Focus Area: Application Development

Exascale Computing Project Contributes to Accelerating Cancer Research

The Exascale Computing Project's CANDLE application will improve cancer research techniques and clinical outcomes

EQSIM and RAJA: Enabling Exascale Predictions of Earthquake Effects on Critical Infrastructure

Scientists can combine high-performance computing with geophysical and seismographic data from past events to simulate the physics of earthquakes

Building a Capable Computing Ecosystem for Exascale and Beyond

The Exascale Era is here.

Exascale Modeling of Advanced Particle Accelerators with WarpX

Exascale Meets Particle Accelerators

Exploring the Universe and Nature’s Physical Processes with Unprecedented Power

Exascale supercomputers will play a pivotal role in creating highly accurate computer simulations of the universe.

Combustion-Pele: A New Exascale Capability for Improving Engine Design

A robust application suite for modeling complex combustion processes informs next-generation engine design.

Predicting the Future of Fission Power

Optimized for exascale supercomputers, the ExaSMR simulation toolkit advances state-of-the-art nuclear reactor design.

ECP Application Will Deliver Molecular Movies in Minutes

ExaFEL will enable quicker analysis of data from SLAC’s x-ray laser to help understand everything from viruses to materials.

ECP Advances the Science of Atmospheric Convection Modeling

Researchers have developed a multiscale modeling framework to refine cloud renderings in E3SM climate simulations on GPU-accelerated machines.

2021 Application Development Milestone Report

The Exascale Computing Project milestone report summarizes the status of all 30 ECP Application Development subprojects at the end of FY20.

The History of the Exascale Project and How Frontier Solves the Four Exascale Challenges

Al Geist on the history of the Exascale Computing Project

Let’s Talk Exascale Code Development: WDMapp—XGC, GENE, GEM

The latest in the code-for-Aurora series explores an app aimed at high-fidelity whole device modeling of magnetically confined fusion plasmas.

Applying Graph Algorithms to Solve Key Science Problems of Importance to the Nation

ExaGraph aims to leave a lasting legacy of algorithms, implementations, and graph-enabled applications for scientific discovery.

Exascale Computing Project Portfolio Presentation Videos

The Exascale Computing Project has made available a compilation of brief, high-level presentations about some of its project portfolios.

More-Effective Medicines, Better Batteries, and Greater Control over 3D Parts Creation Could Come in the Era of Exascale Computing

The Exascale Computing Project is building scientific instruments for the gamut of computing devices to advance scientific knowledge and materials design and energy generation.

Developing a Codebase for Deep Learning on Supercomputers to Fight Cancer

Gina Tourassi discusses the Oak Ridge National Laboratory effort within the Exascale Deep Learning–Enabled Precision Medicine for Cancer (CANDLE) project.

Aiming to be among the First Applications to Run at Exascale

The ExaSky project conducts extreme-scale simulations to further our understanding of the makeup and evolution of the universe.

ECP Researcher Earns Esteemed Presidential Early Career Award

Jordan Musser of the National Energy Technology Laboratory and ECP is among more than 300 early-career researchers to earn a White House award.

Exascale Computing Could Drastically Boost the Capabilities of Energy Applications

Tom Evans, technical lead for ECP's Energy Applications projects, shares about the motivations, progress, and aspirations on the path to the exascale.

The Anticipated Scientific Impact of Exascale: Fusion Energy, X-Ray Free-Electron Lasers, Quantum Chromodynamics

A few research project leaders share what they hope exascale computing will make possible.

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