The Conference on High Speed Computing Salishan | Algorithms, Architecture, Language LANL | LLNL | LBNL | SNL Los Alamos | Lawrence Livermore | Lawrence Berkeley | Sandia Christopher Altman US graduate student in applied physics, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology. Research foci include high-performance computing (HTMT), solid-state superconducting nanoelectronics, and quantum information processing in Josephson junction nanocircuits. I was honored to participate in the US National Labs Conference on High Speed Computing from April 23 - 27 at Westin Salishan in Gleneden Beach, Oregon. Salishan is a half-mile's walk from the beach, a picturesque, mist-covered mountain resort that has been the setting for the conference since its inception : " The conference, founded in 1980, was founded as a means of getting experts in computer architecture, languages, and algorithms together to improve communications, develop collaborations, solve problems of mutual interest, and provide effective leadership in the field of high speed computing. Attendance at the conference is by invitation only, and limited to about 170 of the best and brightest in the world. The conference is sponsored by Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos, and Sandia National Laboratories, as well as being co-sponsored by a number private companies – this year volunteering sponsors included Compaq, Cray Inc., Fujitsu, IBM, Intel, SAIC, SGI, StorageTek, and Sun Microsystems. A highlight of the conference was the informal discussions held each evening in Salishan's Sunset Suite, a forum to exchange ideas, solve problems, and develop friendships. " This year's talks profiled recent developments in nanotechnology, supercomputing, micro-electromechanical systems, large-scale networks, memory architectures, data management, artificial intelligence, molecular electronics, and a number of other technologies that will significantly impact the future of information science and technology. The meeting was a stimulating and challenging week of close interaction with many of the most creative minds in the field. I'd like to extend my gratitude to the many inspiring scientists with whom I had the opportunity to meet at Salishan, and to those who helped to make my attendance possible, including Horst Simon, Doc Bedard, David Kahaner, Brett Berlin, Will Stackhouse, Jim McGraw, Kathy Turnbeaugh, Dennis Bohnenkamp, and Lala Stone.   Proceedings   Application Requirements and Current System Architectures   An Overview of Nuclear Stockpile Stewardship James Mercer-Smith, Los Alamos National Laboratory   Requirements for Large-Scale Massively Parallel Computing Robert Weaver, Los Alamos National Laboratory   Sandia C-Plant Clusters Art Hale, Sandia National Laboratories   LLNL ASCI Platforms Mark Seager, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory     Future System Architectures   HEC Architectures in the 21st Century: Drivers and Imperatives Thomas Sterling, Caltech   High Performance and High Density Archives Jim Hughes, StorageTek   Future Communications and Networking Marc Beackon, Lucent Technologies     From Problem Definition to Problem Setup   An Introduction to the Challenges of Problem Setup Robert Leland, Sandia National Labs   Responses to Analysis / CAD Integration Perplexities Ted Blacker, Fluent, Inc.   Computational Problem Setup: An Industrial Perspective Todd Michal, Boeing   Unstructured Meshing Glen Hanson, Los Alamos National Laboratory   A Heirarchical Data Management System for Parallel Partitioning of Adaptive Communication Joe Flaherty, Renssalaer Polytechnic University   CAD to Results: The Snowball Effect David White, Cargegie-Mellon University     From Problem Setup to Result Data   Performance Metrics: Out of the Dark Ages David Bailey, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   State of the Art in Programming Tools John Levesque, Times N Systems   Addressing the Memory Bottleneck Sally McKee, University of Utah     Random Access Talks   NASA's digital library initiative Eugene Miya, NASA Ames Research Center   Evolutionary Hardware de Garis, Starlab NV/SA   OSCAR and the Open Cluster Group   ASCI Setup Sandia National Laboratory   Self-adapting software Jim Hughes, INFOSEC   Josephson Junction RSFQ Superconducting nanoelectronics Fernand Bedard, National Security Agency   ATIP Activities in East Asia David Kahaner, Asian Technology Information Program   Alan Huang, Stanford University   Norm Whittaker From Result Data to Insight   Is Visualization a Solved Problem? Sam Uselton, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   Large Scale Scientific Data Management and Analysis Alok Choudhary, Northwestern University   Can Data Mining Ever be a Gigabit Application? Lessons from DataSpace Robert Grossmsan, University of Illinois, Chicago   Schooling in the Digital Age Sara Armstrong, PhD, George Lucas Educational Foundation     MEMS: Micro-Electrical Mechanical Systems   A Smaller Hammer William S. Trimmer, Standard MEMS Inc.   MEMS Modeling: Pushing the Limits of Miniaturization Robert Rudd, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory     Artificial Brains and Self-Configuring Electronics   Artificial Brains: Today and Tomorrow de Garis, Starlab NV/SA   Gate Array, Configure Thyself Nick Macias, Cell Matrix Corp   An Approach to Designing Extremely Large, Extremely Parallel Systems Lisa Durbeck, Cell Matrix Corp     Molecular Computing and Myriad Nets   Defect Tolerant Molecular Electronics Algorithms, Architectures, and Atoms Philip Kuekes, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories   Myriad Nets: De-Layering to Scale Networks up to the Billions H. Shrikumar, MIT Media Laboratory     Future Directions   Programming a Paintable Computer Bill Butera, MIT Media Laboratory   The Future of High Performance Computing: Dynamic Translation and High Density Computing Dave Taylor, Transmeta Corporation