West Hub
JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge
CB3 0US.
Registration
Ticket registration: https://buytickets.at/hpcsig/1661035
Registration deadlines:
- In person: 14th May
- Online: 20th May (before 5:30pm)
Venue Information and Accessibility
East 2 (1st Floor), West Hub, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0US
Information about the venue is available here: https://www.westcambridgehub.uk/visit
Accessibility information: https://www.accessable.co.uk/university-of-cambridge/west-cambridge-site/access-guides/west-hub-shared-facilities-hub
Programme
Day 1: Wednesday 21 May
12:00 | Arrive and lunch |
13:00 | Welcome and Chair’s Business |
13:30 | Cambridge host site presentation
Wojciech Turek, University of Cambridge |
14:00 | Panel Discussion: Research Data Storage management and cost recovery models in UK Academia in 2025
Polly Eccleston, University of Bristol |
14:30 | Coffee break |
15:00 | Lightning talks:
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15:15 | Filesystems for AI workloads. Linux and the IO Bottleneck
Gwen Dawes, University of Cambridge |
15:45 | Transforming a Modern Data Centre for AI Workloads
Astrid Scott-Bennett, University of Cambridge |
16:15 | Since when did we become classical computing?
James Thorne and Danny Hindson, STFC – National Quantum Computing Centre |
16:45 | Notices and close |
Optional social evening on 21st May from 6:00pm: Douce Heights https://www.douce.co.uk/heights
Day 2: Thursday 22 May
9:15 | DAWN data centre tours.
Places are limited for the tours, so are only open to people who booked when registering. Please remember to bring a valid form of ID (such as a driving licence or passport). If this poses any issues, feel free to contact us. |
10:00 | Coffee (and people returning from the tours) |
11:00 | Dynamic Login Node Resource Control and Enforcement with Arbiter V3
Christopher Hall, University of Warwick |
11:30 | Interrogating the Slurm Database
Sam Gallop, Norwich Bioscience Institute |
12:00 | The DAWN of Federated HPC Access at Cambridge
Deepak Aggarwal, University of Cambridge |
12:30 | Close and lunch |
13:30 | End |
Hotels
Some of the nearby hotels within 1-2 miles:
- Hyatt Centric Cambridge, https://www.hyatt.com/hyatt-centric/stnct-hyatt-centric-cambridge
- Turing Locke Cambridge https://www.lockeliving.com/en/cambridge/turing-locke?utm_source=google-my-business&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=turing-locke
- Premier Inn, Cambridge North (Girton), https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/england/cambridgeshire/cambridge/cambridge-north-girton.html?cid=GLBC_CAMTRA
- Premier Inn, Cambridge City Centre, https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/england/cambridgeshire/cambridge/cambridge-city-centre-corn-exchangelion-yard.html?cid=GLBC_CAMCOR
- Madingley Hall & Gardens, https://www.madingleyhall.co.uk/ (~ 3 miles)
How to Reach
Coming from Cambridge Railway Station to the West Hub in West Cambridge:
- It would take around 55-60 minutes if you prefer walking.
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Universal Buses (U1 and U2) operate from Cambridge Railway Station to the West Hub, takes around 30 minutes, £2 per ride.
- By Taxi, ~15 minutes, ~£10.
Parking
Both are around 10-15 minutes walk from the meeting venue.
- Car Park 8 near West Cambridge Data Centre (Visitor car parking with access code): Spaces can’t be reserved, it’s first come first served but there are usually plenty of spaces available. Access codes will be provided based on the requests.CAR PARK 8
- Madingley Park & Ride, It’s free to park for up to 18 hours.