INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA PANEL DISCUSSION

HiPC 2006 Industry-Academia Panel Discussion (PDF) (DOC)
Wednesday, December 20, 4:30 - 6:30 pm

Challenges in India for Wider Adoption of HPC Systems

India is one of the fast developing markets for enterprise systems and HPC systems. Almost all types of HPC systems - from SMP's to MPP's, are being procured and used in India. Despite the huge demand, there are several factors limiting a wider adoption of HPC systems. In India, price tends to take a higher preference than sometimes even superiority of technology. The panel can have a strategic discussion and cover subtopics like server/storage/interconnect hardware, software stack, professional services, processor technology, need for additional standards, business/technical challenges, export constraints from US etc.

Moderator: Rudramuni B, Regional Director, Dell R&D, Bangalore, India
Panel Members:
Paul Faisal Country Manager, HPC & Linux Business, HP India Sales, Bangalore
Prof. Govindarajan Supercomputer Education & Research Center, IISc, Bangalore
Dr. Vasant Jain Leader, Engg Apps Testing & Optimization, GE India Technology Center, Bangalore
Seetharama Krishna Program Coordinator, Advanced Computing Solutions, CDAC, Pune
Dr. Simon See Technology Director, High Performance and Grid Computing, Sun Microsystems Inc. Asia Pacific
Dr. Raghuram Tupuri General Manager - India Design Center, AMD, Bangalore
Discussion Time: 120 minutes (including 5 minutes positioning statements from the speakers)
Date & Time: Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 4:30 - 6:30 pm
Venue: Trinity Hall, Taj Residency, Bangalore, India