive discontinuities brings community challenges. Indeed, the Kubler-Ross model of the stages of grief is sometimes apt – denial, anger, bargaining, depression and…
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Make No Little Plans: NITRD Plus Twenty
What national research strategy should the U.S. pursue in light of the coordination now present in other parts of the world? It is a question grounded in the ever-rising importance of information technology and innovation to global economic competitiveness.
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Broadband: Oxygen for a Digital World
Broadband networks, wired and wireless, are the oxygen that lets the world of devices and services breathe. However, the air remains perilously thin. For many, digital inclusion remains a dream, rather than a reality.