Supercomputing Frontiers

Abstract

As the share of supercomputers in Asia continues to increase, the relevance of supercomputing merits a supercomputing conference for Asia. Supercomputing Asia (SCA) 2019 was an umbrella of notable supercomputing events that promote a vibrant HPC ecosystem in Asian countries and was held March 11–14, 2019, at Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre. The technical program of SCA 2019 had its roots in Supercomputing Frontiers (SCF), which is Singapore’s annual international HPC conference that provides a platform for leaders from both academia and industry to interact and to discuss visionary ideas, important global trends, and substantial innovations in supercomputing. In March 2017, the National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) Singapore took over hosting of Supercomputing Frontiers 2017 (SCF 2017). NSCC expanded the scope of SCF by embarking on SupercomputingAsia 2018. NSCC was established in 2015 and manages Singapore’s first national petascale facility with available HPC resources to support science and engineering computing needs for academic, research, and industry communities. SCA 2018 was attended by over 800 delegates from over 24 different countries