01 March 2023, Wednesday
Time / Date
(in SGT)
DAY 2
01 Mar 2023 (Wednesday)
08:00 – 09:00
Registration
09:00 – 09:30
Peridot Ballroom
Keynote Talk
“Singapore into Quantum”
by Prof Jose Ignacio Latorre, Director, Centre for Quantum Technologies, NUS, Singapore
09:30 – 10:30
Garnet Ballroom 212 & 213
HPC ASIA 2023
Session Chair: Prof Taisuke Boku, Director & Professor, Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan
09:30-10:30
Keynote Talk: “Principles and Systems for AI Supercomputing”
by Prof Torsten Hoefler, Professor of Computer Science, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Industry Plenary
“Simulation and AI for the Era of Scalable Metaverse and Digital Twins”
by Dr Tomasz Bednarz, Director of Strategic Researcher Engagement for APAC and EMEA, NVIDIA
Industry Plenary
“Green for HPC, HPC for Green”
by Mr Emmanuel Le Roux, Senior Vice President, Head of HPC and Quantum, Atos, Big Data and Security Division
10:30 – 11:00
Tea Break
11:00 – 12:30
Garnet Ballroom 212 & 213
HPC ASIA 2023
11:00-12:30
Data Storage, Applications, and Algorithms
Session Chair: Dr Peng Chen, Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
“Associative Operator Precedence Parsing: A Method to Increase Data Parsing Parallelism”
by Le Li and Kenjiro Taura, The University of Tokyo, Japan
“Fault-Tolerant LOBPCG for Nuclear CI Calculations”
by Meiyue Shao, Fudan University, China;Dossay Oryspayev, Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA;Chao Yang, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA;Pieter Maris, Iowa State University, USA; and Brandon Cook, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
“Parallelization of Automatic Tuning for Hyperparameter Optimization of Pedestrian Route Prediction Applications using Machine Learning”
by Sorataro Fujika, Yuga Yajima, Kogakuin University, Tokyo, Japan;Yuka Kato, Tokyo Woman’s Christian University, Japan;Satoshi Ohshima and Takahiro Katagiri, Nagoya University, Japan
Peridot Ballroom
Industry Plenary
“Solving for HPC and AI’s Sustainability Challenge”
by Mr Liran Zvibel, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, WEKA
Industry Plenary
“Leveraging AIHPC to accelerate research and development of foundation model”
by Mr Andy Huang, Vice President, Digital Transformation Division, Taiwan Web Service Corporation (ASUS)
Industry Plenary
“Sustainability for Supercomputing”
by Mr Michael Woodacre, Chief Technology Officer HPC and AI, HPE
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 15:30
Garnet
Ballroom
212 & 213
HPC ASIA 2023
13:30-15:30
Architectures and Networks
Session Chair: Prof Shinji Sumimoto, The University of Tokyo, Japan
“LibCOS: Enabling Converged HPC and Cloud Data Stores with MPI”
by Daniel Araújo de Medeiros, Stefano Markidis, and Ivy Bo Peng, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
“GPU-FPGA-accelerated Radiative Transfer Simulation with Inter-FPGA Communication”
by Ryohei Kobayashi, Norihisa Fujita, Yoshiki Yamaguchi, Taisuke Boku, Kohji Yoshikawa, Makito Abe, and Masayuki Umemura, Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan
“Exploiting Data Parallelism in Graph-Based Simultaneous Localization and Mapping: A Case Study with GPU Accelerations”
by Junyuan Zheng, Shenyang University of Technology, China; Yuan He, Keio University, Japan; and Masaaki Kondo, RIKEN Center for Computational Science, Japan
“ESSPER: Elastic and Scalable FPGA-Cluster System for High-Performance Reconfigurable Computing with Supercomputer Fugaku”
by Kentaro Sano, Atsushi Koshiba, Takaaki Miyajima, and Tomohiro Ueno, Center for computational science (R-CCS), Japan
Garnet
Ballroom
214
Conference on Next Generation Arithmetic (CoNGA)
Track Chair: Prof John Gustafson
13:30-13:50
Welcome Address
by Prof John Gustafson, Arizona State University
13:50-14:50
Keynote Talk “Posit Arithmetic in the European Processor Initiative”
by Dr Benoît Dupont de Dinechin, Chief Technology Officer, Kalray
14:50-15:20
“Lossless FFTs Using Posit Arithmetic”
by Prof John Gustafson, Visiting Scholar, Arizona State University
Garnet
Ballroom
215
HPC-Quantum Computing Integration Session
Track Chair: Prof José Ignacio Latorre
13:30-14:00
“Quantum computing hardware: overview and status”
by Dr Manas Mukherjee, Director of National Quantum Fabless Foundry and Head of Quantum Technologies for Engineering, Institute of Material Research and Engineering (IMRE) A*STAR and Principal Investigator, National University of Singapore
14:00-14:30
“Introducing Qibo”
by Dr Yang Liwei, Scientist, Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), A*STAR
14:30-15:00
“Bridging the gap between end-users and quantum-accelerated HPC”
by Dr Mikael Johansson, Manager, Quantum Technologies, CSC – IT Center for Science Ltd, Finland
15:00-15:30
“National Quantum-Safe Network: Building Quantum Resilience Cybersecurity in the Quantum Computing Era”
by Dr Haw Jing Yan, Quantum Communications Technologist, National Quantum-Safe Network, Centre for Quantum Technologies
Garnet
Ballroom
216
HPC Cybersecurity Workshop
Co-organised by NSCC & CSCIS
13:40-13:50
Opening of HPC Cybersecurity Track
by Prof Tan Tin Wee, Chief Executive, NSCC
13:50-14:10
Introduction to HPC Security
by NSCC/CSCIS
14:10-14:35
“Transition to Quantum Safe Computing”
by Mr Abhishek Singh, Security Engineer Manager, Singapore Checkpoint
14:35-15:00
“Are Firewalls Sufficient and How Does AI Help?”
by Mr Muhammad Kamal b Sarkinin, Regional Security Architect, Vectra AI
15:00-15:25
“Continuous Compliance for Server/Compute Endpoint”
by Mr Dominic Cheah, Technical Director, Tanium
Garnet
Ballroom
217
3rd EU-ASEAN Japan Symposium
Track Chair: Dr Fabrizio Gagliardi
14:00-14:01
Welcome and Introduction to the EU-ASEAN-Japan Symposium
by Mr Aldo Dell’Ariccia, E-READI Team Leader, Enhanced Regional EU-ASEAN Dialogue Instrument (E-READI)
14:01-14:05
Introduction
by Dr Fabrizio Gagliardi, The EU-ASEAN HPC School 2022 Director, E-READI Senior Advisor, Barcelona Supercomputing Centre
14:05-14:20
Opening Remarks
by Prof Satoshi Matsuoka, Director, RIKEN Centre for Computational Science (R-CSS), Ms Henriette Faergemann, First Counsellor, EU Delegation to ASEAN, Dr Zurina Moktar, Head, Science and Technology Division, ASEAN Secretariat
14:20-14:30
“The EU-ASEAN HPC School 2022, Thailand– A Flash Report”
by Dr Fabrizio Gagliardi, The EU-ASEAN HPC School 2022 Director, E-READI Senior Advisor, Barcelona Supercomputing Centre
14:30-14:40
“The ASEAN HPC School – The Way Forward”
by Dr Rifki Sadikin, National Research and Innovation Agency / BRIN and SCIRD – KOL of the ASEAN HPC Task Force for Indonesia, Mr Dwi Budi Sutrisno, Secretary General, Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency / BMKG Indonesia, Mr M. Sofwan Effendi, Director of Resources, Directorate General of Higher Education, Research, and Technology, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology, Indonesia
14:40-14:50
“Supporting future ASEAN HPC Schools – The Institutional Framework”
by Dr Vanny Narita, Senior Officer, Science and Technology Division, ASEAN Secretariat
14:50-15:00
“Shared HPC Ecosystem in the Health Sector: Strategies and Opportunities for EU-ASEAN Collaborations”
by Dr Rossen Apostolov, Executive Director at BioExcel CoE
15:00-15:10
“Supercomputing at your Fingertips ([email protected])”
by Mr Tay Kheng Tiong, Chief Executive Officer, A*Computational Resource Centre, A*STAR
15:10-15:20
“Catalyst Discovery for Sustainability using High-Performance Computing and Machine Learning”
by Dr Tan Teck Leong, Director of the Materials Science and Chemistry, Institute of High Performance Computing Singapore
15:20-15:25
“Launch of HPC school online modules”
by H.E. Satvinder Singh, Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Department, ASEAN Secretariat
Garnet
Ballroom
218
Industry Track
Track Chair: Dr Jernej Zidar
13:30-13:50
Fujitsu Asia Pte Ltd
“Industry Revolution with Quantum Annealing”
by Mr Tong Ker Yang, Head of Uvance Offerings, ASEAN CTO, Fujitsu Asia Pte Ltd
13:50-14:10
NVIDIA
“NVIDIA Omniverse for Generating Virtual Worlds”
by Dr Pallavi Mohan, Senior Scientist & Solution Architect – Omniverse, NVIDIA
14:10-14:30
Quanta Cloud Technology Singapore Pte Ltd
“Shift the Paradigm of HPC and AI Workloads with Modern Adaptive Infrastructures”
by Mr Dennis Juan, AVP, Deputy Head of QCT Singapore, Quanta Cloud Technology Singapore Pte Ltd
14:30-14:50
HPE
“Leveraging simulation and AI to accelerate Virtual Product Development”
by Mr Tariq Shallwani, Sales Director – APAC Manufacturing & Distribution Solution Sales, HPE
14:50-15:10
AMD
“AMD Instinct™ GPUs Sustainably accelerating HPC and AI in a power constrained world”
by Mr Timothy Robson, Director, Business Development, Datacenter GPU, AMD
15:10-15:30
NVIDIA
“Generative AI – Teaching Languages to Speak with NVIDIA NeMo Megatron”
by Dr Deb Goswami, Big Data & Structured AI Technologist for Developer Programs, NVIDIA
Garnet
Ballroom
219
Diversity and Inclusion
Track Co-Chair: Mr Mark Stickells, Ms Aditi Subramanya
13:30 – 14:00
“The art of thinking independently together”
by Dr Li Jingmei, Group Leader, Laboratory of Women’s Health & Genetics, Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), A*STAR
14:00 – 14:30
“From a single person to a whole company, anyone can make a difference”
by Dr Francesca Tosto, Quantum Engineer, IQM Quantum Computers
14:30 – 15:00
“Action over advocacy: My journey over 7 years to meaningfully move the dial for women in tech”
by Ms Kate Kirwin, Founder, SheCodes Australia
15:00 – 15:30
“Growing a vibrant community: diversity and inclusion initiatives in Australasia”
by Ms Chandni Seth, Business Development Manager, NCI Australia & Ms Aditi Subramanya, Marketing & Events Officer, Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre
15:30 – 16:00
Tea Break
15:25-16:25
Moderated Panel
“Status EU-ASEAN- Japan Partnership on HPC”
Tea Break
16:00 – 18:00
Garnet
Ballroom
212 & 213
HPC ASIA 2023
16:00 – 17:00
Panel Session
Panel Moderator: Prof Masaaki Kondo, Professor of Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, RIKEN Center for Computational Science, Japan
Panelists:
Mr Maximilian Höb, Computer Scientist, Leibniz Supercomputing Centre, Germany
Prof Martin Schulz, Professor / Chair for Computer Architecture and Parallel Systems, Technical University of Munich, Germany; and Member of the Board of Directors, Leibniz Supercomputing Centre, Germany
Assoc Prof Toshihiro Hanawa, The University of Tokyo, Japan
17:00 – 17:15
Closing & Award Session
Session Chair: Prof Dhabaleswar K. (DK) Panda, Professor and Distinguished Scholar, Computer Science and Engineering, Ohio State University (OSU), United States of America
Announcement for HPC Asia 2024
by HPC Asia 2024 General Chair
Prof Takahiro Katagiri, Nagoya University, Japan
Garnet
Ballroom
214
Conference on Next Generation Arithmetic (CoNGA)
Track Chair: Prof John Gustafson
16:00 – 16:30
“Bedot: Bit Efficient Dot Product for Deep Generative Models”
by Mr Ho Nhut Minh, Research Fellow, National University of Singapore
16:30 – 17:00
“A paradigm for interval-aware programming”
by Mr Moritz Beutel, PhD candidate, Institute of Computer Engineering (ZITI), Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany
17:00 – 17:30
“Decoding-free Two-Input Arithmetic for Low-Precision Real Numbers”
by Mr Federico Rossi, Ph.D. student, Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy
17:30 – 18:00
“Hybrid SORN Hardware Accelerator for Support Vector Machines”
by Mr Nils Hülsmeier, Research Associate, University of Bremen
Garnet
Ballroom
216
HPC Cybersecurity Workshop
Co-organised by NSCC & CSCIS
16:00-16:20
“HPC Threat Landscape Report”
by Feixiang He, Adversary Intelligence Research Lead, Group-IB Singapore HQ
16:25-16:55
Panel Discussion: Are Today’s HPC Environments Safe?
Moderator: Joshua Au, Chief Technology Officer, Data Centre Facility, Huawei Digital Power Business
Panelists:
Abhishek Singh, Security Engineer Manager, Singapore Checkpoint, Muhammad Kamal b Sarkinin, Regional Security Architect, Vectra AI, Dominic Cheah, Technical Director, Tanium, Jon Lau, Director, A*STAR, Paul Hiew, Acting Deputy Director, NSCC
17:00 – 17:20
“AI-Powered Cybersecurity to Detect Rogue Workloads and Network”
by Dr Gabriel Noaje, Principal Solutions Architect, NVIDIA
17:25 – 17:45
“Quantum Safe: An Overview”
by Robert E Loredo, IBM Quantum Ambassador Worldwide Lead
17:45 – 1755
Brief on Bug Bounty Challenge – YesWeHack
17:55 – 18:15
Lucky Draw and Closing
Moderator: Dr Fabrizio Gagliardi, The EU-ASEAN HPC School 2022 Director, E-READI Senior Advisor, Barcelona Supercomputing Centre
Panel Members:
Dr Kimmo Koski, Chief Executive Officer, CSC – IT Centre for Science, Finland, Prof Satoshi Matsuoka, Director, RIKEN Centre for Computational Science (R-CCS)
A/Prof Tan Tin Wee, National Supercomputing Center, Singapore, Dr Piyawut Srichaikul, Co-chair, ASEAN High Performance Computing (HPC) Task Force, Dr Zurina Moktar, Head, Science and Technology Division, ASEAN Secretariat, Ms Henriette Faergemann, First Counsellor, EU Delegation to ASEAN
16:25-16:30
Closing Remarks
by Ms Henriette Faergemann on behalf of the EU Ambassdor to ASEAN, Deputy Secretary-General ASEAN for the Economic Community, HE Satvinder Singh
Garnet
Ballroom
218
Industry Track
16:00-16:20
SambaNova Systems
“Powering the next wave of AI for Science innovations in the Foundation Model era”
by Mr Marshall Choy, Senior Vice President, Products, SambaNova Systems
16:20-16:40
HPE
“How GreenLake support Sustainability”
by Mr Shankar Raghavan, Sr Director: Advisory, Professional Services & Greenlake Cloud Services, Asia Pacific, HPE
16:40 – 17:00
Atos
“Modelling natural hazards in the exascale era”
by Dr Okba Hamitou, HPC Senior Technical Expert, Atos, HPC Division
17:00 – 17:20
PASQAL
“Cloud services for new HPC technologies: the quantum computer example”
by Ms Anne-Claire Le Hénaff, Engineering Manager, Cloud Services, PASQAL
17:20 – 17:40
Microsoft
“Optimal approach for modernizing HPC/AI industry use cases onto cloud”
by Mr Sachin Nagpal, Regional Solution Leader, Microsoft Azure – HPC/AI, Microsoft
17:40 – 18:00
WEKA
“Can Edge-AI address the big data challenges of IoT in the Cloud Edge?”
by Mr Christopher Jenkins, Senior Sales Engineer, WEKA
Garnet
Ballroom
219
Diversity and Inclusion
Track Co-Chair: Mr Mark Stickells, Ms Aditi Subramanya
16:00 – 16:30
“Diversity Dialogue at Pawsey: Holding Leadership Accountable”
by Mr Mark Stickells, Executive Director & Ms Aditi Subramanya, Marketing & Events Officer, Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre
16:30 – 17:30
Panel Discussion
Facilitator: Ms Aditi Subramanya
Panelists:
Mr Mark Stickells, Asst Prof Yvonne Gao, Ms Kate Kirwin, Dr Francesca Tosto
18:00 – 20:00
18:15-20:00
Wine Party & Networking Session*
at TAG
* free for HPC Cybersecurity Track registered attendees
