ISC’17: HPC competition turned up to 11; Bring on the apps!
Eleven teams at the ISC’17 Student Cluster Competition will go head to head live in glamorous Frankfurt, Germany, this week. Yep, this one goes … Read More
Mystery Apps Can’t Stump ISC’16 Cluster Kids
One of the most interesting parts of the ISC Student Cluster competitions is their inclusion of “mystery” applications and tasks. These are challenges that the … Read More
Nice cluster. What can you do with it? The ISC’16 Apps
Your correspondent wrote this blog during the action at the ISC’16 Student Cluster Competition arena, located on the trade show floor of the Messe … 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 Analyzed at Last: The Apps
It’s well past the time to discuss and analyze what happened at the exciting seventh annual Student Cluster Competition, which took place at SC14 … Read More
SC13 Applications: Last-minute tips & tricks
It’s crunch time for the students who will be competing at the SC13 Student Cluster Competition in Denver. The eleven university teams – plus … Read More
SC13 Application: NEMO5
In this new webcast I talked with Dr. Jim Fonseca, a key developer of NEMO5. We take a deep dive into NEMO5: what it … Read More
SC12 LittleFe Battle: High-schoolers Take On the Big Kids
Now that the US elections are over, it’s obvious that the world’s attention has shifted to the upcoming Student Cluster Competition (SCC), which will … Read More
SC12 Apps: Something for Every Wonk
The apps for this year’s edition of the SC12 Student Cluster Competition are the typical mix of HPC workloads, chosen to represent a range … Read More