swe-cse-bof

Software Engineering and Reuse in Modeling, Simulation, and Data Analytics for Science and Engineering (SC 2019 BOF)

A Birds of a Feather session at SC 2019, on Wednesday 20 November 2019

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Abstract

Software engineering (SWE) for modeling, simulation, and data analytics for computational science and engineering (CSE) is challenging, with ever-more sophisticated, higher fidelity simulation of ever-larger, more complex problems involving larger data volumes, more domains, and more researchers. Targeting both commodity and custom high-end computers multiplies these challenges. We invest significantly in creating these codes, but rarely talk about that experience; we just focus on the results.

We seek to raise awareness of SWE for CSE on supercomputers as a major challenge, and develop an international “community of practice” to continue these important discussions outside of workshops and other “traditional” venues.

Agenda

Time	Topic	Speaker/Moderator	Affiliation
3 min	Introduction and Goals	David E. Bernholdt	Oak Ridge National Laboratory
30 min	Lightning Talks	Mozhgan Kibiri Chimeh	University of Sheffield
52 min	General Discussion	Daniel S. Katz	University of Illinois, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
5 min	Wrap-Up and Next Steps	Daniel S. Katz	University of Illinois, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)

Lightning Talks

Title	Speaker	Affiliation
Software citation: boldly going where no reference has gone before	Neil Chue Hong	Software Sustainability Institute, EPCC, University of Edinburgh
US-RSE: Building a National Community of Research Software Engineers	Ian Cosden	Princeton University
Best Practices for Governance of HPC Software Projects	Nathan Goldbaum	Quansight
Helmholtz Federated IT Services (HIFIS) – Creating Services together	Carina Haupt	German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Research Software Science: A Scientific Approach to Improving the Development and Use of Research Software	Michael A. Heroux	Sandia National Laboratories
Continuous Documentation for Fast-Moving Projects	Axel Huebl	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
Thoughts on mentoring schemes for UK Research Software Engineers	Catherine Jones	UKRI: Science and Technology Facilities Council
Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS)	Daniel S. Katz	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Accelerating Scientific Discovery with Reusable Software	Scott Lathrop	Shodor Education Foundation, and NCSA at the University of Illinois

Discussion Notes

Thanks to Guido Juckeland as our primary note-taker.

Organizers

Name	Affiliation
David E. Bernholdt	Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jeffrey Carver	University of Alabama
Neil Chue Hong	University of Edinburgh, Software Sustainability Institute
William Gropp	University of Illinois, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
Carina Haupt	German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Michael A. Heroux	Sandia National Laboratories and St. John’s University
Axel Huebl	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
Guido Juckeland	Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
Mozhgan Kabiri Chimeh	University of Sheffield
Daniel S. Katz	University of Illinois, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)

Suggested Citation

David E. Bernholdt, Jeffrey Carver, Neil Chue Hong, William Gropp, Carina Haupt, Michael A. Heroux, Axel Huebl, Guido Juckeland, Mozhgan Kabiri Chimeh, Daniel S. Katz, organizers, Birds of a Feather session on Software Engineering and Reuse in Modeling, Simulation, and Data Analytics for Science and Engineering, in International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC ‘19), Denver, Colorado, November 2019. URL: https://betterscientificsoftware.github.io/swe-cse-bof/2019-11-sc19-bof/.