Pushing the Boundaries: High Performance Computing in Government

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For several decades, high-end computing has played an important role in supporting NASA’s missions, with advancements as broad as:

Preparing the Space Shuttle for return to flight,
Designing and improving aerospace vehicles,
Analyzing massive Earth systems data to understand potential near- and long-term changes, and
Developing astrophysical calculations to explore the history and future of our universe.

This webinar will discuss how high performance computing and cloud are pushing the boundaries of science, discovery and technology in government today.

Learning Objectives:

Explore the role supercomputers play in climate modeling.
Learn about the impact of the 5 million observations accumulate every 6 hours to drive weather forecasts.
Review the impact of cloud computing on scientific exploration.
Discuss NASA’s award-winning private cloud, the Advanced Data Analytics Platform.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Dr. Dan Duffy, head of the NASA Center for Climate Simulation
Dr. Duffy heads the NASA Center for Climate Simulation which provides high performance computing, storage, networking, and data systems designed to meet the specialized needs of the Earth science modeling communities. He has worked on a number of applied research and development projects to explore technologies for the next generation of high performance computing solutions for NASA scientists.

Jamie Duncan, Cloud Solutions Architect, Red Hat
Jamie Duncan is focused on the problems unique to Public Sector customers. Prior to Red Hat, Jamie worked in the ‘big web’ world and spent time at a bioinformatics startup.

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA, GSA, USPS, SSA, NASA, Other Federal Agencies, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), Judicial Branch Agencies, State Government, County Government, City Government, Municipal Government, CIA, FEMA, Office of Personnel Management, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, Census Bureau, USAID, National Guard Association, EEOC, Federal Government, State & Local Government