{"title":"From the chair","authors":"John West","doi":"10.1145/3440947.3440948","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3440947.3440948","url":null,"abstract":"These are strange times, and like many of you we have been pulled in many directions at once over the past several months. You may have noticed that we missed a newsletter issue and delayed another one. This year that issue coincided with the beginning of the major COVID-19 related changes in all of our work and personal lives, and it just made more sense to defer publication. Keep an eye out for a special issue on SC20's switch to a virtual format.","PeriodicalId":170052,"journal":{"name":"ACM SIGHPC Connect","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134184705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SIGHPC computational and data science fellows announced","authors":"","doi":"10.1145/3440947.3440949","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3440947.3440949","url":null,"abstract":"We are excited to announce the twelve recipients of the ACM SIGHPC Computational and Data Science Fellowships for 2020. The program is intended to increase the diversity of students pursuing graduate degrees in data science and computational science, including women as well as students from racial and ethnic backgrounds that have been historically underrepresented in the computing field. The fellowship provides $15,000 annually for study anywhere in the world.","PeriodicalId":170052,"journal":{"name":"ACM SIGHPC Connect","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132007127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SIGHPC dissertation award recognizes algorithms for computational biology","authors":"","doi":"10.1145/3440947.3440950","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3440947.3440950","url":null,"abstract":"This year's SIGHPC Doctoral Dissertation Award goes to Dr. Patrick Flick. This award is given each year for the best doctoral dissertation completed in high performance computing (HPC) in the previous year, and includes a $2,000 cash prize, a plaque, and recognition at SC20 in November. Nominations were evaluated on technical merit, the significance of the research contribution, the potential impact on theory and practice, and overall quality of work.","PeriodicalId":170052,"journal":{"name":"ACM SIGHPC Connect","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123732692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Computing4Change selects new cohort","authors":"","doi":"10.1145/3440953.3440957","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3440953.3440957","url":null,"abstract":"Computing4Change (C4C) is a competition for students from diverse disciplines and backgrounds to work in teams in applying data analysis and computational thinking to social challenges. Colocated with SC, C4C's new cohort will participate virtually in 2020.","PeriodicalId":170052,"journal":{"name":"ACM SIGHPC Connect","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130589837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SIGHPC founder highlights diversity at PEARC20","authors":"","doi":"10.1145/3440953.3440956","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3440953.3440956","url":null,"abstract":"At this past summer's PEARC20 conference, former ACM President and SIGHPC founder, Cherri Pancake (Oregon State), gave a keynote and a call-to-action for the computing community to promote diversity and inclusion.","PeriodicalId":170052,"journal":{"name":"ACM SIGHPC Connect","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116620455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SC20 goes virtual","authors":"","doi":"10.1145/3440953.3440955","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3440953.3440955","url":null,"abstract":"SC20 will retain and broadcast most of its usual program and exhibitor elements. These will be adapted for fully online participation, which includes the use of an extended schedule and two broadcast times (one starting in a US Eastern Time \"working day\" timeslot with a rebroadcast relative to 10 am Japan Standard Time).","PeriodicalId":170052,"journal":{"name":"ACM SIGHPC Connect","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130253573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From the chair","authors":"John West","doi":"10.1145/3440953.3440954","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3440953.3440954","url":null,"abstract":"In late July of this year, SIGHPC's main conference, Supercomputing (SC) 2020, announced that in light of the pandemic it would switch to a virtual meeting. Since our October issue is normally a preview of SC, we'll keep with tradition but highlight how several elements of the program have changed. Of course, these unpredictable times mean a lot can still shift. So please be sure to monitor the SC20 website's Virtual Event FAQ page for updates.","PeriodicalId":170052,"journal":{"name":"ACM SIGHPC Connect","volume":"22 4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132739904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pandemic check-in","authors":"Philip Conrad","doi":"10.1145/3440947.3440951","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3440947.3440951","url":null,"abstract":"We reached out to last year's travel grant recipients to see how they are faring during the pandemic. Philip Conrad (U. South Carolina) wrote it with this update.","PeriodicalId":170052,"journal":{"name":"ACM SIGHPC Connect","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129841862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Submissions now open for PASC21","authors":"","doi":"10.1145/3440953.3440958","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3440953.3440958","url":null,"abstract":"Preparations are well underway for the PASC21 Conference, which will combine content from the postponed PASC20 conference together with new contributions. Information on keynotes, papers, minisymposia and posters is available on the website. The meeting is scheduled for July 5--8, 2021, in Geneva, Switzerland.","PeriodicalId":170052,"journal":{"name":"ACM SIGHPC Connect","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123749938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Papers we should be reading","authors":"Eitan Frachtenberg, Rhody D. Kaner","doi":"10.1145/3440947.3440952","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3440947.3440952","url":null,"abstract":"This issue's suggested reading summary comes from member Eitan Frachtenberg, a visiting professor of computer science at Reed College. He and colleague Rhody Kaner are studying gender gaps in the HPC community, and sent this summary of their paper, \"Representation of Women High-Performance Computing Conferences.\"","PeriodicalId":170052,"journal":{"name":"ACM SIGHPC Connect","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125756984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}