In this special feature from Scientific Computing World, Sean Ekins from Collaborative Drug Discovery explains to Robert Roe how science apps can be used for cheminformatics workflows. Delegates attending the SLAS2014 Conference in San Diego California from 18 to 22 January were able to download a conference app – available free from the iTunes store […]
Archives for January 2014
IBM to Drive Computational Sciences at Texas A&M
January 29, 2014 by
Today Texas A&M University and IBM began a broad research collaboration dedicated to advances in agriculture, geosciences, and engineering. The collaboration will leverage the power of big data analytics and high performance computing (HPC) systems for innovative solutions across a spectrum of challenges, such as improving extraction of Earth-based energy resources, facilitating the smart energy […]
Lustre Grows Momentum for 2014
January 29, 2014 by
“Looking back on 2013 and seeing the growth and development of not only OpenSFS, but also the Lustre community as a whole, makes us extremely excited,” said Galen Shipman, OpenSFS Chairman. “Lustre is healthier than ever, and is continuing to grow as new features like Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) and Distributed Namespace (DNE) are being added that will directly benefit HPC, Big Data, and Enterprise users.”
Adaptive Computing Top Predictions for Big Data Computing
January 29, 2014 by
“The speed, accuracy and cost at which enterprises can process big data analytics is the new competitive battleground, and we expect the need for results to greatly impact computing in 2014 and beyond,” said Rob Clyde, CEO of Adaptive Computing. “In our estimation, big data requires a streamlined approach to a complex data analysis and simulation process that can manage all resources across multiple computing platforms.”
VCollab: Displaying Ansys EKM Simulation Models in a Browser
January 28, 2014 by
Over at the Ansys Blog, Thomas Lehnhaeuser writes that VCollab softwares enables users to save time and view simulation models and their results without having to open a corresponding post-processing tool.
Sign up for International Summer School on HPC Challenges
January 28, 2014 by
Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from institutions in Europe, Canada, Japan and the United States are encouraged to apply for the fifth International Summer School on HPC Challenges in Computational Sciences, to be held from 1 to 6 June 2014 in Budapest, Hungary.
Bristol Joins Intel Parallel Computing Center Program
January 28, 2014 by
The University of Bristol has announced a collaboration with Intel to develop parallel algorithms and optimize HPC applications for the Intel Xeon Phi.
Video: 20 Petaflop Simulation of Protein Suspensions in Crowding Conditions
January 28, 2014 by
“The simulations were performed on the Titan system at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and exhibits excellent scalability up to 18,000 K20X NVIDIA GPUs, reaching 20 Petaflops of aggregate sustained performance with a peak performance of 27.5 Petaflops for the most intensive computing component.”
A Profile of HPC Innovator Taghrid Samak
January 27, 2014 by
Over at Scientific Computing, Jon Bashor has posted a fascinating profile of HPC Innovator Taghrid Samak from LBNL. She hails from Alexandria in Egypt, and her story should be very inspiring for young women seeking careers in computational science.
Mellanox Rolls Out 40 GbE NIC for Open Compute Project
January 27, 2014 by
Today Mellanox rolled out its 40GbE NIC as a proposed contribution to the Open Compute Project. Based on high-performance ConnectX-3 Pro ICs, the 40GbE NIC is available now and offers optimized latency and performance for converged I/O infrastructures.
