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Invited Talk Preview: “China’s Effort on Exascale Computing: Current Status and Perspectives” by Beihang University’s Depei Qian

Speaker: Depei Qian Time: Wednesday, November 14th, 11:15am – 12pm Location: Exhibit Hall B Abstract: Description: After a brief introduction to the key project on HPC under the national key R&D program, this talk focuses on the progress made by the key project, including the exascale prototype system development, the HPC applications and enabling platforms

Papers, Panels, Tutorials, and Early Career Content Released

If you are looking for a few good reasons to attend SC18, let us do the work for you!  Just released is a major part of the full spectrum of the latest and greatest in high performance computing.  Nowhere else on this planet can you find such cutting-edge research and discussions. Click on the following links

Invited Talk Profile: “Urban Energy Science and High Performance Computing” by LBNL’s Mary Ann Piette

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

Workshops Focus: An Impressive Line-up for SC18

Once again, the HPC community responded strongly to our call for insightful and engaging content for workshops. As a reminder or for those who are new, workshops provide a focused, in-depth venue for HPC presentations, discussions, interactions, and hands-on activities. Many workshops run “mini-conferences” on a specific theme. Workshop proposals are peer-reviewed and selected with

Invited Talk Profile: “What Is the Role of Architecture and Software Researchers in Making Quantum Computing Practical?” from Margaret Martonosi

Presenter: Margaret Martonosi from Princeton University Focus: Quantum Computing Time: Tuesday, November 13th, 3:30pm – 4:15pm Location: Exhibit Hall B Abstract: In the past 3-5 years, Quantum Computing (QC) has reached an interesting and important inflection point. For decades, quantum computing research was comprised of very abstract mathematical algorithms development “up high” that demonstrated some

Final Reminder: INDIS Workshop Deadline is September 7

Paper submissions for the 5th annual INDIS Workshop are due on Friday, September 7! The SCinet experimental networks team invites original papers for the 5th annual Innovating the Network for Data-Intensive Science (INDIS) workshop. INDIS is an academic forum for researchers and engineers to share information systems infrastructure developments that are essential to the scientific

SC18: A Family-Friendly Conference

Inclusivity is an important priority at all SC conferences.  From welcoming new attendees to assisting new graduates get ahead in their careers, there is simply nothing more important than helping everyone feel welcome and a part of the HPC community. Our SC families are no exception to this rule.  Over the past few years, SC has partnered with KiddieCorp

Throwback Thursday with SC18 General Chair Ralph McEldowney

#ThrowbackThursday to when SC General Chair Ralph McEldowney led the team of volunteers who built SCinet for SC09 in Portland. SC leaders have their first experiences volunteering for the conference in a variety of areas. McEldowney, pictured here with SC08 and SC10 SCinet chairs Patrick Dorn and Jamie Van Randwyk, got his start volunteering for

Invited Talk Preview: “Delivering on the Exascale Computing Project Mission for the US Department of Energy” by Doug Kothe

Presenter: Doug Kothe, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Time: Wednesday, November 14th, 10:30am – 11:15am Location: Exhibit Hall B Abstract: The vision of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Exascale Computing Project (ECP), initiated in 2016 as a formal DOE project executing through 2022, is to accelerate innovation with exascale simulation and data science solutions that

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