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Virginia Women in HPC - Student Lightning Talks: November 12, 2024
On November 12, 2024 from 1-2 p.m. EST, Virginia Women in High Performance Computing (VA-WHPC) will be hosting 8 students as they present research lightning talks to members of the HPC community from across Virginia. See here for details.
Interested in giving a lightning talk? You’ll get 3 minutes and 1-2 slides to tell us all about your research. Don’t miss this chance to practice your presentation skills and share your research with a diverse audience! Sign up here by the end of today, October 24th! A helpful guide on how to give a successful lightning talk is available here
Virginia Women in HPC - Building and Maintaining Supportive Communities
When: Sep 03, 2023, 01:00 PM EST (US and Canada).
What: Join us for a first of its kind Women in High Performance Computing (WHPC) event, co-hosted by the Northeast, Purdue, and Virginia WHPC chapters to engage in discussions about current challenges and opportunities for fostering a more diverse and inclusive WHPC community. Our panelists will provide an overview of their chapters’ community activities and offer insights into navigating hurdles and fostering professional growth within HPC.
The format for this event will be a brief presentation by the hosts followed by theme-focused breakout rooms where participants will be invited to share their experience and personal perspective.
RC's Data Analytics Center (DAC): Now Serving UVA's Research Community
The Data Analytics Center is UVA’s new hub for the management and analysis of your large research data. Need help with your computational research? DAC staff specialize in key domain areas such as image processing, text analysis, bioinformatics, computational chemistry and physics, neural networks, and more. And because the DAC team is located within Research Computing, they can assist in getting your workflows running on the University’s high-performance cluster or secure data system. They can answer your basic computational questions or, through funded engagements, be embedded in your projects.
Big data doesn’t have to be a big deal. Learn how DAC can assist with your computational research – schedule an initial consultation with one of their data analysts by submitting a consultation request.
Virginia Women in HPC Events in September & October
VA-WHPC September Event - Leadership Journeys Time: Sep 19, 2023, 01:00 PM EST (US and Canada).
Join us for our next community event featuring Dr. Neena Imam as she shares her personal view of challenges and successes experienced throughout her inspiring leadership journey in research, HPC and AI computing. Come learn about career strategies, ask questions, and contribute to our discussion of how the playing field may be leveled to offer equitable IT & HPC leadership opportunities for women and minorities.
Dr. Imam earned a PhD in Electrical Engineering and has been engaged in research and computing in a variety of roles.
Virginia Women in HPC - Student Lightning Talks
What: Join us in welcoming 11 undergraduate and graduate students from across Virginia to talk about their research. The talks will be lightning style format allowing 3 minutes for students to present and 1-2 questions and 1-2 questions from the audience. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to hear about a variety of research topics within HPC!
Event Time: April 4, 2023, 01:00 PM EST (US and Canada).
Featured Speakers: Lakshmi Miller - Graduate Student
Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech
“CFD Informed Maneuvering of AUVs”
Rashmi Chawla - Graduate Student
Aerospace Engineering, Virginia Tech
“Multiphysics Modeling of UHTCs using Material Point Method”
Virginia Women in HPC - Women in HPC & IT Leadership Roles
Topic: Women in HPC & IT Leadership Roles.
When: October 12, 2022 01:00 PM, Eastern Time (US and Canada).
Join us for our Fall community meeting to hear from female leaders in the HPC & IT field sharing challenges and successes experienced throughout their careers. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to learn about career strategies, share your experience, and contribute to our discussion of how the playing field may be leveled to offer equitable HPC & IT leadership opportunities for women and minorities. Attendees are invited to share their own experiences and engage with panelists during this interactive Q&A session.
