TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - The Future of Supercomputing: An Interim Report SN - 978-0-309-08995-1 DO - 10.17226/10784 PY - 2003 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10784/the-future-of-supercomputing-an-interim-report PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Computers and Information Technology AB - The Committee on the Future of Supercomputing was tasked to assess prospects for supercomputing technology research and development in support of U.S. needs, to examine key elements of context--the history of supercomputing, the erosion of research investment, the changing nature of problems demanding supercomputing, and the needs of government agencies for supercomputing capabilities--and to assess options for progress. This interim report establishes context--including the history and current state of supercomputing, application requirements, technology evolution, the socioeconomic context--to identify some of the issues that may be explored in more depth in the second phase of the study. ER -