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Formerly known as SHARCNET's Research Day, this event has been expanded for 2014 and is expected to be the premier annual event where Ontario researchers meet to learn about each other's High Performance Computing (HPC) related research. This includes both research performed via HPC as a science tool, as well as research regarding HPC itself. Research Day welcomes everybody, not just participants from Ontario.
Compute Ontario Research Day will be held on May 7, 2014, at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. We anticipate oral presentations of 20 minutes, with select presentations of 30 minutes. There will be a poster session as well. Saul Teukolsky (Cornell University) has graciously agreed to deliver a keynote presentation.
As a geographically local meeting, Research Day is an excellent opportunity for students to advertise their projects. We anticipate offering a prize for best student presentation and/or best student poster.
To register for this event, click here
Sponsorship for this conference has been provided by:
- Nasser Mohieddin Abukhdeir, University of Waterloo
- Adrian Adamescu, University of Waterloo
- Alena Antipova, University of Western Ontario
- Bill Appelbe, Orion
- Sadegh Babaii Kochekseraii, Sheridan College
- Shyam Badu, Wilfrid Laurier University
- Michael Bauer, University of Western Ontario
- Eric Bembenek, University of Waterloo
- James Bergstra, University of Waterloo
- Wilson Brenna, University of Waterloo
- Alan Campopiano, Brock University
- Charles Davis, Brock University
- Hendrick de Haan, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
- James Desjardins, Brock University
- Antoine Dumont, York University
- Dalibor Dvorski, Wilfrid Laurier University
- Ahmed Elshamli, University of Guelph
- Lawrence Folland, University of Waterloo
- Simon Forest, Institute of Quantum Computing
- Fred Fu, University of Waterloo
- Marcial Garbanzo-Salas, University of Western Ontario
- Abbas Ghasemi, University of Waterloo
- Ali Ghasemi, McMaster University
- Abby Goodrum, Wilfrid Laurier University
- Stephen Green, University of Guelph
- Daniel Gruner, University of Toronto
- Greg Gulyas, Compute Ontario / MRI
- Thad Harroun, Brock University
- Lauren Hayward, University of Waterloo
- Harold Hodgins, Wilfrid Laurier University
- Jemmy Hu, Sharcnet
- Heqing Huang, Wilfrid Laurier University
- Michael Hudson, Universtiy of Waterloo
- Lucian Ivan, University of Waterloo
- Craig Jeffrey, CMC Microsystems
- Mohamed Khalil, University of Guelph
- Ilias Kotsireas, Wilfrid Laurier University
- Apichart Linhananta, Lakehead University
- Chris Loken, University of Toronto
- Pendar Mahmoudi, University of Waterloo
- Hugh Merz, Sharcnet
- Jonah Miller, University of Guelph
- Pawel Pomorski, Sharcnet
- Marcelo Ponce, University of Guelph
- Sanjay Prbahakar, Wilfrid Laurier University
- Michelle Przedborski, Brock University
- Doug Roberts, Wilfrid Laurier University
- Mina Rohanizadegan, University of Waterloo
- Yasser Ruiz Blanco, Carleton University
- Vincent Russo, University of Waterloo
- Kaushik Saha, University of Waterloo
- Erik Schnetter, Perimeter Institute
- Hurmiz Shamana, McMaster University
- An-Chang Shi, McMaster University
- Affan Shoukat, York University
- Dan Sinai, University of Western Ontario
- Silviga Smith, Wilfrid Laurier University
- Sebastian Steinhaus, Perimeter Institute
- Avital Sternin, Brock University
- Edward Sternin, Brock University
- Ed Sykes, Sheridan College
- Pawel Tecmer, McMaster University
- Saul Teukolsky, Cornell University
- Lennaert van Veen, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
- Coby Viner, University of Western Ontario
- Mark Wachowiak, Nipissing University
- Renata Wachowiak-Smolikova, Nipissing University
- Jingyi Wang, University of Waterloo
- Xingyu Wang, University of Waterloo
- Ryan Westernacher-Schneider, University of Guelph
- Benjamin Wilk, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
- Rory Woods, McMaster University
- Thomas Wolf, Brock University
- Serene Wong, York University
- Li Xi, McMaster University
- Lixan Zhan, Grand River Regional Cancer Centre
- Xiaozhou Zhang, McMaster University
Time |
Event |
Location |
9:00-9:30am |
Registration, Coffee and Poster Setup |
Atrium |
9:30-9:45am |
Welcome |
Theatre |
9:45-10:10am |
Ilias Kotsireas, Wilfred Laurier University Recent advances in the search for complementary sequences |
Theatre |
10:10-10:35am |
Hendrick De Haan, University of Ontario Institute of Technology Simulating the Capture and Translocation of Rigid fd Viruses though a Nanopore |
Theatre |
10:35-11:00am |
Li Xi, McMaster University New insights into polymer-induced drag reduction in turbulent flows |
Theatre |
11:00-11:25am |
Coffee Break |
Bistro |
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Parallel Sessions I (Each talk is scheduled for 12+3 or 15+5 minutes)
Track A L. Van Veen, S. Wong, J. Desjardins, J. Miller
Track B A. Ghasemi, E. Bembenek, L. Ivan, B. Wilk
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Bob Room
Space Room |
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Track A Talks |
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11:25-11:55am |
Lennaert Van Veen, University of Ontario Institute of Technology Solving initial-boundary value problems without numerical differentiation |
Bob Room |
11:55-12:10pm |
Serene Wong, York University Biological graph dissimilarity characterization using graph theory |
Bob Room |
12:10-12:25pm |
James Desjardins, Brock University Designing Electroencephalographic (EEG) analysis software with HPC in mind: Focus on a modular submission interface and flexible data annotation |
Bob Room |
12:25-12:40pm |
Jonah Miller, University of Guelph Testing Discontinuous Galerkin Methods in the Einstein Toolkit for Numerical Relativity |
Bob Room |
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Track B Talks |
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11:25-11:55am |
Abbas Ghasemi, University of Waterloo HPC Application in Large Eddy Simulation of Fuel Spray / Air Jet interaction |
Space Room |
11:55-12:10pm |
Erik Bembenek, University of Waterloo Modelling Surface Driven Flows in the Ocean |
Space Room |
12:10-12:25pm |
Lucian Ivan, University of Toronto A Fourth-Order Solution-Adaptive CENO Scheme for Space-Physics Flows on Three-Dimensional Multi-Block Cubed-Sphere Grids |
Space Room |
12:25-12:40pm |
Benjamin Wilk, University of Ontario Institute of Technology Predicting New Graphene - Boron Nitride 2D Nano-Materials: Structure Electron Bands Optical Response and Vibrations |
Space Room |
12:40-1:50pm |
Lunch, Followed by the Poster Session |
Bistro |
1:50-2:00pm |
Conference Photo |
Atrium |
2:00-3:00pm |
Keynote Presentation
Saul Teukolsky Simulations of Black Holes and Neutron Stars |
Theatre |
3:00-3:30pm |
Coffee Break and Poster Session II |
Atrium |
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Parallel Sessions II (Each talk is scheduled for 12+3 or 15+5 minutes)
Track A S. Kocheskeraii, S. Steinhaus, R. Woods, S. Green, M. Ponce, R. Westernacher-Schneider
Track B N.M. Abukhdeir, M. Garbanzo-Salas, A. Antipova, S. Badu, C. Viner, M. Przedborski
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Bob Room
Space Room |
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Track A Talks |
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3:30-3:50pm |
Sadegh Babaii Kochekseraii, Sheridan College Fast calculation of electro thermo static and elasticity fields in 3D-medium with isolated inclusions using application of Gaussian approximating functions |
Bob Room |
3:50-4:05pm |
Sebastian Steinhaus, Perimeter Institute HPC in Quantum Gravity |
Bob Room |
4:05-4:20pm |
Rory Woods, McMaster University Tree-Based Cosmological Radiative Transfer |
Bob Room |
4:20-4:35pm |
Stephen Green, University of Guelph Holographic Path to the Turbulent Side of Gravity |
Bob Room |
4:35-4:50pm |
Marcelo Ponce, University of Guelph Simulations of Binary Neutron Star Mergers |
Bob Room |
4:50-5:05pm |
Ryan Westernacher-Schneider, University of Guelph Towards Scaling Relations in Relativistic Hydrodynamics and Gravity |
Bob Room |
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Track B Talks |
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3:30-3:50pm |
N.M. Abukhdeir, University of Waterloo Polycrystalline On-Lattice Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulations of Electrodeposition |
Space Room |
3:50-4:05pm |
Marcial Garbanzo-Salas, University of Western Ontario Uses of HPC in radar data processing and analysis |
Space Room |
4:05-4:20pm |
Alena Antipova, University of Western Ontario Motion of disc-shaped colloids and pairs of colloidal discs in a nematic liquid crystal |
Space Room |
4:20-4:35pm |
Shyam Badu, Wilfred Laurier University Modeling of RNA Nanotube using Molecular Dynamics Simulation |
Space Room |
4:35-4:50pm |
Coby Viner, University of Western Ontario Validation of predicted mRNA splicing mutations using high-throughput transcriptome data |
Space Room |
4:50-5:05pm |
Michelle Przedborski, Brock University Critical Behavior of the Classical XY-model on Fractal Structures |
Space Room |
Fast calculation of electro thermo static and elasticity fields in 3D-medium with isolated inclusions using application of Gaussian approximating functions
The problem of calculation of electro and thermo static fields in an infinite homogeneous medium with a heterogeneous isolated inclusion (Kanaun et al) has shown to be reduced to the solution of integral equations for the fields inside the inclusion using Gaussian functions (V. Mazya) for the approximation of the unknown fields. Using this approach coefficients of the matrix of the discretized system will be obtained in closed analytical forms.
Polycrystalline On-Lattice Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulations of Electrodeposition
The effects of the microstructure of metal films on device performance and longevity have become increasingly important with the recent advances in nanotechnology. Depending on the application of the metal films and interconnects certain microscopic structures and properties are preferred over others. A common method to produce these films and interconnects is through electrodeposition. As with every process the ability to control the end product requires a detailed understanding of the system and the effect of operating conditions on the resulting product.
Simulations of Black Holes and Neutron Stars
Predicting New Graphene - Boron Nitride 2D Nano-Materials: Structure Electron Bands Optical Response and Vibrations
The goal of this research is to investigate theoretically the possibility of creating graphene-based semiconducting 2D heterosystems that allow tailoring of the band gap and creating states inside the gap by demand. Such systems are created in our computational experiment by depositing graphene on a layer of hexagonal boron nitride and adding hydrogen on top and bottom of the systems to passivate the dangling bonds and create covalent bonding between the layers of the system of interest.
Testing Discontinuous Galerkin Methods in the Einstein Toolkit for Numerical Relativity
Discontinuous Galerkin finite element (DGFE) methods combine advantages of both finite differences and finite elements approaches. These methods scale extremely well and they have been very successful in computational fluid dynamics. As such we would like to transpose them to the domain of relativistic astrophysics. Recently we have implemented DGFE methods in the Einstein Toolkit a large numerical relativity codebase used by hundreds of scientists around the world.
Designing Electroencephalographic (EEG) analysis software with HPC in mind: Focus on a modular submission interface and flexible data annotation
Electroencephalography (EEG) is a method for measuring brain activity by recording electrical fields at the scalp surface. Although it has the highest temporal resolution among brain imaging techniques it has low spatial resolution and is very sensitive to various forms of noise (e.g. movement artifacts electrical sources in the environment impedance artifacts and various biological artifacts typically generated from muscle activation).
HPC in Quantum Gravity
Application of numerical simulations to quantum gravity are so far largely neglected yet they possess remarkable potential to learn more about the theory. For approaches that attempt to construct quantum spacetime from fundamental microscopical building blocks e.g. spin foam models the collective behaviour involving many building blocks is unexplored.Therefore we numerically simulate the collective dynamics of many of these building blocks using coarse graining techniques i.e.
Biological graph dissimilarity characterization using graph theory
Many biological data sets and relationships can be modeled as graphs. Understanding how structure of these graphs relates to biological function is essential for understanding underlining mechanisms of disease and for aiding drug discoveries. Vertices of biological graphs represent individual entities such as genes and proteins. Edges represent the relationship between two cellular components such as physical and functional interactions. A challenging problem in the post-genomic era is graph comparisons as they are large typed complex and evolving.
Modelling Surface Driven Flows in the Ocean
Buoyancy driven flows at the top of the ocean or bottom of the atmosphere are inherently different from their interior dynamics. Oneidealized model that has recently become very popular to idealizethese surface flows with strong rotation is Surface Quasi-Geostrophic (SQG) dynamics. This model is appropriate for large-scale dynamics and assumes the motion is in near geostrophic and hydrostatic balance.
HPC Application in Large Eddy Simulation of Fuel Spray / Air Jet interaction
Along with the development of computational resources computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has evolved in resolving the finest length scales and smallest time scales of the flow. Direct numerical simulation (DNS) resolves the finest flow scales known as Kolmogorov length scales which are responsible for the dissipation of the energy transferred from the large and intermediate length scales. However DNS simulations are computationally costly and demand very powerful resources which are not widely available to this day.
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Scientific Organizers:
Nasser Mohieddin Abukhdeir, University of Waterloo
Erik Schnetter, Perimeter Institute