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Center News (Inter-University Services Version)

March 2017

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Click here for the Japanese version.

 

Contents

1.    Service suspension for the maintenance at the end of the fiscal year (Reposting)

2.    File assets of non-continuation users

3.    Call for Application of FY2017 Service Course (2nd Stage)

4.    Call for Collaborative Research Project for Young /Women scientists for FY 2017

5.    Call for Collaborative Research Project for Large-Scale Computation for FY 2017 (2nd Period)

6.    Call for Collaborative Research Project for Enhancing Performance of Programming for FY 2017 (2nd Period)

7.    Notification of the Programming Seminar 2017

8.    Request for satisfaction survey

9.    Request for submitting user reports of supercomputer systemsReposting

10. Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies (ACCMS) Seminar "The False and the True of the Third Artificial Intelligence Boom"

 

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1.    Service suspension for the maintenance at the end of the fiscal year (Reposting)

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The supercomputer service in the FY2016 will be terminated as below

for the maintenance work to switch to the new fiscal year.

System A/B/C will be terminated at 9:00 a.m. on Mon. March 27, 2017

and System E will be terminated at 9:00 a.m. on Thu. March 30, 2017.

The supercomputer service in the FY2017 will start at 9:00 a.m. on Wed. April 5, 2017.

 

Please note that we will cancel the remaining jobs of the supercomputer

at the time of the service termination.

 

Date and Time: From 9:00 a.m. Mon. March 27, 2017 to 9:00 a.m. Wed. April 5, 2017

Services to be Suspended: System A, B, and C, and ENVI/IDL License Service

 

Date and Time: From 9:00 a.m. Thu. March 30, 2017 to 9:00 a.m. Wed. April 5, 2017

Services to be Suspended: System E, HPCI Account Service, Large-Format Printer

and User Portal

 

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2.    File assets of non-continuation users

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We will delete files of non-continuation users of FY2017 from June 2017.

Please migrate and backup necessary file assets by the end of May.

 

File assets to be deleted or organized are as follows.

Home Directory of non-continuation user

Large-volume disk space which non-continuation group of FY2017 possess

 

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3.    Call for Application of FY2017 Service Course (2nd Stage)

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We are calling for the application of service course for FY 2017 in the following schedule.

Please note that we may ask you to adjust the amount of resources that you request

depending on the situation since each course has its limitation in available computing resources.

We appreciate for your understanding and cooperation.

 

Application Period  From Fri. April 7, 2017 to Thu. April 27, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.

CoursesGroup coursePersonal courseLarge-scale job course (from July to September)

 

Please see the following URL for details.

http://www.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/services/comp/apply/service/service_2017_2.html

 

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4.    Call for Collaborative Research Project for Young /Women scientists for FY 2017

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Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University (ACCMS) calls for proposals

 of the Collaborative Research Project for scientists listed below as part of

 "The Joint Usage/Research Center for Interdisciplinary Large-scale Information Infrastructures (JHPCN)” activities.

Young researchers under the age of 40 as of April 1, 2017 (including students)

Women researchers (regardless of ages)

 

Submitted proposals are reviewed by "Supercomputer System Collaborative Research Planning Committee" of ACCMS

and a committee of JHPCN, and about twenty proposals are adopted.

ACCMS bears entire or part of the usage fee of the adopted proposals.

Awarded researchers are required to submit a research report by the end of the fiscal year,

to acknowledge their use of this system when publishing the achievements in papers,

and to contribute an article on their research results to our Center News (Inter-University Services Bulletin).

In addition, we require their cooperation for JHPCN activities such as a presentation at the JHPCN symposium.

 

Application periodFrom Mon. April 3, 2017 to Fri. April 21, 2017 at 5:00

 

Please see the following URL for details.

http://www.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/services/comp/support/kyodo/wakate_2017_1.html

 

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5.    Call for Collaborative Research Project for Large-Scale Computation for FY 2017 (2nd Period)

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Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University (ACCMS) calls for proposals

of the Collaborative Research Project on large-scale computing programs for research groups

that uses the supercomputer system through personal course, group course or private cluster course (including under application) in FY 2017.

 

Submitted proposals are reviewed by "Supercomputer System Collaborative Research Planning Committee" of ACCMS.

As for the adopted proposals, ACCMS bears the usage fee of the large-scale job course within a certain amount.

 

Application periodFrom Mon. April 3, 2017 to Fri. April 21, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.

 

Please see the following URL for details.

http://www.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/services/comp/support/kyodo/daikibo_2017_2.html

 

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6.    Call for Collaborative Research Project for Enhancing Performance of Programming for FY 2017 (2nd Period)

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Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University (ACCMS) calls for proposals

of the Collaborative Research Project for Enhancing Performance of Programming

for research groups that uses the supercomputer system

through group course or private cluster course (including under application) in FY 2017.

 

Submitted proposals are reviewed by "Supercomputer System Collaborative Research Planning Committee" of ACCMS.

The programs adopted by the committee are carried out to enhance the program performance

in collaboration with ACCMS.

ACCMS bears the cost of the program development.

 

Application periodFrom Mon. April 3, 2017 to Fri. April 21, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.

 

Please see the following URL for details.

http://www.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/services/comp/support/kyodo/koudoka_2017_2.html

 

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7.    Notification of the Programming Seminar 2017

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At the Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University (ACCMS),

we are regularly holding programming seminars for the efficient use

and the improvement of the programming skills for users.

 

The program and the schedule of FY 2017 are available at the following URL.

We look forward to your participation.

http://www.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/services/comp/support/course/

 

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8.    Request for satisfaction survey

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We are carrying out a satisfaction survey of our supercomputer to improve our service quality.

 

Please visit the following web page to give us your evaluation of our service.

https://web.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/manual/ja/user_satisfaction

 

Click here for English questionnaire form

https://web.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/manual/en/user_satisfaction

 

DeadlineWed. March 29, 2017

 

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9.    Request for submitting user reports of supercomputer systemsReposting

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In the research results obtained with the use of the large scale computer systems,

papers (including abstracts) which were presented during this fiscal year

are required to be reported by one of the following methods.

Please report the unpublished ones as soon as they are published.

 

By User portal

http://www.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/services/comp/other/portal.html

 

By Email

 

Please see the following URL for details.

http://www.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/services/comp/apply/report.html

 

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10.  Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies (ACCMS) Seminar "The False and the True of the Third Artificial Intelligence Boom"

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Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies (ACCMS), Kyoto University

is holding a monthly seminar inviting an active lecturer in various fields

who introduce each research activities and current issues

as a place to discuss widely with the participants.

 

At ACCMS Seminar on April 25, 2017, we invite Tsuyoshi Motoki of Watson, IBM Japan, Ltd.

and Prof. Hitoshi Matsubara of Future University Hakodate.

 

We look forward to your participation.

External participants are also welcome.

 

Date : Tue. April 25, 2017 From 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Venue : Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University, South bldg. Lecture Room 202

Participation fee : Free

Application for participation : Unnecessary

Contact : Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University,

Yasuki Saito/Yasuhiro Nagai

 

                TEL : 07575374197437                 

                E-mail : saitou.yasuki.5x*kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please replace * with @.)

                         nagai.yasuhiro.6a*kyoto-u.ac.jp(Please replace * with @.)

 

Sponsored by  : Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University.

Details : Please see the following URL for the details.

http://www.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp/accms_web/2017/03/09/%e5%ad%a6%e8%a1%93%e6%83%85%e5%a0%b1%e3%83%a1%e3%83%87%e3%82%a3%e3%82%a2%e3%82%bb%e3%83%b3%e3%82%bf%e3%83%bc%e3%82%bb%e3%83%9f%e3%83%8a%e3%83%bc%e3%80%8c%e7%ac%ac%e4%b8%89%e6%ac%a1ai%e3%83%96%e3%83%bc/