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Preliminary Agenda released for 60th HPC User Forum in Tucson, AZ

By R&D Editors | February 5, 2016

HPC User Forum meetings are open to anyone with an interest in high performance computing or high performance data analysis (big data using HPC), including users, vendors, funders and others.Registration is now open for the 60th HPC User Forum, taking place April 11-13, 2016, at the Loews Ventana Canyon in Tucson, AZ. The forum offers the chance to hear top experts on high-innovation, high-growth areas of the high performance computing market.

Participants will hear about topics such as

  • top growth areas for 2016
  • advanced analytics/machine learning/deep learning
  • HPC in the cloud
  • HPC in Europe
  • a National Strategic Computing Initiative Update
  • disruptive technologies

The near-final agenda appears below and shows a powerful lineup of speakers who will be participating in Tucson.

HPC User Forum meetings are open to anyone with an interest in high performance computing or high performance data analysis (big data using HPC), including users, vendors, funders and others. Attendees have described HPC User Forum meetings as providing a “fire hose” of new information and insight. To date, several thousand individuals have attended HPC User Forum meetings in North America, Europe and Asia.

About the HPC User Forum

The HPC User Forum was established in 1999 to promote the health of the global HPC industry and address issues of common concern to users. The organization has grown to 150 members. It is directed by a volunteer Steering Committee of users from government, industry and academia, and operated for the users by market analyst firm IDC. The Forum holds two full-membership meetings a year in the United States, and also holds two meetings annually in international locations. The Steering Committee establishes the agenda topics for HPC User Forum meetings and the ongoing technical research agenda that IDC helps to pursue.

You can track the detailed agenda and register at www.hpcuserforum.com. Questions? Send an e-mail to [email protected].

Preliminary Agenda  |  60th HPC User Forum
April 11-13, 2016 – Tucson, Arizona

Monday, April 11, 2016

5:00pm       Registration Starts

6:30pm        Welcome Dinner Reception and Short Vendor Technology Updates

 

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

7:15am       Networking Breakfast

8:15am       Meeting Welcome and Announcements: Paul Muzio, Rupak Biswas, Earl Joseph and Steve Conway

8:30am       HPC Market Update and IDC’s Top Growth Areas for 2016 and Beyond: Earl Joseph, Steve Conway and Bob Sorensen

Session Chair: Arno Kolster, PayPal

8:45am       Focus Area: Advanced Analytics/Machine Learning/Deep Learning

  • Machine Learning, Prabhat (NERSC)

  • Advanced Data Analytics and Health Care: The Optum Labs Partnership: John Erickson (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

  • Computational Aerosciences: Karthik Duraisamy (University of Michigan)

10:15am     Break

10:45am      Focus Area: Advanced Analytics/Machine Learning/Deep Learning

  • ORIGAMI: Advanced Data and Workflow: Rangan Sukumar (ORNL)

  • Graph Analysis Using GPUs, with Real-World Examples: Brad Bebee (Systap)

11:45am      Intel Technology Update: R&D Plans for HPC Going Forward

12:00pm     Networking Lunch

Session Chair: TBD

1:00pm       Effect of Platform Choices on the Data Analysis Process: Seung-Hwan Lim (ORNL)

1:30pm       Focus Area: HPC in the Cloud

  • Use Cases and Best Practices for Cloud-based Enterprise HPC: David Pellerin (Amazon Web Services)

  • Trends in HPC Cloud Computing: Speaker TBD (Microsoft Azure)

2:30pm       Panel Discussion: HPC in the Cloud

Representatives from cloud user organizations and cloud services providers will discuss advances in HPC cloud computing and plans for addressing constraints

3:30pm       Break

4:00pm       Fostering Innovation at AFRL: Lloyd Slonaker

4:30pm       Simulating the Global Climate and Carbon Cycle: Joellen Russell (University of Arizona)

5:00pm       HPC User Site Update #1

5:30pm       Networking Break

6:30pm       Special Dinner Event

 

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

7:15am       Networking Breakfast

8:10am       Welcome: Paul Muzio, Rupak Biswas, Earl Joseph and Steve Conway

Session Chair: TBD

8:15am       HPC in Europe

  • Europe’s Fastest System and the World Around It: Michael Resch (HLRS)

  • HPC and SMEs: The Fortissimo Initiative: Bastien Koller (HLRS)

  • The EU Human Brain Project: Henry Markram (EPFL)

9:45am      Break

10:15am     Keynote: NSCI Update (speaker TBD)

10:45am      Disruptive Technologies

Brief vendor overviews of new/emerging technologies that may have a disruptive impact on the HPC market

11:15am      Vendor R&D Plans: How New HPC Requirements Are Changing Their Designs

11:30am      HPC User Site Update #2

12:00pm     Networking Lunch

1:00pm       TBD

2:30pm       Vendor R&D Plans: How HPDA Requirements are Changing Their Designs

3:30pm       Break

4:00pm       TBD

4:30pm       TBD

5:00pm       Meeting Wrap-Up, Paul Muzio, Rupak Biswas, Earl Joseph and Steve Conway

5:30pm       Steering Committee Meeting

6:30pm       Steering Committee Dinner

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