BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20141118T010000Z DTEND:20141118T030000Z LOCATION:Show Floor - 233 Exhibits DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:ABSTRACT: We propose to merge four concepts integrated for the first time together to realise InfiniCortex demonstration:=0A=0Ai) High bandwidth intercontinental connectivity between Asia and the USA;=0Aii) InfiniBand technology over trans-continental distances using Obsidian range extenders;=0Aiii) Connecting separate InfiniBand sub-nets with different net topologies to create a single computational resource: Galaxy of Supercomputers=0Aiv) Running workflows and applications on such a distributed computational infrastructure, especially using ADIOS I/O framework.=0A=0AOur demo set up of InfiniCortex will comprise of computing resources residing in Singapore (A*STAR), Japan (Tokyo Institute of Technology), Australia (National Computational Infrastructure) and in the United States (University of Tennessee) as well as on the floor of SC14 Exhibition hall, at the A*CRC booth. These computers will be connected using long-distanced InfiniBand links among these five sites enabled by Obsidian Strategics’ SDR Longbow E100 encrypting IB range extenders and QDR Crossbow R400 InfiniBand routers. SUMMARY:InfiniCortex: Concurrent Supercomputing Across the Globe Utilizing Trans-Continental InfiniBand and Galaxy of Supercomputers PRIORITY:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR