In the months leading up to SC15, the conference communications team will be highlighting various aspects of the conference by asking questions of the volunteers leading those areas. In this first installment, SC15 Student Programs Chair, Jeanine Cook, talks about plans to broaden the size and scope of student activities at the conference. Jeanine Cook, […]
Archives for February 2015
LA Times Profiles How HPC is Transforming Hollywood
In a recent LA Times profile, Disney Animation is using supercomputers to make some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters and Oscar winners. According to the LA Times, in the making of “Big Hero 6,” Disney Animation built a supercomputer that is roughly the same size as those operated by the Center for Computational Sciences at Japan’s […]
SC15 to Strengthen, Enhance Programs for Students, Early Career Researchers
Student volunteers play a variety of important roles before and during the conference. Revamped programs aimed at increasing diversity and supporting younger researchers at various career stages For the past 15 years, the annual SC conference has welcomed hundreds of students to the week-long conference held every November, providing an entry into the community of […]
Dr. Ing. Bernd Mohr Selected as one of HPCwire’s 2015 “People to Watch”
Dr. Ing Bernd Mohr Dr. Ing. Bernd Mohr, SC17 General Chair, has been named one of the “People to Watch” in High Performance Computing (HPC) for 2015 by HPCwire, an online news portal that covers supercomputing. Each year, HPCwire recognizes a small group of individuals that are the best and brightest minds in HPC whose […]
SC15 Announces Student Cluster Competition Details
Last year’s overall SCC winner was the team from University of Texas – Austin – pictured here with SCC14 co-chairs Dustin Leverman (far left) and Barbara Chapman (far right) . SC15 is excited to hold another nail-biting Student Cluster Competition, or SCC, now in its 9th year, as an opportunity to showcase student expertise in […]
SC15 Announces New Test of Time Award Details
The SC Test of Time Award (ToTA) Committee is soliciting nominations for this year’s Test-of-Time Award to be given at the SC15 conference in November in Austin, Texas. The ToTA recognizes an outstanding paper that has deeply influenced the HPC discipline. It is a mark of historical impact and recognition that the paper has changed […]
SC15 Chair Jackie Kern Explains How HPC is Transforming the World
SC15 General Chair Jackie Kern from the University of Illinois explains the vision behind this year’s theme “HPC Transforms” and provides numerous examples of how HPC is transforming the world.
Call for Poster Submissions
SC15 poster submission is now open and is a great way to gain recognition for your work. SC15 is soliciting submissions for posters that display cutting-edge research and work in progress in high performance computing, storage, networking and analysis. Posters provide an excellent opportunity for short presentations and informal discussions with Conference attendees. Manish Parashar […]
How SC15 is Transforming Student Lives
Attention students! Applications are now open for the #SC15 Student Cluster Competition. Show off your #HPC skills and apply here: http://bit.ly/1z74LW8 Still have more questions? Check out this video for some insights into how this competition transforms lives: #STEM #TechEd #Compsci #HPCtransforms #HPCmatters
