Workshop: Enhancing HPC in Underserved Regions: On Common Ground @SC16

研讨会：增强服务欠缺地区的 HPC：共同点 @SC16

• 批准号: 1657644
• 负责人: Dana Brunson
• 金额: $ 4.99万
• 依托单位: Oklahoma State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-11-01 至 2018-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1657644&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Workshop; Enhancing; HPC; Underserved; Regions

This proposal will support a workshop on cyberinfrastructure education and research in rural and resource constrained regions for managers and coordinators of high performance computing (HPC) resources. The meeting will be co-located with the SC16 (supercomputing 2016) conference in Salt Lake City, Utah 13-18 November 2016 and will take place before and during the SC16 conference. The project brings together eXtreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) Campus Champions from underserved regions (EPSCoR states and territories or others working with resource constrained institutions), and their African counterparts from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to discuss and develop solutions to common challenges. The participants will discuss the basic ?nuts and bolts? of providing HPC resources and will also drill deeper into the technical resources and applications needed by the specific research communities they serve. Because most of the participants come from rural and arid regions, HPC research areas that are likely to be discussed include:- Renewable Energy, Natural Resources, and Environment- Food Safety, Nutrition, and Health- Plant Health and Production, and Plant Products- Animal Health and Production, and Animal Products- Agricultural Systems and Technology- Agricultural Economics and Rural CommunitiesThe exchange of information and best practices is expected to benefit all participants. In addition, the workshop will connect members of the US HPC community with counterparts in Africa, who may be supporting research efforts on similar projects. The interactions at the workshop are expected to form relationships that can lead to future research collaborations. Researchers and academic personnel in EPSCoR states generally have far fewer international collaborations and opportunities to interact with international partners than researchers at institutions in other states. This gives EPSCoR-based students, faculty and staff fewer opportunities to be globally engaged, to address problems of global importance and to help create a globally capable workforce. This conference is expected to provide a valuable opportunity for these US personnel, from resource-constrained locations, to create international networks and relationships for future collaborations. Applicants to participate in the workshop are 30% female, an excellent percentage for a high performance computing activity, and are from 13 US states and 8 African countries.The funds requested here will support domestic, US-only transport and lodging for 10 US and 7 Sub-Saharan Africa delegates to attend the workshop and SC16 conference. Flights from Africa to the US have been donated via STEM-Trek. The overall goal is 25-30 total workshop participants, to provide a breadth of perspectives and expertise that will promote future collaborations.

该提案将支持在农村和资源有限地区为高性能计算（HPC）资源的管理者和协调员举办一个关于网络基础设施教育和研究的研讨会。该会议将于 2016 年 11 月 13 日至 18 日在犹他州盐湖城与 SC16（超级计算 2016）会议同期举行，并将在 SC16 会议之前和期间举行。该项目汇集了来自服务欠缺地区（EPSCoR 州和地区或其他与资源有限机构合作的地区）的极限科学与工程发现环境 (XSEDE) 校园冠军以及来自南部非洲发展共同体 (SADC) 的非洲同行，讨论并制定应对共同挑战的解决方案。参与者将讨论基本的“具体细节”。提供 HPC 资源，还将更深入地研究他们所服务的特定研究社区所需的技术资源和应用程序。由于大多数参与者来自农村和干旱地区，因此可能讨论的 HPC 研究领域包括： - 可再生能源、自然资源和环境 - 食品安全、营养和健康 - 植物健康和生产和植物产品 - 动物健康和生产和动物产品 - 农业系统和技术 - 农业经济和农村社区 信息和最佳实践的交流预计将使所有参与者受益。此外，该研讨会还将美国 HPC 社区的成员与非洲同行联系起来，他们可能会支持类似项目的研究工作。研讨会上的互动预计将形成可以促进未来研究合作的关系。 EPSCoR 州的研究人员和学术人员的国际合作以及与国际合作伙伴互动的机会通常比其他州机构的研究人员少得多。这使得 EPSCoR 的学生、教职员工参与全球参与、解决全球重要问题以及帮助打造一支具有全球能力的劳动力队伍的机会减少。此次会议预计将为这些来自资源有限地区的美国人员提供宝贵的机会，为未来的合作建立国际网络和关系。参加研讨会的申请人中有 30% 是女性，这对于高性能计算活动来说是一个很好的比例，她们来自美国 13 个州和 8 个非洲国家。此处申请的资金将支持 10 名美国代表和 7 名撒哈拉以南非洲代表参加研讨会和 SC16 会议的国内、仅限美国的交通和住宿。从非洲飞往美国的航班是通过 STEM-Trek 捐赠的。研讨会的总体目标是 25-30 名参与者，提供广泛的观点和专业知识，以促进未来的合作。