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SupercomputinggurustomeetinTrieste GreatinterestintheworkshoponHigh-PerformanceComputing February19,2016 Over160registrantsforHPC-TS,themeetingthatfromFebruary24to26willbringtoTrieste someoftheworld’sleadingnamesin“supercomputing”,currentlyoneofthemostinnovative fieldsinscience.KeyguestspeakerwillbeJackDongarra(UniversityofTennessee),aworld expertinhigh-performancecomputing(HPC).Theeventhasbeenorganizedwithinthe frameworkoftheMHPC,thejointSISSA/ICTPmaster’scourseinHPC. Giganticcomputersabletoprocessevenmoregiganticamountsofdata,appliedtothemost diversefields(navaldesign,biomedicalresearch,astrophysics,computergraphicsanimations,big dataanalytics…):that’ssupercomputing.Triesteisbecominganimportantcentreforthe discipline:inSeptember2014,acollaborationbetweentheInternationalSchoolforAdvanced Studies(SISSA)andtheAbdusSalamInternationalCentreforTheoreticalPhysics(ICTP)gaverise totheMaster’scourseinHPC(MHPC)andatthesametimetheSISSA-basedsupercomputer Ulysses,abletoprovideTriestescientistswithover35millioncomputerprocessinghours,began towork.AnditiswithinthesameMHPCframeworkthatameetingwillbeheld(onthemain premisesofSISSA)fromFebruary24to26thatwillbringtogethersomeoftheworld’sleading expertsinsupercomputing. Theconferencewillbeattendedbyover160participants,withalargenumberofrepresentatives fromlargeandsmallindustrialcompanies.Supercomputingis,infact,becomingincreasingly attractivetotheworldofindustry.TheofficialsponsoroftheworkshopisEurotech,theFriuli VeneziaGiulia-based“global”companythatdesignsandbuildsleading-edgeHPCsystems. Theconference TheconferencewillbeopenedbyJackDongarra,distinguishedprofessor(anacademictitlegiven toscientistswhohavedistinguishedthemselvesfortheiroutstandingscientificproduction)from theUniversityofTennessee,aleadingexpertinthefieldandco-editoroftheTOP500project,the twice-yearlyrankingoftheworld’smostpowerfulsupercomputers.Amongtheothermajor figuresparticipatingintheworkshopareWolfgangBangerth,fromTexasA&M(USA)andauthor oftheDEALIIreferencelibraryforcomputationalmathematics,andNicolaMarzari,professorat theEcolePolytechniqueFédéraledeLausanneandvisitingprofessorattheBostonMIT. Theworkshopwillcompriseseveralsessions:theapplicationsofsupercomputingtophysicsof theearthandastronomy,materialsscience,mathematicsandhighenergyphysics.Duringeach session,alongsidethekeyfiguresandexpertsinthefield,studentsontheMHPCandinparticular thosewhocompletedthecourseinDecember2015willbegiventheopportunitytopresenttheir dissertationsandprojectsinsubjectsrangingfromearthsciencestohighenergyphysics,tothe optimizationofsatellitedataandthedevelopmentofparallelalgorithmsfordatamining.The workshopaimstopublicizethemaster’scourseinternationallyamongpotentialfuturestudents, toexpandthecommunitythatrevolvesaroundtheMHPCandtoincreaseawarenessamongthe “computing”communities(especiallyinindustry)thattraininginsupercomputingisanabsolute musttoday. February25isalsothedayofthediplomaawardsceremonyforthe2014-2015course(thefirst MHPCcourse),withthepresentationoftheprizeforthebestdissertation. MHPCandsupercomputing TheMHPCisorganizedbytwoworld-renownedcentresofexcellence,theInternationalSchool forAdvancedStudies(SISSA)ofTriesteandtheInternationalCentreforTheoreticalPhysics AbdusSalam(ICTP)ofTriestewhichguaranteeitstop-levelqualityandinternationalstanding. Theteachingmethodsprioritizepracticalaspects,encouragingstudentstotrytheirhandatrealworldprofessionalproblemsandactivities.TheexcellenceoftheMaster’scourseisconfirmedby theteachingfaculty,allexpertsfromtheacademicworldorfromleadinginternationalcompanies suchasINTEL,andbythemajorpartnershipsandsponsorshipsbyresearchinstitutionsand industrialcompaniesinterestedinthetrainingofnewHPCprofessionals. USEFULLINKS: • Workshopwebsite:http://indico.sissa.it/e/hpcts2016 • Completeworkshopprogramme:https://goo.gl/zuU8sy IMAGES: • Credits:SISSA Contact: Pressoffice: [email protected] Tel:(+39)0403787644|(+39)366-3677586 viaBonomea,265 34136Trieste MoreinformationaboutSISSA:www.sissa.it