Conveners
BOF: Women in HPC
- Facilitator: Dr Khomotso Maenetja (University of Limpopo)
BOF: HPC Education
- Mr Emmanouil-Ioannis Farsarakis ()
- Facilitators: Ms Weronika Filinger (EPCC, The University of Edinburgh)
BOF: HPC Ecosystems
- Facilitator: Mr Bryan Johnston (CHPC)
BOF: CHPC PI's and Users
- Facilitator: Dr Werner Janse Van Rensburg (CHPC)
Description:
The last session on Women in High Performance Computing in South Africa was proposed and held during 2017 annual conference. The major aim of the initiative was to establish a network of Women in HPC in SA, by bringing them together during the meeting. The session was supported and attended by both men and women, and most importantly was supported by CHPC management team. An...
Description:
The HPC field is constantly expanding, increasing its geographical and scientific reach. This expansion brings more diversity, enriching the community, but also more training and educational challenges. To address the educational gaps and ensure a continuous growth of HPC practitioners a number of international initiatives appeared within the HPC educational community. The PRACE...
The HPC Ecosystems Project is continuing to support HPC deployment initiatives throughout Africa, with two new partner sites receiving their first HPC systems in 2018. Additionally, the Ecosystems Project continues to deliver educational content and training to address workforce preparation for both new users and seasoned professionals.
Although the CHPC is responsible for the leadership and...
All CHPC Principal Investigators (PI's) and Users (and prospective new PI's and users) are encouraged to attend this Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) session.
Werner Janse van Rensburg will give an overview of usage patterns, research programme distributions and overall usage statistics of the CHPC Lengau cluster over the past 12 months.
In addition, discussions will focus on aspects such...
The HPC Ecosystems Project is continuing to support HPC deployment initiatives throughout Africa, with two new partner sites receiving their first HPC systems in 2018. Additionally, the Ecosystems Project continues to deliver educational content and training to address workforce preparation for both new users and seasoned professionals.
Although the CHPC is responsible for the leadership and...
