Centre for High Performance Computing 2022 National Conference
from
Wednesday, 30 November 2022 (08:00)
to
Friday, 2 December 2022 (21:00)
Monday, 28 November 2022
Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Wednesday, 30 November 2022
08:00
Registration
Registration
08:00 - 08:30
08:30
Opening
Opening
08:30 - 09:05
Room: ICC-G-DIAMOND - Diamond Auditorium
Contributions
08:30
Opening
-
Mervyn Christoffels
(
CHPC
)
08:35
DSI Opening Address
-
Imraan Patel
(
DSI
)
08:50
NICIS Welcoming Address
-
Happy Sithole
(
NICIS
)
09:05
1: Dr Jean-Laurent Phillippe, Intel
1: Dr Jean-Laurent Phillippe, Intel
09:05 - 10:00
Room: ICC-G-DIAMOND - Diamond Auditorium
Contributions
09:05
KEYNOTE: Maximize Possibilities for HPC and AI
-
Jean-Laurent Philippe
(
Intel
)
10:00
Intermission
Intermission
10:00 - 10:15
10:15
1
1
10:15 - 11:15
Room: ICC-U-Crystal+Garnet - Crystal+Garnet Room
Contributions
10:15
Cost Optimization for High Performance Computing and Research (Capex to Opex Conversion)
-
Andile Ngcaba
(
Convergence Partners Investments
)
10:45
To be Confirmed
-
Speaker TBC
1
1
10:15 - 11:15
Room: ICC-L-Amethyst - Amethyst Room
Contributions
10:15
Molecular simulations for material optimization
-
Paola Carbone
(
The University of Manchester
)
10:45
CHPC's biotech industry support - From luxury to necessity
-
Hamilton Ganesan
(
inqaba biotec
)
Technology 1
Technology 1
10:15 - 11:15
Room: ICC-G-Emerald - Emerald Auditorium
Contributions
10:15
AutoX: Towards new tools and infrastructure for seamless reproducibility of Computational Research
-
Hakizumwami Birali Runesha
(
University of Chicago
)
10:45
A movement to highlight the importance of research software and the people who develop it
-
Anelda Van der Walt
(
Talarify
)
Nomalungelo Maphanga
(
Talarify
)
11:15
Break
Break
11:15 - 11:45
11:45
2
2
11:45 - 12:45
Room: ICC-U-Crystal+Garnet - Crystal+Garnet Room
Contributions
11:45
To be Confirmed
-
Speaker TBC
12:15
To be Confirmed
-
Lawrence Pratt
(
CSIR
)
2
2
11:45 - 12:45
Room: ICC-L-Amethyst - Amethyst Room
Contributions
11:45
Climate modelling and seasonal climate forecasting at CSIR sing the CHPC cluster
-
Njabulo Siyakatshana
(
CSIR
)
12:15
Uncovering new possibilities in Engineering with High-Performance Computing (HPC)
-
Charl Maré
(
Cauchy Consult (Pty) Ltd.
)
Technology 2
Technology 2
11:45 - 12:45
Room: ICC-G-Emerald - Emerald Auditorium
Contributions
11:45
Computational Science for Graduate level training
-
Clement Onime
(
International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
)
12:15
Mentoring Past Imposter Syndrome to Expand the HPC Workforce
-
Jay Lofstead
(
Sandia National Laboratories
)
12:45
Lunch
Lunch
12:45 - 13:45
13:45
3
3
13:45 - 14:45
Room: ICC-L-Amethyst - Amethyst Room
Contributions
13:45
The use of Cheminformatics in understanding the molecular mechanisms of South African Phytochemicals in the treatment of metabolic diseases
-
Pritika Ramharack
(
South African Medical Research Council
)
14:15
Simulation of mesoscale convective systems with the Conformal Cubic Atmospheric Model on the CHPC
-
Patience Mulovhedzi
(
South African Weather Service
)
Technology 3
Technology 3
13:45 - 14:45
Room: ICC-G-Emerald - Emerald Auditorium
Contributions
13:45
Computing Infrastructure at the South Africa Radio Astronomy Observatory: Past, Present and Future
-
Jeremy Main
(
SARAO / SKA South Africa
)
14:15
SAGE: A National Cyberinfrastructure for AI@Edge Computing
-
Pete Beckman
(
ANL
)
14:45
Break
Break
14:45 - 15:15
15:15
HPC Market Overview and Analyst Crossfire
HPC Market Overview and Analyst Crossfire
15:15 - 16:45
Room: ICC-G-DIAMOND - Diamond Auditorium
Contributions
15:15
HPC Market Overview and SC22 Reactions
-
Addison Snell
(
Intersect360 Research
)
15:45
Analyst Crossfire
-
Addison Snell
(
Intersect360 Research
)
Dan Olds
(
Intersect360 Research
)
16:45
Intermission
Intermission
16:45 - 17:00
17:00
Cocktail Dinner & Student Showcase
Cocktail Dinner & Student Showcase
17:00 - 20:00
Thursday, 1 December 2022
08:00
Registration
Registration
08:00 - 09:00
09:00
2: Prof Ewa Deelman, USC
2: Prof Ewa Deelman, USC
09:00 - 10:00
Room: ICC-G-DIAMOND - Diamond Auditorium
Contributions
09:00
KEYNOTE: Workflows for Science: How Workflows Need to Adapt to Modern Application Needs
-
Ewa Deelman
(
University of Southern California
)
10:00
Intermission
Intermission
10:00 - 10:15
10:15
CHPC Users
CHPC Users
10:15 - 11:15
Room: ICC-L-Amethyst - Amethyst Room
Contributions
10:15
CHPC Users Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF)
-
Werner Janse Van Rensburg
(
CHPC
)
1
1
10:15 - 11:25
Room: ICC-U-Crystal+Garnet - Crystal+Garnet Room
Contributions
10:15
African Open Science Platform - Towards a continental Open Science Vision
-
Tshiamo Motshegwa
(
University Of Botswana
)
10:35
A Data-Driven Prototype for Animal Grading Systems
-
Kassim Mwitondi
(
Sheffield Hallam University
)
10:55
MQFIP: Towards a Digital Forensic Investigation Process of a Compromised MySQL Database
-
Taurai Hungwe
(
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
)
11:15
Q&A
Technology 3
Technology 3
10:15 - 11:15
Room: ICC-G-Emerald - Emerald Auditorium
Contributions
10:15
Intel in HPC
-
Ahmed Aljeshi
(
Intel Corporation
)
10:45
High Performance Computing & AI at HPE and convergence of workloads
-
Olivier Blondel
11:15
Break
Break
11:15 - 11:45
Break
Break
11:15 - 11:45
11:25
Short Break
Short Break
11:25 - 11:45
11:45
Women in HPC
Women in HPC
11:45 - 12:45
Room: ICC-L-Amethyst - Amethyst Room
Contributions
11:45
Women in HPC Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF)
-
Khomotso Maenetja
(
University of Limpopo
)
2
2
11:45 - 13:00
Room: ICC-U-Crystal+Garnet - Crystal+Garnet Room
Contributions
11:45
Addressing privacy issues in data sharing.
-
More Chinakidzwa
(
Higher Colleges of Technology
)
12:05
Renewable Energy Optimisation
-
Richard Millham
(
Durban University of Technology
)
12:25
Cyber Physical Systems Security Using CPS-IoT Surveillance
-
Bigomokero Antoine Bagula
(
University of the Western Cape
)
12:45
Q&A
Technology 4
Technology 4
11:45 - 13:00
Room: ICC-G-Emerald - Emerald Auditorium
Contributions
11:45
Seeking the balance between power consumption and performance
-
Kris Buggenhout
(
Dell Technologies
)
12:05
The Path To Zero Emissions Computing
-
Rick Koopman
(
Lenovo
)
12:25
NVIDIA Cloud Native Computing
-
Yossi Avni
(
Nvidia
)
12:45
Q&A
12:45
Lunch
Lunch
12:45 - 13:45
13:00
Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 13:45
Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 13:45
13:45
3
3
13:45 - 14:55
Room: ICC-U-Crystal+Garnet - Crystal+Garnet Room
Contributions
13:45
SAEON’s Research Data Infrastructures
-
Mary-Jane Bopape
(
South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON)
)
14:05
Error Correction Based Deep Neural Networks for Modeling and Predicting South African Wildlife–Vehicle Collision Data
-
Irene Nandutu
(
Rhodes University - South Africa
)
14:25
Information Custodians or Detectives? The Future Role of Libraries in an Age Dominated by Automation and Artificial Intelligence-based Research
-
Isak van der Walt
(
University of Pretoria
)
14:45
Q&A
3
3
13:45 - 14:45
Room: ICC-L-Amethyst - Amethyst Room
Contributions
13:45
Evaluating the mycobacterial proteostasis system as a drug target in tuberculosis
-
Adrienne Edkins
(
Rhodes University
)
14:15
Computational Modelling using high performance computing for materials prediction and design
-
Kingsley Obodo
(
University of South Africa
)
Education BoF
Education BoF
13:45 - 14:45
Room: ICC-G-Emerald - Emerald Auditorium
Contributions
13:45
HPC Education Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF)
-
Bryan Johnston
(
CHPC
)
14:45
Break
Break
14:45 - 15:15
Break
Break
14:45 - 15:15
14:55
Short Break
Short Break
14:55 - 15:15
15:15
4
4
15:15 - 16:05
Room: ICC-U-Crystal+Garnet - Crystal+Garnet Room
Contributions
15:15
Building a dynamic cybersecurity capability in healthcare software services
-
Lawrence` Nyakasoka
15:40
A Citizen-Centric Open Data Portal for Rural Digital Users
-
Nobert Jere
(
Walter Sisulu University
)
4
4
15:15 - 16:15
Room: ICC-L-Amethyst - Amethyst Room
Contributions
15:15
Heat Transfer in Greenhouses
-
Sunita Kruger
(
University of Johannesburg
)
15:45
Using AI to perceive humans
-
Dustin van der Haar
(
University of Johanensburg
)
Ecosystems BoF
Ecosystems BoF
15:15 - 16:15
Room: ICC-G-Emerald - Emerald Auditorium
Contributions
15:15
HPC Ecosystems Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF)
-
Bryan Johnston
(
CHPC
)
16:15
Intermission
Intermission
16:15 - 16:30
16:30
3: Ms Trish Damkroger, HPE
3: Ms Trish Damkroger, HPE
16:30 - 17:30
Room: ICC-G-DIAMOND - Diamond Auditorium
Contributions
16:30
KEYNOTE: Evolving past Exascale
-
Trish Damkroger
(
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
)
17:30
Awards Ceremony
Awards Ceremony
17:30 - 19:30
Room: ICC-G-DIAMOND - Diamond Auditorium
19:30
Conference Dinner
Conference Dinner
19:30 - 21:30
Friday, 2 December 2022
08:00
Registration
Registration
08:00 - 09:00
09:00
Prof Suné von Solms
Prof Suné von Solms
09:00 - 10:00
Room: ICC-G-DIAMOND - Diamond Auditorium
Contributions
09:00
KEYNOTE: Exploring the integration of 4IR technologies in the classroom for the advancement of STEM education
-
Sune Von Solms
(
University of Johannesburg
)
10:00
Intermission
Intermission
10:00 - 10:15
10:15
5
5
10:15 - 11:30
Room: ICC-L-Amethyst - Amethyst Room
Contributions
10:15
Density functional studies of protonated and alkali metal (Li, Na and K) incorporated T-doped 2D zeolite model (T= B, Ga)
-
Nithaya Chetty
(
TBC
)
10:35
HPC and Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics at MUT
-
Madison Lasich
(
Mangosuthu University of Technology
)
10:55
Application of high-performance computing at the Council for Geoscience
-
Emmanuel Sakala
(
Council for Geoscience
)
11:15
Q&A
Visualisation BoF
Visualisation BoF
10:15 - 11:30
Room: ICC-G-Emerald - Emerald Auditorium
Contributions
10:15
HPC Visualisation Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF)
-
Samuel Mabakane
(
CENTRE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
)
1
1
10:15 - 11:30
Room: ICC-U-Crystal+Garnet - Crystal+Garnet Room
Contributions
10:15
Vela Shumane (Masters)
10:25
Tebogo Sebake (PhD)
10:35
James Jena (Postdoc)
10:45
Francois Swanepoel (Honours)
10:55
Vuyani Chipunza (Final Year Engineering)
11:05
Sisipho Dlakiya (Masters)
11:15
Q&A
11:30
Break
Break
11:30 - 12:00
12:00
6
6
12:00 - 13:00
Room: ICC-L-Amethyst - Amethyst Room
Contributions
12:00
Application of computational genomics in poultry and ruminant health improvement
-
Matthew A. Adeleke
(
University of KwaZulu-Natal
)
12:30
Exploiting a Tripartite Alliance of Computational Chemistry, Cheminformatics and Machine Learning for Computer-Aided Catalyst Discovery
-
Adedapo Adeyinka
(
University of Johannesburg
)
Storage & IO 1
Storage & IO 1
12:00 - 13:00
Room: ICC-G-Emerald - Emerald Auditorium
Contributions
12:00
The Data Deluge: Overcoming the Barriers to Extreme Scale Science
-
Scott Klasky
(
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
)
12:30
Time to Revisit Erasure Codes in Data-intensive Clusters
-
Shadi Ibrahim
(
Inria
)
2
2
12:00 - 13:10
Room: ICC-U-Crystal+Garnet - Crystal+Garnet Room
Contributions
12:00
Johnny (Jia-Cong) Hou
12:10
Luke Borcjes
12:20
Khomotso Ngoepe and Tshegofatso Senona
12:30
Oluwasogo Moses Olaifa
12:40
Simran Rathilal
12:50
Rani Araf
13:00
Q&A
13:00
Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch (and optional software training meeting)
Lunch (and optional software training meeting)
13:00 - 14:00
13:10
Lunch
Lunch
13:10 - 14:00
14:00
7
7
14:00 - 15:00
Room: ICC-L-Amethyst - Amethyst Room
Contributions
14:00
Investigating chaos through computing: Condensates, plasma, astronomy, biology and beyond
-
Malcolm Hillebrand
(
Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Group, Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town
)
14:30
Understanding the catalytic activity of molybdenum carbide surfaces: what we can learn from surface-mobility of reaction intermediates
-
Thobani Gambu
(
University of Cape Town
)
Storage & IO 2
Storage & IO 2
14:00 - 15:00
Room: ICC-G-Emerald - Emerald Auditorium
Contributions
14:00
The role of storage target allocation in applications’ I/O performance with BeeGFS - a medium-sized cluster experience
-
Francieli Boito
(
University of Bordeaux, Inria
)
Luan Teylo
(
Inria
)
14:30
Open Source Program Offices in Research Universities
-
Carlos Maltzahn
(
UC Santa Cruz
)
3
3
14:00 - 15:00
Room: ICC-U-Crystal+Garnet - Crystal+Garnet Room
Contributions
14:00
Daniel Scragg
14:10
Malefu Motuba
14:20
Idani Mulaudzi
14:30
Peace Azugo
14:40
Sheunesu Makura
14:50
Q&A
15:00
Closing
Closing
15:00 - 15:30
Room: ICC-G-DIAMOND - Diamond Auditorium
15:30
Farewell refreshments
Farewell refreshments
15:30 - 16:00