The Australian group visits the U.S. Department of Energy booth at SC15. Eight students from three specialized science schools in eastern Australia spent a week at the SC15 conference in Austin, Texas, with the goal of bringing home more than the usual conference swag — they came looking for information that will help them with […]
Archives for November 2015
On Evolving Network Security for a Research and Enterprise Network
SC15 security technology racks with help from Dell, Gigamon, Reservoir Labs, Splunk, and Verisign. With more than 12,000 researchers, students, professionals, and vendors attending the conference on high performance computing, networking, storage and analysis conference, better known as SC, SC’s internet, SCinet, has to be at the forefront of network security research and implementations to […]
China’s Team Diablo Turns Up the Heat to Win SC15 Student Cluster Competition
Tsinghua University Claims Third Cluster Competition Title this Year Team Diablo from Tsinghua University, the overall winners of the SC15 Student Cluster Competition. Team Diablo, a team of undergraduate students from Tsinghua University in China, won the top prize in the Student Cluster Competition at the SC15 conference in Austin, Texas. A team from Germany, […]
SC15 Breaks Exhibits and Attendance Records While in Austin, Texas
Noted science communicator and award-winning actor Alan Alda gives the SC15 Keynote Address in Austin, TX, where record-breaking attendance reached approximately 13,000 people. Media Contact: Brian Ban (773) 454-7423 or BrianBan@SC15Austin.com Austin, TX – SC15, the 27th anniversary conference of high performance computing (HPC), networking, storage and analysis, celebrated the contributions of researchers and scientists […]
Hear from NSF’s Aaron Dubrow as He Lists 10 Ways Advanced Computing Catalyzes Science
Visualization of 3-D Cerebellar Cortex model generated by researchers Angus Silver and Padraig Gleeson from University College London. The NeuroScience Gateway was used for simulations. Credit: Angus Silver and Padraig Gleeson, University College London When researchers need to compare complex new genomes; or map new regions of the Arctic in high-resolution detail; or detect signs […]
Alan Alda Gives Inspiring Keynote to Open SC15 in Austin Today
Alan Alda gives the 2015 SC Keynote to more than 3,000 attendees on Nov. 17th in Austin. Noted science communicator and award-winning actor Alan Alda opened SC15 with keynote speech focusing on the role of science in our society and the intersection of science and computing to a full house of more than 3,000 people […]
SC15 HPC Matters Plenary Session Available Now Online
SC15 just released the full HPC Matters Plenary on YouTube for all to access. Watch as Jackie Kern, SC15 General Chair from the University of Illinois, introduces Diane Bryant who then discusses how next-generation supercomputers are transforming HPC and presents exciting opportunities to advance scientific research and discovery to deliver far-reaching impacts on society. As […]
Connecting Live in Austin with One of the Mosts Powerful Networks in the World
The SCinet network, SC’s Supercomputing Internet, is now live! On November 14, the Austin Convention Center became home to the fastest and most innovative computer network in the world built by volunteers, delivering more than 1.6 terabits per second of network bandwidth to the SC conference (SC15). SCinet gives the SC conference attendees a unique […]
HPCwire Interviews Diane Bryant On Eve of HPC Matters Plenary
HPC Matters Plenary Speaker Diane Bryant Thomas Ayres and Tiffany Trader for HPCwire Back in September, the news broke that Intel’s Senior Vice President Diane Bryant was named the HPC Matters plenary speaker for the SC15 conference taking place in Austin, Texas. The theme for this year’s HPC Matters program is “Fueling the Transformation” and […]
An Elite Group: the SC Perennials
Do you know the SC Perennials? Do you know how to recognize them at SC15? Well, here’s a hint. You can recognize that select group of 18 individuals who will be making their 28th consecutive appearance at the SC conference, by the unique lapel pin bestowed upon each of them (listed below). If you see […]
