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SUMMARY:Cloudy with a Chance of HPC
DESCRIPTION:Posters, Virtual Student Cluster Competition\n\nCloudy with a 
 Chance of HPC\n\nPerez, Lachkov, Lau, Le, Rodriguez...\n\nAg-Jag Cluster i
 s a cross-institutional team with three students from Texas A&M University
  (TAMU), College Station, and three students from Texas A&M University-San
  Antonio (TAMU-SA). Three members of the Ag-Jag Cluster team have particip
 ated in previous Student Cluster Competitions (SCC). Dylan Rodriguez and M
 ichael Lau participated in the 2018 Supercomputing (SC18) SCC in Dallas.  
 Michael Lau and Shaina Le participated in the 2018 Asian Supercomputing Co
 nference (ASC18) SCC.  In addition, members Petar Lachkov and Jonathan Ros
 ett have participated in cybersecurity capture-the-flag events, hackathons
 , and other programming competitions. All members of the Ag-Jag Cluster te
 am have a strong interest in HPC and the upcoming Virtual Student Cluster 
 Competition (VSCC).  There is a desire to gain more direct hands-on experi
 ence with an extremely important aspect of computing or to continue to bui
 ld on their previous experiences with HPC.  For VSCC20, using what was lea
 rned from previous SCCs experience while adapting to the changing landscap
 e in computing, specifically the increased prevalence of cloud computing r
 esources is both exciting and challenging. \n\nThe members of the Ag-Jag C
 luster team are a diverse group of experienced college students whose educ
 ational backgrounds include Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Eng
 ineering, and Technology Management. These members are experienced in the 
 many different aspects of computing including linux, system administration
 , cloud computing (AWS/GCP), computer programming, computer networking, an
 d Cisco infrastructures. The team members are being advised and instructed
  by Dr. Lisa Perez and Dr. Smriti Bhatt.  Dr. Perez is the Associate Direc
 tor for Advanced Computing Enablement at TAMUs High Performance Research C
 omputing (HPRC), and possesses an extensive background in the computationa
 l sciences.  Dr. Bhatt is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at TA
 MU-SA, and specializes in the field of Cyber Security.\n\nThe TAMU-SA team
  members have a cybersecurity/computer science background but little exper
 ience with HPC but are eager and excited about this learning opportunity. 
  The TAMU team members have experience in HPC and previous SCCs and will t
 ake on a leadership role.\nPetar is especially passionate about people and
  IT coming together to solve challenges and advance the world. \n\nPartici
 pating in VSCC will build a strong foundation needed in today’s competitiv
 e workforce and allow them to gain valuable hands-on experience with the b
 uild and design of virtual clusters. It is expected that participation in 
 the VSCC will impact both the teams academic and career path by creating a
  lifelong support system within our team and the other individuals we will
  network with during preparation, competition, and the conference. The imp
 ortance of teamwork and the ability to learn from others will positively i
 mpact our careers and open up opportunities for success.\n\nTag: Student P
 rogram\n\nRegistration Category: Tech Program Reg Pass, Exhibits Reg Pass
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