AOSC Seminar by Dr. Takemasa Miyoshi, 12/1/2022
AOSC Seminar
Dr. Takemasa Miyoshi
Team Leader and Chief Scientist, RIKEN
Title: Big Data Assimilation Revolutionizing Numerical Weather Prediction Using Fugaku
Abstract:
At RIKEN, we have been exploring a fusion of big data and big computation in numerical weather prediction (NWP), and now with AI and machine learning (ML). Our group in RIKEN has been pushing the limits of NWP through two orders of magnitude bigger computations using the previous Japan’s flagship “K computer”. The efforts include 100-m mesh, 30-second update “Big Data Assimilation” (BDA) fully exploiting the big data from a novel Phased Array Weather Radar. With the new Fugaku, we achieved a real-time BDA application to predict sudden downpours up to 30 minutes in advance during Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Moreover, Fugaku is designed to be efficient for both double-precision big simulations and reduced-precision ML applications, aiming to play a pivotal role in creating super-smart “Society 5.0.” We have been exploring ideas for improving the predicting capabilities by fusing BDA and AI. The data produced by NWP models become bigger and moving the data to other computers for ML or even simply saving them may not be feasible. A next-generation computer like Fugaku may bring a breakthrough toward creating a new methodology of fusing data-driven (inductive) and process-driven (deductive) approaches in meteorology. This presentation will introduce the most recent results from BDA experiments, followed by perspectives toward DA-AI fusion and expanding new applications beyond meteorology.
Bio:
Dr. Takemasa Miyoshi received his B.S. degree (2000) in theoretical physics on nonlinear dynamics from the Kyoto University, and M.S. (2004) and Ph.D. (2005) degrees in meteorology on ensemble data assimilation from the University of Maryland (UMD). Dr. Takemasa Miyoshi started his professional career as a civil servant at the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) in 2000. He was a tenure-track Assistant Professor at UMD in 2011. Since 2012, Dr. Miyoshi has been leading the Data Assimilation Research Team in RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS), working towards advancing the science of data assimilation with a deep commitment to education. Dr. Miyoshi's scientific achievements include more than 140 peer-reviewed publications and more than 180 invited conference presentations including the Core Science Keynote at the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (2015). Dr. Miyoshi has been recognized by several prestigious awards such as the Yamamoto-Syono Award by the Meteorological Society of Japan (2008), the Young Scientists' Prize by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2014), the Japan Geosciences Union Nishida Prize (2015), the Meteorological Society of Japan Award (2016) - the highest award of the society, the Yomiuri Gold Medal Prize (2018), and the Commendation by the Prime Minister for Disaster Prevention (2020).
Contact: Eugenia Kalnay
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