The purpose of this workshop is to present and discuss the state-of-the-art in implementing high-performance services with applications in different domains, such as environment, climate, chemistry, physics, biology, cultural heritage etc. The contributions should focus on applications needing high-performance computing, physical modeling of large-scale problems, and the development of...
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PACE Data Mining Bootcamp 1 February 10-11, 2015 – La Jolla, California While modern databases can contain massive volumes of data, researchers are confronted with a virtual obstacle course in order to extract meaningful predictive information from within these records. During the two-day PACE Data Mining Boot Camp participants will receive the basic training to learn effective...
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Campus Technology Researchers at the University of Southern California's (USC) Game Innovation Lab are developing research-based games for education and social awareness. Referred to as "serious games" or "games for change," the games are designed to educate as well as entertain players. One of the best-known games to come out of the lab is "Darfur Is Dying," a narrative-based...
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EE Times IBM recently unveiled its Accelerated Discovery Lab (ADLab), which aims to augment the data-mining concept in practical application domains with smart analytics derived from its Watson question-and-answer technology combined with deep domain knowledge for each area being researched. "Instead of looking for answers that are already known--where it's just a matter of finding...
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A team of researchers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) and the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at the University of California, San Diego, has developed a highly-scalable computer code that promises to dramatically cut both research times and energy costs in simulating seismic hazards throughout California and elsewhere. The team, led by Yifeng Cui, a...
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Submission Deadline - June 19, 2013 The Broader Engagement program at SC13 is accepting applications till June 19th. Competitive grants are available for travel to and participation in SC13 conference through this program. Consideration is given to applicants from groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in High Performance Computing (HPC), such as African Americans,...
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