Come visit Microsoft at Supercomputing 2024 (SC24), Atlanta, Georgia, November 17 – 22 where we’ll deep dive into high-performance computing (HPC) and AI solutions during a week of engaging sessions, hands on experiences and networking. We also have an exciting new Azure HPC announcement! Come by booth #1905 on November 19 for the unveiling of a major leap forward in high-performance computing.
Attend a Microsoft SC24 session
Don't miss Microsoft sessions in the SC24 program. Click titles below for full details and to add to your SC24 calendar.
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Date / Time (EST) |
Type |
Title |
Speakers/Panelists |
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Sun, Nov 17 |
Tutorial |
Delivering HPC: Procurement, Cost Models, Metrics, and Value |
Microsoft Azure, Stanford University, Mitre, Red Oak Consulting |
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Mon, Nov 18 |
Tutorial |
Microsoft Azure, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Google |
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Tues, Nov 19 |
Panel |
How the Convergence of HPC and AI Is Accelerating Innovation |
Microsoft Azure, AMD, Minds AI, Purdue University, d3VIEW |
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Tues, Nov 19 |
Panel |
Impact of Advances in Lower Precision Performance on HPC Simulation Codes |
Microsoft Azure, NERSC at LBNL, NVIDIA, AMD, Chevron |
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Tues, Nov 19 |
Birds of a Feather |
Microsoft Azure, AMD, NVIDIA, Oracle, Snorkel AI |
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Tues, Nov 19 |
Birds of a Feather |
Microsoft, Whamcloud, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Cambridge |
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| Wed, Nov 20 11 am - 11:30 am |
Paper |
Microsoft, Renmin University of China, University of California San Diego |
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Wed, Nov 20 |
Birds of a Feather |
Microsoft Azure, NVIDIA, HPE |
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Wed, Nov 20 |
Paper |
LoRAStencil: Low-Rank Adaptation of Stencil Computation on Tensor Core |
Microsoft Research, UCAS, Tsinghua University, CAS |
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Wed, Nov 20 |
Birds of a Feather |
Converged HPC and Cloud Computing in the Era of Generative AI |
Microsoft Azure, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, USC Information Sciences Institute, IBM TJ Watson Research Center, Google, University of Tennessee, University of Delaware |
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Wed, Nov 20 |
Birds of a Feather |
The National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot User Experience BOF |
Microsoft, University of Colorado Boulder, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, SambaNova Systems, Arizona State University |
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Thurs, Nov 21 |
Paper |
Long Exposure: Accelerating Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning for LLMs under Shadowy Sparsity |
Microsoft Research, Tsinghua University |
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Fri, Nov 22 |
Workshop |
HPCAdvisor: A Tool for Assisting Users in Selecting HPC Resources in the Cloud |
Microsoft |
Meet with Azure Engineering
Request a private briefing with the Azure Engineering team at SC24. Reach out to your Microsoft account manager to schedule.
Visit Microsoft Booth #1905
Stop by Microsoft booth #1905 daily to...
- engage with Microsoft Azure HPC and AI experts and our amazing partners.
- learn the latest advancements during our in-booth information sessions.
- get hands-on with our demo pods for HPC and AI.
- enjoy our hardware bar featuring our newest technology.
- take a break in our lounge area and enjoy free coffee served by Artly, the barista bot - sponsored by NVIDIA.
- enter for a chance to win cool stuff!
Booth theater sessions
Discover the latest in HPC and AI from Microsoft Azure and partners. Attend our daily information sessions in booth #1905.
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Date/Time (EST) |
Session Title |
Abstract |
Presenter |
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Mon, Nov 18 7:40 pm - 8:00 pm |
Accelerating AI Innovation: Microsoft and NVIDIA.
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Learn how the NVIDIA Grace Blackwell 200 (GB200) Superchip on Azure handles large-scale AI, data processing, and high-performance tasks with faster performance. |
NVIDIA, Microsoft |
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Mon, Nov 18 8:10 pm - 8:30 pm |
Revolutionizing Computational Science: AI-Driven Solutions on Rescale and Microsoft |
Learn how innovative AI capabilities, such as Rescale’s compute recommendation engine and AI Physics raise the bar for what's possible in R&D. We'll discuss how AI on Azure is solving challenges in areas such as Molecular Dynamics, Biomechanics, CFD and more... |
Rescale, Microsoft |
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Tue, Nov 19 9:30 am - 11:30 am |
Ignite 2024 Keynote |
Live stream of Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella's Ignite 2024 keynote presentation. |
Microsoft |
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Tue, Nov 19 11:30 am - 12:00 pm |
Special Azure HPC announcement |
Join us for a special announcement where we’ll unveil a major leap forward in high-performance computing. |
Microsoft Azure, AMD |
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Tue, Nov 19 12:10 pm - 12:30 pm |
High Performance Computing with AMD EPYC Processors on Azure H-series VMs |
Come get an update on how to get the most out of your HPC applications using Azure’s HB-series VMs with AMD EPYC Processors. |
Microsoft Azure |
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Tue, Nov 19 12:40 pm - 1:00 pm |
Together We Advance Cloud HPC |
With Azure H-series infrastructure, based on AMD EPYC processors, Azure customers have access to super computing resources in the cloud. Join this session to learn how to reduce cost per job by using the latest H-series VMs. |
AMD |
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Tue, Nov 19 1:10 pm - 1:30 pm |
Fast and efficient processing of complex AI workloads with ND MI300X v5 |
Join us for an in-depth exploration of the Azure ND MI300X v5 VM series, a groundbreaking addition to Azure’s AI infrastructure. Learn how these VMs meet the demands of advanced AI workflows. |
AMD |
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Tue, Nov 19 2:10 pm - 3:00 pm |
Ansys & Azure: How to leverage the power of Azure to accelerate Ansys workloads |
Learn how Ansys and Microsoft leverage the compute power of Azure and the solving power of Ansys to accelerate the pace of innovation. This session will focus on the migration of Ansys workloads to Azure cloud infrastructure and Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure™. |
Ansys, Microsoft |
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Tue, Nov 19 |
Rescale & Microsoft: Simplifying Advanced Computing to Scale Digital Engineering & AI Innovation |
Join our session to learn how Microsoft and Rescale simplify HPC, enhancing collaboration between engineers, data scientists, and IT leaders to power innovation. |
Rescale, Microsoft |
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Tue, Nov 19 3:40 pm - 4:00 pm |
Hurricane Modeling in Public Cloud |
In this session, we'll explore how the 2024 Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS) Ensemble in Real-time on the Cloud (HERC) experiment showcased NOAA’s ability to run advanced hurricane models seamlessly on the cloud. |
Parallel Works, Microsoft |
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Tue, Nov 19 4:10 pm - 4:30 pm |
Revolutionizing HPC Workflows with Generative AI assistants |
Discover how advanced generative AI is transforming high-performance computing (HPC) workflows. Learn about HPC Maestro—an AI-powered assistant designed to minimize manual intervention and how this assistant is driving breakthroughs in genomics and health sciences. |
Microsoft Azure |
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Tue, Nov 19 4:40 pm - 5:00 pm |
Accelerating AI for Science on Supercomputers using DeepSpeed and Megatron |
Join this session to learn about Microsoft AI for Science and how Microsoft's AI models for science leverage deepspeed frameworks together with megatron for diverse scientific domains. |
Microsoft Research |
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Tue, Nov 19 5:10 pm - 5:30 pm |
Azure Storage solutions for your most demanding HPC and AI training workloads |
This is an overview session covering the various announcements in Azure storage products which cater to modern AI workloads. |
Microsoft Azure |
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Wed, Nov 20 11:40 am - 12:00 pm
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Accelerating EDA workloads on Azure – Best Practice and benchmark on Intel EMR CPU |
Learn best practices for running EDA on Azure, including recommended architecture, optimal compute VMs, and high-performance NFS storage solutions. And benchmark results for EDA tools on Azure and Azure VMs with 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8537C processor. |
Microsoft Azure |
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Wed, Nov 20 11:40 am - 12:00 pm |
Deploy HPC & AI Infrastructure at Scale on Azure in Minutes! – Part 1 |
Join us for an engaging demonstration on how to build your HPC and AI solutions with ease using Microsoft Azure CycleCloud Workspace for Slurm (CCWS). Learn key features that can bring up HPC workloads in minutes and significantly boost productivity and efficiency. |
Microsoft Azure |
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Wed, Nov 20 11:40 am - 12:00 pm |
High Performance Computing with AMD EPYC Processors on Azure H-series VMs |
Come get an update on how to get the most out of your HPC applications using Azure’s HB-series VMs with AMD EPYC Processors. |
Microsoft Azure |
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Wed, Nov 20 3:10 pm - 3:30 pm |
Esri using Reality Capture for Climate Science in the City of Stuttgart. |
Learn how Esri's ArcGIS Pro, powered by Azure and NVIDIA, is used for Climate Science to predict and mitigate flooding in the City of Stuttgart. We'll demonstrate how high-resolution 3D models of the city are created and analyzed. |
Microsoft Azure |
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Wed, Nov 20 3:40 pm - 4:00 pm |
Deploy HPC & AI Infrastructure at Scale on Azure in Minutes – Part 2! |
This is a continuation of Part 1 session on deploying a full HPC/AI infrastructure using Azure CycleCloud Workspace for Slurm (CCWS). Get a full walkthrough demo on how to deploy and scale your OSS toolchain including familiar tooling, like Open OnDemandand and Linux VDI from with ThinLinc from Cendio. |
Microsoft Azure |
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Wed, Nov 20 4:10 pm - 4:30 pm |
Deploying small-to-medium AI workloads on Azure’s PCIe GPUs |
Discover how Azure's NC and NV series VMs are revolutionizing the deployment of small-to-medium AI workloads by optimizing performance, scalability, and insights. We’ll introduce you to Azure’s comprehensive PCIe GPU portfolio and the ideal GPU solutions. |
Microsoft Azure |
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Wed, Nov 20 5:10 pm - 5:30 pm |
Azure Storage solutions for your most demanding HPC and AI training workloads |
This is an overview session covering the various announcements in Azure storage products which cater to modern AI workloads. |
Microsoft Azure |
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Thurs, Nov 20 5:10 pm - 5:30 pm |
Azure NetApp Files, boosting HPC productive with Innovation |
In this session, we'll explore the pivotal role of file systems in optimizing HPC on Azure, utilizing tens of thousands of compute cores working in unison to tackle the most advanced HPC challenges. The key solution is Azure NetApp Files (ANF) which provides low latency, high throughput, and simplified management. |
NetApp |
Demos
Get hands-on with HPC and AI demos in booth #1905.
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Date |
Start |
Demo |
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Mon Nov 18 |
7:00 am EST – 9:00 AM |
NVIDIA demo |
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Tues Nov 19 |
FULL DAY |
AMD demo |
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Wed Nov 20 |
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM |
NVIDIA demo |
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Wed Nov 20 |
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM |
Rescale demo |
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Wed Nov 20 |
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM |
Ansys demo |
Hardware bar
Discover the latest Azure HPC and AI technology featuring hardware from AMD and NVIDIA at our hardware bar in booth #1905.
Get social at our special events
Request an invitation to our after-hour events for networking, drinks, food, and fun!
Social Mixer
Microsoft and AMD are hosting a high-end tailgate mixer the evening of November 19. This social event will feature exciting announcements, a special football player guest appearance, and fabulous food and drinks. Space is limited! Registration approval and email confirmation (e-ticket) required to attend. Request your invite today.
Microsoft
