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SCHEDULE: NOV 16-21, 2014
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An Introduction to High Performance Computing and the SC Conference
SESSION: BE Plenary I: Introduction to HPC and Its Applications
EVENT TYPE: HPC Interconnections (BE, Undergraduates, Cluster)
TIME: 8:30AM - 9:15AM
SESSION CHAIR: Tony Drummond
Presenter(s):William Gropp
ROOM:288-89
ABSTRACT:
What is High Performance Computing (HPC) and what happens at the SC conference? This talk will discuss the different kinds of HPC, what HPC is used for, and how people work in the field of HPC. The premier conference in HPC is SC, and I will also talk about the history of the conference, the role it plays in the field of HPC, and provide a behind-the-scenes peek at how SC comes together every year.
Chair/Presenter Details:
Tony Drummond (Chair) - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
William Gropp - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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