Intel Labs has released a case study involving a professor at the University of California-San Diego, who for the past five years has led research efforts into what’s called hyperdimensional computing aimed at solving memory and data storage challenges. Hyperdimensional computing (HD) is a type of machine learning inspired by observations of how humans and […]
UCSD Professor Leads COVID-19, Recommendation System Research Using ‘Hyperdimensional Computing’
July 18, 2023 by
SC22: COVID-19 Vaccination No Longer Required for Attendance
August 25, 2022 by
The SC22 conference, scheduled for Nov. 13-18, announced that COVID-19 vaccinations are no longer required for attendance. The conference issued the following statement: “Planning a conference in a world of COVID-19 is challenging as we never know what the virus will do next. The SC22 Planning Committee has followed the science along with the U.S. […]
SDSC’s Peter Rose Wins COVID-19 NIH/NICHD Award
August 10, 2022 by
Aug. 9, 2022 — Peter Rose, director of the Structural Bioinformatics Laboratory at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego, was recently presented with a team award from the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) noting his work in the COVID-19 Common Data Elements Working Groups. Specifically, Rose has been […]
ORNL Study on COVID-19 Earns Gordon Bell Prize Nomination
November 16, 2021 by
As the coronavirus pandemic entered its second year, a team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory used the nation’s fastest supercomputer to streamline the search for potential treatments. “The approach we used to search for promising molecules resembles natural selection in fast forward,” said Andrew Blanchard, one of the […]
SC21 Updates Safety Protocol for On-site Attendees
September 30, 2021 by
SC21 has issued an update about on-site safety protocols at its annual conference, to be held November 14–19, 2021 in St. Louis. Following are highlights of their statement released today: Proof of Vaccination: SC21 will require all in-person attendees, exhibitors, volunteers, and SC21 staff to be fully vaccinated. In order to pick up your registration badge, […]
TACC’s Longhorn GPU Subsystem Helps Researchers Detect Potential COVID-19 Virus Vulnerability
August 20, 2021 by
Despite more than a year and a half of research, there are still many unknowns about how the virus that causes COVID-19 infects human cells. A deeper understanding could lead to new treatment approaches. Using supercomputer simulations, a team from the University of California San Diego, the University of Pittsburgh, The University of Texas at […]
SC21 Will Remain In-person/Virtual Hybrid, Says Conference General Chair de Supinski
August 16, 2021 by
Amid rumors that SC21 is on the verge of shifting to an all-virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic, conference General Chair Bronis de Supinski told us today that the rumors are unfounded: SC21 will be an in person/virtual hybrid gathering. “There’s nothing to (the rumors),” de Supinski said. He added that he and several […]
Geospatial Tech: A Silver Lining in the Pandemic
July 21, 2021 by
In this contributed article, Ajay K. Gupta, CISSP, MBA, CEO at HSR.health, discusses how geospatial data is now at the core of how most states in the US are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. There is no doubt that GIS is demonstrating its incredible power during COVID. Integrating geospatial data with relevant statistics can help understand and evaluate the transmission and spread of a viral contagion.
Webinar: Using External Data to Accelerate Business in a Post-Vaccinated World
June 21, 2021 by
Join this webinar to learn how companies are developing insights to better prepare for growth opportunities, improve business performance and mitigate risk in a post-pandemic economy. Wednesday, June 24th, 2021 at 11:00 AM PT (2:00 PM ET)
SingleStore Research Highlights Spike in Data Demands Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
April 10, 2021 by
Many aspects of life and work stopped or slowed down significantly during the pandemic. But new research from SingleStore, the unified database for fast analytics, indicates that data requirements in the age of COVID-19 have been greater than ever. This research is based on a 500-person survey of IT professionals that Propeller Insights conducted in January 2021 on behalf of SingleStore.
