Guided Affinity GroupS (GAGS) are designed to help participants get more out of the Exascale Computing Project (ECP) Annual Meeting sessions. Led by ECP volunteer community members, learning groups explore meeting topics from an entry level perspective by meeting prior to the sessions, attending some sessions together, and then meeting afterwards. Attendees will meet with affinity group leads on the first day of the ECP AM and then meet daily. Attendees will provide a 5-10 minute presentation on what was discovered and learned from the experience during the SRP-HPC ECP AM Wrap up session on Thursday.
GAGS Standups
Each day at ECP AM, the affinity groups will gather to discuss three questions:
What did we learn yesterday?
What are we planning on learning today?
What do we need to do today to get the final presentation complete?
GAGS Deliverable
Each group will present for a maximum of 10 minutes during the Wrap Up Session. Best practices in presentations say that no more than 3-5 slides should be used. Students will be required to create and deliver this presentation. In the slides we’d like the group to talk about:
What was their affinity group?
What were the pedagogical goals of the team?
Who was involved? (Leader, team, others?)
What did they learn?
What were the most effective ways to learn?
Particular talks/researchers they felt helped them?
What’s next?
Here is a list of the planned Guided Affinity Groups:
- The Role of Software Quality in Scientific Discovery, Anshu Dubey
Abstract: The quality of software is among the most underrated aspects of scientific discovery. To some extent this is because computational science is still relatively… Read more: The Role of Software Quality in Scientific Discovery, Anshu Dubey - Pursuing Graduate School and Career Paths, William Godoy
Abstract: In this Guided Affinity Group we will talk about career paths for those planning to pursue a graduate school degree. Students and faculty can… Read more: Pursuing Graduate School and Career Paths, William Godoy - Scientific Software: Opportunities for Research Software Engineers, Rinku Gupta and Lois Curfman McInnes
Abstract: Scientific software is a cornerstone of long-term collaboration and scientific progress, but software complexity is increasing due to disruptive changes in computer architectures and… Read more: Scientific Software: Opportunities for Research Software Engineers, Rinku Gupta and Lois Curfman McInnes - Applications! (or “Why are we doing all this?”), Dan Martin
Abstract: In the end, the goal of the Exascale Computing Project (ECP) (and scientific computing in general) is scientific discovery. Computational modeling and simulation form… Read more: Applications! (or “Why are we doing all this?”), Dan Martin - The Purpose of Computing is Insight, not Numbers, Mark Miller
Abstract: HPC has the potential to revolutionize the scientific method by providing a third pillar, simulation, which helps to inform the other two, theory and… Read more: The Purpose of Computing is Insight, not Numbers, Mark Miller - Your Elevator Speech Life Kit, Suzanne Parete-Koon
Abstract: Ever find that person at a science or technical meeting that you have been desperately wanting to meet, but find yourself speechless when you… Read more: Your Elevator Speech Life Kit, Suzanne Parete-Koon - Off the Beaten Career Path, Damian Rouson
Abstract: The career options available to researchers extend well beyond research. Many professionals who study computational science, for example, go on to successful and satisfying… Read more: Off the Beaten Career Path, Damian Rouson - Annual Meeting After Hours Recap, Jaelyn Litzinger and Cameron Rutherford
Abstract: We plan to base our GAG discussions off of sessions from the annual meeting that day. Whether we attend the same sessions or different… Read more: Annual Meeting After Hours Recap, Jaelyn Litzinger and Cameron Rutherford