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AI Research: Times They Are A-Changin’ (or They Should Be)
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog

AI Research: Times They Are A-Changin’ (or They Should Be)

The following blog was written by Computing Community Consortium (CCC) Vice-Chair Liz Bradley from University of Colorado Boulder and CCC Chair Mark D. Hill from...

Mixing Machine Learning and Human Judgement
From The Eponymous Pickle

Mixing Machine Learning and Human Judgement

Ultimately this will be a very important problem.  We worked on many examples where we could create very complex analytics or AI style solutions, but ultimately...

Modeling Chaotic Systems
From The Eponymous Pickle

Modeling Chaotic Systems

The breadth of modeling capability is always important. Numbers Limit How Accurately Digital Computers Model ChaosUCL NewsResearchers at University College London...

Democratizing Data Science
From The Eponymous Pickle

Democratizing Data Science

Watched this presentation yesterday. Nicely done, non-technical overview of 'democratizing'.Breaking Analytic Barriers: How To “Democratize” Data Science In Your...

Good Judgment Formalizes Superforecasting
From The Eponymous Pickle

Good Judgment Formalizes Superforecasting

Been following the idea of 'superforecasting' for some time.   All business is dependent on accurate forecasts.    If they are analytical-numerical or the hunch...

Amazon Go to License to Retailers
From The Eponymous Pickle

Amazon Go to License to Retailers

Makes sense, also allows additional retail experimentation with the idea.Amazon may be about to explore yet another revenue stream, this time using the technology...

Eurolab4HPC Call for Participation: Short Term Collaborations and Business Prototyping Projects
From insideHPC

Eurolab4HPC Call for Participation: Short Term Collaborations and Business Prototyping Projects

Today Eurolab4HPC issued a pair of Calls for Participation for Business Prototyping Projects and Short Term Collaboration Grants. "Eurolab4HPC gives grants to PhD...

Raid Inc. Partners with Whamcloud for Turnkey Lustre on ZFS Appliance
From insideHPC

Raid Inc. Partners with Whamcloud for Turnkey Lustre on ZFS Appliance

Today RAID Incorporated announced the launch of Pangea, the first turnkey Lustre on ZFS appliance in the market. "RAID Inc. has partnered with Whamcloud to provide...

First Annual Exascale Day on 10/18 to Celebrate Supercomputing Discoveries
From insideHPC

First Annual Exascale Day on 10/18 to Celebrate Supercomputing Discoveries

"Exascale Day celebrates the scientists and researchers who make breakthrough discoveries with the help of some of the fastest supercomputers in the world. Exascale...

Podcast: FinTech and HPC-AI
From insideHPC

Podcast: FinTech and HPC-AI

In this podcast, the Radio Free HPC team looks back at the HPC-AI on Wall Street conference. "We discuss the well-received Cryptocurrency panel that he moderated...

Quantum Computing for the 21st Century
From insideHPC

Quantum Computing for the 21st Century

Brian Eccles from IBM gave this talk at the HPC User Forum. "IBM Q is the trusted partner to help you start your quantum journey and prepare for the era of quantum...

UPS Now has the First Drone Airline
From The Eponymous Pickle

UPS Now has the First Drone Airline

Been following supply chains as supported by drones for some time, this seems to be an evolution.UPS Now Runs the First Official Drone Airline in WiredThe FAA has...

New Research into Russian Malware
From Schneier on Security

New Research into Russian Malware

There's some interesting new research about Russian APT malware: The Russian government has fostered competition among the three agencies, which operate independently...

ACM/CSTA 2020 Cutler-Bell Prize in High School Computing
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

ACM/CSTA 2020 Cutler-Bell Prize in High School Computing

Applications for the ACM/CSTA 2020 Cutler-Bell Prize in High School Computing are now open. The deadline is 12 January 2020.The AwardThe ACM/CSTA Cutler-Bell Prize...

AI Helping Break Silos
From The Eponymous Pickle

AI Helping Break Silos

https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/how-ai-is-helping-companies-break-silos/How AI Is Helping Companies Break SilosFrontiers September 24, 2019  Reading Time: 4...

Chinese vs English Language Password Security
From The Eponymous Pickle

Chinese vs English Language Password Security

Fascinating that language could strongly  change the ability to crack passwords.  Note also the Markov solving engine used in the test.How Language Shapes Password...

Exxact Shipping Xilinx Alveo Accelerator-Powered Servers & Workstations
From insideHPC

Exxact Shipping Xilinx Alveo Accelerator-Powered Servers & Workstations

Today Exxact Corporation announced that their Xilinx Alveo Accelerator Powered Workstations & Servers are now shipping worldwide. The Xilinx Alveo accelerator-powered...

Podcast Interview with ACM Prize in Computing Winner, Shwetak Patel
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog

Podcast Interview with ACM Prize in Computing Winner, Shwetak Patel

Shwetak Patel, the 2018 ACM Prize in Computing winner and Professor in Computer Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington...

Vitis Unified Software Platform to make FPGA Programming Accessible for All Developers
From insideHPC

Vitis Unified Software Platform to make FPGA Programming Accessible for All Developers

Since their beginnings, FPGA's have been notorious for being hard to program. That could be changing with the new Vitis Unified Software Platform from Xilinx.n“Xilinx...

Dell Powers Alzheimer’s Disease Breakthrough at The University of Queensland
From insideHPC

Dell Powers Alzheimer’s Disease Breakthrough at The University of Queensland

Today Dell Technologies announced one of the first computational projects for The University of Queensland’s Dell HPC system may enable a non-invasive disease-modifying...
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