PSC's Bridges-2 and SDSC's Expanse Now Allocable by XSEDE
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Two relatively new NSF-funded supercomputers, the Bridges-2 platform at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC), and Expanse at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), are available for allocation requests via XSEDE.
Bridges-2 comes as a replacement for PSC’s former Bridges machine, which was officially retired on February 15, 2021. Expanse, which entered production on December 7, 2020, comes as a replacement for SDSC's Comet which is slated for retirement in July 2021. Users can request access to both Bridges-2 and Expanse in the upcoming March 15-April 15 XSEDE Research Allocation request period.
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XSEDE Cyberinfrastructure Integration (XCI) updates |
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The XSEDE Cyberinfrastructure Integration (XCI) team recently helped the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) rebuild their high-performance computing system, Buddy. This resource supports projects spanning particle transport, micro-mixing, stochastic modeling, ecological modeling, and bioinformatics and disease spread modeling. For more information, please see this Indiana University news article.
XCI has introduced the ability for Service Providers (SPs) to advertise data collections that are locally hosted on their XSEDE resources, and the ability for XSEDE users to discover and access these data collections. This capability was developed in collaboration with Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) which is advertising data collections available on Bridges. To discover XSEDE-hosted data collections, visit the Data Collections Page in the User Portal. SPs interested in advertising their data collections should contact the XCI team via help@xsede.org.
Containers are a standard unit of software that package up code and all its dependencies so that an application can run more quickly and reliably on different computing platforms. XCI has released new XSEDE Container documentation which introduces users to Container resources by:
- Providing a description of Containers and how they differ from other virtual environments
- Listing XSEDE resources, services, and related user guides
- Describing how to request normal and advanced XSEDE support in Container usage
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Increasing Diversity in Hiring for XSEDE |
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The XSEDE leadership team believes strongly in the importance and value of building a diverse XSEDE workforce. A more diverse team ensures a variety of perspectives, skills, and experiences, which can only enhance the work that we accomplish together. To improve the diversity of applicants for open positions, XSEDE recommends the development of partnerships with institutions that serve historically underrepresented students in STEM; leveraging professional organizations; and taking advantage of conferences, mailing lists, and virtual career fairs. Detailed information on these opportunities can be found on XSEDE's new Increasing Diversity in Hiring staff wiki page.
If you have feedback or suggestions regarding additional info that could be included on that wiki page, please contact Linda Akli.
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This newsletter is produced by XSEDE staff, for XSEDE staff. It's sent on the last Thursday of every month. If you or your team have something to share with the rest of the project, or something you'd like to see in the monthly newsletters, please contact XSEDE's External Relations team at er@xsede.org.
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New Funding to Support Leadership-Class Application Partners |
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The NSF issued a ‘Dear Colleague’ letter to inform the science and engineering community about an opportunity for research teams to become application partners with the Leadership-Class Computing Facility (LCCF) during the planning and construction stages of the project. Up to 20 teams will be selected to undergo a technical evaluation with the LCCF team to construct a final proposal.
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Ookami Webinar Offered March 3
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The Japanese word for “wolf” is also the eponym for a computer technology testbed located at Stony Brook University supported by NSF. Ookami provides researchers with access to the A64FX processor developed by Riken and Fujitsu for the Japanese path to exascale computing and is currently deployed in the fastest and most power-efficient supercomputer in the world, Fugaku. It is the first such computer outside of Japan.
The Ookami team is offering a webinar on March 3 from 2-3 p.m. EST for anyone interested in Ookami. It will give an introduction to the system and demonstrate its usage. Register here.
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TACC Launches Expanded Frontera Supercomputer to Support Urgent Computing
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Frontera — the 9th fastest supercomputer in the world — has expanded thanks to a supplemental award from the NSF and a substantial contribution from Dell Technologies and Intel. The expansion will support urgent computing, accelerating pandemic research, and supporting rapid responses to natural and man-made disasters.
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PEARC21 Call for Participation |
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ACM PEARC21 Conference — Evolution Across All Dimensions will take place virtually from July 18-22, 2021, and will explore the current practice and experience in advanced research computing including workforce development, training, diversity, applications and software, and systems and software.
Submission Deadlines:
Tutorials and Workshops: February 9, 2021
Full Papers: March 9, 2021
Short Papers: April 13, 2021
Invited resubmissions: April 20, 2021
Panels: May 9, 2021
Birds of a Feather: May 9, 2021
Posters: May 16, 2021
Visualizations: May 23, 2021
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