Multicore World 2013 - Opening address

Nicolas Erdody - Opening comments for the conference

Transcript

2. 5 Technologies to watch in 2013
3. • New companies and applications will bring the long-held vision of the Internet of Things closer to reality • Visualization and analytics will help solve the challenges of big data. • Enterprises will deploy hybrid clouds and consumers will embrace personal clouds • The battle over Internet censorship and control will reach new heights. • Researchers and companies will develop new tools and approaches to help unleash the power of multicore computing.
4. As we enter the parallel processing era, learning to interact with multicore technology is a critical priority. Applications that work well on 100 cores don’t scale to 10,000 or larger, which is where the machines are going now. We don’t have the tools or the basic techniques yet to understand how to use modern petaflop machines... The technology’s newness and complexity, combined with a dearth of well-accepted tools and training options, also make multicore processing a challenge for developers and computer architects.
5. FORBES forbes.com December 2012 David Alan Grier President, IEEE Computer Society.
6. What is Multicore World? • Destination Conference (you don't “pass through” NZ) • (Sought after) Think – Tank • Technical retreat (for yearly dose of inspiration) • Networking peer – peer level • Conversations as important as sessions • “Davos of multicore” - we discuss “all things multicore” • Formally 2nd edition, actually 4th (since 2010) • Most importantly: Community with a Purpose
7. Testimonials • “Right up until last week I had been hoping to find a way to attend the conference, but I am in Auckland this week for investment meetings... It looks like such great sessions” David Brebner. CEO, Unlimited Realities, New Zealand • “Good luck with MW2013! I hope all goes well! Even though I’m not coming this year (a real pity), I’ll be watching the talks with interest, when they are posted”. Artur Laksberg, Sr Development Lead, Microsoft Seattle • “Really sorry, but I will not be able to come this time around, hopefully I can make it up next year”. Amr Awadallah. Founder, CTO, Cloudera – Palo Alto, California • “Unfortunately, the Europe trip is confirmed, so I won't be able to attend Multicore World this time. I'm really sorry about that!” Gernot Heiser. Scientia Professor and John Lions Chair at University of New South Wales. Group Leader NICTA. Sydney, Australia
8. Sessions • 9:00 – 10:30 (I) • 10:30 – Morning Tea • 11:00 – 12:30 (II) • 12:30 – Lunch • 1:30 – 3:00 (III) • 3:00 – Afternoon Tea • 3:30 – 5:00 (IV) • 5:00 – Sessions End • 5:00 – 6:30 – Day 1 Free (leave the room) • 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm • Conference Dinner (alcohol free) ---------------------------------------- • 5:00 – 6:30 – Day 2 • Conference closure cocktail all activities here - Civic Suites 1-2
9. MC • Lev Lafayette • SysAdmin at VPAC for Linux clusters • Victorian Partnership of Advanced Computing – Melbourne, Australia • Specialised in HPC and Scientific Computing • President Linux Users Group – Victoria • MBA (Technology Management)
10. Thanks to our Sponsors • Don Christie – Director, Catalyst IT • Scott Houston – CEO, GreenButton • Dave Fellows – CTO, GreenButton • Alastair Thompson – GM, Scoop Media Carte • Philippa Bowron – Head of Innovation, Wellington City Council • John Houlker – Strategic Initiatives Manager, NZTE • Sven Pannell – GM, Creative & Digital, Grow Wellington • Karen Bender – Business Growth Manager, GW • Renzo Miño – GM, Pasquale Wines, Waitaki Valley
11. Important (I) • Interactive Q&A: speakers keen to hear from you • Participate in panel discussions – send questions @multicoreworld • #multicoreworld • Slides and papers at https://speakerdeck.com/multicoreNZ • Join Multicore World groups in LinkedIn & Facebook • Network: enough time between talks to meet everyone • About audio and recording – microphones – we want to hear you! (now and later)
12. Important (II) • Schedule and Program via QR code from your badge (printed schedule at Rego desk) • Free WiFi - Power points in two tables • Please wear your badge - and recycle it • Contact details (my card) in your badge • Attendees List - Noticeboard • Photos during the sessions + Conference Photo • Toilets in this floor and downstairs – Lift • Team Open Parallel: Lenz, Lev, Christian, Andrew, Beau, Peter, Erica
13. “How to grow the economy by 10% per year” Ian Foster is the Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished Service Professor of Computer Science at the University of Chicago and an Argonne Distinguished Fellow at Argonne National Laboratory. He is also the Director of the Computation Institute, a joint unit of Argonne and the University. His research is concerned with the acceleration of discovery in a networked world. Foster was a leader in the development and promulgation of concepts and methods that underpin grid computing. These methods allow computing to be delivered reliably and securely on demand, as a service, and permit the formation and operation of virtual organizations linking people and resources worldwide. These results, and the associated Globus open source software, have helped advance discovery in such areas as high energy physics, environmental science, and biomedicine. Grid computing methods have also proved influential outside the world of science, contributing to the emergence of cloud computing. His new Globus Online project seeks to outsource complex and time-consuming research management processes to software-as-a-service providers; the goal here is to make the discovery potential of massive data, exponentially faster computers, and deep interdisciplinary collaboration accessible to every researcher, not just a select few “big science” projects. Dr. Foster is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Association for Computing Machinery, and the British Computer Society. Awards include the British Computer Society's Lovelace Medal, honorary doctorates from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and CINVESTAV, Mexico, and the IEEE Tsutomu Kanai award.