#hpcconnects – SC17 http://sc17.supercomputing.org The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis Thu, 13 Sep 2018 04:04:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.7 120047766 SC17 Opening Plenary Announced: The Era of Smart Cities – Reimagining Urban Life with HPC http://sc17.supercomputing.org/2017/10/31/sc17-opening-plenary-announced-the-era-of-smart-cities-reimagining-urban-life-with-hpc/ Tue, 31 Oct 2017 16:54:58 +0000 http://sc17.supercomputing.org/?p=6538 When: Monday, November 13, 2017 @5:30pm MT, Denver, Colorado Convention Center Access: Open to Anyone with a SC17 conference badge What: The 21st Century is frequently referenced as the “Century of the City,” reflecting the unprecedented global migration into urban areas. Urban areas are driving and being affected by factors ranging from economics to health […]

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]]> 6538 SC17 Video Sheds Light on How Supercomputers Are Unraveling the Mystery of the Human Brain http://sc17.supercomputing.org/2017/10/12/sc17-video-sheds-light-on-how-supercomputers-are-unraveling-the-mystery-of-the-human-brain/ Fri, 13 Oct 2017 01:58:44 +0000 http://sc17.supercomputing.org/?p=6412 A video produced by the SC17 conference highlights how the massive European-based Human Brain Project (HBP), comprising a veritable orchestra of scientists, collaborates to deliver the most exquisitely detailed human brain models ever created. According to experts, detailed and accurate brain models are a game-changer for neuroscience and related research. What if instead of behavioral research, […]

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]]> 6412 SC17 Highlights Nobel Prize Winning LIGO Collaboration in First HPC Connects Video http://sc17.supercomputing.org/2017/10/04/sc17-highlights-nobel-prize-winning-ligo-collaboration-in-first-hpc-connects-video/ Wed, 04 Oct 2017 15:37:46 +0000 http://sc17.supercomputing.org/?p=6241 To help tell the story of how high performance computing is enabling truly “out of this world” discoveries, SC17 has released a new video that focuses on the role of high performance computers in the Nobel Prize-winning LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) collaboration. The just-announced prize was awarded for the discovery of gravitational waves, originally theorized 100 […]

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]]> 6241 Students@SC Seeking Your Recommendations for ‘Dinner with Interesting People’ http://sc17.supercomputing.org/2017/09/21/studentssc-seeking-recommendations-dinner-interesting-people/ Thu, 21 Sep 2017 18:14:55 +0000 http://sc17.supercomputing.org/?p=6126 The SC17 Students@SC Program is hosting a “Dinner with Interesting People” on Wednesday, November 15 during the conference. At this popular event, select “Interesting People” interact with students throughout the evening and help the students hone their networking skills. An SC17 Students@SC committee will review all of the recommendations and follow up with an invitation […]

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]]> 6126 Tour the Farthest Reaches of the Observable Universe in the SC17 Keynote Address http://sc17.supercomputing.org/2017/09/06/tour-the-farthest-reaches-of-the-observable-universe-in-the-sc17-keynote-address/ Wed, 06 Sep 2017 21:20:32 +0000 http://sc17.supercomputing.org/?p=6012 As science projects go, building and leveraging the largest radio telescope in the world is a whopper—complex, international in scope and wildly bleeding edge. It’s widely regarded as one of the most ambitious science enterprises of our time. Who better to headline SC17 as speakers than the brilliant minds leading such an endeavor? The Square […]

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]]> 6012 Breaking News: SC17 Exhibition Setting Records http://sc17.supercomputing.org/2017/08/25/breaking-news-sc17-exhibition-setting-records/ Fri, 25 Aug 2017 12:00:32 +0000 http://sc17.supercomputing.org/?p=5906 Even though SC17 is still more than two months away, this year’s Exhibition is already setting records. “We are excited to report that we have already smashed the record for both net square feet of exhibit space sold as well as the total number of exhibitors,” says Bronis R. de Supinski, SC17 Exhibits Chair from […]

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]]> 5906 SC17 Local Focus: Family-Friendly Attractions and Entertainment in Denver http://sc17.supercomputing.org/2017/08/21/sc17-family-focus-family-friendly-attractions-in-denver/ Mon, 21 Aug 2017 19:51:17 +0000 http://sc17.supercomputing.org/?p=5874 Families will find no shortage of fun for all ages in Denver, with zoos, theme parks, interactive museums, dinosaurs and much more.  Listed below are just a few of those options. For those bringing their children to SC17, do not forget about our extremely affordable and flexible childcare options onsite in the convention center. DENVER ZOO […]

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]]> 5874 Flashback Friday: A Look Back to Former Student Cluster Competition Participants http://sc17.supercomputing.org/2017/08/18/flashback-friday-a-look-back-to-former-student-cluster-competition-participants/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 15:48:34 +0000 http://sc17.supercomputing.org/?p=5852 Student Cluster Competition, or SCC, now in its eleventh year, is an opportunity to showcase student expertise in a friendly yet spirited competition. Held as part of SC17’s Students@SC, the SCC is designed to introduce the next generation of students to the high performance computing community. Over the years, the competition has drawn teams from […]

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]]> 5852 Dr. Ilkay Altintas announced as Recipient of the 2017 ACM SIGHPC Emerging Woman Leader in Technical Computing Award http://sc17.supercomputing.org/2017/08/18/dr-ilkay-altintas-announced-as-recipient-of-the-2017-acm-sighpc-emerging-woman-leader-in-technical-computing-award/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:06:20 +0000 http://sc17.supercomputing.org/?p=5847 Ilkay Altintas is the 2017 ACM SIGHPC Emerging Woman Leader in Technical Computing award winner. Dr. Altintas is director of Workflows for Data Science Center of Excellence, division director of Cyberinfrastructure Research, Education, and Development, and Chief Data Science Officer at the University of California’s San Diego Supercomputer Center. She is recognized “for research leadership […]

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]]> 5847 Q&A with SC17 Inclusivity Chair Toni Collis from EPCC at the University of Edinburgh http://sc17.supercomputing.org/2017/07/31/qa-with-sc17-inclusivity-chair-toni-collis-from-epcc-at-the-university-of-edinburgh/ http://sc17.supercomputing.org/2017/07/31/qa-with-sc17-inclusivity-chair-toni-collis-from-epcc-at-the-university-of-edinburgh/#comments Mon, 31 Jul 2017 18:19:41 +0000 http://sc17.supercomputing.org/?p=5717 Collis is SC17 Inclusivity Chair and a member of the Executive Committee. She is an applications consultant in HPC research and industry, providing consultancy and project management on a range of academic and commercial projects at EPCC, the University of Edinburgh Supercomputing Centre. Collis has worked at EPCC since 2011 after finishing a PhD in molecular […]

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