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Pesenter: Mary Ann Piette from Lawrence Berkley National Lab (LBNL) Time: Wednesday, November 14th, 4:15pm-5pm Location: Exhibit Hall B Abstract: “Urban Energy Science and High Performance Computing” will cover current research to evaluate how to reduce energy use in cities and report on progress of exascale computing funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. Several national laboratories …
It’s hard to find a better place to investigate the ways high performance computing (HPC) is transforming energy production and distribution than Texas—a state that sits at the epicenter of the energy industry. In fact, SC18 (the premier International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis) will be hosted in Dallas on November …
The SC Steering Committee is seeking future leaders for the SC Conference Series Conference General Chair Nominations for the SC21 General Chair are now open and will close on June 30, 2018. To nominate a person (or yourself) for the position, send an email providing the candidate’s name, a short paragraph describing how the …
Student Cluster Competition (SCC) Submissions Deadline Extended to April 27! The submission deadline for SCC proposals has been extended by one week to April 27, 2018. Don’t miss out on your chance to participate in this always popular event! The SCC was developed to immerse undergraduate and high school students in high performance computing. Student …
Student Cluster Competition, Exhibitors Opening Gala among those events marked by surge in WiFi connections Blazing bursts of orange and red emerge in a sea of cool blue to tell the story of SC. More than 12,000 people gathered in Denver for SC17, many with laptops, smartphones and other WiFi-connected devices in hand. As …
These days, not many things are able to stick around for 30 consecutive years. Companies get bought out or close; restaurants shutter their doors; and some conferences just stop being relevant. However, that is not the case with the SC Conference Series, where organizers and attendees will be celebrating the 30th consecutive conference. Message from …
Editor’s Note: Article by SC18 Technical Program Chair David Keyes who is Professor of Applied Mathematics and Computational Science and the Director of the Extreme Computing Research Center at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. How do we make the best even better? It’s an important question to ask as a team of more …
Submit your inspiring work to SC18. Being part of the SC Program enhances your HPC career, whether you are unveiling new research, showcasing innovative work or practices, or helping teach and inspire the next generation. Please note the following deadlines for applications and submissions. Be sure to check Important Deadlines on the SC18 website often as deadlines …
Editor’s Note: Article by SC18 Student Cluster Competition Reproducibility Chair Christopher Bross who is a researcher and PhD student at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). Brief Introduction Replication and reproducibility of experimental computer science results is essential for peer reviewed, high-quality papers. Over the past years, aspects of replication and reproducibility have become more relevant in the HPC community. …
Computing Pioneer Gordon Bell Shared Insights at SC17 in this dynamic talk titled “Marking 30 Years of the ACM Gordon Bell Prize”. Everyone knows that computers have grown exponentially faster and more powerful. But only a few know exactly why and how – and Gordon Bell has been a sage among them since the 1960s …