Collaborative Problem Solving Environments (CPSE) is leading to a standard software architecture that allows software modules from many sources to cooperate in solving complex scientific problems. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is developing and integrating state-of-the-art tools and technologies to support areas of scientific research that are becoming increasingly important including modeling, simulation, visualization, and collaboration. With collaborative problem solving environments, scientists and engineers can gain efficient access to advanced computational tools and the ability to analyze, manage and share large amounts of data.
Collaborative problem solving environments can improve scientific discovery by providing a convenient, seamless environment for scientists and engineers to manipulate and analyze data as they perform modeling and simulation tasks. These environments also facilitate the sharing of computational resources, scientific equipment and data with researchers who are working together from remote locations.
PNNL's key research areas support basic sciences, applied science and engineering and desicion-making. Key components of CPSE, utilized by PNNL include:
- Integrated frameworks
- Collaborative technologies
- System Architectures
- Visualization tools
- Large-scale data management
- Resource discovery and management