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

该提案将支持在农村和资源有限地区为高性能计算资源的管理人员和协调员举办网络基础设施教育和研究讲习班。该会议将与2016年11月13日至18日在犹他湖城举行的SC 16（超级计算2016）会议在同一地点举行，并将在SC 16会议之前和期间举行。该项目汇集了来自服务不足地区（EPSCoR州和地区或与资源有限机构合作的其他地区）的极限科学和工程发现环境（XSEDE）校园冠军，以及来自南部非洲发展共同体（SADC）的非洲同行，讨论和制定共同挑战的解决方案。与会者将讨论基本？螺母和螺栓？提供HPC资源，还将深入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。由于大多数与会者来自农村和干旱地区，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，植物产品-动物健康和生产，动物产品-农业系统和技术-农业经济学和农村社区信息和最佳实践的交流预计将使所有与会者受益。此外，该研讨会将美国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。在研讨会上的互动预计将形成关系，可以导致未来的研究合作。 EPSCoR州的研究人员和学术人员与其他州机构的研究人员相比，国际合作和与国际合作伙伴互动的机会要少得多。这使得EPSCoR的学生，教师和工作人员有更少的机会参与全球事务，解决全球重要性的问题，并帮助创建一个具有全球能力的劳动力。预计这次会议将为这些来自资源有限地区的美国人员提供一个宝贵的机会，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，来自美国的13个州和8个非洲国家。这里申请的资金将支持10名美国代表和7名撒哈拉以南非洲代表参加研讨会和SC 16会议的国内交通和住宿。从非洲到美国的航班是通过STEM-Trek捐赠的。总体目标是25-30名研讨会参与者，以提供广泛的观点和专业知识，促进未来的合作。

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.