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IEEE International Symposium
on Convergence of Cloud & HPC

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Cloud computing is traditionally defined in terms of data and compute virtual services supporting on-demand applications that scale to thousands of simultaneous users. In contrast, High Performance Computing (HPC) is commonly associated with massive supercomputers that run highly parallel programs for small groups of users at a certain time. However, over the last five years, the demands of the scientific and engineering research community have created an evolutionary pressure to merge the best characteristics of these two models. HPC centers have started to offer services based on cloud-native technologies and on the other side, the hyperscalers now increasingly offer large HPC instances and deploy accelerated servers in combination with high-performance interconnects. Furthermore, the AI revolution is a key focus area for hyperscalers as well as HPC centers.

The IEEE International Symposium on Convergence of Cloud & HPC will explore all aspects of the HPC based on cloud technologies. Topics of special interest include the following:

• HPC workflows using hybrid cloud and supercomputer configurations
• Innovative tools and usage for (Cloud) HPC application developers
• Scalability, performance optimization and benchmarking in Cloud HPC
• Next generation interactive operating environments for hybrid cloud deployments combining on-prem and cloud infrastructure
• The evolution and deployment of advanced accelerators (GPUs, FPGAs, TPUs, etc.) in Cloud HPC
• The role of cloud-native technologies and infrastructure (including containers and container orchestration)
• Using advanced AI methods in the cloud for improving science and business outcomes
• Industry design, engineering, and/or automation enabled by advanced Cloud HPC technologies

The IEEE International Symposium on Convergence of Cloud & HPC provides a forum for leading researchers, practitioners, and visionaries to share their R&D findings, experiences, and/or visions of Cloud HPC. It will be held as a part of the IEEE Cloud 2022 conference, featuring distinguished speeches, panels, invited talks/presentations. We extend an invitation to all to participate and make it a success.

Wednesday July 13
Room: Theater Room

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Cloud Symposium on Convergence of Cloud & HPC (CLDSYM1)
Wednesday July 13, 09:00-10:15
Room: Theater Room
Session Chair: Christoph Hagleitner, IBM Research

HPC and Cloud Fusion - Extreme Data Driven Workflows using Supercomputing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
Sadaf Alam, CSCS

The Cloud – Past Present and Future – An HPC Perspective
Andrew Jones, Azure

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Cloud Symposium on Convergence of Cloud & HPC (CLDSYM2)
Wednesday July 13, 10:45-12:00
Room: Theater Room
Session Chair: Bernd Mohr, Juelich Supercomputing Center

The Last Mile: Cloud Native and HPC
Ricardo Rocha, CERN

Cloud and HPC Computing in the EGI Federated Infrastructure
Enol Fernandez, EGI

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Cloud Symposium on Convergence of Cloud & HPC (CLDSYM3)
Wednesday July 13, 12:00-13:00
Room: Theater Room
Session Chair: Seelam Seetharami, IBM Research

Supercomputing and European Sovereignty
Mateo Valero, BSC

Data Traceability and Results Explainability on the Cloud
Michaela Taufer, University of Tennessee Knoxville

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Cloud Symposium on Convergence of Cloud & HPC (CLDSYM4)
Wednesday July 13, 14:15-15:30
Room: Theater Room
Session Chair: Fabrizio Gagliardi, Barcelona Supercomputing Center

Quantum for HPC and HPC for Quantum: A Cloud Perspective
Talia Gershon, IBM

Panel Discussion on Convergence of Cloud & HPC

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Symposium Organizers

Fabrizio Gagliardi, Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Christoph Hagleitner, IBM Research

Program Committee

Rosa Badia, Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Bernd Mohr, Juelich Supercomputing Center
Dennis Gannon, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University
Geoffrey Fox, Indiana University
Seetharami Seelam, IBM Research