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 […]
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#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 […]
Diversity and Inclusivity Efforts at SC16
Article written by Kim McMahon SC16 has embraced diversity with this year’s conference by stepping up and stating: “Diversity and inclusivity is important to SC16.” I joined the Diverse HPC Workforce committee (Diversity Committee) earlier this year as the communications lead to help shape the message and get this message out to the SC audience. […]
Please Help: Exhibitor and Volunteer Guides Needed for Utah High School Tours
SC16 will host local Salt Lake City high school Students on Wednesday, November 16th during the conference. Students will listen to two talks on high performance computing and go on a guided tour of the exhibit floor from 3:00pm to 4:30pm, originating in Ballroom BD of the convention center. SC16 needs volunteers to help guide […]
New App-like Online Program for SC16 Debuts
Instead of having attendees download another conference app, the SC16 organizers decided to create a fully responsive online program. This mobile and tablet-friendly program offers many of the features that have been provided to our attendees at past conferences, but without the hassle of having to download yet another app. Some of the features include […]
#Germany#SC16#SCC: Student Cluster Competition Team Focus – Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg
When asked to provide an interesting fact about their group, Team SegFAUlt from Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg in Germany was tempted to write a funny story, but then remembered, “We’re German – we are efficient and have no sense of humor! ;).” For the university’s third time in the SCC, they wanted to come up with a […]
Invited Talk Spotlight: Argonne’s Charlie Catlett Presents “Computationally Empowered Urban Sciences: Making Cities Work Better for People”
Abstract: Urbanization is one of the great challenges and opportunities of this century, inextricably tied to global challenges ranging from climate change to sustainable use of energy and natural resources, and from personal health and safety to accelerating innovation and education. There is a growing science community—spanning nearly every discipline—pursuing research related to these challenges. […]
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