Date: 2nd of April, 2013

Location: Gad Rausing Auditorium, F3, Bibliotheca Alexanrina

Description: As a continuation for its support for researchers, and offering the adequate platform for advancing science and technology, the International School for Information Science (ISIS) at Bibliotheca Alexandrina organized “BA Supercomputer/LinkSCEEM-2 OpenDay”, for raising awareness about the use of Supercomputers in research. The event aimed at introducing the audience to the High Performance Computing concepts and the Supercomputer project at the BA, and its integration within LinkSCEEM project (Linking Scientific Computing in Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean),

which mainly aims at reinforcing the research output in the Mediterranean basin. There were also a general introduction to LinkSCEEM and its resources, an overview of available HPC systems and software available within LinkSCEEM, a description of the training program of LinkSCEEM and an introduction to its various training events and its available funded fellowships. Discussions also tackled a thorough explanation of how people can access the HPC resources available through LinkSCEEM for the purpose of their scientific research projects. In the second part of the day some parallel programming and parallel computing concepts were presented. More details can be found here.