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SC’s First Virtual Student Cluster Competition Concludes with Teams Greatly Expanding Their Knowledge of Running HPC Workloads in the Cloud
This past Wednesday at 5 pm EST, 19 student teams all breathed a sigh of relief as the 72-hour long Virtual Student Cluster Competition concluded. Over the past 3 days, 114 students, the mentors from all 19 teams, and the VSCC committee worked non-stop as the competition unfolded. Throughout it all, the teams and the …

SC20 Transparency and Reproducibility Initiative Discusses Early Findings of Community Survey
The SC20 Transparency and Reproducibility Initiative undertook a survey in August of this year to study perceptions within the community of the measures implemented by SC to make results from the Technical Program and Workshops more transparent and reproducible. SC’s measures for increased reproducibility take the form of additional information collected at the time of …

Highlights for Students@SC at SC20
We look forward to seeing you at SC20 and hosting students from around the world! This blog includes special event highlights and items of interest for students attending the conference. These events and programs are completely free with your registration! Pro Tips To make the most of your experience at SC, make sure you have …

First Peer-Reviewed Paper to Disclose the Blue Gene/L System Wins SC20 Test of Time Award
The Test of Time Award (ToTA) recognizes an outstanding paper that has deeply influenced the HPC discipline. It is a mark of historical impact and recognition that the paper has changed HPC trends. We are pleased to announce the selection of the SC02 paper, “An Overview of the Blue Gene/L Supercomputer” as the SC20 ToTA …