9 to 9.40am: Registration
9.40 to 10am: Welcome address
Prof Keith George - Pro-vice Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange
10 to 10.20am: A brief primer on Prospero
Prof Robert Crain - Astrophysics Research Institute
10.20 to 11am: Keynote address
Prof. Mark Wilkinson – Director, STFC DiRAC HPC facility
The future of HPC/AI in UK research and innovation
11 to 11.20am: Coffee break
11.20 to 11.40am: Dr Renske Smit - Astrophysics Research Institute
Finding and characterising the first galaxies with Prospero
11.40am to 12pm: Dr Juan Ahuir Torres - School of Engineering
A study about the physical and chemical reaction of soldering process using HPC-MD
12 to 12.20pm: George Margereson - School of Computer Science and Mathematics
PRIME-ECG: an AI pipeline for robust, interpretable, multi-label ECG classification
12.20 to 12.40pm: Dr Ben Griffin - School of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Modelling dinosaur motion from their fossilised footprints using HPC
12.40 to 1.40pm: Lunch
1.40 to 2.20pm: Keynote address
Dr Matthieu Schaller - Lorentz Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Leiden
Developing an open source, massively parallel numerical simulation code from scratch
2.20 to 2.40pm: Anna Durrant - Astrophysics Research Institute
Simulating the first galaxies with Prospero
2.40 to 3pm: Dr Rui Leite Portella Martiniano - School of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Reconstructing the population history of Ireland’s megafauna using sedimentary ancient DNA
3 to 3.20pm: Coffee break
3.20 to 3.40pm: Dr Andrew Burgess - School of Engineering
Discrete element method investigations of additive manufacturing powder flow with Prospero
3.40 to 4pm: Dr Jon Davies - Astrophysics Research Institute
Simulating the evolution of galaxies and their star clusters with Prospero
4 to 4.20pm: Dr David Hitchmough - School of Engineering
Use of HPC resources in carrying out CFD simulations and investigating air lubrication
4.20 to 4.40pm: Andrea Sante - Astrophysics Research Institute
Reconstructing the assembly history of the Milky Way with machine learning
9.40 to 10am: Stuart Wright - Information Technology Services
A roadmap for research computing at LJMU
10 to 10.20am: Dr Peter Shum - School of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Prospero-powered conservation genomics: from macaque microbiomes and California biodiversity to actionable policy
10.20 to 10.40am: Emily Costello - Astrophysics Research Institute
The coevolution of supermassive black holes and halo gas in the FLAMINGO simulations
10.40 to 11am: Dr Sean Malkeson - School of Engineering
The role of Prospero in the computational modelling and analysis of thermofluid phenomena
11 to 11.20am: Coffee
11.20 to 11.40am: Eric Fauvet – HPE
HPE’s role in establishing Prospero, and supporting its future
11.40am to 12pm: Wil Mayers – Alces Flight
Alces’ role in supporting Prospero and its users
12 to 12.20pm: Wil Mayers – Alces Flight
Introduction to the Prospero bootcamp
12.20 to 1.30pm: Lunch
1.30 to 3pm: Bootcamp for new users
Led by Alces Flight
3 to 3.20pm: Coffee break
3.20 to 4.30pm: Bootcamp for new users
Led by Alces Flight
4.30 to 4.50: Closing remarks
Organising committee
