ISC’17: Another record falls; Purdue/NEU take HPCG to new level
On the HPCG side of the house, Purdue/NEU reigned supreme with their score of 1,394.32. They foiled FAU’s plans for a HPC benchmark sweep … Read More
ISC’17: LINPACK record smashed in Frankfurt; German team holds home court
Enormous happenings at the ISC’17 Student Cluster Competition, where students from the Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat (FAU) broke the student cluster competition world record for HPL (LINPACK). This … Read More
ISC’17: Meet the Teams
As part of our continuing coverage of the most exciting events in the computer sporting world, Student Cluster Competitions, we like to meet each … Read More
ISC’17: Cluster Teams ready to rock serious hardware
The tension is rising at the ISC’17 Student Cluster Competition being held this week in Frankfurt, Germany. Eleven university teams are vying for the … Read More
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
ISC’17: Coffee is for Clusterers; Crank up the caffeine
Some people are afraid of public speaking; others fear spiders or snakes. Still others fear having to put together and benchmark high performance computing … Read More
ISC’17: Fracas in Frankfurt; HPC kids battle again
We’re only a few weeks away from the 6th annual ISC Student Cluster Competition, and student cluster aficionados worldwide are gearing up to watch … Read More
ASC17: Final results analyzed. And over-analyzed.
Tsinghua University topped their 19 competitors to take home the Overall Championship trophy at the recent ASC17 Student Cluster Competition in Wuxi, China.
ASC17: Down to the Wire; Action and drama mark final day
As a cluster competition starts to wind down and deadlines are close, I like to do a video check in with the teams to … Read More
ASC17: Record Number of Conjugates Gradiented; New high on HPC benchmark
Yet another record has fallen at the ASC17 Student Cluster Competition. This time, it’s the HPCG (Conjugate Gradient) mark. Little known Weifang University, who … Read More