The Times They Are a-Changin’…..The Evolution of Research Computing at the San Diego Supercomputer Center: Towards Big Data Analytics andthe Convergence of AI and High Performance Computing

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The Times They Are a-Changin’…..
The Evolution of Research Computing at the San Diego Supercomputer Center:
Towards Big Data Analytics and
the Convergence of AI and High Performance Computing
Date:
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Time:
6:00 – 9:00 pm, presentation begins at 6:45 pm
Location:
Triple Ring Technologies
39655 Eureka Drive, Newark, CA
Speaker:
Ron Hawkins, Director of Industry Relations at the University of California’s San Diego Supercomputer Center
Cost:
The seminar is free, but registration is required for planning purposes
 
About the Seminar:
Established in 1985 as one of the original supercomputer centers funded by the National Science Foundation, the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) has been an integral part of the supercomputing landscape for almost 35 years. SDSC has been there from the early days of purpose-built supercomputers to the era of “commodity clusters” to the recent trend in heterogeneous architectures (CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs). Along the way, there has been a shift in focus from massively parallel modeling & simulation to big data analytics and the convergence of AI and High Performance Computing. Join us for history, highlighted developments, trends in supercomputing for science, and a review of how SDSC collaborates with industry to benefit both science and commerce.
Ron Hawkins will draw from his 30 years of combined experience as a tech industry executive and academic professional.
About the Speaker:
 
Ron Hawkins is the Director of Industry Relations at the University of California’s San Diego Supercomputer Center, where he is responsible for developing industry partnerships and research collaborations in high performance computing and big data. Mr. Hawkins is a technology industry veteran, having held VP-level management, engineering, and product development positions at companies such as Sony and SAIC. Mr. Hawkins’ technology background and interests include high performance and cloud computing, data-intensive systems, big data analytics, microelectronics, and embedded and real-time systems. Mr. Hawkins is a consultant or advisor to early stage technology companies and is active on several HPC and big data committees. He received a Master of Information Systems degree from Virginia Tech and the BSEE degree from the U.S. Naval Academy.
We’re in an industrial park with plenty of parking
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The Times They Are a-Changin’…..The Evolution of Research Computing at the San Diego Supercomputer Center: Towards Big Data Analytics andthe Convergence of AI and High Performance Computing

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Date(s) - 06/06/19
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

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