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Center News (Inter-University Services Version)
November 2018
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Contents
2. Deadline for billing of usage fee of January（Reposting）
3. The result of Satisfaction Survey(2018 Autumn)
4. Additional call for application of FY 2018 service course (start on January 2019)
5. Call for proposals of the Supercomputer Educational Use Project for FY 2019
7. Distribution of seminar materials of the programming seminar（Reposting）
8. "K" x Post "K" Symposium - Simulation・AI・Big data -
9. ACCMS seminar "Hypercomplex Disaster Simulation"（Reposting）
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Due to scheduled maintenance, our supercomputer services will be suspended as below:
〇Date and time：9:00 a.m. on Thu. December 6 - 1:00 p.m. on Fri. December 7
〇Services to be suspended：System A
〇Date and time ：9:00 a.m. on Thu. December 6 - 9:30 a.m. on Fri. December 7
〇Services to be suspended：System B and C，ENVI/IDL licensing, HPCI account services,
Large-Format Printer, and User Portal
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in advance.
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2. Deadline for billing of usage fee of January（Reposting）
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Billing of the usage fee of January is determined as of Wed. Dec 12 at 5:00 p.m. and will be processed.
Please note that the application after the due date will be charged in March.
In addition, changing the payment item also should be done by the due date.
Please see the following URL for details.
http://www.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/services/comp/apply/other/siharai.html
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3. The result of Satisfaction Survey (2018 Autumn)
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With respect to the use of supercomputers, we have carried out
a satisfaction survey (2018 Autumn) for the period from October 1, 2018 to
October 27, 2018 and received 91 answers.
Based on the survey results, we will strive to improve our service quality.
Thank you for your cooperation.
As for the results of the survey, please see the following URL for details.
http://www.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/whatsnew/information/detail/181113055325.html
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4. Additional call for application of FY 2018 service course (start on January 2019)
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We are additionally calling for the application of FY 2018 service course
starting from January 2019 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.
〇Courses:
- Group course (Type A1, A2, A3)
- Personal course (Type A)
- Large-scale job course (From January to March)
〇Application period：From Sat. December 1 to Thu. December 20 at 5:00 p.m.
〇Estimated starting date of the service：Fri. January 4, 2018
Please see the following URL for details on the application.
http://www.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/services/comp/apply/service/service_2018_9.html
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5. Call for proposals of the Supercomputer Educational Use Project for FY 2019
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Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies (ACCMS) calls for proposals of
the Supercomputer Educational Use Project for classes requiring the use of
supercomputer systems at graduate school, university, or technical college
which are conducted by instructors of university, junior college or technical college.
We are calling for the application of the Supercomputer Educational Use Project
in FY 2019 in the following schedule.
〇Application period: From Tue. November 6 to Thu. December 20, 2018 No later than 12:00 p.m.
Please see the following URL for details on the application.
http://www.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ja/services/comp/support/edu/edu_2019.html
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6. Call for collaborate research project for FY 2019 Joint Usage/Research Center
for Interdisciplinary Large-scale Information Infrastructures (JHPCN)
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The Joint Usage/Research Center for Interdisciplinary Large-scale Information
Infrastructures (JHPCN) calls for joint research projects for fiscal year 2019.
JHPCN is a "Network-Type" Joint Usage/Research Center, certified by
the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology,
and comprises eight super-computer equipped centers
affiliated with Hokkaido University, Tohoku University, The University of Tokyo,
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagoya University, Kyoto University, Osaka University
and Kyushu University, among which Information Technology Center at
the University of Tokyo is functioning as the core institution of JHPCN.
Each JHPCN member institution will provide its research resources
for joint research projects.
〇Schedule of the call for collaborate research project for FY 2019
2018 Thu. December 13 Online Registration Open
2019 Mon. January 7 Online Registration Deadline
2019 Tue. January 15 Submission of Printed Application Form
2019 Mid- March Notification of Adoption
2019 Mon. April 1 Joint Research Project Start
2020 Tue. March 31 Joint Research Project End
Please see the following URL for details.
https://jhpcn-kyoten.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/
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7. Distribution of seminar materials of the programming seminar（Reposting）
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We will distribute seminar materials used at the programming seminar held in FY 2018
on a first-come, first-served basis.
You can download electronic version from the web page for some of the seminars.
Please see the following web page for details.
http://www.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/services/comp/support/course/
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8. "K" x Post "K" Symposium - Simulation・AI・Big data -
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Supercomputers are indispensable for achieving the "Society 5.0" which we aim for.
Many achievements ranging from basic research to the application to the industry
have been created by supercomputer "K".
And now, in the post "K" which is under development for the full-scale operation in 2021,
there are great expectations not only for the simulation but also for the application to
the AI research and the data science.
We will introduce the further leap from "K" to the post "K" and its possibilities.
【Date】January 18 (Fri), 2019 1:00 p.m.〜4:45 p.m. (12:30 Registration Start)
【Venue】Nihonbashi Life Science HUB, Tokyo
http://www.nihonbashi-lifescience.jp/
【Host】Riken Center for Computational Science
Research Organization for Information Science and Technology
【Participation fees】Free
【Application】Pre-registration is required from the application form below(Due：12:00 p.m. on Fri. January 11 )
http://www.hpci-office.jp/pages/sympo_201901
【Inquiry】Research Organization for Information Science and Technology
E-mail：k-symporist.or.jp
Please see the following web page for details.
http://www.hpci-office.jp/pages/sympo_201901
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9. ACCMS seminar "Hypercomplex Disaster Simulation"（Reposting）
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Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies (ACCMS) holds a seminar
once in a month.
We are inviting active researchers from a variety of areas,
and ask them to give talks about their research activity or issues in performing research,
hoping to provide an opportunity for fruitful discussion among participants.
At ACCMS Seminar on December 18, 2018, we invite Yutaka Fukumoto (Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology), Naoto Mitsume (School of Engineering,
the University of Tokyo) and Yuuya Yamaguchi (International Research Institute for Disaster Science,
Tohoku University).
We hope to have a lot of participants.
External participants are also welcome.
○Date: Tue. December 18, 2018 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
○Place: South Building of ACCMS 2nd floor, Lecture Room 202
○Fee: Free
○Application: Not necessary
○Inquiry: Satoru Ushijima, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University,
TEL :075-753-7493
E-mail: ushijima*media.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please replace * with @.)
○Host: 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/event/1502.html