Enabling technologies for simulation science

While there has been much attention paid to modeling and simulation as it relates to specific application areas, little has been done to address those broad technology areas that enhance, and in some cases, revolutionize the way we configure, execute and analyze the results of simulations. Recognizing that our simulation capabilities are expected to keep pace with ever-changing demands made of them, we differentiate between those technologies that are evolutionary in nature-that is, where existing tools and techniques can undergo incremental improvements in order to address consumer requirements-and those of a revolutionary nature; which address those requirements for which no current technology solutions exist.