At the Cannes Lions advertising festival on Thursday morning, an audience was shown a series of short films in the annual New Directors Showcase, which highlights emerging talent. One of the entries had AI as a director. A few days ago, I saw Eclipse, a pop video featuring a French band, at the offices of Saatchi and Saatchi, which runs the Cannes showcase and commissioned the AI entry. What...
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  HPC in the News   Weekend Workshop Hones Researchers’ Computational Skills A new skillset is in demand among scientists: As the size of datasets increases with enhanced data collection technologies, researchers must be proficient not only in their selected field of study, but also in the ability to use computers to analyze, interpret, and...
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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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These workshops are offered with funding provided by the National Science Foundation through the XSEDE program, and with additional funds from NCSI. As such, there in no fee to attend any NCSI/XSEDE workshop this year. Meals and breaks during the workshop will be provided to all participants. While most participants are expected to be within commuting distance of the workshop location, a...
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