Here we’ll keep you up to date with the latest news and perspectives on topics related to SC and the upcoming conference throughout the year. Check out the tags to explore more posts on the subjects that interest you.
The Future of HPC Needs You
Participate in Mentor–Protégé Matching Mentor–Protégé Matching supports the growth of a vibrant HPC community by connecting students with experienced mentors. Students – this is your chance to speak one-on-one with an HPC professional. Gain valuable insights on your career path and guidance in a relaxed setting! Why Become a Mentor The Mentor–Protégé program provides the …
Apply for the New Students@SC Data Science Competition
Who Should Apply The Data Science Competition is open to students meeting the following criteria: Undergraduates and first-year graduate students of any major and/or discipline Students who have an interest in solving important problems using data Teams of 4-5 students (apply solo, or as a team) Students local to the St. Louis area are encouraged …
IndySCC Is a New Cloud-Based Cluster Competition Within Students@SC
In addition to SC’s established Student Cluster Competition (SCC), Students@SC is organizing IndySCC. This cloud-based competition is designed to help teams that were not selected forSCC increase their level of preparedness and enable them to surmount the high entry barrier to HPC competitions in the future. IndySCC originated in response to the increasing number of …
Students@SC Chair Jay Lofstead on the Value of Participating in SC as a Student
Students@SC Chair Jay Lofstead and Computing4Change Liaison Dawn Hunter share programs available to students at SC21, as well as the long term objective of fostering students through their HPC journey – which could eventually lead to the position as General Chair for the SC conference. For SC21, students will be able to chose to participate …
Q&A with SC21 SCALE Co-Chair Rocío Carratalá-Sáez
From Student Volunteer to SCALE Co-Chair – Rocío Has Evolved with SC! Rocío Carratalá-Sáez received her BSc in Computational Mathematics at the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) of Castellón (Spain) in 2015 and MSc in Parallel and Distributed Computing at the Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain) in 2016. She was a PhD candidate in the Department …
Students@SC Mentoring Program a Win-Win for Professionals and Students
The mentoring program, part of Students@SC, is being led by Scott Pakin this year! Students can expect to meet, mingle and learn from professionals with industry and academia backgrounds. These opportunities are priceless both for professionals and students. Professionals can sign up and meet future collaborators, or guide students to fill a void within their …
Introducing the Students@SC Data Science Competition
Jay Lofstead Sandia National Labs As Principal Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Labs, I work on large scale data management related issues and work with people from around the world. I am the Students@SC Chair this year, home of this new program within the overall SC organization. My first SC was 2006 as …
Q&A with HPC Immersion Chairs Erika Parsons and Matthew Fuentes
Erika Parsons, PhD University of Washington-Bothell, HPC Immersion Chair Dr. Parsons received her PhD in Computer Science from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, working with the Innovative Computing Laboratory. She worked as an SDET for the Developer Division (.NET Framework) at Microsoft. Parsons rediscovered her passion for academic work and became a faculty member at …
SCC and VSCC Illuminated by Members of Winning Team Tsinghua
Members from Team Tsinghua, winners of the SC19 Student Cluster Competition (SCC) and SC20 Virtual Student Cluster Competition (VSCC), share the ins and outs of a winning team. The SC21 Student Cluster Competition will provide both an in-person and remote challenge. This year the challenge will include science applications, power limitation(s) and more. Gather six …
Volunteer, Learn, and Network as a Student Voluteer
Three past SC student volunteers, Jean Luca Bez, Tyler Allen, and Amal Gueroudji, share a glimpse of their past Students@SC volunteer experience. SC21 promises to provide selected students with valuable experiences and more than just “a foot in the door” to the HPC community. Student volunteers will have the opportunity to build their professional network, …