The Responsible HPC conference in Reykjavík, hosted by Borealis Data Center and the EuroCC project National Competence Center for HPC and AI in Iceland, in co-operation with the University of Iceland, was an in-depth and informative gathering on the future of HPC (High-Performance Computing) with regards to responsible data centers, applications, HPC as a service, research, and funding of all the promising possibilities we can expect of HPC.
Key themes raised at the conference were: How business is developing solutions and portraying use cases to highlight the importance of HPC and AI (Artificial Intelligence). And in conjunction how academia in turn is developing and honing skills that will guide future entrepreneurs towards taking the next step in the field.
Some exciting developments were highlighted in talks given by representatives of Rescale, a company that provides powerful tools that allow users, amongst other things, to choose Responsible HPC as a service. Delivering sustainable, high-performance compute solutions on demand in the cloud.
And as part of this flourishing mixture of innovation and industry are intergovernmental institutions, such as EuroHPC, that help develop pathways for startups, SMEs, and institutions to have access to large scale HPC and AI infrastructure, making sure they can develop services and products in a responsible way while maintaining a competitive edge.
With such a diverse host of speakers, the conference managed to capture the unique viewpoints of different stakeholders, showing the diversity and complexity of HPC and many of the underlying attributes that are driving its development and application.
With lectures from: academia, business, institutions, and independent organizations the day was a holistic take on the future of HPC - going forward as a responsible and sustainable enterprise.
Please view the lectures from the conference at your discretion for a more in-depth and detailed presentation here below.
For the full agenda please visit: Conference (bdc.is)
Responsible HPC conference - Lectures
Follow the link for the full lecture
Prof. Jón Atli Benediktsson, rector and president of the University of Iceland: Opening remarks
Björn Brynjúlfsson, CEO and Founder of Borealis Data Center: HPC and HA from a data center perspective
Prof. Dr. -Ing. Morris Riedel, University of Iceland: NCC Iceland
Anders Dam Jensen, Executive Director of EuroHPC: Relevance of EuroHPC
Daniel Opalka, Programme Officer R&I at EuroHPC: R&I work program status EuroHPC
Dr. -Ing. Bastian Koller, Managing Director, High Performance Computing Center, Stuttgart: EuroCC status and next funding period
Hrólfur Jónsson, CEO of UI Science Park: Overview of UI Science Park
Ívar K. Jasonarson, Specialist at Landsvirkjun Climate- and environmental department: Landsvirkjun’s minimal carbon footprint and sustainable practices
Kristján Hafsteinsson, Sr Business Development manager at Origo: Responsible HPC
Mark Fieldhouse, General Manager EMEA at Rescale: Balancing Innovation Velocity and Sustainability
Romain Klein, Technical Director EMEA at Rescale: Balancing Innovation Velocity and Sustainability
Martin Hosken, Chief Technologist at VMware: Building the Ideal HPC Service Platform for VMware Cloud Providers
Rod Evans, EMEA Director for super computing and higher education at Nvidia: HPC and AI convergence
Werner Paulus, VP OEM solutions at 2CSRi: How to run HPC servers with more energy efficiency
Bertil Brendeke, VP sales at Submer: How to run HPC servers with more energy efficiency
Karl Hansen, Solution sales manager at Lenovo: Does access to fully renewable energy remove the need for energy efficiency
Dr. Lilit Axner, Director of EuroCC NCC Sweden: National HPC Competence Center in Sweden
Prof. Dr. -Ing. Morris Riedel, University of Iceland: Applications
Bill Patrowicz, CEO and Founder of Kaiser Global and Reykjavík Institute: Reykjavik Institute
Borealis Data Center ehf.
Suðurlandsbraut 4, 8th Floor
108 Reykjavík