Academic Congress
Are you a professor or post-graduate researcher focused on data centre topics – or are you an industry professional with a professional interest in understanding how to drive innovation through cutting-edge research? If so…please join your peers and hand-picked US-based academic leaders at the GCDCS19 Academic Congress - June 19th, 2019!
Research Presentations at the Academic Congress
The Congress consists of five one-hour Visionary Sessions. The sessions begin with a 30-minute
presentation delivered by an internationally recognized researcher in the field, followed by 30
minutes of discussions and brainstorming driven by two to three panelists with continued
participation from the audience. Concurrently to the main sessions, there will be posters
displayed in the Atrium on cutting edge research projects, with the researchers available to
discuss their projects during lunch, and break times.
Schedule
8:00 – 8:30: Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Networking
8:30 – 9:00: Opening Session
9:00 – 10:00: Visionary Session 1 - Sustainable Computing
8:30 – 9:00: Opening Session
9:00 – 10:00: Visionary Session 1 - Sustainable Computing
The ‘cloud’ consumes a meaningful proportion of the world’s
energy. Where can we do better? Is there low-hanging fruit that will deliver ‘quick wins’?
And what do we need to improve over the long haul?
Session Leader:
Natarajan Gautam, Texas A&M University
Panel Moderator: Douglas Down, CIRC, McMaster University
10:00 – 10:10: Break
10:10 – 11:10: Visionary Session 2 - The Cost of Computing
Panel Moderator: Douglas Down, CIRC, McMaster University
10:00 – 10:10: Break
10:10 – 11:10: Visionary Session 2 - The Cost of Computing
Our computing needs are growing more quickly than our ability to cope with increasing demand. The future belongs to experts who can crunch numbers more cheaply. Let’s follow the money – how can we do things more economically without compromising performance and safety?
Session Leader:
Xiaorui (Ray) Wang, The Ohio State University
Panel Moderator: Rong Zheng, CIRC, McMaster University
11:10 – 11:20: Break
11:20 – 12:20: Visionary Session 3: Computing, Human Knowledge and the Next Scientific Frontier
Panel Moderator: Rong Zheng, CIRC, McMaster University
11:10 – 11:20: Break
11:20 – 12:20: Visionary Session 3: Computing, Human Knowledge and the Next Scientific Frontier
Computing is at the core of human progress. The human genome, space exploration, the discovery of new materials, and understanding climate change now all rely on data analysis. What can we do to ensure we have the right compute structures in place to support future forward applications like these?
Session Leader: Ganesh Balasubramanian, Lehigh University
Panel Moderator: Ishwar K Puri, CIRC, McMaster University
12:20 – 13:20 :Lunch
13:20 – 14:20: Visionary Session 4 - Cyberphysical Systems
Intelligent automation is penetrating safety critical infrastructure such as aircrafts, autonomous vehicles, and health management systems. Multitude of sensors enable co-operation between the real and digital world in unprecedented ways. Increasing demands on reliable and safe performance is set to impose enormous load on future computing infrastructure. Are We Ready?
Session Leader:
Ayan Banerjee, Arizona State University
Panel Moderator: Rong Zheng, CIRC, McMaster University
14:20 – 14:30: Break
14:30 – 15:30: Visionary Session 5 - The Future of Facilities
Panel Moderator: Rong Zheng, CIRC, McMaster University
14:20 – 14:30: Break
14:30 – 15:30: Visionary Session 5 - The Future of Facilities
Our computing facilities must evolve to accommodate the future.
But how exactly? Liquid cooling? GPU? Edge computing? Renewable energy
microgrids?
Session Leader:
Suvojit Ghosh, CIRC, McMaster University
Introduction by
Chris Orlando, ScaleMatrix
Panel Moderator: Michael O’Neil, InsightaaS
15:30 – 15:40: Break
15:40 – 16:40: Concluding Session - Financing innovation – How to go from ideas to products
Panel Moderator: Michael O’Neil, InsightaaS
15:30 – 15:40: Break
15:40 – 16:40: Concluding Session - Financing innovation – How to go from ideas to products
All about equity, crowdfunding, and securities
tokenization.
Session Leader:
Oscar Jofre Jr., KoreConX
16:40 – 17:00: Closing Remarks
16:40 – 17:00: Closing Remarks
Douglas Down, Academic Director, CIRC
Suvojit Ghosh, Managing Director, CIRC
Suvojit Ghosh, Managing Director, CIRC
Supporting Congress Delegates
McMaster CIRC and its GCDCS19 partners are committed to delivering the best possible experience
for
Academic Congress delegates. To this end, we are enhancing the congress through:
- Extensive Q&A: Congress delegates will be invited to submit written questions to presenters in advance of the session, and there will be extensive time allocated for Q&A.
- Professional networking: GCDCS will invite select professionals - data centre
management from public and private sector organizations and professionals from Canadian and
global supplier firms - to attend the Congress, providing delegates with industry feedback
on
their focus areas.
- Access to resources: GCDCS has arranged for key potential partners, including KoreConX, to be on-site and available to delegates.
- Publication:
Depending on
speaker preferences and
the volume and quality of submitted questions, the Academic Congress organizers may look
to
publish Congress proceedings.
- Gala dinner: Delegates will have the option of attending the CDCXA Gala Awards Dinner, which will bring together leading industry members to celebrate excellence in data centre operations and supply, and to recognize academic and industry visionaries.
Our thanks to supporters of the Academic Congress
McMaster CIRC and its GCDCS19 partners would like to thank the firms that are supporting
delivery
of the 'first annual' GCDCS Academic Congress!
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