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NUM3SIS
Participants : Régis Duvigneau [correspondant] , Thibaud Kloczko, Nora Aïssiouene.
NUM3SIS (http://num3sis.inria.fr ) is a modular platform devoted to scientific computing and numerical simulation. It is not restricted to a particular application field, but is designed to host complex multidisciplinary simulations. Main application fields are currently Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Computational Electro-Magnetics (CEM, in collaboration with Nachos Project-Team) and pedestrian traffic simulation.
The most important concept in NUM3SIS is the concept of node. It is a visual wrapper around derivatives of fundamental concepts such as data, algorithm or viewer. Atomic nodes are provided for convenience in order to manipulate computational data (such as grids or fields), apply computational methods (such as the building of a finite-element matrix or the construction of a finite-volume flux) and visualize computational results (such as vector or tensor fields, on a screen or in an immersive space). For a given abstract node, different implementations can be found, each of them being embedded in a plugin system that is managed by a factory.
The second important concept in NUM3SIS is the concept of composition. It consists of the algorithmic pipeline used to link the nodes together. The use of these two concepts, composition and nodes, provides a highly flexible, re-usable and efficient approach to develop new computational scenarii and take benefit from already existing tools. This is a great advantage with respect to classical monolithic softwares commonly used in these fields.
This work is being carried out with the support of two engineers in the framework of an ADT (Action de Développement Technologique) program.
