External Review on Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba
| Date | February 18, 19, 20, 2014 |
| Place | Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba |
External Review Committee
| Chair | Prof. Jeffery Vetter (Computer Science and Mathematics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory) |
| Vice Chair | Prof. Shinji Tsuneyuki (School of Science, The University of Tokyo) |
| Prof. Karl Jansen (John von Neumann Institut fur Computing) Prof. Andreas Burkert (Theoretical and Computational Astrophysics, University Observatory) Prof. James Vary (International Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physics, Iowa State University) Prof. Joachim Burgdorfer (Vienna University of Technology) Prof. Andrew Roger(Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University) Prof. Jack Wells(National Center for Computational Science Oak Ridge National Laboratory) Prof. Takemasa Miyoshi(Data Assimilation Research Team RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science) Prof. Hiroshi Nakashima(Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University) Prof. Xiaofang Zhou(University of Queensland) |
CCS Reports for Review
- PART I – Overview of Center for Computational Sciences: Summary of Activities 2008-2013
- PART II – Research Activities, Results, Collaborations and Plan 2008-2013
- PART III – Strategy and Future Plans of Center for Computational Sciences
Schedule and Documents
Schedule of the External Review [pdf file, 154KB]
Photo Gallarey
18th February (Tuesday)
Overview of CCS (Workshop Room)
| 9:00-10:00 |  Welcome & Overview of CCS (M. Umemura, Director of CCS) |
| 10:00-10:30 |  Activities and Results 2008-2013 (M. Sato, ex-Director of CCS) |
| 10:30-10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45-11:45 |  T2K-Tsukuba & HA-PACS Projects (T. Boku, Deputy Director of CCS) |
| 11:45-12:10 |   Tour to HA-PACS |
| 12:10-13:10 | Lunch |
| 13:10-13:30 |  ILDG/JLDG Project (T. Yoshie) |
Activities & Collaborations of Divisions (Workshop Room)
| 13:30-14:00 |  Division of Particle Physics: Particle Physics Group (Y. Kuramashi) |
| 14:00-14:30 |  Division of Global Environmental Science: Atmospheric Science Group(H. Tanaka) |
| 14:30-14:45 | Coffee Break |
| 14:45-15:15 |   Division of Astrophysics and Nuclear Physics: Nuclear Physics Group (first part) (second part) (K. Yabana, T. Nakatsukasa) |
| 15:15-15:45 |  Division of Astrophysics and Nuclear Physics: Astrophysics Group (M. Mori) |
| 15:45-16:15 |  Division of Quantum Condensed Matter Physics (K. Yabana) |
| 16:15-16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30-17:00 |  Multidisciplinary Cooperative Research (K. Yabana) |
| 17:00-17:30 |  Bureau of Public Relations (T. Yoshito, A. Yabe) |
19th February (Wednesday)
Activities of Divisions (cont’d) (Workshop Room)
| 9:00-9:30 |  Division of High Performance Computing Systems: High Performance Computing Systems Group (T. Boku) |
| 9:30-10:00 |  Division of Computational Informatics: Database Group (H. Kitagawa) |
| 10:00-10:30 |  Division of Computational Informatics: Computational Media Group (Y. Kameda) |
| 10:30-10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45-11:15 |  Division of Life Sciences: Molecular Evolution Group(T. Hashimoto) |
| 11:15-11:45 |   Division of Life Sciences: Biological Function and Information Group (first part, second part)(K. Shiraishi, Y. Shigeta) |
| 11:45-12:45 | Lunch |
| 12:45 |  Meeting Photo @Workshop Room |
Parallel Tracks for Divisions
| 13:00-17:30 | Division of Particle Physics Reviewer: Karl Jansen |
Room: D410, D411 (Physics) |
| Division of Astrophsyics and Nuclear Physics: Astrophysics Group Reviewer: Andreas Burkert |
Room: Room A (CCS) | |
| Division of Astrophsyics and Nuclear Physics: Nuclear Physics Group Reviewer: James Vary |
Room: D412 (Physics) | |
| Division of Quantum Condensed Matter Physics Reviewer: Joachim Burgdorfer, Shinji Tsuneyuki |
Room: D201 (Physics) | |
| Division of Life Sciences Reviewer: Andrew Roger |
Room: Room B (CCS) | |
| Division of Global Environmental Science Reviewer: Jack Wells, Takemasa Miyoshi |
Room: Room C (CCS) | |
| Division of High Performance Computing Systems Reviewer: Jeffery Vetter, Hiroshi Nakashima |
Room: SB911-1 (Sysinfo) | |
| Division of Computational Informatics Reviewer: Xiaofan Zhou |
Room: SB911-2 (Sysinfo) | |
| 18:30- | Committee Meeting with Dinner | |
20th February (Thursday)
Future Plans (Workshop Room)
| 9:00-9:30 |  The Strategy of CCS (M. Umemura) |
| 9:30-10:00 |  COMA (PACS IX) Project (T. Boku) |
| 10:00-10:30 |  JCAHPC Project (M. Sato) |
| 10:30-10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45-11:15 | Feasibility Study toward Exa-scale Computing (M. Sato) |
| 11:15-11:35 |  Joint Institute for Computational Fundamental Science (Y. Kuramashi) |
| 11:35-11:55 |  Organization for Collaborative Research on Computational Astrobiology (M. Umemura) |
| 11:55-13:00 | Lunch |
Committee Meeting (Workshop Room)
| 13:00-14:00 | Committee Meeting |
| 14:00-15:00 |    Discussion, Q & A |
| 15:00-16:00 | Committee Meeting |