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DTSTART:20121113T211500Z
DTEND:20121113T220000Z
LOCATION:Ballroom-EFGH
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:ABSTRACT: Many science fields base their knowledge gaining process on high performance computing. Constant exponential increase in performance allows in particular natural sciences to run more and more sophisticated numerical simulations. However, one may wonder, does the quality of results correlate to the increase in costs? In particular with the advent of the Exascale era and with Big Data we=0Aare confronted with possibly prohibitive energy costs. In addition, our installations grow in size and we typically replace them every 4-6 years. The talk will analyze the cost-benefit ratio of HPC-based science and consider economic=0Aand ecological aspects. We will have a closer look onto different science fields=0Aand evaluate the impact of their research results on society.
SUMMARY:The Costs of HPC-Based Science in the Exascale Era
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