Conference on the Forefronts of Large-Scale Computational Problems Held at Gaithersburg, Maryland on 25-27 June 1984,
Abstract
A conference on the Forefronts of Large-Scale Computational Problems (FF84) was held at the National Bureau of Standards in Gaithersburg, Maryland, during June 25-27, 1984. The conference was organized on the hypothesis that large-scale computation will play an increasingly important role in science and industry, and that the spectrum of applications of large-scale computation will grow rapidly. The application areas covered in the program include medical imaging, materials science, pharmacology, biotechnology, physics, chemical synthesis, structural analysis, economics, fluid mechanics and movies. Recent advances obtained from large-scale computation in such diverse topics as voltage characteristics in semiconductor devices, bone reconstruction in surgery, action of drug molecules at receptor sites, interaction of DNA with water, global economic modeling and testing laws of nuclear of nuclear phsics were illustrated. The presentations revealed that exciting breakthroughs are possible in these areas if sufficient computing capability is forthcoming. Providing this new capability will require sizeable advances in state-of-the-art computing technology.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 27, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA154699
Entities
People
- B. L. Buzbee
- H. J. Raveche
Organizations
- Los Alamos National Laboratory