21-23 September 2016, Bucharest, Romania
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COST Action IC1406 – High-Performance Modelling and Simulation for Big Data Applications (cHiPSet)cHiPSet Training School 2016New Trends in Modeling and Simulation in HPC SystemsBucharest, Romania, 21-23 September 2016 |
cHiPSet is promoting a Summer School on New Trends in Modeling and Simulation in HPC Systems. It mainly targets PhD students, researchers and skilled practitioners.
The overarching aim is to improve participants’ understanding of significant research methods commonly or increasingly used in the field of Modeling and Simulation (MS). Such enhanced understanding will enable them to select and combine appropriate research methods for their specific MS-related projects, with a special emphasis on evaluation of HPC Systems, and to contextualise them without unintended impacts on validity.
The training school within COST Action IC1406 will feature presentations and hands-on practice and demonstration of novel methods, mechanisms, techniques and technologies in Modelling and Simulation (MS), with a special emphasis on evaluation of HPC Systems. Today MS is widely considered the essential tool in science and engineering to substantiate the prediction and analysis of complex systems and natural phenomena. MS offers suitable abstractions to manage the complexity of analyzing Big Data in various scientific and engineering domains. Unfortunately, Big Data problems are not always easily amenable to efficient MS over HPC. Also, MS communities may lack the detailed expertise required to exploit the full potential of HPC solutions, and HPC architects may not be fully aware of specific MS requirements. Thus, the goal of the training school is to offer to participants coming from these two worlds the skills to understand and work with models and concepts coming from HPC, to design accurate modeling and simulation strategies for the evaluation of HPC solutions, to design, construct and use complex MS tools that capture many of the HPC modeling needs, from scalability to fault tolerance and beyond. At the end, participants will be able to efficiently turn massively large HPC data into valuable information and meaningful knowledge, with the help of covered new trends in MS.
This training event is sponsored by COST Action cHiPSet and co-organised by University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania. This edition will take place in Bucharest, Romania from 21 to 23 September, 2016.
Day 1 – Wednesday 21 September 2016
09:00 – Participants registration
09:15 – Official Welcome
09:30 – High-Performance Computing: Gossip, Lies, & Secrets (trainer: Horacio González-Vélez, National College of Ireland, Ireland) – part I
11:30 – Coffee break
11:45 – High-Performance Computing: Gossip, Lies, & Secrets (trainer: Horacio González-Vélez, National College of Ireland, Ireland) – part II
13:15 – Lunch
14:00 – Evaluation of Cloud Systems (trainer: Florin Pop, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania) – part I
16:00 – Coffee break
16:15 – Evaluation of Cloud Systems (trainer: Florin Pop, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania) – part II
17:45 – End of Training Sessions for the Day
Day 2 – Wednesday 22 September 2016
09:00 – Participants registration
09:30 – Leveraging Modeling and Simulations in HPC Infrastructures via Increased Usability (trainer: Sandra Gesing, University of Notre Dame, USA) – part I
11:30 – Coffee break
11:45 – Leveraging Modeling and Simulations in HPC Infrastructures via Increased Usability (trainer: Sandra Gesing, University of Notre Dame, USA) – part III
13:15 – Lunch
14:00 – Challenges and solutions in Simulating Clouds (trainer: Marc Frincu, West University of Timisoara, Romania) – part I
16:00 – Coffee break
16:15 – Challenges and solutions in Simulating Clouds (trainer: Marc Frincu, West University of Timisoara, Romania) – part II
17:45 – End of Training Sessions for the Day
Day 3 – Friday 23 September 2016
9:30 – Performance evaluation and analysis of large scale distributed systems – Issues, Trends, Problems and Solutions (trainer: Eleni Karatza, Department of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece) – part I
11:30 – Coffee break
11:45 – Performance evaluation and analysis of large scale distributed systems – Issues, Trends, Problems and Solutions (trainer: Eleni Karatza, Department of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece) – part II
13:15 – Lunch
14:00 – Round table, discussions on topics related to Evaluation of HPC using Modeling and Simulation
14:30 – Group work, final examination
Afternoon – free time for sightseeing (more details on potential tours will be available online)
- High-Performance Computing: Gossip, Lies, & Secrets (trainer: Horacio González-Vélez)
- Evaluation of Cloud Systems (trainer: Florin Pop)
- Leveraging Modeling and Simulations in HPC Infrastructures via Increased Usability (trainer: Sandra Gesing)
- Challenges and solutions in Simulating Clouds (trainer: Marc Frincu)
- Performance evaluation and analysis of large scale distributed systems – Issues, Trends, Problems and Solutions (trainer: Eleni Karatza)
You are welcome to send the Call for Trainers and Call for Trainees to your friends and colleagues working in the field.
The call for registration is now closed.
Trainers
The pedagogical approach to this training school is problem-based learning. As such we welcome manifestations of interest from cHiPSet members will to contribute with a research challenge, relevant to cHiPSet, but suitable to be addressed from an Modeling and Simulation in HPC Systems perspective.
Interested colleagues are invited to write to Ciprian DOBRE (ciprian.dobre@cs.pub.ro), Sanja BRDAR (brdar.sanja@gmail.com), and Dzmitry KLIAZOVICH (dzmitry.kliazovich@uni.lu), and further discuss the possibilities with them.
Up to 4 trainers will be sponsored (with up to 1000 EUR each) by the cHiPSet COST Action. Applicants from approved IPC institutions are also eligible for funding.
Manifestations of interest include a short bio, a CV, the filled-in registration form, and a one-page description of the research challenge (title of proposed course, context setting, problem statement, goal(s) and possible research question(s)) are accepted until 1 June 2016.
Applicants can select from any of the following possible research challenges (but these are definitely not limited to the list, and we welcome new proposals coming from the focus of using MS for the evaluation of HPC systems):
- Modeling and simulation of Cyber Physical Systems
- Biologically Inspired Modeling and Simulation
- Advanced in Cloud and Grid Computing
- Social and Intelligent Networks / Simulation of Mobile Systems
- Data Intensive Computing and Data Mining / Security Awareness and Energy Effectiveness in Distributed Data
- Intelligent Mechanisms/Heuristics/Rules for Scheduling / Resource Allocation and Management in P2P, Grid, Cluster, Cloud Computing and Big Data oriented systems
Trainees
PhD students, researchers and skilled practitioners interested in participating in this training event are welcome to apply: please express your intention to participate, along with a short CV, by writing to Ciprian Dobre (ciprian.dobre@cs.pub.ro), Sanja BRDAR (brdar.sanja@gmail.com), and Dzmitry KLIAZOVICH (dzmitry.kliazovich@uni.lu). Up to 20 trainees will be sponsored (with up to 700 EUR each) by the cHiPSet COST Action. Only applicants from EU COST countries are eligible for funding.
The pedagogical approach to this training school is problem-based learning. Applicants for trainees should know that the training school is focused on teaching the use of tools, models, methodogies, related to the use of MS for the validation and evaluation of HPC systems.
Manifestations of interest are accepted until 10 June 2016.
Information about cHiPSet Summer School
Ciprian DOBRE, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
Sanja BRDAR, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Serbia
Dzmitry KLIAZOVICH, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Joanna KOLODZIEJ, Cracow University of Technology, Poland
Horacio GONZALEZ-VELEZ, National College of Ireland, Ireland
Local Host
Ciprian DOBRE, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
Florin POP, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
Valentin CRISTEA, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
Ciprian-Octavian TRUICA, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
Travel information
The event will take place at the Faculty of Automatic Controls and Computers, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest. Use the Google Map Link to locate it.
Address: Spl. Independentei 313, 060042, Bucharest, Romania
Bucharest is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country on the banks of the Dambovita River. Bucharest was first mentioned in documents as early as 1459. Since then it has gone through a variety of changes, becoming the state capital of Romania in 1862 and steadily consolidating its position as the centre of the Romanian mass media, culture and arts. Its eclectic architecture is a mix of historical (neo-classical), interbellum (Bauhaus and Art Deco), Communist-era and modern. In recent years, the city has been experiencing an economic and cultural boom. According to 1 July 2010 official estimates, Bucharest proper has a population of 1,942,254.
University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest is the largest and the oldest technical university, among the most prestigious universities in Romania. The tradition of our institution, gained in more than 185 years through the efforts of the most important nation’s schoolmasters, as well as of students’ generations, is not the only convincing reason. Today, the University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest is undergoing a continuous modernization process, being involved in a permanent dialogue with great universities in Europe and all over the world. The Faculty of Automatic Control and Computer Scienceis a center for research and education offering undergraduate (Bachelor) as well as graduate (Master and PhD) programs. Strong research groups exist in areas such as distributed systems, scientific computing, foundations of computer science, artificial intelligence and many more.
Bucharest, Romania’s capital, the nation’s centre of cultural and economic life, was founded more than 500 years ago and is a natural starting point for visits to the country. During the 1930’s its tree-lined boulevards and “fin de siecle” architecture gave it the nickname “Little Paris”. There is even an Arc de Triomphe on the impressive Soseaua Kisseleff which is longer than the Champs Elysees and has ranges of trees which flower beautifully in the spring. Despite the massive reconstruction of the 1980s, Bucharest remains a Garden City, leafy and pleasant, with cafes open on sidewalks in the summer, and with boats on its lakes and rivers.
In Bucharest you will find majestic public buildings like the National History Museum and the main Post Office, whereas close to its Southern end there is the lovely Parcul Cismigiu (Cismigiu Park). Bulevardul (Boulevard) Magheru is parallel to Calea Victoriei and it hosts tourist and airline offices, cinemas and hotels.
You will be intrigued by the city’s eclectic mixture of architecture, from Curtea Veche, the remains of Prince Vlad Tepes 15th century palace – he was the city’s founder as well as the inspiration for “Dracula”, – to Orthodox Churches, Second Empire mansions, the stolid Stalinist architecture of the communist years and the colossal 6,000 room Parliament House, the second largest building in the world after the Pentagon.
By plane
The International Airport ‘Henri Coanda’ is located at 16 km (10 miles) north of Bucharest.
The website of the Henri Coanda Airport
From Henri Coanda Airport: The express 783 RATB line connects the International Airport with the center of Bucharest (approximately 60 minutes). The bus station is located just outside the airport, in front of the Domestic Flights Terminal. The bus leaves every 15-30 minutes and takes the following route: Aeroportul International Henri Coanda Bucuresti – Terminal Curse Interne – Terminal Plecari Internationale – Otopeni – Aeroport “Aurel Vlaicu” Baneasa – Piata Presei Libere – Arcul de Triumf – Piata Victoriei – Piata Romana – Piata Universitatii – Piata Unirii.
The bus stops in Piata Victoriei (Victoria’s Square) and Piata Unirii (Unirii’s Square). Both are connected with corresponding Subway Stations. From Piata Universitatii, you can get to University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest by bus (take bus 336), or by metro (the closest metro exit is Politehnica station).
From Baneasa-Aurel Vlaicu Airport: Baneasa-Aurel Vlaicu Airport is serviced by the following bus lines: Express Line 783, line 112,131,148,301, or 335.
By subway/underground
The nearest underground station is at Politehnica on the M2 line.
You can access the Bucharest underground map here