About MCS

Enhancing Productivity ...
The basic mission of the MCS Division is increase scientific productivity in the 21st century by providing intellectual and technical leadership in the computing sciences -- computer science, applied computational mathematics, and computational science.

Through World-Class Science ...
Projects in the division range from algorithm development and software design in core areas such as optimization, to exploration of new technologies such as distributed (Grid) computing and bioinformatics, to numerical simulations in challenging areas such as climate modeling.

Using World-Class Computing Facilities ...
Today's -- and tomorrow's -- scientific problems require efficient use of high-performance computer systems. To address this requirement, the MCS Division is exploring several exciting projects, including the following:

I/O acceleration on leadership computing facilities
Visualization of multiscale, multiphysics simulation data
Programming models for extreme-scale machines
Scheduling algorithms for high-end machines
Tools that can guide development of future storage systems and software
Management of large-scale science and engineering workflows