Research Computing

Updates on Research Computing Activities

1 May 2020

Described a new type of "depth/elevation query model for Albacore Model
- Plots of Model In Powerpoint
Reviewed of Vs30 values returned from UCVM
- Table comparing Wills Vs30 versus Slowness Vs30 from alternative SoCal CVMS
New deployment of UCVM_Web adds new models (added .M01, CenCal, Albacore, 1D models)
- UCVM_Webviewer
CSEP Software development configured to run tests on new codes
- Travis-CI
Updating CyberShake to calc 10Hz seismograms
High-F improvements to process AWP, RGW, Hercules, and EDGE 4Hz+ seismograms consistently
SCEC Contributions to NSF OCI
- NSF 20-015 Dear Colleague Letter: Data-Focused Cyberinfrastructure Needed to Support Future Data-Intensive Science and Engineering Research
- Responses
- Dear Colleague Letter: Request for Information on Future Needs for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure to Support Science and Engineering Research (NSF CI 2030)
- CI2030 Responses
Scott nomination for OLCF User Group Executive Board
- Current OEG EB
Proposed Staff Talk - Thursday
- Maechling - Developing a CVM Testing System

Used UCVM to reproduce CVM-S4.26 results from Elymod/Jordan Paper
- UCVM_Verification
Integrated Albacore (Bowden,Kholer) Off-shore Southern California Model into UCVM
NVIDIA Follow-up Meeting
CyberShake 50Hz Development
CSEP Japan forecast evaluation development with Rise
USGS Article Rose Canyon Simulation - USGS, SCEC, Blue Waters Collaboration
Software and HPC White Paper Development

Activities since start of 2020

Open Storage Network
Frontera Phase 2 Leadership-Class Computing Facility (LCCF) Planning Meeting
- Ed Walker - NSF CISE/OAC
Submitted On-Demand Allocation to run Earthquake Forecast models after a significant California Earthquake
Docker hub distribution of UCVM with 3 models CVM-S4, CVM-H, and CVM-S4.26

 docker pull sceccode/miniucvm

Developed RC material for FRES proposal
- FRES RC Task Descriptions
Contributed drafts of 2 white papers
- Software Ecosystem
- Ground Motion Model Testing Center
What messages do we want from our HPC collaborator (TACC,NCSA, SDSC, Pegasus)?
- Earth science as a technology driver (Earth Simulator)
- Co-design (computer and research goal) idea
- Need for dedicated domain specific computing
- Need for on-demand computing
- Need for Simulation Data Management
- Need for observational data management
Call with M. Kholer/D. Bowden about adding their offshore model to UCVM
- Albacore SoCal Velocity Model
Working on series CXM activities some with pending reviews from CXM group
- CFM Web Community Fault Model Viewer update
- GFM Web Geological Framework Model Viewer update
- CVM Web Community Velocity Model Viewer review
- Simplified CVM-S4.26 distribution
SCEC/USC now has some IT support from Steve Lin (replacement for John Yu). CSEP needs a dedicated system for testing codes, will coordinate with Yehuda on how to get his help. Options include approach John Parker, or Steve, Yehuda coordination with Frank, or we setup ourselves.
- Dornsife_Technology_Services_(DTS)

There is a series of documents describing your responsibilities when coordinating the staff meeting.