ORNL researchers Ben Mintz and Max Lupo Pasini from the Computing and Computational Sciences Division presented demonstrations of their technologies to attendees. Mintz, director of ORNL's INTERSECT initiative, detailed how AI is being used in the INTERSECT program to build an interconnected “smart lab of the future.” Data scientist Lupo Pasini demonstrated work on HydraGNN, an implementation of a distributed multitask graph neural network used in several scientific applications.
“At the AI for National Competitiveness Expo 2024, I had the opportunity to present some results on AI for materials science obtained at ORNL,” said Lupo Pasini. “From my interactions with many of the participants, I got the impression that they found the event very interesting and that they recognize the role and influence that AI plays in ensuring the US advantage in scientific and technological advancement. I think that continuing such events in the future would be very beneficial for the scientific community.”
ORNL has made significant investments in advancing AI, including through its AI Initiative and the establishment of the Center for Artificial Intelligence Security Research (CAISER). Lab researchers are also leveraging ORNL's Frontier, the world's first exascale supercomputer, and are working to raise the bar through DOE's Frontier AI for Science, Security and Technology (FASST). The FASST proposal outlines a strategic vision to establish a multi-laboratory AI research center at DOE's national laboratories.
“This event provided an important national platform to showcase our cutting-edge AI research and demonstrated ORNL's leadership in AI as we address complex challenges across the scientific, energy and national security domains,” Varaprakash added.
