Jülich Supercomputing Centre – 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 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 Computing Pioneer Gordon Bell to Share Insights at SC17 – Marking 30 Years of the ACM Gordon Bell Prize http://sc17.supercomputing.org/2017/09/25/computing-pioneer-gordon-bell-to-share-insights-at-sc17/ Mon, 25 Sep 2017 12:00:09 +0000 http://sc17.supercomputing.org/?p=6156 Everyone knows that computers have grown exponentially faster and more powerful. But only a few know exactly why and how – and Gordon Bell has been a sage among them since the 1960s as the former head of R and D at Digital Equipment Corp (DEC), establishing the minicomputer industry with the PDP and Vax […]

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]]> 6156 Insights from the SC17 General Chair Bernd Mohr: At Halftime – A Win-Win for All http://sc17.supercomputing.org/2017/05/16/insights-from-the-sc17-general-chair-bernd-mohr-at-halftime-a-win-win-for-all/ Tue, 16 May 2017 15:14:12 +0000 http://sc17.supercomputing.org/?p=5356 By now it is already halftime between SC16 and SC17. Preparations for this years’ conference are in full swing. And I think we can say very confidently, that SC17 is really starting to take shape: Be it papers, panels, workshops or tutorials – we have had countless submissions to the SC17 technical program. First feedback […]

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]]> 5356 HPCwire Names SC17 General Chair Bernd Mohr as a Person to Watch in 2017 http://sc17.supercomputing.org/2017/02/08/hpcwire-names-sc17-general-chair-bernd-mohr-as-a-person-to-watch-in-2017/ Wed, 08 Feb 2017 17:51:16 +0000 http://sc17.supercomputing.org/?p=4912 SC17 will be special in many ways.  For one, it marks the conference’s 30th year and it also is the first time that the General Chair is from the international community.  Bernd Mohr hails from Germany, works at the Jülich Supercomputing Centre, and is an avid outdoors man/hiker.  He has served as a SC volunteer […]

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]]> 4912 10 Questions with SC17 General Chair Bernd Mohr http://sc17.supercomputing.org/2015/04/30/10-questions-with-sc17-chair-bernd-mohr/ Thu, 30 Apr 2015 21:08:00 +0000 http://sc16.supercomputing.org/2015/04/30/10-questions-with-sc17-chair-bernd-mohr/ Bernd Mohr is the first SC chair from outside the U.S. In November 2014, Bernd Mohr was announced as the general chair for the SC17 conference, marking the first time that someone from outside the United States was selected as conference chair. Mohr attended his first SC conference more than 20 years ago and has […]

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