Science and industry in HPCN

Abstract

The interplay of science and industry in the development and exploitation of a mutually beneficial HPCN policy is a non-issue. Everyone, I believe, is willing to subscribe to this view. Just a tad harder is to outline in detail the precise lines along which such a partnership should evolve and what the advantages are for both partners. CRS4 is a research institute based in Cagliari (Sardegna) with a vocation for mathematical modeling and numerical simulation. Research at CRS4 means applied research in close contact with industry. It would seem that we are occupying a privileged position to entertain thoughts and develop theories and models on the interplay of science and industry in HPCN. Nonetheless our experience is too time-limited to allow me to make any general conclusion on the subject. In my paper I will first speculate on what kind of development we will see in the coming years in the field of High Performance Computing and Networks. I will describe the interaction between CRS4 and industry, and extrapolate from this some of the needs of industry from HPCN. I will close by describing our view of the interaction between a HPCN and CRS4.