“It’s Raining Data! Coping with the Exponential Deluge”
Presented by Dr. Michael Norman, Director of the San Diego Supercomputer Center, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Physics, and Director for the Laboratory for Computational Astrophysics at UCSD
Lately it seems all we hear about is data – research data, primary data, mashed-up data, raw data, cooked data and more. To address this deluge, the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) is on the verge of deploying a new kind of supercomputer designed specifically to handle the largest data sets science and engineering can muster. The system, aptly named Gordon, will incorporate a vast amount of flash memory for the first time in history.
Backed by a $20M grant by the National Science Foundation, Gordon is dedicated to solving critical science and societal problems now overwhelmed by the avalanche of data generated by the digital devices of our era. In this lecture, Dr. Michael Norman, Director of SDSC, will describe the characteristics of Gordon, what motivates its design, and the potential scientific breakthroughs it will enable. His presentation will also illustrate how businesses can access Gordon and the know-how behind it related to the community’s needs.
Event Details
- Thursday, November 10, 2011
- 7:30-8am Networking and Continental Breakfast
- 8:00-9am Presentation
- Room 115 at the UCSD Extension; University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., 92122 (Directions/Map below)
- RSVP by Email to: sbaranowski@ucsd.edu
About the Speaker
Dr. Norman is currently the Principal Investigator of the $20M Gordon data-intensive supercomputer project. Dr. Norman received his B.S. from Caltech in 1975, and his Ph. D. from UC Davis in 1980. He joined the faculty at UC San Diego in 2000. This was after holding appointments at the Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos National Laboratories, the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at University of Illinois where he was also Professor of Astronomy. His research focus is the computer simulation of astronomical phenomena using supercomputers.
Dr. Norman is the author of over 250 papers on diverse topics including star formation, cosmic jets and cosmological evolution. His lab pioneered the concept of community application software for astrophysical and cosmological simulations through the widely used ZEUS and ENZO codes. His computer visualizations have appeared in numerous educational TV shows and films, including PBS Nova and The Discovery Channel. He is the recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Research Prize and the IEEE Sidney Fernbach Award. He was elected Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2001, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2005.
UCSD Extension, University City Center
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