award - RISC2 Project https://www.risc2-project.eu Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:21:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 CARLA 2023: RISC2 Results Presented at Largest HPC Conference in Latin America https://www.risc2-project.eu/2023/09/28/carla-2023-risc2-results-presented-at-largest-hpc-conference-in-latin-america/ Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:21:06 +0000 https://www.risc2-project.eu/?p=3033 From September 18 to 22, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, hosted the Latin America High-Performance Computing Conference (CARLA), which brought together around 300 researchers in the field from around the world — with particular emphasis on the presence of young and female researchers . With a varied program, the event aimed to provide a discussion forum to […]

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From September 18 to 22, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, hosted the Latin America High-Performance Computing Conference (CARLA), which brought together around 300 researchers in the field from around the world — with particular emphasis on the presence of young and female researchers . With a varied program, the event aimed to provide a discussion forum to encourage the growth and strengthening of the High-Performance Computing community in Latin America, focusing on the exchange and dissemination of ideas, techniques, and research, as well as their application.

Given the nature of the project, RISC2 could not fail to be represented through its partners and with a strong presence in the event’s program. Carlos J. Barrios, researcher from the Universidad Industrial de Santander and RISC2 partner was responsible for opening CARLA, with his address setting the tone for the conference, emphasizing the importance of collaborative efforts and knowledge sharing in furthering the frontiers of HPC.

Fabrizio Gagliardi, the coordinator of RISC2, also took center stage with a special talk that introduced the audience to the mission and objectives of the RISC2 project. The presentation shed light on the pivotal role that RISC2 plays in advancing HPC research and development of the cooperation between the two continents in this field. Gagliardi participated in the EuroHPCLatam panel: Policy and Global Actions, which included representatives from Red Clara, CAF and the Ministry of CyT Colombia. This panel explored the policies and global actions required to propel HPC forward in Latin America, emphasizing collaboration between key stakeholders.

Another highlight of CARLA 2023 was the tribute to Mateo Valero, one of the promoters of RISC2. Valero’s dedication and contributions to the field were celebrated through an award with his name and one he was the first recepient, underscoring the lasting impact of his work on the entire HPC community.

This event was particularly important as it coincided with the end of the RISC2 project and the presentation of its results. Over the course of three years, the initiative has strengthened contacts and promoted the exchange of knowledge between researchers from Latin America and Europe through the organization of nine webinars, the support of several schools, workshops, and other training events in the field for young students and researchers. During this period, RISC2 partners also participated in several conferences and ceremonies with policymakers to raise awareness of the importance of continuing to support and prioritize this area of research in the future.

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Mapping human brain functions using HPC https://www.risc2-project.eu/2023/02/01/mapping-human-brain-functions-using-hpc/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 13:17:19 +0000 https://www.risc2-project.eu/?p=2697 ContentMAP is the first Portuguese project in the field of Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience to be awarded with European Research Council grant (ERC Starting Grant #802553). In this project one is mapping how the human brain represents object knowledge – for example, how one represents in the brain all one knows about a knife (that […]

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ContentMAP is the first Portuguese project in the field of Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience to be awarded with European Research Council grant (ERC Starting Grant #802553). In this project one is mapping how the human brain represents object knowledge – for example, how one represents in the brain all one knows about a knife (that it cuts, that it has a handle, that is made out of metal and plastic or metal and wood, that it has a serrated and sharp part, that it is smooth and cold, etc.)? To do this, the project collects numerous MRI images while participants see and interact with objects (fMRI). HPC (High Performance Computing) is of central importance for processing these images . The use of HPC has allowed to manipulate these data, perform analysis with machine learning and complex computing in a timely manner.

Humans are particularly efficient at recognising objects – think about what surrounds us: one recognises the object where one is reading the text from as a screen, the place where one sits as a chair, the utensil in which one drinks coffee as a cup, and one does all of this extremely quickly and virtually automatically. One is able to do all this despite the fact that 1) one holds large amounts of information about each object (if one is asked to write down everything you know about a pen, you would certainly have a lot to say); and that 2) there are several exemplars of each object type (a glass can be tall, made out of glass, metal, paper or plastic, it can be different colours, etc. – but despite that, any of them would still be a glass). How does one do this? How one is able to store and process so much information in the process of recognising a glass, and generalise all the different instances of a glass to get the concept “glass”? The goal of the ContentMAP is to understand the processes that lead to successful object recognition.

The answer to these question lies in better understanding of the organisational principles of information in the brain. It is, in fact, the efficient organisation of conceptual information and object representations in the brain that allows one to quickly and efficiently recognise the keyboard that is in front of each of us. To study the neuronal organisation of object knowledge, the project collects large sets of fMRI data from several participants, and then try to decode the organisational principles of information in the brain.

Given the amount of data and the computational requirements of this type of data at the level of pre-processing and post processing, the use of HPC is essential to enable these studies to be conducted in a timely manner. For example, at the post-processing level, the project uses whole brain Support Vector Machine classification algorithms (searchlight procedures) that require hundreds of thousands of classifiers to be trained. Moreover, for each of these classifiers one needs to compute a sample distribution of the average, as well as test the various classifications of interest, and this has to be done per participant.

Because of this, the use of HPC facilities of of the Advanced Computing Laboratory (LCA) at University of Coimbra is crucial. It allows us to actually perform these analyses in one to two weeks – something that on our 14-core computers would take a few months, which in pratice would mean, most probably, that the analysis would not be done. 

By Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra

 

Reference 

ProAction Lab http://proactionlab.fpce.uc.pt/ 

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Advanced Computing Collaboration to Growth Sustainable Ecosystems https://www.risc2-project.eu/2022/12/12/advanced-computing-collaboration-to-growth-sustainable-ecosystems/ Mon, 12 Dec 2022 10:45:48 +0000 https://www.risc2-project.eu/?p=2612 The impact of High-Performance Computing (HPC) in different contexts related to the needs of high capabilities and strategies to simulate or to compute is very known. In the development of the RISC2 project, observing the project’s main goals, it is not a potential impact to support scientific challenges recognised after the exploration but an essential […]

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The impact of High-Performance Computing (HPC) in different contexts related to the needs of high capabilities and strategies to simulate or to compute is very known. In the development of the RISC2 project, observing the project’s main goals, it is not a potential impact to support scientific challenges recognised after the exploration but an essential requirement for scientific, productive, and social activities. Different outcomes are presented in the academic spaces as the workshops and main tracks of the Latin American Conference on High-Performance Computing (CARLA 2023). In these spaces, different RISC2 proposals show how HPC allows competitiveness, demands collaboration to attack global interests, and guarantees sustainability.

In the European and Latin American (EuroLatAm) HPC ecosystems, it tis possible to identify actors in different domains: industry, academy, research, society, and government. Each of them, at different levels, has a group of demands or interactions, depending on the interests. I.e., the industry demands capabilities to have HPC solutions for productivity and wants skills from the academy to perform development actors to build applications to use solutions. Another example could be the relationship between research and the government. In the HPC Ecosystem, collaborations allow synergies to face common interests. Still, it demands policies and coordinated roadmaps to support long-term projects and activities with a clear impact on society.

Of course, a historical relationship exists between Latin America and Europe from colonial history. In the case of advanced computing projects, it is possible to identify, from the first EuroLatAm Grid Computing projects more than twenty years ago until the real supercomputing projects such as RISC and RISC2. Still, now, more with shared interests and the different EuroLatAm HPC projects improve competitiveness and collaboration. Competitiveness for industrial and productive business, partnership (and competitiveness) in science and education goals, and human wellness. So paraphrasing Mateo Valero “who does not compute does not compete”, I would add “who does not collaborate does not survive”.

Taking collaboration and competitiveness, the RISC2 project allows identifying sustainability elements and sustainable workflows for different projects. The impressive interaction between the actors of the HPC EuroLatAm ecosystem has not only given scientific results but also policies, recommendations, best practices, and new questions. For these outcomes, in the past 2022 Supercomputing Conference, RISC2 was awarded the 2022 HPCWire Editors’ Choice Award as the Best HPC Collaboration.

Sustainable advanced computing ecosystems and their growth are evident with the knowledge of the results of projects such as RISC2. Collaboration, interaction, and competitiveness build human development and guarantee development, technological diversification, and peer-to-peer relationships to attack common interests and problems. So, RISC2 is a crucial step to advance to a RISC3 as it was at the time of the previous RISC.

 

By Universidad Industrial de Santander

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Projecto RISC2 distinguido por jornal internacional especializado em computação avançada https://www.risc2-project.eu/2022/11/23/projecto-risc2-distinguido-por-jornal-internacional-especializado-em-computacao-avancada/ Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:01:54 +0000 https://www.risc2-project.eu/?p=2601 RISC2 project acknowledged by international journal specialised in advanced computing https://www.risc2-project.eu/2022/11/22/risc2-project-acknowledged-by-international-journal-specialised-in-advanced-computing/ Tue, 22 Nov 2022 12:31:16 +0000 https://www.risc2-project.eu/?p=2598 RISC2 attended the Supercomputing Conference 2022 https://www.risc2-project.eu/2022/11/22/risc2-attended-the-supercomputing-conference-2022/ Tue, 22 Nov 2022 12:12:24 +0000 https://www.risc2-project.eu/?p=2594 The RISC2 team participated in the Supercomputing Conference 2022, in Dallas, Texas. The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis, which took place between November 13 an 18, was a great opportunity for networking and to foster collaboration. Our partners Carlos Barrios Hernandez (from Industrial University of Santander) and Esteban Meneses (from […]

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The RISC2 team participated in the Supercomputing Conference 2022, in Dallas, Texas. The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis, which took place between November 13 an 18, was a great opportunity for networking and to foster collaboration.

Our partners Carlos Barrios Hernandez (from Industrial University of Santander) and Esteban Meneses (from Costa Rica National High Technology Center) participated directly on the “Americas HPC Collaboration” session, on November 16, which aimed to showcase opportunities and experiences between different HPC networks. On this session, Philippe Navaux (from UFRGS and SCALAC) presented the RISC2 project.

It was also during the conference that RISC2 was honoured with the HPCwire Editors’ Choice Award for “Best HPC Collaboration (Academia/Government/Industry)” 2022.

The partners representing RISC2 were Fabrizio Gagliardi (from Barcelona Supercomputing Center), Rui Oliveira (from INESC TEC), Bernd Mohr (from Jülich Supercomputing Centre), Carlos Barrios Hernandez (from Industrial University of Santander), Esteban Meneses (from Costa Rica National High Technology Center), Pedro Alberto (From University of Coimbra), and Philippe Navaux (from UFRGS and SCALAC).

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Projeto RISC2 em alta https://www.risc2-project.eu/2022/11/17/projeto-risc2-em-alta/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 17:02:50 +0000 https://www.risc2-project.eu/?p=2577 RISC2 receives honors in 2022 HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards https://www.risc2-project.eu/2022/11/17/risc2-receives-honors-in-2022-hpcwire-readers-and-editors-choice-awards/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 11:17:39 +0000 https://www.risc2-project.eu/?p=2566 The RISC2 project has been recognised in the annual HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards, presented at the 2022 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis (SC22), in Dallas, Texas. RISC2 was selected for the Best HPC Collaboration (Academia/Government/Industry). Fabrizio Gagliardi, director of the RISC2, says “I feel particularly honored by this […]

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The RISC2 project has been recognised in the annual HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards, presented at the 2022 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis (SC22), in Dallas, Texas. RISC2 was selected for the Best HPC Collaboration (Academia/Government/Industry).

Fabrizio Gagliardi, director of the RISC2, says “I feel particularly honored by this recognition on behalf of all the project members who have worked so hard to achieve in such a short time, and with limited resources, a considerable impact in promoting HPC activities in Latin America in collaboration with Europe”.

Editors’ Choice: Best HPC Collaboration (Academia/Government/Industry)

The RISC2 project, following the RISC2 Project, aims to promote and improve the relationship between research and industrial communities, focusing on HPC application and infrastructure deployment, between Europe and Latin America. Led by the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), RISC2 brings together 16 partners from 12 different countries.

About the HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards

The list of winners was revealed at the SC22 HPCwire booth and on the HPCwire website.

The coveted annual HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards are determined through a nomination and voting process with the global HPCwire community, a well a selections from the HPCwire editors. The awards are an annual feature of the publication and constitute prestigious recognition from the HPC community . They are revealed each year too kick off the annual supercomputing conference, which showcases high performance computing, networking, storage, and data analysis.

“The 2022 Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards are exceptional, indeed. Solutions developed with HPC led the world out of the Pandemic, and we officially broke the Exascale threshold – HPC has now reached a billion, billion operations per second!” said Tom Tabor, CEO of Tabor Communications, publishers of HPCwire. “Between our worldwide readership of HPC experts and the most renowned panel of editors in the industry, the Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards represent resounding recognition of HPC accomplishments throughout the world. Our sincerest gratitude and hearty congratulations go out to all of the winners.”

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BSC receives double honours in 2022 Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards https://www.risc2-project.eu/2022/11/17/bsc-receives-double-honours-in-2022-readers-and-editors-choice-awards/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 09:40:40 +0000 https://www.risc2-project.eu/?p=2563 HPCwire Reveals Winners of the 2022 Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards During SC22 https://www.risc2-project.eu/2022/11/16/hpcwire-reveals-winners-of-the-2022-readers-and-editors-choice-awards-during-sc22/ Wed, 16 Nov 2022 14:06:25 +0000 https://www.risc2-project.eu/?p=2559