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The NERSC Annual Users Meeting is an opportunity to network with and learn from your peers in scientific high performance computing. - Credit: Thor Swift, Berkeley Lab

NERSC Annual Users Meeting

October 22 - 24, 2024

Remote and Berkeley, CA

NERSC@50: Then, Now, and into the Future - A Special Edition of the Annual NERSC User Meeting

This year’s NERSC Annual Users Meeting marks NERSC’s 50th year of service to the scientific community. Special talks and events, tours, and a Science as Art competition will showcase the beauty of NERSC users’ work.

As always, this annual gathering brings together the NERSC community to share information and research achievements, learn new skills, and network with colleagues.

Science as Art

Congratulations to our winners and to all who participated. You make NERSC what it is and will be for the next 50 years. - Credit: Margie Wylie, Berkeley Lab

Schedule (tentative)

Tuesday: October 22

Time Topic Presenters
9 - 9:15 a.m. Opening Ceremonies Michael Witherell, Berkeley Lab Director; Sudip Dosanjh, NERSC Director; and others
9:30 - 10 a.m. DOE Office of Science and Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Updates TBA
10 - 10:45 a.m. NERSC Update, Plans, and Initiatives Sudip Dosanjh, NERSC Director
10:45 - 11:15 a.m. BREAK
Keynote: Beyond Exascale Computing Kathy Yelick, Vice Chancellor for Research and Robert S. Pepper Distinguished Professor of EECS at UC Berkeley
12 - 1 p.m. Lunch provided for registered attendees
1 - 1:30 p.m. Scientific Successes and Challenges for the Future: Title TBA Kristin Persson, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Director of the Materials Project, and Faculty Staff Scientist at Berkeley Lab
2 - 2:30 p.m. Break
2:30 - 3:15 p.m. Keynote: AI for Science Anima Anandkumar, Bren Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Caltech
3:15 - 3 p.m. Panel: Productionizing Transformative AI for Science Wahid Bhimji, NERSC Data and AI Services Group Lead Panelists: Anima Anandkumar, Caltech; William Collins, Berkeley Lab; Steve Farrell, NERSC; Kristin Persson, Berkeley Lab; Prahbat Ram, Microsoft
4 - 4:45 p.m. 50 Years of Leadership in HPC and Supercomputing for Science: History, Superlatives, Recognitions
4:45 Travel to Berkeley Lab from Residence Inn
5 - 6:30 p.m. Reception and Machine Room Tours NERSC Staff

Wednesday: October 23

Time Topic Presenters
9 - 9:45 a.m. NERSC Systems Through the Years Tina Declerck, NERSC Deputy for Operations
9:45 - 10:15 a.m. DOE's Integrated Research Infrastructure and HPC/AI/Data Ecosystem TBA
10:45 - 11:15 a.m. Scientific Successes and Challenges for the Future Title: TBA Jana Thayer, Division Lead, Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) Data Systems at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
11:15 - 12 p.m. Panel: How HPC is Transforming Experimental Science and Vice-Versa Debbie Bard, NERSC Science Engagement and Workflows Department Head Panelists: Paolo Califiura, High Energy Physics, Berkeley Lab; Raffi Nazikian, DII-D Fusion Experiment, General Atomics
12 - 1 p.m. Lunch provided for registered attendees.
1 - 1:45 p.m. Keynote: Title TBA Elica Kyoseva - Director of Quantum Algorithm Engineering, NVIDIA
1:45 - 2:30 p.m. Panel: Novel Technologies for Beyond Exascale Computing Moderator: Nick Wright, NERSC Chief Architect
2:30 - 3 p.m. BREAK
3 - 3:30 p.m. Scientific Successes and Challenges for the Future TBA
4 - 4:15 p.m. Meet the NERSC Users Group Executive Committee
4:30 - 4:45 p.m. NERSC 2024 Early Career Achievement Awards Announcement
4:45 - 5:15 p.m. Science as Art Competition Award Winners Debbie Bard, NERSC Science Engagement and Workflows Department Head
5:15 - 6:45 p.m. Reception and Student Poster Session

Thursday: October 24

Time Topic Presenters
9 - 9:30 a.m. Scientific Successes and Challenges for the Future | Title: TBA William Detmold, Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9:30 - 10 a.m. Scientific Successes and Challenges for the Future | Title: TBA Raffi M. Nazikian, Senior Director in Magnetic Fusion Energy, General Atomics
10 - 10:45 a.m. Panel: Where are Simulation Scientists Placing their Bets for the Next 10 Years Jack Deslippe, NERSC Application Performance Lead | Panelists: TBA
10:45 - 11:15 a.m. BREAK
11:15 - 12 p.m. Panel: Building an Inclusive HPC Workforce for the Future Rebecca Hartman-Baker, NERSC User Engagement Lead | Panelists: TBA
12 - 1 p.m. Lunch provided for registered attendees.
1 - 5 p.m. Berkeley Lab AI for Science Summit (requires separate registration)
5 p.m. Berkeley Lab AI for Science Summit Adjourns