********************************************************************** We apologize if you received multiple copies of this Call Please feel free to distribute it to those who might be interested ********************************************************************** HiPC 2019 CALL FOR IRUS Session Leads ********************************************************************** BACKGROUND ON CONFERENCE HiPC, Data and Analytics is Asia's premier IEEE international annual conference on computational and data sciences. The 26th edition (https://hipc.org/) of this conference will be held in Hyderabad during December 17-20.
BACKGROUND ON SYMPOSIUM Industry Research and User Symposium (IRUS) brings together solution providers and users of HPC, cloud and data platforms, providing a venue where they can share their challenges and successes and discuss relevant technology issues related to computational and data sciences. Previous IRUS sessions* had tremendous participation from conference attendees and included senior speakers from industry like Amazon, Flipkart, Intel, Microsoft, Shell and Xilinx, academia like CERN, IISC and TIFR and start-ups such as Khosla Labs and Forus Health.
*PREVIOUS IRUS SESSION LINKS 2018: https://hipc.org/hipc2018/industry-research-and-user-symposium/ 2017: https://hipc.org/hipc2017/industry-research-and-user-symposium/ 2016: https://www.hipc.org/hipc2016/irus.php
CALL FOR IRUS SESSION Leads We are looking for Leaders from industry or academia to help put together a great IRUS session on a relevant topic in computational and data sciences. As a session lead, you are responsible to organize an IRUS session (~2 hours) during a suitable slot in the conference duration. You will have freedom on the contents and panelists you wish to invite – you will be supported by the HiPC team in local logistics.
WHAT'S THERE FOR YOU? * Opportunity to lead session in an area of your interest within computational and data science * Help shape the agenda amongst leading industry practitioners and academic experts from around the world * Engage with student and young researchers showcase your ideas and develop as a thought leader
HOW TO APPLY (LAST DATE: JULY 31, 2019) Drop a line to: Chiranjib Sur (HiPC 2019 Conference General Chair) – sur.chiranjib@hipc.org Laks Raghupathi (HiPC 2019 IRUS Chair) – laks.aarthi@gmail.com