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SUMMARY:Student Cluster Competition: In-Person (Team Selection)
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DESCRIPTION:9 July - 15 July 2023 (Team Selection)\n\nHosted by\n\nthe Cen
 ter for High Performance Computing (CHPC) of the Council for Scientific an
 d Industrial Research (CSIR) and funded by the Department of Science and I
 nnovation (DSI).\n\nThe CHPC invites applications from suitably qualifie
 d candidates to enter the CHPC Student Cluster Competition. The CHPC Stude
 nt Cluster Competition gives undergraduate students at South African unive
 rsities exposure to the High Performance Computing (HPC) Industry. At the 
 CHPC's 2023 National Meeting teams build small HPC clusters on the exhibit
 ion floor from hardware provided by the CHPC and our industrial partners. 
 The winning team is entered into the ISC Student Cluster Competition hoste
 d at the 2024 International Supercomputing Conference in Germany.\n\nIf yo
 u are not willing to travel to the University of the Free State\, or are a
 pplying from an institution outside of South Africa\, or you do not meet t
 he eligibility requirements below\, please use this link Student Cluster C
 ompetition: Virtual Training. (Please note: Only in-person participants wi
 ll be eligible to advance to the Second Round).\n\nThis competition regist
 ration is only open to South African students enrolled in a computer scien
 ce related degree who are in 2nd year if enrolled in a 3 year degree\, or
  in 2nd or 3rd year if enrolled in a 4 year degree.\n\nTeam Selection is
  designed to impart critical knowledge for building a cluster\, this inclu
 des: using Linux systems\, the basic software stack of a cluster and clust
 er design. Team Selection concludes with an assignment which requires each
  team to build a prototype cluster in the Cloud. The results from the Team
  Selection project and this application are used to select the teams which
  will proceed to the CHPC Student Cluster Competition.\n\nThe Team Selecti
 on round will run from Monday 9 July to Saturday 15 July and will be hoste
 d at the University of the Free State.\n\nTeams chosen in the selection ro
 und proceed to the CHPC Student Cluster Competition where they build small
  HPC clusters on the exhibition floor at the CHPC National Meeting. The pa
 rticipants are given a selection of applications to optimise and run on th
 eir cluster to demonstrate their design’s performance. The winning team 
 is entered into the 2024 ISC Student Cluster Competition during May / June
 .\n\nEach team is assigned a budget and a parts list from which they must 
 design their cluster. The hardware\, as specified in the cluster design\, 
 is delivered to the exhibition floor of the CHPC National Meeting. The tea
 ms are judged on a combination of their benchmark results and the design o
 f their cluster.\n\nThere are no fees for successful applicants. The CHPC 
 will cover the costs of accommodation during all events as well as travel 
 and conference fees\, where applicable.\n\nFor more information email: nli
 sa@csir.co.za\n\nhttps://events.chpc.ac.za/event/121/
LOCATION:University of the Free State
URL:https://events.chpc.ac.za/event/121/
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