Strong scaling of general-purpose molecular dynamics simulations on GPUs

J Glaser, TD Nguyen, JA Anderson, P Lui… - Computer Physics …, 2015 - Elsevier
We describe a highly optimized implementation of MPI domain decomposition in a GPU-
enabled, general-purpose molecular dynamics code, HOOMD-blue (Anderson and Glotzer …

Exploring simd for molecular dynamics, using intel® xeon® processors and intel® xeon phi coprocessors

SJ Pennycook, CJ Hughes… - 2013 IEEE 27th …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We analyse gather-scatter performance bottlenecks in molecular dynamics codes and the
challenges that they pose for obtaining benefits from SIMD execution. This analysis informs …

A complete and efficient CUDA-sharing solution for HPC clusters

AJ Pena, C Reaño, F Silla, R Mayo, ES Quintana-Ortí… - Parallel Computing, 2014 - Elsevier
In this paper we detail the key features, architectural design, and implementation of rCUDA,
an advanced framework to enable remote and transparent GPGPU acceleration in HPC …

Computationally connecting organic photovoltaic performance to atomistic arrangements and bulk morphology

ML Jones, E Jankowski - Molecular Simulation, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Rationally designing roll-to-roll printed organic photovoltaics (OPVs) requires a fundamental
understanding of active layer morphologies optimised for charge separation and transport …

Implementing molecular dynamics simulation on sunway taihulight system

W Dong, L Kang, Z Quan, K Li, K Li… - 2016 IEEE 18th …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation is a common tool to study the physical movements of
atoms and molecules in many research fields. However, it is an extremely time-consuming …

Implementing molecular dynamics simulation on the Sunway TaihuLight system with heterogeneous many‐core processors

W Dong, K Li, L Kang, Z Quan… - … and Computation: Practice …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In various research of atom and molecule physical movements, molecular dynamics (MD)
simulation is a common tool to simulate and investigate the real molecular motion. However …

Routine million-particle simulations of epoxy curing with dissipative particle dynamics

S Thomas, M Alberts, MM Henry… - Journal of Theoretical …, 2018 - World Scientific
Mesoscale simulation techniques have helped to bridge the length scales and time scales
needed to predict the microstructures of cured epoxies, but gaps in computational cost and …

Structure and dynamics of B2O3 melts and glasses: from ab initio to classical molecular dynamics simulations

C Scherer, F Schmid, M Letz, J Horbach - Computational Materials Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Boron oxide (B 2 O 3) is investigated by a combination of ab initio (DFT-based)
molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and classical MD simulations. From the trajectories of …

Developing performance-portable molecular dynamics kernels in OpenCL

SJ Pennycook, SA Jarvis - 2012 SC Companion: High …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper investigates the development of a molecular dynamics code that is highly
portable between architectures. Using OpenCL, we develop an implementation of Sandia's …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective on coarse-graining, cognitive load, and materials simulation

E Jankowski, N Ellyson, JW Fothergill… - Computational Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
The predictive capabilities of computational materials science today derive from overlapping
advances in simulation tools, modeling techniques, and best practices. We outline this …