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This is a Remote Eligible open rank research software engineer position. The OIT (Office of Information Technology) department, Home | Office of Information Technology (oit.gatech.edu) at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia invites applications for Partnership for Advanced Computing Environment (PACE) (pace.gatech.edu). This is a research faculty position, applications will be considered at all ranks. We seek a highly skilled and innovative Research Scientist to join our research software engineer team. The successful candidate will lead software lifecycle management with security and compliance efforts in PACE, in collaboration with other researchers, play a key role in supporting sensitive/regulated research projects while ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and security requirements. This position will also be responsible for the PACE software vulnerability management program. This role will closely work with the Research Facilitation and Cyberinfrastructure Teams to bring support to GT faculty on regulated research projects and evaluate underlying technologies. This role requires strong software engineering expertise, excellent communication skills, and the ability to bring innovative solutions to researchers’ projects and implement them to deliverable. Responsibilities • Define and implement standard operating procedures to incorporate software vulnerability management • Coordinate with other cyber security and research security personnel to satisfy software audit and compliance requirements • Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) management, identify and address software vulnerability for the PACE software stack • Take responsibility for the audit and compliance of restricted software/code (e.g. RSICC/NASA) • Provide domain expertise on CUI (Controlled Unclassified Information) and regulated software • Provide support on commercial/licensed software in the regulated environment • Work in partnership with other GT Colleges’ IT groups to support the deployment of HPC scientific applications and workflows for researchers on PACE systems • Closely work with other internal PACE units, including the Research Computing Facilitation (RCF) and Cyberinfrastructure (CI) teams, to address researchers’ needs • Coordinate review and software access processes with other research cyber security personnel • Implement best practices around research computing software vulnerability management • Research and evaluate any new technologies in software vulnerability and closely monitor NIST regulations • Author and publish scientific papers, reports, and presentations to communicate research results and findings to internal and external audiences

Oct. 16, 2024 — Xsight Labs, a leading fabless semiconductor company providing end-to-end connectivity solutions for next-generation hyperscale, edge, and AI data center networks, has announced the tape-out of the […]

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CHANDLER, Ariz., Oct. 23, 2024 — The global edge computing market is expected to grow by more than 30 percent in the next five years, serving mission-critical applications in the […]

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HANOVER, Md., Nov. 5, 2024 — Ciena has announced that its optical and routing and switching innovations will once again support the SCinet network at SC24, taking place November 17–22 […]

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TEL AVIV, Israel and MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 30, 2024 — NextSilicon, a pioneer in high-performance computing (HPC) innovation, today announced its emergence from stealth with the launch of Maverick-2, the industry’s first […]

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A hologram of a sex worker who was murdered in Amsterdam more than a decade ago could help solve the cold case, investigators hope.

Ukraine's military intelligence has intercepted what it claims are radio communications between North Korean soldiers in Russia, amid media reports of a massive troop buildup ahead of an attack in the Kursk region.

Zapata Computing, which was founded in 2017 as a Harvard spinout specializing in quantum software and later pivoted to an AI focus, is ceasing operations, according to an SEC filing […]

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RICHLAND, Wash.—Some computing challenges are so big that it’s necessary to go all in. That’s the approach a diverse team of scientists and computing experts led by the Department of Energy’s […]

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Veteran quarterback Dak Prescott will undergo season-ending surgery to repair his injured hamstring, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones announced Tuesday.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 13, 2024 — Pure Storage today announced that it joined Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC), a Linux Foundation initiative dedicated to building a complete, open, and accessible Ethernet-based […]

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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 24, 2024 — Ansys and TSMC today announced a successful pilot with Microsoft that significantly speeds-up the simulation and analysis of silicon photonic components. Together, the companies achieved […]

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In AI, time is money. Top AI players are spending billions to create computing infrastructures to satisfy that need for speed. However, these companies are bottlenecked by computing constraints at […]

The post Ayar Labs CEO: Optical Chiplets Coming to SOCs Soon appeared first on HPCwire.

BEAVERTON, Ore., Oct. 29, 2024 — Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink) Consortium, led by Board Members from AMD, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Astera Labs, Cisco, Google, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Intel, Meta […]

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Noritaka Hoshi, Senior Manager, AI Platform Division, talks about the impetus for and challenges within the development of SX-Aurora TSUBASA or a massive SIMD, created to handle enormous computing and […]

The post Advance Science, Technology and Sophistication with SX-Aurora TSUBASA or Vector Processor or Vector Engine (VE) appeared first on HPCwire.

A South Carolina woman ended up calling the police for help after she walked into her apartment's bathroom and found a large ball python behind her toilet.

Police in a small South Carolina town are warning residents to keep their doors and windows locked after 43 monkeys escaped from a research facility.

Software implementation in high-performance computing is getting more fragmented as organizations opt for tools in their walled garden environments.  However, a new organization formed under the Linux Foundation could bring […]

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March 14, 2024 — Keysight Technologies, Inc. and Q-CTRL are partnering to integrate key infrastructure quantum software to accelerate quantum processor development, characterization, and key proof of principle scientific demonstrations. An interesting […]

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June 24, 2024 — Haiqu, a quantum computing startup, announced the release of its new open-source toolkit – Rivet. This new toolkit is made to help developers streamline the execution of […]

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After percolating for roughly a year, NSF has issued the next solicitation for the National Quantum Virtual Lab program — this one focused on design and implementation phases of the […]

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FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024 — AMAX, an AMD Elite Partner and a global leader in end-to-end GPU cluster solutions and advanced cooling technologies, announced its latest lineup of servers powered […]

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A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber made an emergency landing at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri earlier this week after the high-tech aircraft malfunctioned during a training flight.

U.S. Space Force has made public the prototypes of its new uniforms, which immediately drew comparisons to those worn in Star Trek and other science fiction franchises.

The U.S. Army is investigating the suspected suicides of three soldiers based at New York's Fort Drum.

Customers now have access to Google’s homegrown hardware — its Axion CPU and latest Trillium TPU — in its Cloud service.  At the same time, Google gave customers a teaser […]

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Data center infrastructure running AI and HPC workloads requires powerful microprocessor chips and the use of CPUs, GPUs, and acceleration chips to carry out compute intensive tasks. AI and HPC […]

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Nov. 6, 2024 — CoolIT Systems, a world leader in liquid cooling systems for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC), will showcase its latest AI cooling products at the Supercomputing […]

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FORT MYERS, Fla., Nov. 7, 2024 — The AlmaLinux OS Foundation, the nonprofit that stewards the free and community-governed open source enterprise Linux distribution, today announced that chair benny Vasquez is […]

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. and MUNICH, Nov. 7, 2024 — Cerabyte, a pioneer of ceramic-based data storage solutions, today announced its participation at SuperComputing 2024 (SC24), taking place at the Georgia […]

The post Cerabyte Discusses Use Cases for Its Ceramic Data Storage Solution at SC24 appeared first on HPCwire.

A Missouri thrift store is unraveling the mystery of a cache of World War II love letters found in a donation bin.

Q-CTRL, the Australia-based start-up focusing on quantum infrastructure software, today announced that its performance-management software, Fire Opal, will be natively integrated into four of the world’s most advanced quantum computing […]

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Microsoft and Quantinuum reported the ability to create 12 logical qubits on Quantinuum’s H2 trapped ion system this week and also reported using two logical qubits on an H1 system […]

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TROY, Mich., Oct. 17, 2024 — Altair, a global leader in computational intelligence, is proud to announce its collaboration with Motivo, a product engineering firm for clients in the mobility, […]

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CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 5, 2024 — Computer Modelling Group Ltd. (CMG) has announced it is collaborating with NVIDIA to further develop and optimize CMG subsurface simulation solutions for increased speed, […]

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Nov. 11, 2024 — Forschungszentrum Jülich and its partners in the QSolid project have begun operating Germany’s first prototype quantum computer featuring optimized qubit quality. This prototype lays the groundwork […]

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MANCHESTER, England, Nov. 12, 2024 — PEAK:AIO today announced it has achieved 400% growth in U.S. sales over the past year. This expansion, driven by its high-performance, energy-efficient solutions, solidifies PEAK:AIO’s […]

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TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 12, 2024 — LightSolver today announced that it will be exhibiting and presenting at SC24, the international conference for high-performance computing (HPC), networking, storage, and analysis […]

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Studies of goal setting reveal why it’s so hard to keep resolutions—and how to make ones that actually stick

Researchers have a clearer picture than ever before of how common conditions that involve aggressive behavior emerge and how treatment can help

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SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 1, 2024 — Rackspace Technology, a leading hybrid, multicloud, and AI technology services company, announced that it has signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web […]

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KAWASAKI, Japan and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 1, 2024 — Fujitsu and AMD have announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form a strategic partnership to […]

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IBM and NASA have developed a new AI foundation model for a wide range of climate and weather applications, with contributions from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. […]

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SpaceX has reportedly struck a deal with LG Energy Solution Ltd. to supply cylindrical lithium-ion batteries for Elon Musk's Starship rocket, expected to launch early next year, according to industry sources.

WALLISELLEN, Switzerland, Nov. 15, 2023 — Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) today announced that Sauber Motorsport AG is partnering with HPE to advance aerodynamics of its Formula One race cars. The […]

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PITTSBURGH, Feb. 22, 2024 — Ansys and Intel Foundry have collaborated to provide multiphysics signoff solutions for Intel’s innovative 2.5D chip assembly technology, which uses EMIB technology to connect the […]

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TOKYO, March 7, 2024 — Fujitsu Limited and Carnegie Mellon University today announced the development of a new technology to visualize traffic situations, including people and vehicles, as part of […]

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