Toward Next-Generation Ecosystems for Scientific Computing

Agenda

Draft Agenda: (all times in CDT)

Toward Next-Generation Ecosystems for Scientific Computing: Harnessing Community, Software, and AI for Cross-disciplinary Team Science

Focus: Sharing, developing, and evaluating strategies and progress

Further details will be provided. 

Day 1 (Tuesday, April 14):

Next-Generation Ecosystems for Scientific Computing: Architectures and Initiatives

• 8:00-9:00 am: Arrival and Check-in
• 9:00 am: Opening Plenary Session
  • • Welcome, workshop overview
    • Kickoff speakers
    • Group discussion
• 10:20 am: Break
• 10:50 am: Plenary Session: Architectures and initiatives
  • • Speakers on strategies and progress 
      • • Future architectures and science drivers: Impact on scientific software
        • Team science
        • Workforce
    • Group discussion
• 12:30 pm: Working Lunch
  • • Insights from 2025 Next-Generation Ecosystems Workshop
    • Participant introductions
• 1:45 pm: Breakout Session 1: Strategies and progress in architectures and initiatives (integrating technical and community considerations)
  • • Software and next-generation science
    • AI-driven software ecosystems for scientific computing
    • Team-based software and cross-disciplinary collaboration
    • AI for scientific software productivity and sustainability
    • Pedagogy, community and workforce development
• 3:00 pm: Break
• 3:30 pm: Plenary Session 
  • • Lightning talks
• 4:00 pm: Cross-Disciplinary Discussion
• 5:30 pm: Adjourn

 

Day 2 (Wednesday, April 15):

Next-Generation Ecosystems for Scientific Computing: Industry Perspectives

• 8:30 am: Workshop Day 2 commences
  • Intro to the day
• 8:45 am: Report-outs from Day-1 breakouts
• 9:15 am: Open forum 
• 9:45 am: Team science insights
• 10:10 am: Break
• 10:40 am: Plenary Session: Industry perspectives
  • • Speakers on strategies and progress 
      • • Future architectures and science drivers: Impact on scientific software
        • Team science
        • Workforce
    • Group discussion
• 11:40 am: Breakout instructions
• 11:50 am: Working Lunch
  • • Plenary Invited Speaker: Strategies in AI, Software, and Community for Next-Generation Scientific Computing
• 1:15 pm: Break
• 1:30 pm: Breakout Session 2: Sharing, developing and evaluating strategies and progress: Part 2 
• 2:45 pm Break
• 3:15 pm: Breakout Session 2 (continued)
• 4:30 pm: Plenary Session
• 5:00 pm: Adjourn

 

Day 3 (Thursday, April 16): 

Next-Generation Ecosystems for Scientific Computing: New Opportunities

• 8:30 am: Workshop Day 3 commences
  • Intro to the day, workshop outcomes & timeline
• 8:45 am: Report-outs from Day-2 breakouts
• 9:15 am: Open forum
• 9:45 am: Break
• 10:00 am: Plenary Panel: New Opportunities
  • • Speakers on new opportunities in building next-generation ecosystems for scientific computing
    • Group discussion
• 11:00 am: Break
• 11:15 am: Breakout Discussions: New Opportunities (integrating technical and community considerations) 
  • • Software and next-generation science
    • AI-driven software ecosystems for scientific computing
    • Team-based software and cross-disciplinary collaboration
    • AI for scientific software productivity and sustainability
    • Pedagogy, community and workforce development
• 12:15 pm: Break
• 12:30 pm: Working Lunch: Plenary Session
  • • Report-backs from breakouts
    • Group discussion and brainstorming
• 1:30 pm: Demos
• 3:30 pm: Adjourn