HPC Happenings ScalA@SC'13 November 18, 2013 - Denver, Colorado Final Submission Deadline - September 5, 2013 The Workshop on Latest Advances in Scalable Algorithms for Large-Scale Systems (ScalA) is held in conjunction with SC13: The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis in cooperation with ACM SIGHPC. For more...
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HPC Happenings Genevieve Bell to Give SC13 Keynote Address Australian anthropologist and researcher Genevieve Bell will give the keynote at SC13. Recently named one of the top 50 most creative people in Business (Fast Company), Genevieve Bell is an Intel Fellow and director of the Interaction and Experience Research Group within the Intel Labs. Bell joined Intel in 1998 and has...
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HPC Happenings XSEDE 13 Student Day Applications Due May 15, 2013 High school and undergraduate students are invited to spend a day immersing themselves in computational science research during the XSEDE13 conference’s Student Day on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Participants will have the opportunity to meet peers with similar interests from across the country during a full day and...
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Researchers have turned to XSEDE to realize their vision of a world in which an energy model can attain cost savings, security, and sustainability in buildings. A team of researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are leading a project known as Autotune, working to develop a methodology which places the bargain of energy efficiency within reach for more commercial and residential...
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An integral part of XSEDE12, the inaugural conference of the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment held in July, was the inclusion of a day-long Student Programming Contest, and a group of XSEDE Scholars from several universities earned the top honors. The programming competition engages students and creates an excitement for high-performance computing. Participants...
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XSEDE Happenings Lack of Minority Representation in Science and Engineering Endangering US Economic Health: Rice University’s Tapia Speaks at XSEDE12 Rapid growth in certain segments of the nation’s population is pushing the country’s educational challenges to a crisis level, while too many of the “precious few” under-represented minority students pursuing science, technology,...
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Program pairs Champions with researchers on data-intensive projects The National Science Foundation’s Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) program has named the first Fellows for its Campus Champions (CC) program, pairing a Champion with a member of XSEDE's Extended Collaborative Support Services (ECSS) staff to work on real-world science and engineering...
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Over 100 students had support to attend XSEDE12 either through the Student Engagement Program, the XSEDE Scholars Program, or funds provided by the National Science Foundation. Fourteen students acted as Student Volunteers during the conference collecting presentations, assisting speakers, and providing setup for various conference activities. The July 15 Sunday evening dinner...
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XSEDE Happenings An XSEDE12 Thank You from John Towns “I want to express to everyone involved in XSEDE12 from planning, support, execution and participation for a wonderful experience.  This year we had a noticeably different and much more exciting atmosphere throughout the conference.  The caliber of our speakers and contributor via tutorial, papers and poster was...
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XSEDE Happenings XSEDE Scholars (XSP) Conference Schedule Now Available for XSEDE12 The XSP will be holding special sessions for Scholars during the upcoming XSEDE12 conference.  The schedule is listed below. All questions regarding the schedule can be addressed to Alice Fisher at afisher@rice.edu . XSEDE Scholars Program Schedule During XSEDE12 ...
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