Schedule
Mississippi HPC Conference, March 25-27, 2025Jackson State University College of Science, Engineering, and Technology (CSET) Building
Day 1 - Tuesday, March 25, 2025
| Time (CT) | Activity | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Check In | CSET Atrium | |
| 9:00 AM | Day 1 Welcome | Conference Committee | CSET Auditorium |
| 9:05 AM | Greeting | Leadership | CSET Auditorium |
| 9:15 AM | University Research Presentation | Dr. Joe Zhang, University of Southern Mississippi | CSET Auditorium |
| 9:45 AM | University Research Presentation | Dr. Bo Wang, University of Mississippi | CSET Auditorium |
| 10:15 AM | Break | ||
| 10:30 AM | University Research Presentation | Dr. Christopher Jurgenson, Delta State University | CSET Auditorium |
| 11:00 AM | University Research Presentation | Dr. Shuang Tu, Jackson State University | CSET Auditorium |
| 11:30 AM | Lunch | CSET Atrium | |
| 1:00 PM | NVIDIA Presentation | John Josephakis, Global VP of Sales and Business Development for HPC/Supercomputing | CSET Auditorium |
| 2:00 PM | Breakout Tracks - See Below | ||
| 4:30 PM | End of Day | ||
Breakout Track Sessions
| Time (CT) | Session 1 Leadership |
Session 2 Students and Training |
|---|---|---|
| Location: CSET Auditorium | Location: CSET Classroom | |
| 2:00 PM | Dell Presentation | Raspberry Pi Workshop Matt Brockhaus, MSU; Miah Robinson, JSU |
| 2:30 PM | VAST Presentation Subramanian Kartik, Ph.D - Vice President, Systems Engineering |
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| 3:00 PM | Break | Break |
| 3:30 PM | Agency: CISA Greg Mallette |
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| 4:00 PM | Agency: Department of Defense Dr. Ben Parsons, Director, ERDC DoD Supercomputing Resource Center |
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| 4:30 PM | End of Day | End of Day |
Day 2 - Wednesday, March 26, 2025
| Time (CT) | Activity | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Check In | CSET Atrium | |
| 8:30 AM | Day 2 Welcome | Conference Committee | CSET Auditorium |
| 8:35 AM | Keynote | Dr. Gary Butler, Founder and CEO, Camgian | CSET Auditorium |
| 9:35 AM | Break | ||
| 9:50 AM | Industry Presenter | Chris Simmons, Cambridge Computer Services | CSET Auditorium |
| 10:20 AM | University Presenter | Dr. Shanti Bhushan, Mississippi State University | CSET Auditorium |
| 10:50 AM | Industry Presenter | HPE | CSET Auditorium |
| 11:10 AM | Industry Presenter | Cisco | CSET Auditorium |
| 11:30 AM | Lunch | CSET Atrium | |
| 1:00 PM | Breakout Tracks - See Below | ||
| 4:30 PM | End of Day | ||
Breakout Track Sessions
| Time (CT) | Session 1 Leadership |
Session 2 Students and Training |
|---|---|---|
| Location: CSET Auditorium | Location: CSET Classroom | |
| 1:00 PM | Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network Dr. Kollin Napier, Director, MAIN |
DoD Workforce Development Dr. Leslie Leonard, Associate Director for Workforce Development, DoD HPCMP |
| 1:45 PM | Restricted Research Discussion Kendall Blaylock, Mississippi State University |
NVIDIA Workshop NVIDIA Facilitator |
| 2:30 PM | Break | Break |
| 3:00 PM | Research Computing Chris Simmons, Cambridge Computer Services |
The history and future of HPC Wynell Jenkins, Dell |
| 3:45 PM | Discussion: Research Computing Capabilities at MS Research Consortium Panel, MS HPC Directors |
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| 4:30 PM | End of Day | End of Day |
Day 3 - Thursday, March 27, 2025
| Time (CT) | Activity | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Check In | CSET Atrium | |
| 8:30 AM | Day 3 Welcome | Conference Committee | CSET Auditorium |
| 8:35 AM | Department of Defense Presentation | Dr. Robert Moser, ERDC ITL | CSET Auditorium |
| 9:05 AM | MRC Vice Presidents for Research Panel | Dr. Almesha Campbell, Jackson State University Dr. John Higginbotham, University of Mississippi Jim Martin, Mississippi State University Dr. Kelly Lucas, University of Southern Mississippi |
CSET Auditorium |
| 10:05 AM | Break | ||
| 10:15 AM | University Research Presentation | Dr. Yufeng Zheng, University of Mississippi Medical Center | CSET Auditorium |
| 10:45 AM | Student Presentaion - MSU IndySCC | Matt Brockhaus, MSU | CSET Auditorium |
| 11:15 AM | MissiON (Mississippi Optical Network) Update | C-Spire | CSET Auditorium |
| 11:45 AM | Closing Remarks | CSET Auditorium | |
| 12:00 PM | End of Conference | ||
