[UFO Chicago] UniForum: Linux Supercluster for Cellular Simulation

[Neil R. Ormos]

FYI, UniForum Chicago's September meeting is on a Linux-related topic:

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>               Cellular Simulation on a Linux Supercluster
>
>                            Michael J. North
>
>               Tuesday, September 28th, 2004, 7:00-9:00pm
>    Illinois Institute of Technology, Rice Campus, Wheaton IL, Room 103
>
> Abstract
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> The speaker will discuss how the Argonne "Jazz" Linux teraflops cluster is
> being used to simulate the simultaneous biochemical activities of hundreds
> of bacterial cells.  Jazz is a scientific and engineering computing
> cluster with 350 2.4 GHz Pentium IV computers connected by both Myricom
> Myrinet and Fast Ethernet and over 20 TB of online storage.  The current
> design and configuration of the Argonne "Jazz" Linux cluster will be
> discussed in the context of its use for large-scale scientific simulation.
>
> Speaker Bio
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> Michael J. North is the Deputy Director of the Center for Complex
> Adaptive Agent Systems Simulation (CCAASS) within the Decision and
> Information Sciences Division of Argonne National Laboratory.  He is an
> internationally recognized leader and speaker in the agent-based modeling
> community. Argonne is operated by the University of Chicago for the United
> States Department of Energy.  Mr. North has fifteen years of experience
> developing advanced modeling and simulation applications for various
> branches of the federal government and several international agencies.
> In addition, Mr. North has published more than twenty-five papers in
> refereed journals and international conferences.  Mr. North holds an
> M.S. in Computer Systems Engineering from the Illinois Institute of
> Technology as well as degrees in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics,
> Chemistry, Biology, Engineering Science and an MBA.  More information
> on Mr. North's work can be found at http://www.cas.anl.gov/.
>
> Getting There
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> The next meeting of UniForum Chicago will be from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
> on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at the Illinois Institute of Technology
> Rice campus.  The address of the meeting facility is:
>
>         IIT's Rice Campus
>         Room 103
>         201 East Loop Road,
>         Wheaton, Illinois 60187
>
> Take I-88 to the Naperville Road exit.  Go North on Naperville Road
> to Butterfield/Rt. 56.  Turn right on Butterfield and proceed East to
> the next stoplight East (East Loop Road).  Turn north onto East Loop
> Road (Grady's/Cozymel's Restaurants and Phillip's 66 Gas Station on
> the corners); the campus will be on your right about a block north of
> Butterfield Road.  Park in the student parking lot behind the building.
> Room 103 is the first room inside the north entrance.  More detailed
> directions and maps are available at:
>
>         http://www.rice.iit.edu/directions.html
>         http://www.rice.iit.edu/floorplan.html
>
> All UniForum Chicago general meetings are open to the public free of charge.