The New Era of Cognitive Supercomputing

Big Data will drive Big HPC and Complex Analytics. Supercomputers of the future will need to: (1) Quantify the uncertainty associated with the behavior of complex systems-of-systems (e.g. hurricanes, nuclear disaster, seismic exploration, engineering design) and thereby predict outcomes (e.g. impact of intervention actions, business implications of design choices); (2) Learn and refine underlying models based on constant monitoring and past outcomes; and (3) Provide real-time interactive visualization and accommodate “what if” questions in real-time. This will require an evolution in algorithm and system design, as well as even chip architectures to manage the power-performance trade-offs needed to attain a new era of Cognitive Supercomputing.