{"id":451,"date":"2024-02-05T15:39:37","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T14:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/?page_id=451"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:05:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:05:28","slug":"hpc-and-computing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/en\/tematic-groups\/hpc-and-computing\/","title":{"rendered":"HPC and Computing"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/High-Performance-Computing-Center-Stuttgart.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-531\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:12px;border-top-right-radius:12px;border-bottom-left-radius:12px;border-bottom-right-radius:12px;box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--small-dark);width:566px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/High-Performance-Computing-Center-Stuttgart.jpg 500w, https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/High-Performance-Computing-Center-Stuttgart-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/High-Performance-Computing-Center-Stuttgart-425x177.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-211af9037be25b98e21c22297f9eec43 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#021034;padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0rem;font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.769), 1.4rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\"><em>Training<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the primary objectives of our initiative is to enhance the HPC skills within the INAF community. To achieve this, we propose establishing an annual <strong>\u201cINAF (HP)C school\u201d<\/strong> focusing on relevant topics. This school could consist of either a single event or multiple sessions throughout the year, each dedicated to specific themes such as distributed-memory parallelism, shared-memory parallelism, code optimization, algorithms, and other pertinent subjects. While the school will be open to all members of INAF, <strong>priority will be given to younger colleagues<\/strong> to foster their professional development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-191f693c39f19a929b306c2693cdde7f wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#021034;padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0rem;font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.769), 1.4rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\"><em>Research<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">Our initiative also aims to drive research activities in the realm of HPC, particularly in areas relevant to INAF\u2019s scientific endeavors. We envision a collaborative approach to research, focusing on several key objectives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-71dab8ab wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"wp-rich-text-font-awesome-icon wp-font-awesome-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"chevron-right\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chevron-right fa-fade\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" style=\"font-size:1em\" color=\"#83c8eb\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M310.6 233.4c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.8 0 45.3l-192 192c-12.5 12.5-32.8 12.5-45.3 0s-12.5-32.8 0-45.3L242.7 256 73.4 86.6c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.8 0-45.3s32.8-12.5 45.3 0l192 192z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span> <strong>Elevating the quality of 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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is important to note that many of these research activities are already underway at the individual or local group level within INAF. Our goal is promoting <strong>active collaboration and knowledge-sharing<\/strong> to amplify our research impact and efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9e37f7ac1549075df6b32975899b50ba wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#021034;padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0rem;font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.769), 1.4rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\"><em>Career Progression:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recognizing the demanding nature of HPC research, we acknowledge the importance of ensuring that individuals pursuing this path receive due recognition within INAF. We commit to addressing this issue transparently and collaboratively, engaging with INAF leadership to discuss <strong>career progression for HPC researchers.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Coordination:<\/em><br> <br>Luca Tornatore (INAF &#8211; OATs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Formazione Uno degli obiettivi primari della nostra iniziativa \u00e8 potenziare le competenze HPC all&#8217;interno della comunit\u00e0 INAF. Per raggiungere questo scopo, proponiamo l&#8217;istituzione di una &#8220;Scuola (HP)C dell&#8217;INAF&#8221; a cadenza annuale, focalizzata su temi rilevanti. La scuola potrebbe articolarsi in un singolo evento o in pi\u00f9 sessioni durante l&#8217;anno, ognuna dedicata a temi specifici come [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2104,"parent":447,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"uscc-pages","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35],"class_list":["post-451","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-pagina-completata"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=451"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2437,"href":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/451\/revisions\/2437"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/447"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}