The Exascale Computing Era - Reflections on Progress and Challenges

Explore the dawn of the exascale computing era in this 48-minute talk by Doug Kothe from the U.S. Department of Energy's Exascale Computing Project. Delve into the recent arrival of the Frontier system at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and its implications for tackling problems of national and international interest. Learn about the challenges overcome in developing exascale-capable applications and software technologies. Discover the architectural details of the Frontier system and how it embodies co-design principles. Gain insights into the expanded and vertically integrated software stack, including advanced mathematical libraries, extreme-scale programming environments, and data management tools. Understand the role of exascale computing in addressing high-priority strategic problems and its impact on the global high-performance computing community.