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Your First Time at ISC: A Friendly Guide to Surviving and Thriving What do you get when you take 3500 HPC professionals from different countries and backgrounds and put them into a conference centre together for 5 days? Well, ISC of course! From the outside as a first-timer, ISC can seem like a scary and…
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The Audience Is the Panel: WHPC Supports the ISC26 Fishbowl Discussion Some of the most important conversations at ISC26 will not happen in formal presentations. They will happen when the audience steps directly into the discussion. This year, WHPC facilitators will help support the return of ISC’s popular Fishbowl Panel, an interactive session designed to…
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Getting into the Details: Research Papers at ISC26 The foundation of every great supercomputing conference has always been cutting-edge research, and ISC26 continues that tradition with this year’s Research Papers. This June, WHPC moderators will help support two technical paper sessions at the conference: ML Systems and Frameworks and Emerging Technologies. Together, these sessions explore…
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Everything in Moderation: WHPC Facilitates Vendor Sessions at ISC26 At ISC26, some of the biggest conversations in HPC happen when vendors step forward to talk about what comes next. This year, WHPC community members will facilitate sessions, including the Vendor Showdown and the Vendor Roadmaps, creating space for better discussion, engagement, and sharper technical conversations…
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Human Physiology at Supercomputing Scale: WHPC Supports the ISC26 Midweek Keynote One of the standout moments of ISC26 arrives midweek with the keynote “HPC for Vascular Digital Twins” from Amanda Randles. As modern healthcare moves toward earlier detection, continuous monitoring, and personalised intervention, entirely new computational challenges are emerging. Amanda Randles’ work explores how High-Performance…
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Women in High Performance Computing (WHPC) is excited to announce a packed programme of events for ISC High Performance 2026. We’re looking forward to connecting with colleagues, collaborators, and community members from around the world in Hamburg, Germany, this June. Where to find WHPC at ISC 2026 Tuesday (23rd June 2026) is all about…
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Happy (early) International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month from WHPC! March is a time to celebrate women’s achievements, to educate and learn about women’s history, and to renew our collective commitment to advancing equality, diversity, and inclusion in every aspect of our work and lives. This March, we are unveiling our special edition…
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Finding Your People in High Performance Computing We are so pleased to collaborate with the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) to help people connect with Women in High Performance Computing (WHPC). In their latest blog, EuroHPC features Valeria Ospina, who shares insights from her journey from physics to HPC. As a woman…
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How the WHPC Travel Fellowship Transformed my ISC Experience Author: Sarah Johnston One year ago, I was nervously hovering over the submit button on the ISC webpage trying to get the confidence to share my work in the hopes of attending ISC for the very first time. Little did I know at that time that…
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Mentoring in the WHPC Community WHPC is once again kicking off a mentoring cohort, starting January 23, 2026 (see our mentoring page for more details). As always, we are in need of mentors to help strengthen our community and provide guidance to those facing challenges. If you are looking for a way to invest in…
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Women in HPC Networking Breakfast at CIUK 2025 We – the UK WHPC community – celebrated our fourth WHPC UK Chapters and Affiliates Breakfast on the 5th December at this year’s CIUK conference in Manchester. It was a morning spent focusing on equity, diversity, and inclusion, expertly chaired by Marion Weinzierl, welcoming more than fifty…
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The WHPC community once again came together for a week of connection, support, and fun at Supercomputing 2025. There were a number of formal and informal events, from our workshop and BoF, to diversity day and networking reception. Workshop Recap The WHPC workshop at SC25 had an awesome turnout with many coming together to align…
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