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Mathematics and Computer Science

CS Seminar Series

Schedule for the 2023 season

The Computer Science (CS) seminar series is an event hosted by the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory, usually on Tuesdays at 1pm Chicago time. The series invites a mix of speakers from within Argonne, as well as external speakers from the U.S. and all over the world. Seminar talks span the breadth of CS, with a particular focus on scientific computing, high performance computing, and related topics.

Upcoming Speakers

Phil Carns

Computer Scientist in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division of Argonne National Laboratory

Presenting on June 13, 2023

Matthieu Dorier

Software Development Specialist in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division of Argonne National Laboratory

Presenting on June 20, 2023

Mantas Mikaitis

Lecturer at the School of Computing of University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

Presenting on June 27, 2023

Past Speakers

Anshu Dubey

Senior Computational Scientist in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory

Presented on May 30, 2023

Saugat Adhikari

2nd year Ph.D. student of Computer Science at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and a Visiting Student in the MCS division at ANL for Summer 2023

Baixi Sun

Ph.D. student at Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, and Research Aide in the MCS Division at ANL for Summer 2023

Presented on May 23, 2023

Joaquin Chung

Research Scientist at the University of Chicago and Joint Appointment in the Data Science and Learning Division at Argonne

Presented on May 16, 2023

Da Yan

Assistant Professor of the Department of Computer Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

Presented on May 9, 2023

Robert Underwood

Post-Doctoral Appointee in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory

Presented on May 2, 2023

Xingfu Wu

Principal Computer Science Specialist in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division of Argonne

Presented on April 25, 2023

Bethany Lusch

Computer Scientist in the Data Science group with the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) at Argonne

Presented on April 18, 2023

Kevin A. Brown

Walter Massey Fellow in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division of Argonne

Presented on April 11, 2023

David Lenz

Postdoctoral Appointee in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division of Argonne

Presented on April 4, 2023

Shane Snyder

Software Engineer in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division of Argonne

Presented on March 28, 2023

Weijian Zheng

Postdoctoral Appointee in Data Science and Learning Division at Argonne

Presented on March 21, 2023

Kazutomo Yoshii

Principal Experimental Systems Specialist at Argonne

Presented on March 14, 2023

Jose Monsalve Diaz

Postdoctoral Appointee in the Mathematics and Computer Science division at Argonne

Presented on March 7, 2023

Yanfei Guo

Computer Scientist in the Programming Models and Runtime Systems Group at Argonne

Presented on February 28, 2023

Murali Emani

Computer Scientist in the Data Science group with the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) at Argonne

Presented on February 21, 2023

Bogdan Nicolae

Computer Scientist with Argonne and Research Professor at Illinois Institute of Technology

Presented on February 14, 2023

Sheng Di

Computer Scientist, fellow of Northwestern-Argonne Institute of Science and Engineering (NAISE), and Scientist at Large through the Consortium for Advanced Science and Engineering (CASE) at the University of Chicago

Presented on February 7, 2023

Tom Peterka

Computer Scientist at Argonne, scientist at the University of Chicago Consortium for Advanced Science and Engineering (CASE), and fellow of the Northwestern Argonne Institute for Science and Engineering (NAISE)

Presented on January 31, 2023

Anshu Dubey

Senior Computational Scientist in the MCS Division at Argonne

Presented on January 24, 2023

Prasanna Balaprakash

R&D Lead and Computer Scientist in the MCS Division with a joint appointment in the Leadership Computing Facility at Argonne

Presented on January 10, 2023

SEMINAR SCHEDULE

 

Upcoming

13 June 2023

Mochi Project Overview: the Democratization of Data Services in HPC
Speaker: Phil Carns, Computer Scientist in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division of Argonne National Laboratory

20 June 2023

TBD
Speaker: Matthieu Dorier, Software Development Specialist in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division of Argonne National Laboratory

27 June 2023

TBD
Speaker: Mantas Mikaitis, Lecturer at the School of Computing of University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

 

Past

30 May 2023

Conceptualization of Software Sustainability Post ECP: the COLABS Vision
Speaker: Anshu Dubey, Senior Computational Scientist in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne

23 May 2023

Seminar #1: Automating Flood Extent Mapping on Earth Imagery Using Elevation-Guided AI Technology & Seminar #2: Improving Data Loading and Communication Performance for Large-Scale Distributed Training
Speakers: Saugat Adhikari, 2nd year Ph.D. student of Computer Science at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and a Visiting Student in the MCS division at ANL for Summer 2023 & Baixi Sun, Ph.D. student at Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, and Research Aide in the MCS Division at ANL for Summer 2023

16 May 2023

Design and Implementation of the Illinois Express Quantum Metropolitan Area Network
Speaker: Joaquin Chung, Post-Doctoral Appointee in the Data Science and Learning Division, Argonne National Laboratory

9 May 2023

Large-Scale Graph Computing: From Think Like a Vertex” to Think Like a Task”
Speaker: Da Yan, Assistant Professor of the Department of Computer Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

2 May 2023

Fast and Science-Preserving Compression for Light Sources
Speaker: Robert Underwood, Post-Doctoral Appointee in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory

25 April 2023

Autotuning Scientific Applications for Energy Efficiency at Large Scales
Speaker: Xingfu Wu, Principal Computer Science Specialist in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division of Argonne

18 April 2023

Integrating Machine-Learned Surrogate Models with Simulations
Speaker: Bethany Lusch, Computer Scientist in the Data Science group with the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) at Argonne

11 April 2023

Understanding and Predicting Network Performance: It’s Hard
Speaker: Kevin Brown, Walter Massey Fellow in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division of Argonne

4 April 2023

Continuous Representations of Scientific Data for Better Analysis and Visualization
Speaker: David Lenz, Postdoctoral Appointee in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division of Argonne

28 March 2023

Understanding and Improving the I/O Behavior of Scientific Computing Applications
Speaker: Shane Snyder, Software Engineer in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division of Argonne

21 March 2023

Scalable Parallel Machine Learning on High-Performance Computing Systems - Clustering and Reinforcement Learning
Speaker: Weijian Zheng, Postdoctoral Appointee in Data Science and Learning Division at Argonne

14 March 2023

Hardware Specialization and Open-source Hardware Ecosystems: Research Opportunities?
Speaker: Kazutomo Yoshii, Principal Experimental Systems Specialist at Argonne

7 March 2023

Too many chefs in the kitchen - An argument in favor of Program Execution Models (PXMs)
Speaker: Jose Monsalve Diaz, Postdoctoral Appointee in the Mathematics and Computer Science division at Argonne

28 February 2023

Scalable High-Performance MPI for Exascale Supercomputers
Speaker: Yanfei Guo, Computer Scientist in the Programming Models and Runtime Systems Group, Argonne

21 February 2023

Advancing Next Generation Scientific Applications with Novel AI Accelerators
Speaker: Murali Emani, Computer Scientist in the Data Science group with the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) at Argonne

14 February 2023

Perspectives on the Versatility of a Searchable Lineage for Scalable HPC Data Management
Speaker: Bogdan Nicolae, Computer Scientist with Argonne and Research Professor at Illinois Institute of Technology

7 February 2023

New Stories about SZ Lossy Compression for Scientific Datasets
Speaker: Sheng Di, Computer Scientist, fellow of Northwestern-Argonne Institute of Science and Engineering (NAISE), and Scientist at Large through the Consortium for Advanced Science and Engineering (CASE) at the University of Chicago

31 January 2023

Scalable High-Performance Analysis of Scientific Data
Speaker: Tom Peterka, Computer Scientist at Argonne, scientist at the University of Chicago Consortium for Advanced Science and Engineering (CASE), and fellow of the Northwestern Argonne Institute for Science and Engineering (NAISE)

24 January 2023

Designing Flash-X, a Multiphysics Application for Exascale and Beyond
Speaker: Anshu Dubey, Senior Computational Scientist in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne

10 January 2023

AI for Modeling, Optimizing, and Controlling Complex Systems in Science Domains
Speaker: Prasanna Balaprakash, R&D Lead and Computer Scientist in the MCS Division with a joint appointment in the Leadership Computing Facility at Argonne