RCAC Cyberinfrastructure Symposium
Join us on October 22, 2024, from 9 AM to 4 PM, in Fowler Hall for Purdue’s 3rd annual RCAC Cyberinfrastructure Symposium. This year’s event will spotlight the role of High-Performance Computing (HPC), AI, and semiconductors in scientific advancements. Hear from Purdue experts, including RCAC Director Preston Smith and EVPRP Karen Plaut, alongside industry leaders from MyRadar and Blue Wave AI Labs.
We're excited to highlight our keynote speaker: Michela Taufer, a renowned professor from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, who will share her insights on interdisciplinary HPC applications. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with leaders from both academia and industry.
The full agenda for the day is below.
- 9:00 - 9:10 | Welcome and Introductions, Preston Smith, Senior Director, Rosen Center for Advanced Computing (RCAC)
- 9:10 - 9:35 | The State of the Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CI), Preston Smith, Senior Director, RCAC
- 9:35 - 10:10 | Powering the Nuclear Fleet with Artificial Intelligence, M. Rizki Oktavian, Blue Wave AI Labs
- 10:10 - 10:45 | Deep Generative Modelling of Satellite: Using generative AI to nowcast synthetic, multispectral geostationary satellite imagery, David Ryglicki, MyRadar.com
- 10:45 - 11:00 | Research Update, Karen Plaut, Executive Vice President for Research, Purdue University
- 11:00 - 12:00 | Keynote Presentation: On the Need for Solutions to Address Scientists' Pain Points. Michela Taufer, Jack Dongarra Professor in High Performance Computing, University of Tennessee
- 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch Break
- 12:00 - 1:00 | Student poster session, Envision Center B001
- 1:00 - 1:30 | Multi-platform CFD and application to hypersonic flow, Matteo Ruggeri and Carlo Scalo, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue
- 1:30 - 2:00 | New Phases of Matter in Quantum Materials, Erica Carlson, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue
- 2:00 - 2:30 | Accelerating Industrial Innovation: Collaborations Leveraging Cyberinfrastructure, Jeff Terstriep, NCSA
- 2:30 - 3:00 | Cyber Infrastructure Challenges for Unleashing Human-AI Teams for Scientific Discovery, Eamon Duede, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, joint appointment Argonne National Laboratory
- 3:00 - 3:30 | High Performance Computing, a Cosmological Perspective, Nathaniel Husted, Chief Scientist for Cyber and Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) Technologies, NSWC Crane
- 3:30 - 4:00 | Research Software Engineering (RSE) in the Cyberinfrastructure Ecosystem, Carol Song, Chief Scientist, RCAC
- 4:00 | Closing Remarks, Preston Smith, Senior Director, RCAC
- 4:00 - 5:30 | Networking Reception at the Purdue Memorial Union, East Terrace, Basement Level
For more information on past symposiums, please visit 2022 Symposium and 2023 Symposium