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Program November 11–16, 2018

Exhibits November 12–15, 2018

KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON CONVENTION CENTER DALLAS

The International Conference for High Performance
Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis

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SC18 Exhibits Soar to New Records

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SC Exhibits Update Be the first to see the latest HPC hardware, software, and products propelling the industry. From the market leaders to startup companies they all will be demonstrating their innovative solutions not available anywhere else. SC’s exhibitors include a mix of manufacturers, research organizations, and universities. SC18 has already reached an all-time record …

October 2018

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16 International Teams to Compete in SC18 Student Cluster Competition

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When the SC18 conference convenes November 11th in Dallas, 16 teams of students will compete in the 12th annual SC Student Cluster Competition (SCC). Sixteen teams were chosen from 23 submissions, the highest number to date.  Of these teams, five are from institutions that have never competed at SCC.  The teams come from around the world, …

September 2018

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Invited Talk Profile: “A Quantum Future of Computation” by Microsoft’s Matthias Troyer

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Presenter: Matthias Troyer Time: Thursday, November 15th, 8:30am – 9:15am Location: Exhibit Hall B Abstract: Still in early development, quantum computing is already overturning our contemporary notions of computational methods and devices. Using new concepts of computing based in quantum physics, quantum computers will be able to solve certain problems that are completely intractable on …

September 2018

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Panel Focus – SC: The Conference

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Moderator: Beverly Clayton – SC96 General Chair Panelists: Joanne Martin, 1990 Chair; Roscoe Giles, 2002 Chair; Becky Verastegui, 2007 Chair; Bill Gropp, 2013 Chair, Bernd Mohr, 2017 Chair; and Michela Taufer, 2019 Chair Time: Wednesday, November 14th, 10:30am – 12pm Location: C147/148/154 Started as the Supercomputing Conference in 1988, The Conference on High Performance Computing, …

September 2018

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Panel Focus – HPC in Cloud or Cloud in HPC: Myths, Misconceptions and Misinformation

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Moderator: Sadaf R. Alam, Swiss National Supercomputing Centre Panelists: Victoria Stodden, University of Illinois; Eli Dart Energy Sciences Network;, Dirk Pleiter, Juelich Supercomputing Centre; David Hancock, Indiana University; Stephen Poole, Los Alamos National Laboratory Time: Tuesday, November 13th, 10:30am – 12pm Abstract: Scientific workflows today, especially those involving large-scale data sources, require an ecosystem of HPC and …

September 2018

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Please Join Our Efforts in SC Mentoring!!

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The SC Mentor–Protégé Program supports the growth of a vibrant HPC community by connecting students with experienced mentors. For SC18, the Students@SC and Early Career programs are joining forces to unify their mentoring activities. By jointly designing and hosting an exciting series of activities, we anticipate this merger will create an even stronger mentoring community. …

September 2018

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Supercomputing History: The Cloud Before the Cloud – Metacomputing and Heterogeneous Supercomputing

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The term “metacomputing” was coined around 1987 by NCSA Director, Larry Smarr. But the genesis of metacomputing at NCSA took place years earlier, when the center was founded in 1986. Smarr’s goal was to provide the research community with a “Seamless Web” linking the user interface on the workstation and supercomputers. By 1988, NCSA’s vision …

September 2018

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Explore How to Deploy the Unruly Power of Machine, Platform, and Crowd in the SC18 Keynote Address by MIT’s Erik Brynjolfsson

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Your organizational playbook is being rewritten by radically shifting environments. The only question: Will you be the disruptor or the disrupted? The SC18 Keynote promises help. Erik Brynjolfsson of MIT will join us to explore the seismic changes being brought about in societies, economies, and organizations by three primary elements of the machine age: Machines …

September 2018

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Breaking News: SC18 Papers Program is Live and Awards Finalists are Posted

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The final decisions have been made on technical papers for SC18, and the entire program is now online. This year, the committee adopted a new review process, in which some papers were selected for major and minor revisions. The new process combines the timeliness of traditional SC conference submissions with the rigor of journal review. Further …

September 2018

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