In this podcast, the Radio Free HPC team offers up a Trip Report from ISC 2018 in Frankfurt. It was a whirlwind week for news with a new USA machine on the TOP500, but the other big news centered around the convergence of HPC & AI. This common theme was all over the show floor, with use cases on display in dozens of exhibits.

After taking it all at ASC18, Team Tsinghua wins the ISC18 Student Cluster Competition on its way to a possible Triple Crown.
Topics include:
- Mousquetaire-Group Announces European Exascale Initiative
- ISC 2018 Student Cluster Competition results
- Shahin rant: Convergence of hpc and AI
- Dan runs down student cluster results:
- Team Tsinghua wins ISC18 Championship
- Team Nanyang wins second place
- Team CHPC comes in at third place
- Samsung works on 5 nanometer chips
- Intel seeks a new CEO
- Team America Breaks the Hotel