The University of Utah is fielding a team for the first time and expect to have a couple of home-field advantages. First, their “secret sauce” is Utah fry sauce, a mix of mayonnaise, ketchup and seasonings. Second, they say “But our real edge is that we trained at this altitude!” They are also guaranteed to […]
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#SCC #SC16 #UofI #University of Illinois – Meet the SCC Team from University of Illinois
The SC16 SCC will be the first competition entered by a team from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). As such, they are representing UIUC under the simple banner of the University of Illinois team. “Nothing special just representing our university.” For their competitive edge, team members cite “Solid vendor support, top-class faculty advisors, and […]
#SCC #Peking #SC16: Meet Team POWERFUL from Peking University, China
The team from Peking University is looking to make a powerful impression in their first run at the SCC. In fact, they are competing as Team POWERFUL. “We hope our powerful POWER machines may bring us the best performance in the competition.” They are also bringing a powerful secret sauce with them: “We are probably […]
#Singapore#Nanyang#SCC: Student Cluster Competition Team Enigma from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Competing for the first time at the SC SCC will be Team Enigma from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. They chose their name because it encompasses the meaning of mystery as well as represents one of the biggest game changers in the development of computing – the drive by English researchers led by Alan Turing […]
#Germany#SC16#SCC: Student Cluster Competition Team Focus – Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg
When asked to provide an interesting fact about their group, Team SegFAUlt from Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg in Germany was tempted to write a funny story, but then remembered, “We’re German – we are efficient and have no sense of humor! ;).” For the university’s third time in the SCC, they wanted to come up with a […]
Reminder: Team Applications for Student Cluster Competition Due Friday, April 22
Students interested in demonstrating their high-performance computing skills on a global stage are invited to team up and sign up to compete in the tenth annual Student Cluster Competition (SCC) at the SC16Conference. The deadline for submitting applications has just been extended to Friday, April 22, to help those teams who weren’t sure if they […]
China’s Team Diablo Turns Up the Heat to Win SC15 Student Cluster Competition
Tsinghua University Claims Third Cluster Competition Title this Year Team Diablo from Tsinghua University, the overall winners of the SC15 Student Cluster Competition. Team Diablo, a team of undergraduate students from Tsinghua University in China, won the top prize in the Student Cluster Competition at the SC15 conference in Austin, Texas. A team from Germany, […]
SC15 Student Cluster Competition Fires Things Up with Secret Sauce
SCC Secret Sauce Salsa secreta. Geheime Sosse. Secret sauce. 紹兴. 沙茶. No matter how you say it, that extra special ingredient known only to you can sometimes make all the difference in the world. And that’s just what nine teams of students are hoping as they converge on Austin, Texas, to demonstrate their prowess in […]
Getting to Know the Student Cluster Competition Teams
From left, the Technische Universität München team is: Michael Zellner, Gregor Matl, Felix Thimm, Daniel Gallenberger, Felix Spaeth, and Sharru Moeller. The following is an interesting look at one of the nine Student Cluster Competition teams competing in Austin this November. Click here to learn more about some of the other teams. For what reasons […]
Meet the SC15 Student Cluster Competition Chair: Hai Ah Nam
The SC15 Student Cluster Chair Hai Ah Nam from Los Alamos National Laboratory. In 1999, the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Hai Ah Nam left graduate school for a summer hiatus to take care of her ailing father and save a marriage that was cracking under the grad school pressure. The summer hiatus ended up lasting […]
