NASA BRHR Budget Code: 509-10,-20, 233
Effective integration of new high performance computing technology into the U.S. mainstream will require a sustained research effort across the spectrum of computing technology. Areas to be included are: computer architectures; fundamental algorithms; computational complexity; networked and distributed computation; numerical analysis, and application specific algorithms.

NASA supports research institutes and centers of excellence engaged in computer science and computational science under the basic research and human resources component. These include: the Illinois Computer Laboratory for Aerospace Systems and Software (ICLASS) at the University of Illinois; the Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science (RIACS) at Ames Research center; the Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering (ICASE) at Langley Research center; and the center of Excellence for Space Data and Information Sciences (CESDIS) at Goddard Space Flight center. In addition, NASA funds small university grants on HPCC topics at the individual principal investigator level.

The NASA HPCC program also focuses on the development of the next generations of computer and computational scientists. The resource potential to be developed will be concentrated at the graduate and postdoctoral level, but will extend to the baccalaureate and junior professor degree levels to a lesser extent. NASA's HPCC program will address the need to attract more talented scientists and engineers to computer and computational science in multiple ways by:
  • Expanding ongoing NASA programs that support pre-baccalaureate and master's level training and research programs (e.g., ICLASS);
  • Expanding doctoral degree research opportunities in High-Performance Computing (e.g., CESDIS, ICLASS);
  • Expanding the ongoing NASA programs that support postdoctoral research and new professors (e. g., CESDIS, ICASE, RIACS, ICOMP).
In addition, new mechanisms for supporting students and new faculty interested in applying HPCC technology on NASA's applications have been initiated. This includes funding students directly at their institutions, provided they have an advisor interested in NASA applications, and expanding on the NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program at NASA centers and expanding support for National Research Council Resident Research Associates.
Budget ($ M)
FY 95 Act 3.59
FY 96 Pres 3.98
FY 96 Est 3.98
FY 97 Rqst 3.20
Program Component Areas
  FY 96 FY 97
HECC    
LSN    
HCS    
HuCS    
ETHR 3.98 3.20
Agency Ties
DARPA  
NSF Partner
DOE  
NASA  
NIH User
NSA  
NIST  
NOAA User
EPA User
ED  
AHCPR  
VA  
Milestone Changes  
FY 1995 Actual Milestones FY 1996 Estimated Milestones FY 1997 Agency Requested Milestones
Provided annual graduate and postdoctoral support for high performance computing research.

Hosted fifth annual summer school in High Performance Computational Physics. 		Provide annual graduate and postdoctoral support for high performance computing research.

Host sixth annual summer school in High Performance Computational Physics.

Transfer results of scalable I/O research to commercial sector.

Publish Final Report of Round-1 Basic Computer Science Research in key ESS technical areas.

Select and make Round-2 investigator awards under ESS Basic Computer Science Research Program 		Provide annual graduate and postdoctoral support for high performance computing research.

Host seventh annual summer school in High Performance Computational Physics.