The Strategies and Circumstances Surrounding Virginia’s “Data Center Alley”

The HPC User Forum was established in 1999 to promote the health of the global HPC industry and address issues of common concern to users. In April 2023, the 82nd HPC User Forum took place in Princeton, New Jersey. This update summarizes a presentation from that conference given by Travis Humble, who is the director of the Quantum Science Center (QSC), and a Distinguished Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory where he is the director of the lab's Quantum Computing Institute. This presentation gave highlights and updates on the goals and activities of the lab as well as insights into the national strategy for quantum technology.

The HPC User Forum was established in 1999 to promote the health of the global HPC industry and address issues of common concern to users. In September 2019, the 73rd HPC User Forum took place at the Argonne National Laboratory, In Lemont, Illinois. This update summarizes a presentation from that meeting entitled, HPC and Data Down Under: The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre, Square Kilometre Array and HPC in Australia, given by Mark Stickells, Executive Director of The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre.