Left: computation to communication ratio for the LU factorization with partial pivoting of a dense matrix on a model of exascale machine (ISC 2014). Right: preconditioned Krylov solver as used in the map making problem in astrophysics, results obtained on a Cray XE6 machine (Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2014). Please click to enlarge. This talk will […]
Archives for October 2015
SC15 Invited Talk Focus: Dr. Panagiotis Tsarchopoulos Explains the European Supercomputing Research Programme
Over the last couple of years, through a number of policy and research initiatives, the European Union has worked in putting together an ambitious supercomputing research programme. As part of this effort, in autumn 2015, the European Commission has launched several new supercomputing projects covering supercomputing hardware, software and applications. This launch marks an important […]
SC15 Releases Short Video on How HPC is Impacting Personalized Medical Treatments Especially in Children with Epilepsy
SC15 recently released this short video about how high performance computing (HPC) is making a difference in personalizing medical treatments as described by Dr. Chris R. Johnson, Founding Director of the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute. One specific example he cites is the amazing impact HPC is having on children with epilepsy. According to Dr. […]
SC15 Panel Line-Up for Nov. 20th
HPC Transforms DoD, DOE, and Industrial Product Design, Development, and Acquisition Supercomputing has been shown to enable massive reductions in product development time, significant improvements in product capability, greater design innovation in new products, and effective systems engineering implementations. Our panelists will share their intimate knowledge of the various methods and practices by which these […]
SC15 Invited Talk – Nils Thuerey Presents Virtual and Real Flows: Challenges for Digital Special Effects
To get the motion of a crown splash right, surface tension is crucial. The simulation shown here uses a mesh-based approach (please click on photo to enlarge). Physics simulations for virtual smoke, explosions or water are by now crucial tools for special effects in feature films. Despite their wide spread use, there are central challenges […]
SC15 Student Cluster Competition Fires Things Up with Secret Sauce
SCC Secret Sauce Salsa secreta. Geheime Sosse. Secret sauce. 紹兴. 沙茶. No matter how you say it, that extra special ingredient known only to you can sometimes make all the difference in the world. And that’s just what nine teams of students are hoping as they converge on Austin, Texas, to demonstrate their prowess in […]
SC15 Invited Talk Spotlight: Dr. Yutaka Ishikawa Presents System Software in Post K Supercomputer
The K computer manufactured by Fujitsu, currently installed at the RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science campus in Kobe, Japan. The next flagship supercomputer in Japan, replacement of K supercomputer, is being designed toward general operation in 2020. Compute nodes, based on a many core architecture, connected by a 6-D mesh/torus network is considered. A […]
Make New Friends at SC15 with this Free Meet-up/Networking Tool
SC15 is on Duckling! Is there an Austin restaurant or attraction that you are dying to visit, but don’t want to explore on your own? Create an informal outing of like-minded SC15 attendees with this free networking website called Duckling. Simply visit the SC15 page on the Duckling site and click “add an outing.” Use […]
Mentor-Protégé Program Needs You
Mentor Jim Ahrens of Los Alamos National Laboratory meets with his protégé, Maria Ruiz, at SC14. Organized as part of the Students@SC program, the Mentor-Protégé Program supports the growth of a vibrant HPC community by connecting the newcomers at the SC conference with experienced conference attendees. The mentors share their experiences from previous SC conferences […]
SC15 Panel Line-Up for Nov. 19th
Asynchronous Many-Task Programming Models for Next Generation Platforms Next generation platform architectures will require us to fundamentally rethink our programming models and environments due to a combination of factors including extreme parallelism, data locality issues, and resilience. As seen in the computational sciences community, asynchronous many-task (AMT) programming models and runtime systems are emerging as […]
