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These videos are freely available for viewing and for classroom use. http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/News/Images/img/ncsa_logo.jpg http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/ National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) webmaster@ncsa.illinois.edu clean http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/psp/09meeting/mcintyre.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Cynthia McIntyre talks at NCSA's Private Sector Program Cynthia McIntyre, the senior vice president of the non-profit Council on Competitiveness, describes the significance of high-performance computing for the competitiveness of U.S. businesses. Cynthia McIntyre, the senior vice president of the non-profit Council on Competitiveness, describes the significance of high-performance computing for the competitiveness of U.S. businesses. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/psp/09meeting/mcintyre.mov Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:23:00 CST 39:16 NCSA, Cynthia McIntyre, PSP, Private Sector Program, Council on Competitiveness http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/psp/09meeting/maher.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) IBM's Chris Maher talks at NCSA's 2009 Private Sector Program Annual Meeting Chris Maher, director of HPC Development for the IBM Systems & Technology Group, speaks at the 2009 NCSA Private Sector Program Annual Meeting. Chris Maher, director of HPC Development for the IBM Systems & Technology Group, speaks at the 2009 NCSA Private Sector Program Annual Meeting. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/psp/09meeting/maher.mov Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10::0700 CST 55:43 NCSA, Private Sector Program, IBM, Chris Maher, supercomputing, hpc, PSP http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/psp/09meeting/dunning.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) NCSA director Thom Dunning talks at NCSA's 2009 Private Sector Program Annual Meeting NCSA Director Thom Dunning discusses the opportunities in computational modeling and simulation offered by new technologies and the challenges involved in realizing the full potential of these new computing systems. NCSA Director Thom Dunning discusses the opportunities in computational modeling and simulation offered by new technologies and the challenges involved in realizing the full potential of these new computing systems. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/psp/09meeting/dunning.mov Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:40:00 CST 50:07 NCSA, Thom Dunning, PSP, Private Sector Partner, supercomputing, technology http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/pcf/melchi_power.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) NCSA's John Melchi highlights progress made on the Illinois Petascale Computing Facility, focusing on the energy efficiency of the building's electrical system. NCSA's John Melchi highlights progress made on the Illinois Petascale Computing Facility, focusing on the energy efficiency of the building's electrical system. The Petascale Computing Facility will house Blue Waters, the world's first sustained-petascale supercomputer for open scientific research. NCSA's John Melchi highlights progress made on the Illinois Petascale Computing Facility, focusing on the energy efficiency of the building's electrical system. The Petascale Computing Facility will house Blue Waters, the world's first sustained-petascale supercomputer for open scientific research. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/pcf/melchi_power.mov Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:00:00 CST 03:32 NCSA, John Melchi, Blue Waters, Illinois Petascale Computing Facility, PCF, petascale, data center http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/bluewaters/fiedler/fiedler.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) NCSA's Bob Fiedler talks about scaling up scientific codes to run on Blue Waters. NCSA's Bob Fiedler talks about scaling up scientific codes to run on the massive Blue Waters supercomputer by working with those codes' developers. He also discusses the National Science Foundation's Petascale Computing Resource Allocations program, which supports these efforts. NCSA's Bob Fiedler talks about scaling up scientific codes to run on the massive Blue Waters supercomputer by working with those codes' developers. He also discusses the National Science Foundation's Petascale Computing Resource Allocations program, which supports these efforts. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/bluewaters/fiedler/fiedler.mov Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:20:00 CST 04:35 NCSA, Bob Fielder, Blue Waters, scientific codes, code optimization, petascale computing http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/iclcs09/iclcs.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) As part of the ICLCS, rural school teachers refresh their chemistry skills and learn to use computational tools in the classroom. Teachers in the program discuss their experiences. As part of the Institute for Chemistry Literacy through Computational Science, rural school teachers refresh their chemistry skills and learn to use computational tools in the classroom. Teachers in the program discuss their experiences. As part of the Institute for Chemistry Literacy through Computational Science, rural school teachers refresh their chemistry skills and learn to use computational tools in the classroom. Teachers in the program discuss their experiences. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/iclcs09/iclcs.mov Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:24:00 CST 06:02 NCSA, ICLCS, Institute for Chemistry Literacy Through Computational Science, chemistry, computational chemistry, teachers, education http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/neubauer09/neubauer.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Mark Neubauer discusses his work at a NCSA Faculty Fellows Program talk. When Illinois physics professor Mark Neubauer discusses his work in physics and his collaboration with NCSA, the recurring theme is big -- big questions about the universe, big instruments generating big data, and the need for big computing resources to make big discoveries. When Illinois physics professor Mark Neubauer discusses his work in physics and his collaboration with NCSA, the recurring theme is big -- big questions about the universe, big instruments generating big data, and the need for big computing resources to make big discoveries. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/neubauer09/neubauer.mov Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:52:00 CST 57:02 NCSA, Faculty Fellows Program, Mark Neubauer, physics, terascale physics, distributed computing, computational science http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/hedeman09/hedeman.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) NCSA Faculty Fellow Anne Hedeman talks about her research using NCSA's technologies. Anne Hedeman, an Illinois professor of art history and medieval studies, worked with image analysis experts at NCSA to gain insights into the Medieval French book trade through close analysis of a collection of manuscripts. Anne Hedeman, an Illinois professor of art history and medieval studies, worked with image analysis experts at NCSA to gain insights into the Medieval French book trade through close analysis of a collection of manuscripts. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/hedeman09/hedeman.mov Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:55:00 CST 44:03 NCSA, NCSA Faculty Fellows, Anne Hedeman, art history, medieval French book trade http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/sinha09/sinha.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) NCSA Faculty Fellow Saurabh Sinha talks about her research using NCSA's technologies. For NCSA Faculty Fellow Saurabh Sinha, a University of Illinois assistant professor of computer science, supercomputing resources were an essential resource for research into the genetic roots of honey bees' social behavior. For NCSA Faculty Fellow Saurabh Sinha, a University of Illinois assistant professor of computer science, supercomputing resources were an essential resource for research into the genetic roots of honey bees' social behavior. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/sinha09/sinha.mov Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:55:00 CST 57:35 NCSA, NCSA Faculty Fellows, Saurabh Sinha, genomics, honey bee genetics http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/bluewaters/bode/bode.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) NCSA's Brett Bode discusses making it easier for researchers to move their scientific codes from other systems to the sustained-petascale supercomputer. Brett Bode, software development manager for the Blue Waters project, discusses making it easier for researchers to move their scientific codes from other systems to the sustained-petascale supercomputer. He also talks about some of the new programming models that may be used for codes running on Blue Waters and partner institutions' work on performance tuning and software development models. Brett Bode, software development manager for the Blue Waters project, discusses making it easier for researchers to move their scientific codes from other systems to the sustained-petascale supercomputer. He also talks about some of the new programming models that may be used for codes running on Blue Waters and partner institutions' work on performance tuning and software development models. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/bluewaters/bode/bode.mov Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:09:00 CST 05:48 NCSA, Blue Waters, supercomputer, Brett Bode, software development, scientific codes, petascale computer http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/pcf/melchi.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) NCSA's John Melchi discusses the building of the Illinois Petascale Computing Facility. Senior Associate Director John Melchi gives a tour of the Illinois Petascale Computing Facility. This state-of-the-art data center will be home to Blue Waters -- the world's first sustained-petascale supercomputer for open scientific research -- and to future extreme-scale systems for decades to come. Senior Associate Director John Melchi gives a tour of the Illinois Petascale Computing Facility. This state-of-the-art data center will be home to Blue Waters -- the world's first sustained-petascale supercomputer for open scientific research -- and to future extreme-scale systems for decades to come. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/pcf/melchi.mov Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:56:00 CST 05:22 NCSA, John Melchi, PCF, Illinois Petascale Computing Facility, data center, Blue Waters, petascale computer http://gladiator.ncsa.uiuc.edu/vidcasts/edream_kickoff/edream_kickoff.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Several key people spoke at the edream Institute kickoff event Illinois' new digital arts and media institute, edream, launched this spring. Led by NCSA's Donna Cox, it will give students a unique competitive edge in the growing creative industries that are driven by the digital arts. Illinois' new digital arts and media institute, edream, launched this spring. Led by NCSA's Donna Cox, it will give students a unique competitive edge in the growing creative industries that are driven by the digital arts. http://gladiator.ncsa.uiuc.edu/vidcasts/edream_kickoff/edream_kickoff.mov Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:29:00 CST 40:31 NCSA, edream, edream Institute, Donna Cox, digital arts and media, University of Illinois http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/aaas09/cox/cox.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Donna Cox talks about scientific visualization and her edream Institute Donna Cox, director of NCSA's Advanced Visualization Laboratory, discusses the importance of visualizing scientific data -- both for researchers and for the general public. She also talks about Illinois' new edream Institute, which will give Illinois students a unique competitive edge in the growing creative industries that are driven by the digital arts. Donna Cox, director of NCSA's Advanced Visualization Laboratory, discusses the importance of visualizing scientific data -- both for researchers and for the general public. She also talks about Illinois' new edream Institute, which will give Illinois students a unique competitive edge in the growing creative industries that are driven by the digital arts. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/aaas09/cox/cox.mov Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:10:00 CST 05:36 NCSA, Donna Cox, edream, scientific visualization, University of Illinois, Advanced Visualization Laboratory, digital arts http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/kramer/techcollab.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Bill Kramer discusses NCSA and Illinois' long-term collaboration with IBM. Deputy Project Director Bill Kramer discusses NCSA and Illinois' long-term collaboration with IBM. That work will improve the software that runs on the Blue Waters sustained-petascale supercomputer and helps make up the open-source environment that runs on other large-scale systems. Deputy Project Director Bill Kramer discusses NCSA and Illinois' long-term collaboration with IBM. That work will improve the software that runs on the Blue Waters sustained-petascale supercomputer and helps make up the open-source environment that runs on other large-scale systems. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/kramer/techcollab.mov Tue, 19 May 2009 09:31:00 CST 04:48 NCSA, Bill Kramer, Blue Waters, high-performance computing, IBM http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/kramer/scicollab.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Bill Kramer describes working with scientists and engineers on Blue Waters and talks about how new research teams can get involved. Deputy Project Director Bill Kramer describes working with scientists and engineers around the country on Blue Waters and talks about how new research teams can get involved. These relationships will help make Blue Waters the first supercomputer to achieve sustained-petaflops performance on a range of scientific research when the system comes online in 2011. Deputy Project Director Bill Kramer describes working with scientists and engineers around the country on Blue Waters and talks about how new research teams can get involved. These relationships will help make Blue Waters the first supercomputer to achieve sustained-petaflops performance on a range of scientific research when the system comes online in 2011. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/kramer/scicollab.mov Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:09:00 CST 05:09 NCSA, Bill Kramer, Blue Waters, high-performance computing http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/aaas09/dimatteo/dimatteo.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Tiziana Di Matteo speaks at the 2009 AAAS meeting about using high-performance computing for scientific research. Astronomer Tiziana Di Matteo, Carnegie Mellon University, describes the importance of computing resources to her novel approach to understanding galaxy formation by tracking the growth of supermassive black holes. The complex theoretical modeling on which she relies will be accelerated by petascale supercomputers like Blue Waters, coming online at NCSA in 2011. Astronomer Tiziana Di Matteo, Carnegie Mellon University, describes the importance of computing resources to her novel approach to understanding galaxy formation by tracking the growth of supermassive black holes. The complex theoretical modeling on which she relies will be accelerated by petascale supercomputers like Blue Waters, coming online at NCSA in 2011. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/aaas09/dimatteo/dimatteo.mov Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:27:00 CST 20:43 NCSA, Tiziana Di Matteo, astronomy, high-performance computing, Blue Waters, petascale, petascale computing http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/aaas09/tromp/tromp.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Jeroen Tromp speaks at the 2009 AAAS meeting about using high-performance computing for scientific research. During a symposium at the recent annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Princeton seismologist Jeroen Tromp describes his team's efforts to simulate global seismic wave propagation, a frontier that can be explored only through large-scale computation. He will describe problems that the sustained petascale computing power of Blue Waters will help seismologists address. During a symposium at the recent annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Princeton seismologist Jeroen Tromp describes his team's efforts to simulate global seismic wave propagation, a frontier that can be explored only through large-scale computation. He will describe problems that the sustained petascale computing power of Blue Waters will help seismologists address. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/aaas09/tromp/tromp.mov Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:47:00 CST 27:36 NCSA, AAAS, high-performance computing, Jeroen Tromp, seismology http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/shaw09/shaw.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Michael Shaw describes how the use of high-performance computing can change the range of capabilities available for enterprise-wide decision support systems. Illinois business professor Michael Shaw describes how the use of high-performance computing can change the range of capabilities available for enterprise-wide decision support systems by empowering businesses to perform tasks in real-time and on a level of complexity not achievable before. Illinois business professor Michael Shaw describes how the use of high-performance computing can change the range of capabilities available for enterprise-wide decision support systems by empowering businesses to perform tasks in real-time and on a level of complexity not achievable before. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/shaw09/shaw.mov Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:33:00 CDT 01:00:46 NCSA, Faculty Fellows, NCSA Faculty Fellows, Michael Shaw, industry, high-performance computing http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/zhong09/zhong.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Using NCSA's computing resources, Sheng Zhong researches the transcriptional control that is thought to be key to these stem cells maintaining their undifferentiated state. Embryonic stem cells have great potential to treat diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and diabetes. Using NCSA's computing resources, Illinois professor Sheng Zhong researches the transcriptional control that is thought to be key to these stem cells maintaining their undifferentiated state. Embryonic stem cells have great potential to treat diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and diabetes. Using NCSA's computing resources, Illinois professor Sheng Zhong researches the transcriptional control that is thought to be key to these stem cells maintaining their undifferentiated state. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/zhong09/zhong.mov Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:14:00 CST 57:05 NCSA, NCSA Faculty Fellows, Sheng Zhong, stem cell simulations http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/masud09/masud.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Arif Masud discusses his clot formation simulations. Illinois researcher Arif Masud collaborated with NCSA on an effort to extend the capability of a simulation code in order to analyze the process of clot formation and blood flow. Better modeling of these phenomena could help prevent some of the 50,000 to 100,00 deaths caused by clots each year in the United States. Illinois researcher Arif Masud collaborated with NCSA on an effort to extend the capability of a simulation code in order to analyze the process of clot formation and blood flow. Better modeling of these phenomena could help prevent some of the 50,000 to 100,00 deaths caused by clots each year in the United States. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/masud09/masud.mov Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:20:00 CST 01:05:31 NCSA, Arif Masud, Faculty Fellows, blood flow simulations http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/pitard09/pitard.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Illinois religion professor Wayne Pitard describes the Inscriptifact project, which allows users to access high-resolution images of ancient inscriptions from the Near Eastern and Mediterranean worlds. Illinois religion professor Wayne Pitard describes the Inscriptifact project, which allows users to access high-resolution images of ancient inscriptions from the Near Eastern and Mediterranean worlds. As an NCSA Faculty Fellow, Pitard collaborated with staff from the Illinois Institute for Computing in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Science (I-CHASS). Illinois religion professor Wayne Pitard describes the Inscriptifact project, which allows users to access high-resolution images of ancient inscriptions from the Near Eastern and Mediterranean worlds. As an NCSA Faculty Fellow, Pitard collaborated with staff from the Illinois Institute for Computing in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Science (I-CHASS). http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/pitard09/pitard.mov Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:36:00 CST 59:31 NCSA, Faculty Fellows, Wayne Pitard, Inscriptifact, I-CHASS http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/kumar09/kumar.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Praveen Kumar discusses the challenges of understanding the complex Earth system and how he is collaborating with NCSA to develop tools to aid and enhance that critical understanding. Illinois researcher and NCSA fellow Praveen Kumar discusses the challenges of understanding the complex Earth system -- its weather, climate, oceans, atmosphere, water, land, natural resources, ecosystems, and natural and human-induced hazards -- and how he is collaborating with NCSA to develop tools to aid and enhance that critical understanding. Illinois researcher and NCSA fellow Praveen Kumar discusses the challenges of understanding the complex Earth system -- its weather, climate, oceans, atmosphere, water, land, natural resources, ecosystems, and natural and human-induced hazards -- and how he is collaborating with NCSA to develop tools to aid and enhance that critical understanding. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/kumar09/kumar.mov Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:22:00 CST 00:54:19 NCSA, Praveen Kumar, NCSA Faculty Fellows, earth systems, earth systems modeling http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/haythornthwaite09/haythornthwaite.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Caroline Haythornthwaite analyzes communal conversation, such as email, listservs, chat, and blogs. Library and information science researcher Caroline Haythornthwaite analyzes communal conversation, such as email, listservs, chat, and blogs. In collaboration with NCSA, Haythornthwaite is developing an environment to help researchers find meaningful patterns and networks in this enormous volume of text. Library and information science researcher Caroline Haythornthwaite analyzes communal conversation, such as email, listservs, chat, and blogs. In collaboration with NCSA, Haythornthwaite is developing an environment to help researchers find meaningful patterns and networks in this enormous volume of text. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/haythornthwaite09/haythornthwaite.mov Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:05:00 CST 01:04:18 Faculty Fellows, University of Illinois, social networks, Caroline Haythornthwaite, NCSA http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/groundbreaking/groundbreaking-full.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) The University of Illinois held a groundbreaking ceremony for the $72.5 million Illinois Petascale Computing Facility on Nov. 5, 2008. The University of Illinois held a groundbreaking ceremony for the $72.5 million Illinois Petascale Computing Facility on Nov. 5, 2008. Work on the 88,000-square-foot building that will house the Blue Waters sustained-petaflop supercomputer is under way at the corner of Oak Street and St. Mary's Road in Champaign. The University of Illinois held a groundbreaking ceremony for the $72.5 million Illinois Petascale Computing Facility on Nov. 5, 2008. Work on the 88,000-square-foot building that will house the Blue Waters sustained-petaflop supercomputer is under way at the corner of Oak Street and St. Mary's Road in Champaign. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/groundbreaking/groundbreaking-full.mov Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:32:00 CST 31:58 Blue Waters, NCSA, Petascale Computing Facility, PCF http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/psp/pennington.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) NCSA deputy director Rob Pennington discusses the Blue Waters project on a range of science and engineering applications. NCSA deputy director Rob Pennington discusses the Blue Waters project, which will build and deploy a computing system capable of delivering performance of 1 petaflop (1 quadrillion calculations per second) on a range of science and engineering applications. NCSA deputy director Rob Pennington discusses the Blue Waters project, which will build and deploy a computing system capable of delivering performance of 1 petaflop (1 quadrillion calculations per second) on a range of science and engineering applications. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/psp/pennington.mov Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:32:00 CST 35:36 Rob Pennington, NCSA, Blue Waters, petascale computer, supercomputer, Private Sector Program http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/psp/schulten.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Klaus Schulten speaks at the 2008 NCSA PSP Annual Meeting University of Illinois researcher Klaus Schulten discusses how NCSA's high-performance computing systems advance his biomolecular research, and how the Blue Waters sustained petaflop system will enable scientists in his field to reach new breakthroughs. University of Illinois researcher Klaus Schulten discusses how NCSA's high-performance computing systems advance his biomolecular research, and how the Blue Waters sustained petaflop system will enable scientists in his field to reach new breakthroughs. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/psp/schulten.mov Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:42:00 CDT 01:22:51 Klaus Schulten, NCSA, Private Sector Program, biomolecular research, Blue Waters http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/psp/magro.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Intel's Bill Magro discusses the challenges and potential of extending cutting-edge computing technology through the entire supply chain. Bill Magro, director of cluster software and technologies for Intel, discusses the challenges and potential of extending cutting-edge computing technology through the entire supply chain. Bill Magro, director of cluster software and technologies for Intel, discusses the challenges and potential of extending cutting-edge computing technology through the entire supply chain. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/psp/magro.mov Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:54:00 CDT 52:07 Bill Magro, NCSA Private Sector Program, high-performance computing, Intel, cluster software, NCSA http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/psp/giles.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Talke by NCSA's Merle Giles at the 2008 Private Sector Program Annual Meeting Merle Giles, leader of NCSA's Private Sector Program, discusses how NCSA's resources and focus on applied solutions to real-world problems can benefit business and industry. Merle Giles, leader of NCSA's Private Sector Program, discusses how NCSA's resources and focus on applied solutions to real-world problems can benefit business and industry. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/psp/giles.mov Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:42:00 CDT 22:48 NCSA, Merle Giles, Private Sector Program http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/psp/dunning.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) NCSA's director discusses the speed-ups possible with new technologies and the role NCSA's Blue Waters system will play in the petascale era. NCSA's director gives a perspective on "Staying Competitive Through High-Performance Computing," discussing the speed-ups possible with new technologies and the role NCSA's Blue Waters system will play in the petascale era. NCSA's director gives a perspective on "Staying Competitive Through High-Performance Computing," discussing the speed-ups possible with new technologies and the role NCSA's Blue Waters system will play in the petascale era. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/psp/dunning.mov Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:16:00 CDT 01:03:37 Thom Dunning,NCSA director,Blue Waters,high-performance computing,petascale,petascale computing, NCSA http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/bluewaters/BlueWaters.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Blue Waters: Supercomputing and Science The National Science Foundation selected the University of Illinois, NCSA, IBM and partners around the country to build Blue Waters, the most-powerful computer for open scientific research. The National Science Foundation selected the University of Illinois, NCSA, IBM and partners around the country to build Blue Waters, the most-powerful computer for open scientific research. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/bluewaters/BlueWaters.mov Tue, 2 Sep 2008 13:37:00 CDT 04:24 Blue Waters, NCSA, petaflop, petascale, high-performance computing, science, supercomputing http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/psp/riley.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Jon Riley and Steve Reagan of L&L Products describe how high-performance computing gives their company and edge and provides benefits to their customers. Jon Riley and Steve Reagan of L&L Products, a company that engineers sealing and structural products for the automotive industry, describe how high-performance computing gives their company and edge and provides benefits to their customers. Jon Riley and Steve Reagan of L&L Products, a company that engineers sealing and structural products for the automotive industry, describe how high-performance computing gives their company and edge and provides benefits to their customers. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/psp/riley.mov Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:01:00 CDT 47:17 Jon Riley, NCSA Private Sector Program, NCSA PSP, high-performance computing, NCSA http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/microsoft/NCSA_MS_640.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) NCSA assists development of Microsoft HPC Server 2008 NCSA contributed to the development of Microsoft HPC Server 2008 as an early adopter and beta tester. The center's Abe cluster can run Linux or HPC Server 2008, enabling users across a range of disciplines in academia and industry to choose their preferred platform. NCSA contributed to the development of Microsoft HPC Server 2008 as an early adopter and beta tester. The center's Abe cluster can run Linux or HPC Server 2008, enabling users across a range of disciplines in academia and industry to choose their preferred platform. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/microsoft/NCSA_MS_640.mov Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:43:00 CDT 05:14 NCSA, Abe, Microsoft http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/psp/graybill.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Robert Graybill from the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute described the need for a consortium to improve software for high-performance mutiphysics simulation. At the recent NCSA Private Sector Program Annual Meeting, Robert Graybill from the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute described the need for a consortium to improve software for high-performance mutiphysics simulation. At the recent NCSA Private Sector Program Annual Meeting, Robert Graybill from the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute described the need for a consortium to improve software for high-performance mutiphysics simulation. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/psp/graybill.mov Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:16:00 CDT 36:11 Robert Graybill,NCSA Private Sector Program,high-performance computing, NCSA http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/psp/fussell.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Paul Fussell discusses the aerospace giant's use of high-performance computing in a talk at NCSA's Private Sector Program Annual Meeting. Paul Fussell, manager of the Mathematical Modeling group in Boeing Technology, discusses the aerospace giant's use of high-performance computing in a talk at NCSA's Private Sector Program Annual Meeting. Paul Fussell, manager of the Mathematical Modeling group in Boeing Technology, discusses the aerospace giant's use of high-performance computing in a talk at NCSA's Private Sector Program Annual Meeting. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/psp/fussell.mov Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:17:00 CDT 01:05:12 Paul Fussell,Boeing,high-performance computing,NCSA,Private Sector Program Annual Meeting http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/aref08/ffp_aref.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) University of Illinois professor Michael Aref discusses efforts to improve the diagnostic power of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. Michael Aref, a resident at the University of Illinois College of Medicine and an assistant professor in the Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, discusses efforts to improve the diagnostic power of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. Michael Aref, a resident at the University of Illinois College of Medicine and an assistant professor in the Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, discusses efforts to improve the diagnostic power of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/aref08/ffp_aref.mov Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:09:00 CDT 00:39:30 Michael Aref,Faculty Fellows,NCSA Faculty Fellows,computational biology,tumor simulation, NCSA http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/martinez08/ffp_martinez.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) University of Illinois researcher Todd Martinez teams with NCSA to speed chemistry simulations and improve the way the results are stored and studied. University of Illinois researcher Todd Martinez teams with NCSA to speed chemistry simulations and improve the way the results are stored and studied. University of Illinois researcher Todd Martinez teams with NCSA to speed chemistry simulations and improve the way the results are stored and studied. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/martinez08/ffp_martinez.mov Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:26:00 CDT 00:57:49 Todd Martinez,NCSA Faculty Fellows,Faculty Fellows,computational chemistry,chemistry simulations, NCSA http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/acs/aksimentiev/aksimentiev_acs.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) University of Illinois researcher Oleksii Aksimentiev describes his work simulating silicon nanobiodevices. University of Illinois researcher Oleksii Aksimentiev describes his work simulating silicon nanobiodevices, such as a nanopore capacitor that could be used to sequence DNA more quickly and affordably. University of Illinois researcher Oleksii Aksimentiev describes his work simulating silicon nanobiodevices, such as a nanopore capacitor that could be used to sequence DNA more quickly and affordably. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/acs/aksimentiev/aksimentiev_acs.mov Tue, 13 May 2008 10:34:00 CDT 00:28:58 Aksimentiev,nanobiodevices,nanopore capacitor,ACS, NCSA http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/bhargava07/ffp_bhargava.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) University of Illinois bioengineering researcher Rohit Bhargava describes how he collaborated with NCSA to explore new techniques for cancer diagnosis. University of Illinois bioengineering researcher Rohit Bhargava describes how he collaborated with NCSA to explore new techniques for cancer diagnosis. University of Illinois bioengineering researcher Rohit Bhargava describes how he collaborated with NCSA to explore new techniques for cancer diagnosis. Bhargava worked with NCSA through the center's Faculty Fellows program. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/bhargava07/ffp_bhargava.mov Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:05:00 CDT 01:08:46 Rohit Bhargava,NCSA,NCSA Faculty Fellows http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/acs/wilson/wilson_acs.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Angela Wilson from the University of North Texas explains how essential supercomputing resources at NCSA and other National Science Foundatino centers have been to her research Angela Wilson, a chemistry researcher from the University of North Texas, explains how essential supercomputing resources at NCSA and other National Science Foundatino centers have been to her research and to persuading her institution to invest in research computing. Angela Wilson, a chemistry researcher from the University of North Texas, explains how essential supercomputing resources at NCSA and other National Science Foundatino centers have been to her research and to persuading her institution to invest in research computing. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/acs/wilson/wilson_acs.mov Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:48:00 CDT 00:24:34 Angela Wilson,cyber-resources,chemistry,supercomputing,supercomputing resources, NCSA http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/acs/simmerling/simmerling_acs.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Carlos Simmerling at SUNY Stony Brook talks about his research of HIV protease. Carlos Simmerling of the State University of New York Stony Brook details his group's work using high-performance computing to investigate dynamic aspects of biomolecular structure and function, with particular focus on their research into HIV protease. Carlos Simmerling of the State University of New York Stony Brook details his group's work using high-performance computing to investigate dynamic aspects of biomolecular structure and function, with particular focus on their research into HIV protease. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/acs/simmerling/simmerling_acs.mov Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:00:00 CDT 00:28:43 Carlos Simmerling,HIV protease,ACS,biomolecular simulations, NCSA http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/acs/cheatham/cheatham_acs.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) University of Utah assistant professor Thomas E. Cheatham III talks about computing at the petascale. University of Utah computational researcher Thomas E. Cheatham III looks at both positive and negative trends on the national supercomputing scene during a talk recorded at the fall meeting of the American Chemical Society. University of Utah computational researcher Thomas E. Cheatham III looks at both positive and negative trends on the national supercomputing scene during a talk recorded at the fall meeting of the American Chemical Society. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/acs/cheatham/cheatham_acs.mov Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:08:00 CDT 00:26:53 Thomas Cheatham,petascale,biomolecular computing,ACS,cyberinfrastrcture,petascale computing,biology, NCSA http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/acs/schulten_acs.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) University of Illinois professor Klaus Schulten talks about computational biology Klaus Schulten, leader of the Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, discusses the ways in which the computing power provided by the National Science Foundation, including systems at NCSA, accelerates his research. Klaus Schulten, leader of the Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, discusses the ways in which the computing power provided by the National Science Foundation, including systems at NCSA, accelerates his research. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/acs/schulten_acs.mov Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:40:00 CDT 29:42 NCSA,Klaus Schulten,ACS,cyberinfrastructure,petscale computing,petascale,biology http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/acs/towns_acs_talk.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) NCSA's John Towns talks at the ACS Meeting NCSA's John Towns gives data and insights on the National Science Foundation's cyberinfrastructure strategy, how these resources are used, and current and coming trends. NCSA's John Towns gives data and insights on the National Science Foundation's cyberinfrastructure strategy, how these resources are used, and current and coming trends. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/acs/towns_acs_talk.mov Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:00:00 CDT 44:09 NCSA,John Towns,ACS,cyberinfrastructure http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/rssi/reconfig_sys-2007.07.18-768.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Keynote speech by Alan George from RSSI'07 Reconfigurable computing is making inroads in embedded systems and high-end computing. Alan George discusses opportunities and challenges, including several case studies. Reconfigurable computing is making inroads in embedded systems and high-end computing. Alan George discusses opportunities and challenges, including several case studies. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/rssi/reconfig_sys-2007.07.18-768.mov Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:00:00 CDT 01:35:36 Alan George, RSSI, RSSI'07, keynote, NCSA http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/ncsa_ff-han-2007.03.mov National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) NCSA Faculty Fellows speech by Jiawei Han NCSA Faculty Fellow Jiawei Han details his work to develop fast, scalable, and effective data stream mining techniques. NCSA Faculty Fellow Jiawei Han details his work to develop fast, scalable, and effective data stream mining techniques. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/ncsa_ff-han-2007.03.mov Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:00:00 CDT 48:56 NCSA,Jiawei Han,NCSA Faculty Fellows,Faculty Fellows, NCSA http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/ncsa_ff-lin-2007.04.05.m4v National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) NCSA Faculty Fellows speech by Yu-Feng Lin Illinois State Water Survey researcher Yu-Feng Lin describes the collaborative project he undertook with NCSA's Image Spatial Data Analysis Group as part of his recent faculty fellowship. Illinois State Water Survey researcher Yu-Feng Lin describes the collaborative project he undertook with NCSA's Image Spatial Data Analysis Group as part of his recent faculty fellowship. http://gladiator.ncsa.illinois.edu/vidcasts/ffp/ncsa_ff-lin-2007.04.05.m4v Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:00:00 CDT 58:01 NCSA,Yu-Feng Lin,NCSA Faculty Fellows,Faculty Fellows