For its first foray into the Student Cluster Competition, San Diego State University is sending the Bit Benders. “Because most of us are fans of Futurama, bit shifting is so last century, and we make the bits on our cluster bend to our own will.” Which of course led to them choosing the Futurama theme […]
Archives for November 2016
HPC Impact Showcase Focus – Utah’s Ancestry.com Presents “Big Tree: Using Machine Learning to Create a Knowledge Graph of Mankind”
Editorial note: The HPC Impact Showcase highlights real-world applications of high performance computing (HPC) at companies who are currently employing HPC to advance their competitiveness and innovation in the global marketplace. Rather than a technical deep dive of how they are using or managing their HPC environments, their stories are meant to tell how their […]
HPC Matters Plenary: Supercomputing and Medical Experts to Discuss Future of Healthcare
HPC Matters Plenary Date/Location: 5:45-6:45 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14 in Ballroom-Full at the Salt Lake City Convention Center. The session is open to all registered attendees and exhibitors (must show your badge). The frontiers of precision medicine are fast becoming the front yard, thanks to the cooperative work of doctors, patients, biomedical researchers, engineers and computer […]
#SCC #SC16: Meet Columbia’s Team EAFIT
When Team EAFIT boards their first flight en route to Salt Lake City at 1 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11 (after driving an hour to the airport), they will not only have several members from last year’s team, but they will also be bringing insight gleaned from members of Universidad EAFIT’s first foray in the Student […]
#SCC #SC16 #Huazhong: Meet Team Heptagon from Huazhong University in China
Team Heptagon from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China is making their second appearance in the SCC. The team name represents the seven members who together form a whole unit. Team Heptagon is banking on the experience of current and past members in student cluster competitions at SC, ISC, ASC in China and […]
#SCC #UniversityofUtah #SC16: Meet Utah’s Team “SupercompUtes”
The University of Utah is fielding a team for the first time and expect to have a couple of home-field advantages. First, their “secret sauce” is Utah fry sauce, a mix of mayonnaise, ketchup and seasonings. Second, they say “But our real edge is that we trained at this altitude!” They are also guaranteed to […]
#SCC #SC16 #UofI #University of Illinois – Meet the SCC Team from University of Illinois
The SC16 SCC will be the first competition entered by a team from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). As such, they are representing UIUC under the simple banner of the University of Illinois team. “Nothing special just representing our university.” For their competitive edge, team members cite “Solid vendor support, top-class faculty advisors, and […]
#SCC #Peking #SC16: Meet Team POWERFUL from Peking University, China
The team from Peking University is looking to make a powerful impression in their first run at the SCC. In fact, they are competing as Team POWERFUL. “We hope our powerful POWER machines may bring us the best performance in the competition.” They are also bringing a powerful secret sauce with them: “We are probably […]
#Singapore#Nanyang#SCC: Student Cluster Competition Team Enigma from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Competing for the first time at the SC SCC will be Team Enigma from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. They chose their name because it encompasses the meaning of mystery as well as represents one of the biggest game changers in the development of computing – the drive by English researchers led by Alan Turing […]
SCinet Security Boosted by Utah’s CloudLab Site
SCinet is the backbone of SC, and the volunteer-driven Network Security Team goes to great lengths to protect that backbone from threats. Planning network security strategies and tactics begins nearly a year before the conference. As threats evolve, the team relies on new partnerships and innovative solutions to overcome emerging challenges. This year, the team […]
