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Big Data Challenges and Advanced Computing Solutions BIG DATA CHALLENGES AND ADVANCED COMPUTING SOLUTIONS JOINT HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY & SUBCOMMITTEE ON RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION JULY 12, 2018 Serial No. 115–69 Printed for the use of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://science.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 30–879PDF WASHINGTON : 2018 COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY HON. LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas, Chair FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas DANA ROHRABACHER, California ZOE LOFGREN, California MO BROOKS, Alabama DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois RANDY HULTGREN, Illinois SUZANNE BONAMICI, Oregon BILL POSEY, Florida AMI BERA, California THOMAS MASSIE, Kentucky ELIZABETH H. ESTY, Connecticut RANDY K. WEBER, Texas MARC A. VEASEY, Texas STEPHEN KNIGHT, California DONALD S. BEYER, JR., Virginia BRIAN BABIN, Texas JACKY ROSEN, Nevada BARBARA COMSTOCK, Virginia CONOR LAMB, Pennsylvania BARRY LOUDERMILK, Georgia JERRY MCNERNEY, California RALPH LEE ABRAHAM, Louisiana ED PERLMUTTER, Colorado GARY PALMER, Alabama PAUL TONKO, New York DANIEL WEBSTER, Florida BILL FOSTER, Illinois ANDY BIGGS, Arizona MARK TAKANO, California ROGER W. MARSHALL, Kansas COLLEEN HANABUSA, Hawaii NEAL P. DUNN, Florida CHARLIE CRIST, Florida CLAY HIGGINS, Louisiana RALPH NORMAN, South Carolina DEBBIE LESKO, Arizona SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY HON. RANDY K. WEBER, Texas, Chair DANA ROHRABACHER, California MARC A. VEASEY, Texas, Ranking Member FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma ZOE LOFGREN, California MO BROOKS, Alabama DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois RANDY HULTGREN, Illinois JACKY ROSEN, Nevada THOMAS MASSIE, Kentucky JERRY MCNERNEY, California STEPHEN KNIGHT, California PAUL TONKO, New York GARY PALMER, Alabama BILL FOSTER, Illinois DANIEL WEBSTER, Florida MARK TAKANO, California NEAL P. DUNN, Florida EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas RALPH NORMAN, South Carolina LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas SUBCOMMITTEE ON RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK, Virginia, Chair FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois, Ranking Member RANDY HULTGREN, Illinois ELIZABETH H. ESTY, Connecticut STEPHEN KNIGHT, California JACKY ROSEN, Nevada BARRY LOUDERMILK, Georgia SUZANNE BONAMICI, Oregon DANIEL WEBSTER, Florida AMI BERA, California ROGER W. MARSHALL, Kansas DONALD S. BEYER, JR., Virginia DEBBIE LESKO, Arizona EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas (II) C O N T E N T S July 12, 2018 Page Witness List ............................................................................................................. 2 Hearing Charter ...................................................................................................... 3 Opening Statements Statement by Representative Randy K. Weber, Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Rep- resentatives ........................................................................................................... 4 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 6 Statement by Representative Marc A. Veasey, Ranking Member, Sub- committee on Energy, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives .................................................................................... 8 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 9 Statement by Representative Barbara Comstock, Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives ............................................................................ 10 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 11 Statement by Representative Lamar Smith, Chairman, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives .................................... 12 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 13 Written Statement by Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, Ranking Mem- ber, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Rep- resentatives ........................................................................................................... 15 Written Statement by Representative Daniel Lipinski. Ranking Member, Sub- committee on Research and Technology, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives ....................................................... 17 Witnesses: Dr. Bobby Kasthuri, Researcher, Argonne National Laboratory; Assistant Pro- fessor, The University of Chicago Oral Statement ................................................................................................. 19 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 22 Dr. Katherine Yelick, Associate Laboratory Director for Computing Sciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Professor, The University of Cali- fornia, Berkeley Oral Statement ................................................................................................. 31 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 34 Dr. Matthew Nielsen, Principal Scientist, Industrial Outcomes Optimization, GE Global Research Oral Statement ................................................................................................. 47 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 49 Dr. Anthony Rollett, U.S. Steel Professor of Materials Science and Engineer- ing, Carnegie Mellon University Oral Statement ................................................................................................. 57 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 59 Discussion ................................................................................................................. 66 (III) IV Page Appendix I: Answers to Post-Hearing Questions Dr. Bobby Kasthuri, Researcher, Argonne National Laboratory; Assistant Pro- fessor, The University of Chicago ....................................................................... 92 Dr. Katherine Yelick, Associate Laboratory Director for Computing Sciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Professor, The University of Cali- fornia, Berkeley .................................................................................................... 97 Dr. Matthew Nielsen, Principal Scientist, Industrial Outcomes Optimization, GE Global Research ............................................................................................. 104 Dr. Anthony Rollett, U.S. Steel Professor of Materials Science and Engineer- ing, Carnegie Mellon University ......................................................................... 113 Appendix II: Additional Material for the Record Document submitted by Representative Neal P. Dunn, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives .................................... 120 BIG DATA CHALLENGES AND ADVANCED COMPUTING SOLUTIONS THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2018 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND SUBCOMMITTEE ON RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY, Washington, D.C. The Subcommittees met, pursuant to call, at 10:15 a.m., in Room 2318, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Randy Weber [Chair- man of the Subcommittee on Energy] presiding. (1) 2 EDDIE ltongrcss of the Hnitcd ~rates i:1ousc of Rcprcscntanucs COMMITIEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY 2321 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE 8U!LDiNG WASHiNGTON, DC 20515-6301 Big Data Challenges and Advanced Computing Solutions Thursday, July 12,2018 !O:OOa,m, 23 l 8 Rayburn House Office Building Witnesses Dr. Bobby Kasthuri, Researcher, Argonne National Laboratory; Assistant Professor, The University of Chicago Dr. Katherine Yelick, Associate Laboratory Director for Computing Sciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Professor, The University of California, Berkeley Dr. Matthew Nielsen, Principal Scientist, Industrial Outcomes Optimization, GE Global Research Dr. Anthony Rollett, U.S. Steel Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University 3 U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY HEARING CHARTER July 12, 20!8 TO: Members, Subcommittee on Energy, Subcommittee on Research and Technology FROM: Majority Staff, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology SUBJECT: Joint Subcommittee Hearing: "Big Data Challenges and Advanced Computing Solutions" The Subcommittees on Energy and Research and Technology will hold a hearing titled Big Data Challenges and Advanced Computing Solutions, on Thursday, July 12,2018 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 2318 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Hearing Purpose: The purpose of the hearing is to explore the impact of innovative machine learning-based approaches to big data science challenges at the Department of Energy (DOE), in academia, and industry. This hearing will also address the development of these applications within the context of the DOE's mission goals in high performance computing. Witness List • Dr. Bobby Kasthuri, Researcher, Argonne National Laboratory; Assistant Professor, The University of Chicago • Dr. Katherine Yeliek,
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