Want HPC Immortality? Compete for the Student Cluster Competition crown
Do you want to secure a place in HPC history? One route would be to singlehandedly design and implement an exascale supercomputer, a task most … Read More
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Meet the ISC’15 Teams: Asian kids geared up
Four teams from Asian universities entered the ISC’15 Student Cluster Competition arena in a bid to do glorious cluster combat and chisel their names … Read More
What are Student Cluster Competitions Anyway? A Field Guide
So here’s what all the fuss is about: university students build their own supercomputers – that’s the “cluster” part – for a live face-off to … Read More
Meet the ISC’15 Teams: Euro Kids Answer HPC Call
Eight countries from five continents sent eleven university student teams to do battle at the recently concluded ISC’15 Student Cluster Competition. If you multiply … Read More
ISC’15: It’s All About the Power
This year’s crop of student clusterers brought perhaps the most diverse set of equipment ever to grace a cluster competition in the modern era. … Read More
ISC’15 Interview: The HPC Talent Incubator
Purdue University has participated in more Student Cluster Competitions than any other institutions - nine of 'em in less than 10 years. They must … Read More
Liquid Cooling Deep Dive
I recently had a conversation with Pat McGinn, product manager at CoolIT Systems. Fortunately I recorded our chat, then matched it up with some … Read More
ISC’15 Overview: ARM, x86 going head-to-head
The stage is set for an unprecedented architectural melee at the upcoming ISC 2015 Student Cluster Competition in Frankfurt. For the first time, a … Read More
ISC’15: Undergrads vs. Applications
As the kickoff for the ISC’15 student cluster-building competition approaches, it’s a good time to take a look at what the undergrads will actually … Read More
SC14 Interview: Team Quokka (iVEC, Australia)
Team Quokka is a consortium of several universities in Australia. This is their second SC tourney, and they’ve brought a completely new team to the … Read More