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Computing the future: Looking at 2016

In the mid 1990s, Amazon and Ebay were not household names, spam referred to a canned meat product, phishing was not in the dictionary, and cell phones were still a bit of a luxury.  Technological advances have driven exponential change over the last decade; what will another 10 years of innovation bring?

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Computing, technology expert Reed offers a peek at 2016 at May 30 talk

Daniel A. Reed, a world-renowned authority on high-performance computing, will offer a glimpse of 2016 and the wonders (and annoyances) that new technologies are likely to bring over the next decade in a presentation Tuesday, May 30, on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.

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RENCI Blue Gene/L Purchase propels North Carolina to forefront in high performance computing

The Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI), a multidisciplinary institute affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke and North Carolina State universities, has acquired an IBM Blue Gene®/L computing system that will give scientists and business researchers computing power never before available in North Carolina, IBM and RENCI announced today.

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RENCI, Duke, HASTAC sponsor new media conference

Graduate students interested in new media technologies and their impact on art, culture, science, commerce and the environment will convene on the Duke University campus June 7 and 8 to discuss the latest research in the field and new uses for technology in scholarship.

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Reed to co-chair PCAST networking and IT subcommittee

RENCI Director Daniel A. Reed will serve as co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) subcommittee on Networking and Information Technology. The group will examine U.S. global IT competitiveness as well as social, economic and workforce issues. It also will take an in-depth look at the work of the Networking […]

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Reed to present keynote at IBM University Day

RENCI director Dan Reed will kick off IBM’s annual University Day with a talk on the role of computing in innovative research, education and economic development efforts. IBM University Day, scheduled for 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. April 26, is an opportunity for the Triangle area academic community to showcase what it offers to industry. […]

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RENCI adds disaster mitigation, networking experts

A scientist with expertise in environmental issues and disaster mitigation and response and a senior network engineer are the newest additions to the senior staff at the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI), a multidisciplinary institute affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke and North Carolina State universities.

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Reed to be honored as outstanding UMR alum

RENCI Director Daniel A. Reed will be inducted into the Academy of Computer Science at the University of Missouri-Rolla, the academy announced recently. The academy honors  alumni of the UMR computer science department with 20 or more years of experience in the field for their outstanding leadership abilities, contributions to the profession and involvement with […]

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TeraGrid partners map the future of nation’s largest grid project

Partners in the National Science Foundation’s TeraGrid project held their quarterly meeting in Chapel Hill, NC,  March 13 – 15, where they discussed the impact of TeraGrid resources and infrastructure on scientific discovery and strategized on ways to involve the broader research community in the TeraGrid.  

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RENCI’s Dan Reed named to presidential council of advisors

Daniel A. Reed, director of the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI), Chancellor’s Eminent Professor and Vice-Chancellor for Information Technology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will be appointed to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) the White House announced this week.

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