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<\/a>Talks will include topics such as AI and HPC workloads and how they are driving data centers and innovative solutions, new HPC & AI directions in industry, government, and academia, trends in the use of clouds to run HPC\/AI workloads, HPC site updates, and market updates for AI, HPC, clouds, and quantum computing. <\/p>\nBelow is an updated agenda with the conference speakers, topics, and panels:<\/p>\n
Wednesday, September 3rd <\/p>\n
7:00 \u2013 8:00\u00a0 am\u00a0 Registration and Breakfast <\/p>\n
8:00 \u2013 8:30\u00a0 am\u00a0 Welcome\/Introductions<\/p>\n
Piyush Mehrotra, Rupak Biswas and Earl Joseph
\nHPC Market Update, Earl Joseph, Hyperion Research<\/p>\n
8:30 \u2013 9:00\u00a0 am\u00a0 Designing Centers to Address Cyber Security Requirements, John Garstka, Director, Cyber Warfare Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense <\/p>\n
9:00 \u2013 10:00\u00a0 am\u00a0 How AI & HPC Workloads are Driving Industrial Data Centers, Part I<\/p>\n
Journey From an On-Prem HPC Environment Into the Cloud, Alex Loddoch, High Performance Computing Strategist, Chevron Corporation
\nHPC\/AI Trajectories at GE Aerospace, Richard Arthur, Sr. Principal, GE Aerospace Research <\/p>\n
10:00 \u2013 10:15\u00a0 am\u00a0 From Petabytes to Insight: How AI-Powered Digital Twins Are Transforming Grid Resilience, Chris Beaufait, Sharper Shape<\/p>\n
10:15 \u2013 10:30\u00a0 am\u00a0 Break<\/p>\n
10:30 \u2013 11:00\u00a0 am\u00a0 Portable Scalability and Performance at Exascale Using Asynchronous Tasking, Martin Berzins, Associate Director and Faculty Member, SCI at the University of Utah <\/p>\n
11:00 \u2013 11:15\u00a0 am\u00a0 Vendor Update: Hammerspace <\/p>\n
11:15 \u2013 11:45\u00a0 am\u00a0 Hype on Hyperscalers? The Rapidly Evolving Landscape of Energy for High-Performance Computing, Bryan Willson, Executive Director of the Energy Institute, Colorado State University<\/p>\n
11:45 \u2013 12:00 pm\u00a0 Vendor Update: Intel <\/p>\n
12:00 \u2013 1:00 pm\u00a0 Lunch<\/p>\n
1:00 \u2013 2:30 pm\u00a0 How AI & HPC Workloads are Driving Industrial Data Centers, Part II<\/p>\n
Addressing the Facilities Requirements for Industrial HPC, Keith Gray, VP Computational Science and Engineering, TotalEnergies
\nCybersecurity in HPC\/AI Data Centers, Joe Swartz, CSCF Program\/Chief Architect, Lockheed Martin
\nHow AI & HPC Workloads Are Driving BP, Muhong Zhou, Senior HPC Software Engineer, BP<\/p>\n
2:30 \u2013 2:45 pm\u00a0 Vendor Update: Bill Mannel, HPE<\/p>\n
2:45 \u2013 3:45 pm\u00a0 Present and Future HPC Trends, Forecast, and Implications Within Data Centers, Matt Vincent, Editor in Chief, Data Center Frontier <\/p>\n
3:45 \u2013 4:15 pm\u00a0 Break<\/p>\n
4:15 \u2013 5:00 pm\u00a0 Trends and New Solutions in the Use of Clouds to Run HPC\/AI Workloads<\/p>\n
Programmable Cloud Laboratories, Dr. Alex Vadati, Progr am\u00a0 Director, NSF
\nGoogle Cloud for Science: Integrating AI and Quantum Computing into Supercomputing-Class Infrastructure for Scientific & Technical Computing, Jay Boisseau, Advanced Computing Strategist, Google<\/p>\n
5:00 \u2013 6:00 pm\u00a0 Break<\/p>\n
6:00 \u2013 8:30 pm\u00a0 Dinner Presentation: Buddy Rizer, Executive Director, Loudoun County, Virginia, Department of Economic Development<\/p>\n
Thursday, September 4th <\/p>\n
7:00 \u2013 8:00\u00a0 am\u00a0 Registration and Breakfast <\/p>\n
8:00 \u2013 8:10\u00a0 am\u00a0 Welcome\/Introductions<\/p>\n
8:10 \u2013 8:30\u00a0 am\u00a0 Latest Market Perspective on Running HPC-AI Workloads in the Cloud: Now for Some Quid Pro Quo, Mark Nossokoff, Research Director, Lead Analyst for Cloud & Storage, Hyperion Research<\/p>\n
8:30 \u2013 8:45\u00a0 am\u00a0 Vendor Update: Weka <\/p>\n
8:45 \u2013 10:15\u00a0 am\u00a0 Quantum Computing, Part I <\/p>\n
Quantum Internet: What Is It, Why Do We Need It, and How Do We Engineer It?, Dr. Prem Kumar, AT&T Professor of Information Technology\/Joint with Electrical Engineering, Northwestern University
\nQuantum Computing and Applications at DOE\u2019s SQMS Quantum Research Center, Silvia Zorzetti, Principal Engineer and Head of Quantum Computing Co-Design and Communication, Fermilab
\nAlgorithms for Quantum Computers, Andrew Childs, Professor and Fellow in the Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland<\/p>\n
10:15 \u2013 10:40\u00a0 am\u00a0 Break<\/p>\n
10:40 \u2013 12:00 pm\u00a0 Quantum Computing, Part II <\/p>\n
Full-stack Quantum Computers and Their Co-design, Christopher Monroe, Gilhuly Family Presidential Distinguished Professor of ECE and Physics, Duke University
\nQuantum Computing at Google, Salvatore Mandr\u00e0, Research Scientist at Google Quantum AI, Google
\n5th Annual Global QC Market Survey: Continued Progress But Changes in the Air, Bob Sorensen, Senior VP of Research and Chief Analyst for Quantum Computing, Hyperion Research<\/p>\n
12:00 \u2013 1:00 pm\u00a0 Lunch<\/p>\n
1:00 \u2013 1:45 pm\u00a0 Technologies Showcase: Alice + Bob, CTG Federal, DDN, FedData, Hitachi Vantara, IBM, QuEra and Supermicro
1:45 \u2013 2:15 pm\u00a0 An Update on NNSA HPC and AI Activities, Thuc Hoang, Deputy Assistant Deputy Administrator, NNSA<\/p>\n
2:15 \u2013 2:30 pm\u00a0 Vendor Update: Matthew Shaxted, Parallel Works<\/p>\n
2:30 \u2013 3:00 pm\u00a0 Break<\/p>\n
3:00 \u2013 3:30 pm\u00a0 AI at DOE, Ray Juneja, DOE Fellow, AI & Energy<\/p>\n
3:30 \u2013 4:00 pm\u00a0 From Code to Cosmos: High-End Computing Enables NASA Exploration, Science, and Engineering, Kevin Murphy, Chief Science Data Officer, NASA<\/p>\n
4:00 \u2013 4:30 pm\u00a0 Advanced Scientific Computing at DOE, Ceren Susut, DOE ASCR Associate Director<\/p>\n
4:30 \u2013 4:45 pm\u00a0 Closing Remarks and Invitations to Our Future HPC User Forum Events<\/p>\n
4:45 \u2013 5:00 pm\u00a0 Break<\/p>\n
5:00 \u2013 7:00 pm\u00a0 Special Event: Networking Time & Cocktail Reception <\/p>\n
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