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LANS Special Seminar on Anti-Racism
by Rao, Vishwas 09 Jun '20

09 Jun '20

Hello Everyone, We rescheduled this Wednesday’s talk to have a conversation about racism and under-representation in academia and research. The seminar will include a talk about diversity at Argonne by Emily Zvolanek, a presentation about the ACT-SO program by Jeffrey Larson, and stories of experiences of racism in academia, collected by our summer students. Please join us at the usual time, Wednesday June 10 at 10:30am, at https://bluejeans.com/411009604 Please also visit our list of anti-racism resources at https://collab.cels.anl.gov/pages/viewpage.action?spaceKey=LANS&title=Antir…, and feel free to add more, read, and take action. Paul Hovland, Jan Hückelheim, Vishwas Rao, and Stefan Wild. -- Computing mailing list Computing(a)anl.gov https://lists.cels.anl.gov/mailman/listinfo/computing

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Fwd: [prof] [fac] 2020/21 part-time Lecturer positions in the MPCS program
by Stevens, Rick L. 08 Jun '20

08 Jun '20

Begin forwarded message: From: Borja Sotomayor <borja(a)cs.uchicago.edu<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: [prof] [fac] 2020/21 part-time Lecturer positions in the MPCS program Date: June 8, 2020 at 5:52:47 PM CDT To: faculty cs <faculty(a)cs.uchicago.edu<mailto:[email protected]>> Cc: "masters-admin(a)cs.uchicago.edu<mailto:[email protected]>" <masters-admin(a)cs.uchicago.edu<mailto:[email protected]>> Hi everyone, The Masters Program in Computer Science at the University of Chicago (https://masters.cs.uchicago.edu/) is currently recruiting for part-time Lecturers to teach during the 2020/21 school year. These positions typically involve teaching one class during an academic quarter (Autumn, Winter, Spring, or Summer), with the possibility of being reappointed to teach additional classes. These positions are part-time and benefits-ineligible, and primarily intended for industry professionals and domain experts who have full-time employment elsewhere. Most classes are offered in the evening, although there is also the possibility of teaching during the daytime. Depending on the status of the COVID-19 crisis, lecturers may be hired to teach classes online. We are specifically looking for candidates who can teach the following classes: - Databases: https://academicjobs.uchicago.edu/positions/61696 - Python Programming: https://academicjobs.uchicago.edu/positions/61695 We are also looking for candidates who can teach classes in the following areas: - Data Analysis / Machine Learning: https://academicjobs.uchicago.edu/positions/61709 - Computer Security: https://academicjobs.uchicago.edu/positions/61707 - Systems: https://academicjobs.uchicago.edu/positions/61706 - Theoretical Computer Science: https://academicjobs.uchicago.edu/positions/61697 - High Performance Computing: https://academicjobs.uchicago.edu/positions/61705 Applicants will be evaluated on teaching skills and command of specific course content. Applicants must have a master's degree or doctorate in Computer Science or a related field at the time of appointment, or 5 years of relevant industry experience. We will begin reviewing applications on July 6th. Applications before that date are strongly encouraged. The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Disabled/Veterans Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an individual with a disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University's Notice of Nondiscrimination at http://www.uchicago.edu/about/non_discrimination_statement/. Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-702-0287 or email ACOppAdministrator(a)uchicago.edu<mailto:[email protected]> with their request. Cheers! -- Borja Sotomayor Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science Director, Masters Program in Computer Science University of Chicago http://csmasters.uchicago.edu/ http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~borja/ _______________________________________________ faculty mailing list - faculty(a)mailman.cs.uchicago.edu<mailto:[email protected]> https://mailman.cs.uchicago.edu/mailman/listinfo/faculty _______________________________________________ Full-professor mailing list Full-professor(a)mailman.cs.uchicago.edu https://mailman.cs.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/full-professor -- Computing mailing list Computing(a)anl.gov https://lists.cels.anl.gov/mailman/listinfo/computing

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Barry Smith Retires
by Taylor, Valerie E. 08 Jun '20

08 Jun '20

Hello Everyone: I am sending this email to let you know that Barry Smith, Argonne Distinguished Fellow in MCS, has retired. He has been thinking about retirement for some time and decided to make it effective last Friday, June 5. Barry will remain engaged as an Argonne Associate and focus on research and development of PETSc. I first met Barry in the mid 1990s when I was a faculty member at Northwestern and had a guest appointment in MCS. In 1994, Barry rejoined Argonne (after having been at Argonne as the Wilkinson Fellow from 1990 to 1992), at which time he focused on PETSc 2.0. Now 26 years later, PETSc is well recognized and used by many DOE applications. In 2018, the 1997 paper about PETSc was recognized as one of the 40 “cream-of-the-crop” research projects changing the face of science. I will miss Barry being fully engaged in MCS, but am happy that he will remain engaged with PETSc. Barry has requested that we have the retirement celebration when we return to “normal” operations. To reach Barry, please use the following email address: bsmith(a)petsc.dev<mailto:[email protected]>. Thanks, Valerie -- Computing mailing list Computing(a)anl.gov https://lists.cels.anl.gov/mailman/listinfo/computing

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Fwd: [hpc-announce] IEEE TPDS: Special Section on Parallel and Distributed Computing Techniques for AI, ML and DL
by Habib, Salman 07 Jun '20

07 Jun '20

Any interest in a contribution to this special section? Salman -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [hpc-announce] IEEE TPDS: Special Section on Parallel and Distributed Computing Techniques for AI, ML and DL Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2020 03:15:46 +0000 From: Balaji, Pavan via hpc-announce <hpc-announce(a)mcs.anl.gov><mailto:[email protected]> Reply-To: Balaji, Pavan <balaji(a)anl.gov><mailto:[email protected]> To: hpc-announce(a)lists.mcs.anl.gov<mailto:[email protected]> <hpc-announce(a)lists.mcs.anl.gov><mailto:[email protected]> [Apologies if you got multiple copies of this email. If you'd like to opt out of these announcements, information on how to unsubscribe is available at the bottom of this email.] CALL FOR PAPERS: IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems (IEEE TPDS) Special Section on Parallel and Distributed Computing Techniques for AI, ML and DL https://www.computer.org/digital-library/journals/td/call-for-papers-specia… Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and deep learning (DL) have established themselves in a multitude of domains because of their ability to process and model unstructured input data. As these fields are becoming increasingly integrated into our daily lives, there is a significant amount of interest among the community in improving AI/ML/DL through the use of parallel and distributed computing techniques (sometimes referred to as "PDC for AI/ML/DL") as well as to apply AI/ML/DL techniques to improve traditional parallel and distributed computing systems (sometimes referred to as "AI/ML/DL for PDC"). In this special section, we hope to bring together community research in this area into a curated selection of articles. ## About IEEE TPDS special sections IEEE TPDS has recently started a new initiative called "special sections." Compared with regular submissions to TPDS, special sections have some differences: (1) submissions are focused on special topics of interest (similar to special issues); (2) special sections have fixed deadlines for submission and notifications; and (3) special sections have a standing committee of reviewers similar to conferences. This is the first such special section that we are planning. ## Timeline The timeline for the submission and review process is as follows (all deadlines are midnight anywhere on earth (https://www.worldtimeserver.com/time-zones/aoe/)) Round 1: Submission deadline: July 1st, 2020 (no extensions) First-round review notification: August 5th, 2020 (5 weeks for reviews) Notification would be one of ACCEPT, REJECT, MAJOR REVISIONS, or MINOR REVISIONS Round 2a (only for papers that get a minor revision in Round 1): Second-round submission deadline: August 19th, 2020 (2 weeks for re-submission) Second-round review notification: September 2nd, 2020 (2 weeks for reviews) Notification would be one of ACCEPT or REJECT Round 2b (only for papers that get a major revision in Round 1): Second-round submission deadline: September 2nd, 2020 (4 weeks for re-submission) Second-round review notification: September 30th, 2020 (4 weeks for reviews) Notification would be one of ACCEPT, REJECT, or MINOR REVISIONS Round 3 (only for papers that got a minor revision in Round 2b): Third-round submission deadline: October 14th, 2020 (2 weeks for re-submission) Third-round review notification: October 28th, 2020 (2 weeks for reviews) Notification would be one of ACCEPT or REJECT ## Topics of interest The special section is dedicated to parallel and distributed computing (PDC) techniques for AI/ML/DL. That includes both "PDC for AI/ML/DL"- and "AI/ML/DL for PDC"-oriented articles (please see the description above). Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * AI/ML/DL for PDC and PDC for AI/ML/DL * Data parallelism and model parallelism * Efficient hardware for AI, ML, and DL * Hardware-efficient training and inference * Performance modeling of AI/ML/DL applications * Scalable optimization methods for AI/ML/DL * Scalable hyper-parameter optimization * Scalable neural architecture search * Scalable IO for AI/ML/DL * Systems, compilers, and languages for AI/ML/DL at scale * Testing, debugging, and profiling AI/ML/DL applications * Visualization for AI/ML/DL at scale ## Submission instructions Submissions to the special section will be received as TPDS regular papers (survey and comment-style papers are not allowed). Please check submission instructions including page limit, manuscript format, and submission guidance on the TPDS Author Information page (https://www.computer.org/csdl/journal/td/write-for-us/15085?title=Author%20…) Please note that review versions of the papers are limited to 12 pages, and overlength page charges are only for the final versions of the papers. Similar to regular TPDS papers, you can extend previous conference papers and submit them to this special section. However, please note the following: * All papers need to have sufficient new content (extension material). * Acceptance of the paper is based on the new content. Old content from previous conference papers is mainly to help reviewers understand the context. * Old content should be clearly cited from the original source. * Old content should be rephrased, and not copied verbatim, to avoid self-plagiarism. Submissions are *NOT* double blind. Authors can disclose their names, and they can freely cite their previous work without referring to it in a third-party fashion. Authors can submit papers till the deadline through ScholarOne (https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tpds-cs) Once you start the submission process, in Step 1 of the process, you will be asked to pick a "Type" for the paper. Please pick "SS for Parallel and Distributed Computing Techniques for AL, ML and DL." ## Co-editors * Pavan Balaji (Argonne National Laboratory) * Jidong Zhai (Tsinghua University) * Min Si (Argonne National Laboratory) ## Committee members * Adrian Castello, Universitat Jaume I de Castello, Spain * Amelie Chi Zhou, Shenzhen University, China * Ang Li, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA * Bin Ren, College of William and Mary, USA * Bronis de Supinski, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA * Dandan Song, Beijing Institute of Technology, China * David Liu, State University of New York at Binghamton, USA * Feng Zhang, Renmin University, China * Guangming Tan, Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China * Huansong Fu, Amazon, USA * Jintao Meng, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technologies, China * Jorge G. 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June News Bulletin
by Tezak, Samantha L. 05 Jun '20

05 Jun '20

Good evening CPS, I hope everyone had a wonderful week and that the weekend brings relaxation and joy. Attached is the June issue of the CPS News Bulletin. If you have a science highlight, special event, or any other news you’d like to share with the division in the next issue, please email it to me. Take care, Samantha *************************************** Samantha L Tezak Executive Assistant, CPS Division Argonne National Laboratory 9700 S. Cass Avenue Lemont, IL 60439 Tel: (630) 252-6250 E-mail: stezak(a)anl.gov<mailto:[email protected]> **************************************** P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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Virtual CMake Workshop: July 15-17, 2020
by Ghadar, Yasaman 03 Jun '20

03 Jun '20

Dear colleague, We are partnering with the Exascale Computing Project and Kitware to host an in-depth CMake Workshop held online from July 15-17, 2020. Please join us for an opportunity to learn how to advance your use of CMake on ALCF computing resources. For more information, or to register, visit: https://www.alcf.anl.gov/events/cmake-workshop Due to limited seating, we will review applications and your attendance is contingent on an acceptance email from us. Priority will go to applicants who are actively using CMake. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions about this event. Thank you, Yasaman Ghadar

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FW: [CELS Announcements] CELS Onsite Work Interest Survey
by Tezak, Samantha L. 03 Jun '20

03 Jun '20

Good morning CPS, If you have not done so already, please complete the CELS survey by COB today. The survey will close today. follow this link<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HWK2GPP> to take the survey Thank you! Samantha *************************************** Samantha L Tezak Executive Assistant, CPS Division Argonne National Laboratory 9700 S. Cass Avenue Lemont, IL 60439 Tel: (630) 252-6250 E-mail: stezak(a)anl.gov<mailto:[email protected]> **************************************** P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail From: cels-onsite <cels-onsite-bounces(a)cels.anl.gov> on behalf of "Hodge, Devin S." <DHodge(a)anl.gov> Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 10:52 AM To: "cels-onsite(a)cels.anl.gov" <cels-onsite(a)cels.anl.gov> Subject: Re: [CELS Announcements] CELS Onsite Work Interest Survey Thanks to all that have already completed the survey (335 out of 526 so far). We will be closing the survey today at close of business so if you haven’t already done so, please follow this link<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HWK2GPP> to take the survey as this will help in our planning. If you don’t take the survey, the assumption will be made that you will “continue to work from home full time” until Argonne resumes full normal operations. This will be our assumption for current planning purposes but we will revisit this in the coming months so no worries if you don’t provide this baseline feedback. Thanks, Devin From: cels-onsite <cels-onsite-bounces(a)cels.anl.gov> on behalf of Devin Hodge <DHodge(a)anl.gov> Date: Friday, May 29, 2020 at 2:14 PM To: "cels-onsite(a)cels.anl.gov" <cels-onsite(a)cels.anl.gov> Subject: [CELS Announcements] CELS Onsite Work Interest Survey All, As CELS leadership continues planning to move from Minimum Safe Operations to the Limited Operations and then Flexible Telework phases and safely expand access to the site, we are asking about individual interest working onsite for those that aren’t already. If you are already working onsite, we need your feedback as well! Follow this link<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HWK2GPP> to take the survey (should only take 3-5 minutes to complete). We need your response by close of business Tuesday, June 2nd to initiate our detailed planning. Once we get your feedback, we will be drafting a plan to present to lab management and DOE regarding phased return to work for CELS employees during the Limited Operations and the Flexible Telework phases. We will be using the survey information to inform our plan and it’s implementation (e.g., cohorts, density determinations, proximity to others) using the guiding principles below. Note, your survey response is to gauge completely voluntary interest and is not to be considered a binding agreement or commitment of any sort. It is important to note that the lab campus will be very different. Masks and social distancing will be required, and meeting spaces and food services will be limited during these two upcoming phases as shown on the attached. Please let me know if you have specific questions or concerns and thanks in advance for your prompt response so we can continue moving forward with our planning. Thanks! Devin Hodge Argonne National Laboratory Chief Operations Officer Computing, Environment and Life Sciences Directorate 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Bldg. 240 | Argonne, IL 60439 w: 630.252.7834 | c: 708.557.1125 | f: 630.252.6333 dhodge(a)anl.gov<mailto:[email protected]> Guiding principles that we are considering in planning for office rotations are as follows: Offices * Only one person per office, staggered shifts for shared offices accordingly with self-disinfection of surfaces in between rotation Cubicles: * Cubes with door facing each other or other workstations should only have occupants on one side, stagger workers accordingly * Avoid having occupants in cubes with doors that face offices while the office is in use Open Spaces * Barrier must be in place to separate desks, where there are no barriers, spaces won’t be used (unless specific accommodations are made) * Acceptable barriers include; tall shelving units, loft walls, etc. * Workstations near walkways must have barrier * Open workstation located outside of in-use offices won’t be used (stagger accordingly, as needed) Hotel Spaces * Hoteling spaces may be available with self-disinfection of surfaces in between rotation

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Argonne Computing Coffee Hour Today from 2:00-3:00
by Werner, Janet M. 03 Jun '20

03 Jun '20

Hello, The weekly Argonne Computing Coffee Hours are going well with having presentations each week to facilitate everyone getting to know about each other’s computing activities to enable more collaborations. The coffee hours take place on Wednesdays, 2pm – 3pm. The speaker for today is Ramesh Balakrishnan and the title of his talk is “Hierarchical Modeling and Simulation of High Reynolds Number Turbulent Flow”. Please participate by using Ramesh’s Blue Jean number: https://bluejeans.com/8684259333 Janet -- Computing mailing list Computing(a)anl.gov https://lists.cels.anl.gov/mailman/listinfo/computing

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TODAY: CPS Division Seminar // Speaker: Patricia Larsen
by Tezak, Samantha L. 01 Jun '20

01 Jun '20

Good morning CPS, Patricia Larsen will present at the Division Meeting today at 2:00pm. Connection details can be found below. We will begin storing division seminars in Indico. You can view the schedule and future archived events here: https://events.cels.anl.gov/category/9/ Take care, Samantha *************************************** Samantha L Tezak Executive Assistant, CPS Division Argonne National Laboratory 9700 S. Cass Avenue Lemont, IL 60439 Tel: (630) 252-6250 E-mail: stezak(a)anl.gov<mailto:[email protected]> **************************************** P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail From: <cps-friends-bounces(a)lists.anl.gov> on behalf of "Tezak, Samantha L." <stezak(a)anl.gov> Date: Friday, May 29, 2020 at 4:43 PM To: "cps-all(a)anl.gov" <cps-all(a)anl.gov>, Thomas Uram <turam(a)anl.gov>, "Foster, Ian T." <foster(a)anl.gov>, "Larsen, Patricia Rowena" <prlarsen(a)anl.gov> Subject: CPS Division Seminar // Speaker: Patricia Larsen Good afternoon CPS, Patricia Larsen will present a talk titled “From Dark Matter to Observed Skies, Modelling the Universe with State-of-the-Art Simulations.” Join us via BlueJeans at on Monday, June 1st at 2:00pm. Join Meeting <https://bluejeans.com/919103457/> (Join from computer or phone) Phone Dial-in +1.408.317.9254<tel:+1.408.317.9254> (US (San Jose)) +1.866.226.4650<tel:+1.866.226.4650> (US Toll Free) (Global Numbers<https://www.bluejeans.com/premium-numbers>) Meeting ID: 919 103 457 [A screenshot of a cell phone Description automatically generated] *************************************** Samantha L Tezak Executive Assistant, CPS Division Argonne National Laboratory 9700 S. Cass Avenue Lemont, IL 60439 Tel: (630) 252-6250 E-mail: stezak(a)anl.gov<mailto:[email protected]> **************************************** P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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