Dr. Kathryn Hamilton, Assistant Professor in Physics, and Dr. Julien Langou, Professor in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, toured SC23 (Supercomputing International Conference 2023) with several students. SC23, established in 1988 by the Association for Computer Machinery and the IEEE Computer Society, is a large annual conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis.

https://sc23.supercomputing.org/

Fun Facts about the Exhibition

1. Over 16,000 attendees

2. Record number of exhibitors – over 400 – from both Research (119) and Industry (286).

3. Exhibitors represent 30 countries from around the world – from Latvia to Peru to Thailand.

4. These exhibitors will bring displays and equipment that fill more than one hundred 53 feet trailers that need to be warehoused, marshaled, and unloaded in 4 days of installation.

5. The exhibit materials moved in and out of the exhibit hall in 6 days (4 in and 2 out) weigh more than 300 tons.

6. The exhibit display area will cover more than 6 football fields.

7. The exhibit hall will include more than a half-mile of carpeted aisles and booths.