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ISC HIGH PERFORMANCE | JUNE 18 – 22, 2017 | FRANKFURT, GERMANY

ISC 2017POST-CONFERENCE SUMMARY

The ISC High Performance conference attracted 3,253 attendees from 60 countries, as well as 148 companies and research organizations to unveil their latest technologies and services at the event.

With this feat, ISC High Performance has officially reached a new milestone in its 32-year conference history.

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

ISC High Performance was a remarkably successful conference, which exceeded all previous attendance records.

Data Analytics and Deep Learning Themes

Meeting the increasing demand for machine learning/AI technologies in the European scientific research space as well as industries such as automobile, aerospace and healthcare, sessions with these themes offered the ISC audience a good mixture of scientific and industry-related talks. The sessions attracted attendees from the HPC and machine learning communities, who not only showed keen interest in the presentations, but also actively engaged the speakers, establishing fruitful discussions.

Special Interest Programs

• Industrial Day • Deep Learning Day• Project Posters • TOP500 – 49th List (Nr. 1: Sunway TaihuLight)• Hans Meuer Award (Winners: Dr. Hari Subromoni, Sourav Chakraborty and Prof. Dhabaleswar Panda from The Ohio State University)• Student Cluster Competition (Winner: Tsinghua University, China)• STEM Day & Gala

Female Participation in the Conference Program (2017 VS 2016)

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2017 / 2016

Distinguished & Keynote Speakers38% / 14%

Session Chairs 25% / 5%

Committee Chairs38% / 15%

ATTENDEES BY REGION

TOP COUNTRIES IN ATTENDANCE (2017 VS 2016)

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A video summarizing ISC 2017 is now available on YouTube.

2017 / 2016

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Eastern Europe 1.84%Middle East 1.38%Africa 0.68%Central & South America 0.15%

Central & Northern Europe

39.99%

Western & Southern Europe

22.87%

North America

19.18%

Asia & Australia

13.89%

Germany1005 / 924

USA 598 / 590

Japan162 / 142

France134 / 171

China120 / 155

UK325 / 291

ATTENDEE AFFILIATION (Booth pass holders excluded)

TOP 5 REASONS FOR ATTENDING (includes multiple choices)

EXHIBITION TRAFFIC

ACADEMIA 44.44%

INDUSTRY39.22%

STUDENTS 12.47%

MEDIA3.87%

There were 71 local and international journalists and analysts onsite to report on vendor announcements and conference activities.

TO NETWORK

OF SURVEYED ATTENDEES VISITED 1 TO 5 BOOTHS

TO LEARN ABOUT HPC HARDWARE

6 TO 15 BOOTHS

TO LEARN ABOUT HPC SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

MORE THAN 15 BOOTHS

TO MEET WITH EXISTING VENDORS & SUPPLIERS

TO LEARN ABOUT HPC APPLICATIONS IN MY DOMAIN

SOURCE: ISC 2017 ATTENDEE SURVEY

SOURCE: ISC 2017 ATTENDEE SURVEY

54.60%

27.74%

52.76%

36.81%

56.44%

51.61%

75.46%

20.65%

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ATTENDEE CATEGORIES (Booth pass holders excluded)

ADMINISTRATION

DISTRIBUTION

SEMICONDUCTOR

CLOUD PROVIDER

MEDIA

WEATHER/CLIMATE

AERONAUTIC/ASTRONAUTIC

ENERGY

SOFTWARE

CLUSTER/COMPUTER

INTERCONNECT

OTHER VERTICAL INDUSTRIES

ANALYST/CONSULTANT

ENGINEERING

SOLUTION PROVIDER

COMPLEMENTARY HARDWARE

AUTOMOTIVE

FINANCE

TECHNOLOGY CONSORTIUM

DATA STORAGE

PHARMA

BIOTECHNOLOGY

HPC CENTER

UNIVERSITY

DEFENSE

RESEARCH

0.28%

5.45%

2.33%

3.00%

1. 56%

1.06%

1.95%

3.39%

7. 62%

1.28%

3.22%

0.89%

0.44%

3.72%

0.56%

2.56%

1. 50%

1. 39%

1.17%

0.72%

1.56%

14.67%

29.96%

0.89%

7.67%

0% 1% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

EXCLUSIVITY OF ISC EXHIBITION

- 51.39% of all surveyed attendees don’t attend any HPC-related exhibition other than ISC. - 50.00% of industry-affiliated attendees only attend ISC High Performance.

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1.17%

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (Booth pass holders excluded)

HPC PURCHASING POWER

INDIRECT INFLUENCE

DIRECT INFLUENCE

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32.57%

TOP MANAGEMENT

MIDDLE MANAGEMENT

NON-MANAGERIAL STAFF

STUDENT

OTHER

ENTRY LEVEL

19.50%

26.69%

27.56%

12.96%

11.76%

1.53%

28.27%

5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

NO INFLUENCE

MY ORGANIZATION DOESN’T PURCHASE HPC EQUIPMENT

23.47%

15.69%

10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

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The ISC exhibition hall was buzzing with new products and demonstrations from 148 leading vendors, research organizations and universities from 26 countries. Those included 28 exhibitors new to the conference.

The Exhibition (June 19 – 21, 2017)

APPLICATION 41.44 %

DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYTICS 41.44 %

CLOUD SERVICES 37 %

DATA STORAGE 44.4 %

CLUSTER MANAGEMENT TOOLS 29.6 %

CONSULTING 20.72 %

DATA CENTER EQUIPMENT54.76 %

DEEP LEARNING31.08 %

FILE SYSTEMS 14. 8 %

MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES 4.44 %

NETWORKS AND INTERCONNECTS 13.32 %

EXHIBITOR CATEGORIES (includes multiple choices)

PROCESSORS

VISUALIZATION

RESEARCH69.56 %

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS AND LIBRARIES 26.64 %

19.24 %

19.24 %

SYSTEMS AND SERVERS 57.72 %

PRESS5.92%

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