INVITATION TO ISC HIGH PERFORMANCE 2017

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HPC I NETWORKING I STORAGEJUNE 18 - 22, 2017 I FRANKFURT, GERMANY

TUTORIALS: JUNE 18CONFERENCE: JUNE 19-21EXHIBITION: JUNE 19-21WORKSHOPS: JUNE 22

Highly regarded as an expert of numerical algorithms in linear algebra and parallel computing in the HPC domain, Prof. Dr. Jack Dongarra has published approximately 200 articles, papers, reports and technical memoranda, and he is co-author of several books.

THE HPC COMMUNITY GATHERS AT ISC 2017

The ISC 2017 program committee chairs and their esteemed colleagues on the steering committee have designed a unique program for the HPC, scientific and machine learning communities coming June, in Frankfurt, Germany.Over 3,000 international attendees and 150 exhibitors will be benefiting from the forum, which will offer the latest on HPC developments and also the possibility to make new connections.

“My mission as program chair for ISC 2017 is to continue to improve the quality of the ISC technical program and to help expand the HPC community.”

PROF. DR. JACK DONGARRA

University of Tennessee & Oakridge National LaboratoryAAAS, ACM, IEEE, SIAM and ISC Fellow

General Co-Chairs | Martin Meuer and Thomas Meuer, ISC Group Program Chair | Jack Dongarra, University of Tennessee & Oak Ridge National LaboratoryResearch Papers Chair | Pavan Balaji, Argonne National Laboratory Research Posters Chair | Jeffrey Vetter, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryProject Posters Chair | Julian Kunkel, Deutsches KlimarechenzentrumPhD Forum Chair | William Gropp, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Industry Track Chair | Alfred Geiger, T-SystemsHPC in Asia Program Chair | Satoshi Matsuoka, Tokyo Institute of TechnologyBoF Chair | Dona Crawford, Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryTutorials Chair | Michèle Weiland, EPCC – The University of EdinburghWorkshops Chair | Michela Taufer, University of DelawareProceedings Chair | Julian Kunkel, Deutsches KlimarechenzentrumDiversity Chair | Alison Kennedy, STFC Hartree Centre

PRESENTING THE ISC PROGRAM CHAIR

SECOND-DAY KEYNOTE

FORECASTING THE FUTURE ROLE OF HPC IN WEATHER AND CLIMATE PREDICTION

TUESDAY, JUNE 20

CONFERENCE KEYNOTE

NETWORK SCIENCE: FROM THE MASSIVE ONLINE NETWORKS TO CANCER GENOMICS

MONDAY, JUNE 19

FINAL KEYNOTE

HPC ACHIEVEMENT AND IMPACT - 2017

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21

ISC 2017 KEYNOTES

Jennifer Tour Chayes is a data scientist, managing director and co-founder of the Microsoft Research New England and Microsoft Research New York City. Her expertise lies in ma-thematics, theoretical computer science and cryptography.

A Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Prof. Dr. Thomas Sterling focuses on applied research in areas associated with parallel computing.

JENNIFERTOUR-CHAYES

Distinguished Scientist, Managing Director of Microsoft Research New England and Microsoft Research NYC

DR. PETER BAUER

Deputy DirectorResearch DepartmentEuropean Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

PROF. DR. THOMAS STERLING

Prof. of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Indiana University Exec. Assoc. Director & Chief Scientist, CREST

Peter Bauer, deputy director of research at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, heads up the Scalability Programme, a project designed to improve forecasts by maximizing code parallelism and exploiting energy-efficient supercomputing technologies.

PROGRAM FOCUS

In 2017 we will be highlighting technologies and applications most relevant to our attendees. Both current and future HPC technologies will be covered, and some of the most challenging application areas will receive special attention.

HERE ARE OUR TOPICS FOR 2017:

• Exascale System Developments (Architecture & Concepts)

• Processor Technologies for HPC and AI - Convergence or Divergence?

• Exascale Concepts for Programming Models

• High Performance Computing in Life Sciences

• Big Data Experiments & Big Data Analysis (Driving the Convergence

of Big Compute and Big Data in HPC)

• How HPC Influences Energy Exploration

• Turbulence and Combustion

• Advanced Material Science

• High Performance Visualization

• Large Scale Engineering & Cloud Computing

• Quantum Annealing and Its Applications for Simulation in Science

and Industry

• Deep Learning Goes HPC (Deep Learning Day)

• How HPC Influences Industry (Industrial Day)

EXHIBITION

Nearly every company with a significant customer base in the HPC market has a presence at ISC High Performance, where participation is often considered a litmus test for vendors with a serious interest in the community.

The ISC exhibition features around 150 HPC vendors, universities, and research organizations. Having them all available on the same exhibition floor presents a unique opportunity for users to survey the HPC landscape, and for vendors to dis- play their latest and greatest wares.

WHO ATTENDS ISC

The ISC exhibition attracts top managers, researchers, engineers, architects and sales and marketing staff from all businesses and public institutions with a stake in high performance computing. This includes universities, national laboratories, automotive firms, defense agencies and their contractors, aeronautical firms, gas & oil companies, banks, pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers.

ATTENDEE COMMENTS

“It's a must for my professional existence.” Marek Michalewicz, University of Warsaw

“Most of the important exhibitors are here, with less congestion than other comparable HPC events. Quality of the academic program is growing rapidly. Ease of navigation and quality of service is superb.” David Keyes, KAUST

“Terrific forum for us to exhibit our latest technology. There is no other high profile joint conference for both HPC users and technology vendors to meet and collaborate.” Perry G. Hayes, Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Students MediaIndustryAcademia

41.58% 43.91% 10.86% 3.64%

ISC High Performance 2016 Survey Data

WHO EXHIBITS AT ISC

Exhibitors come from every facet of the HPC community, including providers of applications, cloud services, cluster management tools, consulting, data center equipment, data management & analytics, data storage, file systems, memory technologies, networks/interconnects, processors, research, software development tools and libraries, systems and servers and visualization.

TOP REASONS TO EXHIBIT

PROMOTE YOUR BRAND

Represent your company at the largest HPC event in Europe that draws significant media attention.

HIGHLIGHT YOUR VALUE

In the crowded field of HPC solutions providers, ISC offers one of the best opportunities to distinguish yourself from the rest of the crowd.

REACH YOUR AUDIENCE

ISC attracts over 3,000 HPC users, buyers and influencers seeking first-hand information on the latest supercomputing developments, products and solutions.

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LOCATION MAP

FRANKFURT – THE CONFERENCE DESTINATION

• World’s third-largest exhibition facility

• Major transportation hub for Europe

• Huge range of hotels and restaurants

• A truly international city

Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage

Theodor-Heuss-Allee

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Tor Nord

Skyline PlazaShoppingcenter

Brüsseler Straße

Den Haager Straße

Osloer Straße

Messeturm

Hamburger Allee

Agora

Europa-Allee

Main Entrance

Tor OstEast Entrance

Festhalle/Messe

Festhalle/Messe 16 & 17

Frankfurt (Main) Messe

Congress Centre

Marriott Hotel

Messe

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