Esteemed symposium to explore the future of high-performance computing
Join the seventh annual , Aug. 15 to 17, for two innovative keynote sessions and a wide range of classes and presentations in advanced computing topics.
Who: Open to the public
What: High Performance Computing Symposium
When: Tuesday, Aug. 15, to Thursday, Aug. 17
Where: Sustainability, Energy and Environment Complex (SEEC)
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On Wednesday, Aug. 16, the conference will hold two keynote sessions: a debate on the future of high-performance computing (HPC) architecture, featuring leaders from four major HPC companies, and a live performance of the globally touring NASA-powered data visualization spectacle Bella Gaila.
Sponsored by the , the annual symposium is recognized as one of the nation’s leading regional events in the HPC field, bringing together faculty, researchers, industry leaders and students from throughout the Rocky Mountain region.
This year, the technical program features six concurrent tracks covering a wide range of advanced computing topics, with a particular emphasis on data analytics and visualization.
Tutorial sessions feature the acclaimed Supercomputing in Plain English series by Henry Neeman, in addition to classes on python, R and Singularity taught by experts from around the region. Other technical presentations will cover HPC-related resources such as Globus, the Open Science Grid, Amazon EC2 and BRO.
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The keynote sessions
Debate participants:
- Marc Hamilton, Vice President of Solutions Architecture and Engineering at
- Mike Vildibill, Vice President of Exascale Development Programs at
- Jerry Lotto, Director HPC and Technical Computing at
- William Magro, Chief Technologist for HPC Software at
Debate leader: Thomas Hauser, Director of CU Boulder , Chair of RMACC
Debate moderator: Tiffany Trader, Managing Editor of
Live performance: Kenji Williams; filmmaker, composer and director