Focused Effort Title: Object-oriented Programming and Authoring Tools
for HPC Modeling and Simulation

Organization:  Syracuse University

Thematic Area(s):
	Scalable Computing Migration
	HPC Training and DoD User Productivity
	HPC Performance Metrics/Tools

Lead: Wojtek Furmanski

Email Address:  furm@npac.syr.edu

Telephone:  315 443 1799	Fax:  315 443 1973

Statement of Work:

Several HPC programming tools for data parallel programming intense
CTAs such as CFD or SIP were collected and transferred to the DoD
users by the PET program. However, Modeling and Simulation CTAs such
as FMS or IMT that are based on dynamic object-oriented programming
with large number of objects and complex associations require
dedicated tools for OO HPC software engineering. New software industry
standards such as UML (Uniform Modeling Language) and the associated
authoring tools such as Rational Rose appeared recently in the areas
of object-oriented software analysis and design for the desktop
computing. We propose here to construct suitable extensions and
adaptations of such standards and tools that will offer user-friendly
visual authoring support for building HPC object-oriented
applications.

More specifically, we will analyze and adapt for the HPC purposes the
ARGO/UML package available from collab.net or tigris.org that offers
open source Java based implementation of the UML standard.  We will
combine this tool for fine grain OA&D with our WebFlow model for
visual authoring of coarse grain module based distributed Web
computing applications. This way, we will construct WebFlow/UML
environment that will offer consistent, standards based, all grain
visual authoring support ranging from fine grain event and objects to
coarse grain components and modules.

We will layer WebFlow/UML on top of selected FMS programming
environments such as HPC RTI, Tempo/Thema, Parallel NSS or SPEEDES,
and DMSO M&S environments such as the HLA FEDEP (Federation
Development Process).  We will interact with the corresponding DoD
user communities to solicite their specific requirements and then to
fine-tune our design and prototypes based on the user feedback.

Deliverables:

o WebFlow/UML environment for all grain visual authoring of
  object-oriented component based HPC modeling and simulation software;
o WebFlow/UML adaptations and bindings for selected FMS or DMSO modeling
  and simulation environments, based on requirements gathered from the
  DoD users of the current systems.
o Presentations for PET Midyear and Annual Reviews
o Inputs to PET Annual Report
o Written progress reports in June and December 2000
o Final Technical Report in March 2001

Customer Commitment/Involvement:

We were encouraged by Jeff Steinman of Metron, Inc. to explore UML
extensions towards Visual SPEEDES. The requirement of UML compliance
was presented to Metron by their DoD customer, Wargame2000 enterprise
at the Joint National Test Facility in Colorado Springs, CO.

Our other corporate partner, Teknowledge Corp., who works with Metron
on UML design for JMASS2000, is also interested in WebFlow/UML and wants
to tap into our WebHLA expertise in the next stages of JMASS2000. 

DMSO is also encouraging the whole modeling and simulation community to
experiment with, propose, prototype and standardize via SISO various 
high level user friendly authoring technologies within the HLA
Federation Development Process (FEDEP).

Required Resources: $65,789

Item			Base	Fringe	Overhead	Total
Wojtek Furmanski	12,930	4,422	8,919		26,271
Graduate Student	14,552	1,848	8,430		24,830
    Tuition		14,688	    -	    -		14,688

TOTAL							65,789