Smashing IT – Data processing at Large Hadron Collider

Dr Neil Geddes, Head of e-Science at STFC, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Venue: Oxford e-Research Centre, 6 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3QG The Large Hadron Collider presents unique challenges to those involved in analysing the massive volume of information produced. In one year the Large Hadron Collider will generate roughly 15 petabytes (15 million gigabytes)… Read more »

Washing Away Cave Paintings – A technical evolution

Ian Hughes, Managing Director of Feeding Edge Ltd Epredator / Metaverse Evangelist / Consultant Futurologist / Technology Developer / TV Presenter / Speaker / Blogger Thursday 13 October 2011 – 7:30pm Venue: Oxford e-Research Centre, 6 Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3QG   Ian will talk about the impact of social media, gaming and virtual worlds… Read more »

[Event Summary] Extreme Parallel Computing – The Man, Machine and the Maths behind it

Dr James Anderson’s talk on Extreme Parallel Computing – The Man, Machine and the Maths behind it was well attended with many new faces. James explained the problems for computing resulting from the exceptions that occur in conventional mathematics, such as the inability to divide by zero, and put forward the alternative approach of transreal… Read more »