supercomputing – SC17

Panel Submissions Due April 24 – No Extensions

brianban — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 19:44:20 +0000

Panels at SC17 will be, as in past years, among the most important and heavily attended events of the Conference. Panels bring together the key thinkers and producers in the field to consider (in a lively and rapid-fire context) some of the key questions challenging high performance computing, networking, storage and associated analysis technologies for […]

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Seven Women in IT Chosen to get Hands-on Experience Building, Managing Super-fast Network at SC16

brianban — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 14:35:10 +0000

Seven women who work in IT departments at research institutions around the country have been chosen to help build and operate SCinet, the very high capacity SC conference network, under the “Women in IT Networking at SC (WINS)” program. Now in its second year, WINS is a collaboration between the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research […]

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ACM Gordon Bell Prize Recognizes Top Accomplishments in Running Science Apps on HPC

brianban — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 07:30:58 +0000

For the first time, SC conference releases a comprehensive list of all Gordon Bell winners since 1987. Here is that historical perspective. Each year at SC, two key indicators of HPC performance are highlighted. Both were created to provide a more accurate measure of overall performance than the theoretical peak performance levels sometimes touted by […]

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EPCC and Archer Release “Diversity in HPC” Website

brianban — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 20:01:51 +0000

EPCC, the leading European centre of excellence in advanced research, technology transfer and the provision of high-performance computing services to academia and industry and ARCHER, the UK National Supercomputing Service, have joined forces to produce a “Diversity in HPC” website. The website offers “Best Practice Guides” as well as interesting HPC profiles of individuals (living […]

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How SCinet Changed My Life

brianban — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 15:37:22 +0000

I first started working on SCinet during SC09 in Portland. I was teamed up with David Boertjes who worked on the Wide-area Network Transport Team–the team responsible for bringing worldwide connectivity to SC. Boertjes introduced me to a collaborative group of engineers with such camaraderie between network engineers and vendors to build the highest capacity, […]

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Deadline Alert: SCinet Research Demos due August 1

brianban — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 21:09:16 +0000

The SC conference series has traditionally been home to cutting-edge developments in high-performance networking alongside those in high-performance computing, storage, and analytics. SCinet is soliciting proposals from research and industry participants to display new or innovative demonstrations in network testbeds, emerging network hardware, protocols, and advanced network intensive scientific applications. Topics for this year’s Network Research […]

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SC Steering Committee Seeks Nominations for SC19 – Deadlines June 30 and September 16

brianban — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 19:45:55 +0000

The SC Conference Steering Committee is now taking nominations for the SC19 General Chair and two Steering Committee positions. They encourage people to nominate well-qualified colleagues. Individuals may also nominate themselves for these roles. To nominate a person (or yourself) for the position, send an email providing the candidate’s name, a short paragraph describing how the candidate […]

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SC16’s Impact Showcase Seeking Real-World Applications of High Performance Computing

brianban — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 19:49:35 +0000

Organizations who are currently employing high performance computing (HPC) to advance their competitiveness and innovation in the global marketplace can highlight their compelling/interesting/novel real-world applications at SC16’s HPC Impact Showcase. The deadline to apply for this program is July 31. The Showcase is designed to introduce attendees to the many ways that HPC matters in […]

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Nomination Deadlines of July 1 Quickly Approaching for Three Important SC16 Awards

brianban — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 17:01:11 +0000

Nomination deadlines are quickly approaching at the beginning of July for a trio of prestigious awards that will be presented at SC16. Each year, SC showcases the best and brightest stars of high performance computing – and awards provide just one way for these individuals to be recognized. We invite anyone interested in submitting to […]

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Part One: Q&A with SC16 General Chair John West from Texas Advanced Computing Center

brianban — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 19:56:41 +0000

SC16 General Chair John West works at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) as the Director of Strategic Initiatives. At TACC, he is involved in identifying new communities that can benefit from TACC’s advanced computing technologies and in connecting industry partners to TACC’s advanced computing expertise. He has been a volunteer with SC off and […]

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