National Grid Seminar Series

PBS Pro as a Grid Enabler

Michael M. Humphrey
VP, Enterprise Computing Business Unit
Altair Engineering, Inc.
USA

29 July 2003 (Tuesday)
1500 hours @ Auditorium
Institute for Infocomm Research
21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Singapore 119613

Abstract

PBS Pro is a flexible resource and workload management system that can intelligently queues and schedules computation workload across complex networks and platforms. With its advanced reservation and meta-computing features, it is the enabling technology for computational grids and wide-area distributed computing.

The presentation will be oriented towards a broader audience by focusing on the following agenda: HPC trends, cluster adoption, workload management, case studies, and a vision for distributed computing. As an example for the above agenda, case studies for Altair, Automobile OEM Account, Chrysler, NASA and US Department of Defense will be discussed.

* Altair case study would highlight PBS Pro and e-compute integration.
* Automobile OEM case study would highlight both their data center and workstation clusters.
* Chrysler case study would highlight peer-to-peer grids.
* NASA case study would highlight Globus/PBS Pro integration and large grids.
* The Department of Defense would highlight massive scalability.

Biodata

Michael M. Humphrey is the vice president of Altair's Enterprise Computing business unit. With over 17 years of experience in high performance computing, he is responsible for the unit’s portfolio of Grid technologies, including PBS Pro software, consulting services and turn key Linux cluster solutions which help companies with high-performance computing requirements achieve maximum return on their technology investments.

Before joining Altair, Humphrey managed the supercomputing and visualization needs of Fortune 500 clients while employed at SGI and Control Data. Prior to his entry into the high performance computing industry, he worked as a project engineer in the aerospace industry for Electrospace of Richardson, TX. Humphrey holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

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This seminar series is organized by the National Grid Office located at 21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Singapore 119613.

Admission is Free. All are Welcome. Please email to Miss Vasugi (email: vasu@ngp.org.sg) to register a place by 1000 hours on 28 July 2003.