HPC2N Symposium - Inauguration of Sarek

HPC2N Symposium - Inauguration of Sarek

Umeå University, December 7, 2004

Invitation

High Performance Computing Center North cordially invites you to participate in the inauguration of the new HPC2N Super Cluster, Sarek. The programme includes presentations by scientists using the super cluster system, state-of-the-art technical and R&D overviews and the formal inauguration of the HPC2N Super Cluster.

Sarek, delivered by HP Sweden, consists of 384 AMD Opteron CPUs connected with a Myrinet high-speed network. It has been in general operation for HPC2N users since August 2004, and is still the fastest and most powerful computer system in Sweden. For more information about the HPC2N Super Cluster see the press release (in Swedish), our web information and the article from our latest Progress Report: Tera Computing @ HPC2N (PDF).

The procurement of the HPC2N Super Cluster was made possible through a donation from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, (KAW).

Dates and Location

The presentations and inauguration will be held on December 7, 2004 in the MIT-building (Lecture Hall MA 121) at the Umeå University Campus.

Detailed Program

Tuesday December 7, 2004 - Lecture Hall MA 121

13.00 13.10	CHAIR: Bo Kågström, Director of HPC2N Welcome and Opening Sample User Projects at HPC2N Bridging temporal and spatial scales in biomodelling: From quantum mechanical computer simulations to mesoscopic modelling Professor Aatto Laaksonen, Div. of Physical Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University Predictive computer simulations of materials at the atomic level Professor Sven Öberg, Dept. of Mathematics, Luleå University of Technology A journey to Mars, the moon, Venus and Mercury: computer simulations in solar system physics Assoc. Professor Mats Holmström, Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF), Kiruna
14.40	Coffee
15.00	CHAIR: Bo Kågström, Director of HPC2N The HPC2N Super Cluster Sarek and its National Role Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing (SNIC) Professor Erik Hagersten, SNIC Board of Directors and Uppsala University Tera Computing @ HPC2N Dr Mats Nylén, HPC2N Coordinator and Dept. of Physics, Umeå University Formal Inauguration of Sarek - a Strategic Resource in Northern Sweden Inge-Bert Täljedal, Vice-Chancellor (rector), Umeå University
15.45	CHAIR: Erik Hagersten, SNIC Board of Directors and Uppsala University Research Projects with HPC2N/VRlab as Collaborating Partner Management of deep memory hierarchies - recursive blocking in dense matrix computations Professor Bo Kågström, Director of HPC2N and Dept. of Computing Science, Umeå University Accessing the Grid - brokering, accounting and portals Assoc. professor Erik Elmroth, Deputy Director of HPC2N and Dept. of Computing Science, Umeå University Visual interactive simulation of complex materials Ph Lic Kenneth Holmlund, HPC2N Coordinator and Director of VRlab
16.30	Visit the HPC2N Super Cluster Sparkling beverages will be served
17.30	Dinner Buffet at Brashörnan, Universum