Exascale applications: skin in the game.

Area of Science:

• High-performance computing
• Computational science
• Data science

Background:

• The concept of 'skin in the game' signifies risk and involvement in achieving a goal.
• Exascale applications are under development by the US Department of Energy Exascale Computing Project.
• The term 'skin' refers to exascale applications, and 'game' represents the delivery of comprehensive computational solutions.

Purpose of the Study:

• To highlight the critical role of exascale applications in high-performance computing.
• To emphasize the 'skin in the game' metaphor in the context of exascale computing projects.
• To outline the potential impact of these applications on scientific discovery and national challenges.

Main Methods:

• Focus on the development of exascale applications.
• Leveraging high-performance computing technologies.
• Integrating modeling, simulation, and data science.

Main Results:

• Exascale applications are designed to effectively exploit high-performance computing.
• These applications aim to provide breakthrough solutions.
• The goal is to yield high-confidence insights for critical US challenges.

Conclusions:

• Exascale applications are essential for advancing scientific discovery, national security, energy assurance, economic competitiveness, and healthcare.
• The successful development and deployment of these applications represent a significant undertaking with high stakes.
• This work is part of a broader discussion on numerical algorithms for high-performance computational science.