Integrated Research Infrastructure Architecture

The DOE Office of Science (SC) has mapped out a vision [B4] for an Integrated Research Infrastructure (IRI) Architecture “to empower researchers to meld DOE’s world-class research tools, infrastructure, and user facilities seamlessly and securely in novel ways to radically accelerate discovery and innovation.” It seeks to connect experimental facilities with high-performance computing (HPC) resources for near real-time analysis and for merging enormous and diverse data sets for AI/ML techniques and analysis. To implement this vision, an integrated research ecosystem is needed that transforms science via seamless interoperability. While individual localized solutions for specific science workflows exist, a multifacility solution for integrative science is required that avoids duplication, maximizes efficiency, and offers scalability across disciplines and domains.

In 2022, the DOE-SC Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) program conducted an Architecture Blueprint Activity for the envisioned IRI to produce a reference framework for a coordinated strategy. The activity involved over 150 experts from all 28 DOE-SC user facilities across 13 national laboratories. It defined six Practice Areas and three Patterns.

• Practice Areas
• Patterns
  • Time-Sensitive
  • Data Integration-Intensive
  • Long-Term Campaign