Venue
The 17th USERS CONFERENCE will take place in the Auditorium of the Vertex building, in the North Campus of the Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya and close to the Barcelona Supercomputing Center facilities.
Location / How to arrive
The Vertex Auditorium is located at Plaça d'Eusebi Güell, 6, 08034 Barcelona. The nearest metro stop is 'Palau Reial' (line 3) or Zona Universitaria (line 9S). Both stops are approximately a 10-minute walk away.
HOW TO GET THERE:
- From Josep Tarradellas- Barcelona El Prat AIRPORT:
- By metro:
- Line 9S (orange) from any of the terminals to 'Zona Universitaria'.
- Line 3 (green) from 'Zona Universitaria' (start of line) to 'Palau Reial'.
- By train:
- Line R2S (from Terminal 2) to Barcelona Sants train station.
- Line 3 (green) from 'Sants Estació' to 'Palau Reial'.
- By bus:
- Aerobus: Direct bus service from both terminals to Plaça Espanya. From 'Plaça Espanya' to 'Palau Reial' with line 3 (green).
- Bus 46: Bus service from the airport to Plaça Espanya. From 'Plaça Espanya' to 'Palau Reial' with line 3 (green).
- By metro:
- From Barcelona-Sants TRAIN station:
- By metro: Line 3 (green) from 'Sants Estació' to 'Palau Reial'.
- By bus: Line 78-Sant Joan Despí from 'Nicaragua - Josep Tarradellas' to 'Av d'Esplugues - Av Pearson'.
Agenda
| Tuesday, 12th September 2023 | |
| 15:00 | Registration & Welcome |
| 15:15 |
Sponsored Technical Workshop: AI solution design for large-scale deployments, Marc Méndez-Bermond, DELL Technologies |
| 16:15 |
Sponsored Technical Workshop: Python/C++ a Heterogeneous-Compute Interface for Portability, Adil Lashab, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) |
| 17:15 |
Sponsored Technical Workshop: Managing network congestion and workload isolation on Cornelis Networks Omni-Path fabrics, Robert Bollig, Cornelis Networks |
| 19:00 |
Closing |
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Wednesday, 13th September 2023 |
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9:00 |
Welcome and registration |
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9:30 |
Opening Session Raquel Yotti, Secretary-General of Research, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation |
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10:00 |
Thematic panel: RISC-V, processors made in Europe. Moderator: Mateo Valero Cortés, Barcelona Supercomputing Center Participants: Panagiotis Tsarchopoulos (EC Europa); Lluís Terés (IMB - CSIC); Miquel Moretó (BSC); Macarena Martínez Rodríguez (IMSE-CSIC) |
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11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK & POSTER EXHIBITION |
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12:00 |
Sponsor Talk by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD): The next step: how AMD enables more than 2 exaflops, Simon Viñals, Commercial Sales Account Manager |
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12:20 |
Thematic Panel: Driving Education in RISC-V Moderator: María Ribera-Sancho, Barcelona Supercomputing Center Participants: Sarah Harris (Nevada University); Zhangxi Tan (Berkeley University and Co-Director of RIOS Lab); Miquel Moretó (BSC); Katzalin Olcoz Herrero (Universidad Complutense de Madrid). |
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13:30 |
Sponsor Talk by Cornelis Networks: Cornelis Omni-Path Express: The open-source software approach to High Performance Fabrics, Robert Bollig, Solutions Architect EMEA |
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13:50 |
LUNCH BREAK |
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14:50 |
Sponsor Talk by DELL Technologies: Dell and Project Helix, Paolo Bianco, HPC and AI Business Dev. for Western European Region |
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15:10 |
Thematic Panel: Supercomputing and Artificial Intelligence: accelerating each other's pace. Moderator: Senén Barro, Centro Singular de Investigación en Tecnologías Inteligentes (CiTIUS) Participants: Francisco Doblas (BSC); Rosa Filgueira (University of St. Andrews); Aitor Soroa (HiTZ, Universidad País Vasco) |
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16:40 |
COFFEE BREAK & POSTER EXHIBITION |
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17:10 |
Thematic Panel: Optimization and saving energy in HPC centres. Moderator: Julita Corbalán, Energy Aware Solutions (EAS) Participants: Benjamin Czaja (SURF); Cristina Manzano (Forschungszentrum Jülich); Federico Tesser (CINECA) |
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18:10 |
SOCIAL ACTIVITY: Guided visit to Marenostrum 5 (English) |
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20:45 |
OFFICIAL DINNER JURES 2023 - Restaurante Real Club de Polo de Barcelona |
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Thursday, 14th September 2023 |
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9:00 |
Registration - 2nd day |
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10:00 |
RES goals, impact and mission. |
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10:20 |
Sponsor Talk by HPCNOW!: Bridging the gap between desktop computers and HPC with Open OnDemand, Elisabeth Ortega, R&D&I Manager |
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10:40 |
RES Users Committee (CURES): 2023 Review, Miguel Ángel Aloy, Universitat de València |
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11:00 |
COFFEE BREAK & POSTER EXHIBITION |
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11:20 |
Sponsor Talk by HPE: HPE Greenlake for Large Language Models, Adriano Galano, Artificial Intelligence and HPC Specialist for the Southern Europe region |
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12:00 |
Thematic Panel: Programming tools and workflows in science. Moderator: Daniele Lezzi, Barcelolona Supercomputing Center Participants: Davide Cirillo (BSC); Riccardo Rossi (CIMNE); Stefano Lorito (INGV-IT); Josep de la Puente (BSC) |
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13:30 |
Sponsor Talk by FUJITSU: Future and current state of hybrid supercomputing, Juan Antonio García Carrasco - Senior Consultant HPC and Quamtum |
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13:50 |
LUNCH BREAK |
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14:50 |
Thematic Panel: Quantum Computing and its applications. Moderator: Pep Martorell, Barcelolona Supercomputing Center Participants: Alba Cervera Lierta (Quantum Spain); Artur García (BSC); Elías F. Combarro (Universidad de Oviedo); Carmen García Almudéver (UPV) |
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16:20 |
Sponsored Talk by Supermicro: Modern Workload Performance, Oscar Jiménez Izquierdo. Alliance Manager Spain & Portugal. |
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16:40 |
COFFEE BREAK & POSTER EXHIBITION |
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17:10 |
RES Outstanding Paper Award 2022: 'Inhibition Mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease with Ketone-Based Inhibitors Unveiled by Multiscale Simulations: Insights for Improved Designs'. Carlos A. Ramos-Guzmán, Universitat de Jaume I |
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17:40 |
Closing Session and RES AWARDS |
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18:10 |
SOCIAL ACTIVITY: Guided Visit to Marenostrum 5 (ENGLISH) |
Registration
Registration is now CLOSED.
The registration form includes the submission of posters for the 'RES Best Poster Award' and 'RES Outstanding Scientific Paper Award' respectively. In addition, the same form may be used to apply for the Travel and Accommodation Grants:
Call for travel and accommodation grants: aimed at covering transport and accommodation expenses of young researchers (generally Master's students, PhD students or recent PhDs) presenting their work in poster format at the RES Users Conference 2023. The organisation will cover accommodation and transport costs (according to BSC expenses regulations ) up to a maximum of 500 EUR. Deadline is 18th July.
Materials
Previous editions of the RES USER CONFERENCE:
Further information
RES AWARDS
The Spanish Supercomputing Network announces the RES Awards, with the aim of recognising the work carried out by RES users in their scientific and technical fields. The RES Awards recognise:
- RES Best Poster Award is given to the author of the most meritorious poster presented at the RES Users Conference. The work described in the poster must have been carried out using RES supercomputing or data resources. The prize will be decided during the conference by popular vote. The winner of the award will be announced at the Closing Session. The winning researcher will be entitled to a travel grant to next year's RES Users Conference.
- RES Award for the Best Scientific Paper published during the last 3 years by RES users. Candidates must submit their published papers during the registration process. The RES Council will decide the winner based on the proposals of the Access Committee coordinators, who will evaluate each application on the basis of the excellence of the candidate and the work presented in the article. The work submitted must have been carried out using RES supercomputing or data resources. The winner will be announced at the Closing Session. The winning researcher will be invited to give an oral presentation at next year's RES Users Conference.
- RES - HPC Lifetime Achievement Award. The RES Council will award this prize to a person or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to the research, development or dissemination of supercomputing in Spain. The winner will be announced during the gala dinner on Wednesday.
