Lewis Shepherd on the Revolution in Scientific Computing

Lewis Shepherd [email_address] www.ShepherdsPi.com GOVERNMENT AND THE REVOLUTION IN SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING

OVERVIEW
Innovations in Data / Computing /
Modeling / Science
Government’s Role
Reasons for Pessimism,
Rationale for Optimism

SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION IN DATA

A Thousand years ago – Experimental Science
Description of natural phenomena
(With thanks to Jim Gray)

Last few hundred years – Theoretical Science
Newton’s Laws,
Maxwell’s Equations…

Last few decades – Computational Science
Simulation of complex phenomena

Today – Data-Intensive Science
Scientists overwhelmed with data sets
from many different sources
Data captured by instruments
Data generated by simulations
Data generated by sensor networks
eScience is the set of tools and technologies to support data federation and collaboration
For analysis and data mining
For data visualization and exploration
For scholarly communication and dissemination
(With thanks to Jim Gray) With thanks to Jim Gray Pleiades star cluster from the Digitized Sky Survey combined with an image of the moon, synthesized within the WorldWide Telescope service.

DATA GOES UBIQUITOUS

DATA AND CLOUD AS PART OF A WHOLE

SCIENTIFIC TOOLS FOR NEW ERA

CLOUD GIVES REPRODUCIBLE RESEARCH

PROGRAMMING BECOMES MODELING

TECHNICAL COMPUTING INITIATIVE

THE MICROPROCESSOR GETS INVENTED - AGAIN

EMPOWERING PEOPLE SIMPLY THROUGH COMPLEXITY

OPEN DATA SETS AND PROTOCOLS

CITIZEN SCIENCE

DECLINE OF RESEARCH

Simon Cameron, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania A leading voice during 1861 debate over Smithsonian Institution funding, during run-up to War “ I am tired of all this thing called science.... We have spent millions in that sort of thing for the last few years, and it is time it should be stopped.” America’s Long Tradition of Government Supporting Research

Later in 1861: Named by Abraham Lincoln to head the 19 th Century’s military-industrial complex (Secretary of War) 1866: Re-elected to U.S. Senate 1862: Ousted for corruption, censured by the House of Representatives for “ contract manipulations” America’s Long Tradition of Government Supporting Research

PRESIDENT’S INAUGURAL ADDRESS JANUARY 20, 2009
“ We'll restore science
to its rightful place ,
and wield technology's
wonders…”

2009: STIMULATING SCIENCE
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (“the Stimulus Bill”)
$24 billion in new funding for science and R&D, e.g.
$10 billion for NIH
$3 billion for NSF
$1 billion for NASA

FY 2010: LIVING IN OUTLIER TIMES
Stimulus + Budget = unprecedented increases for agencies
Conferencees between House and Senate actually
chose the higher R&D funding levels between
their two versions.
"It has been a very unusual year"
- Al Teich, Director, AAAS Science and Policy Programs

But taking the long view,
a less-rosy picture

HISTORICAL TRENDS IN FEDERAL R&D FUNDING

THE TIMELINE OF SCIENCE

RESEARCH OF THE FUTURE

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