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Jake Carroll

@zebrax0r.bsky.social

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Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) enabler guy. Researcher of many things research data storage and supercomputing related. Runner. Dad.

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UQ Research Computing Centre @uq-rcc.bsky.social · Mar 11

Photos of our current Director, Jake Carroll (@zebrax0r.bsky.social), & former Director, Prof. David Abramson, co-leading a workshop yesterday at #SupercomputingAsia2025 in Singapore. The workshop was about Documenting and Classifying Research Data Infrastructure.
#SCA25 #HPC #UQ

Prof. David Abramson presenting at Supercomputing Asia 2025.

Jake Carroll presenting at Supercomputing Asia 2025.

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Jake Carroll @zebrax0r.bsky.social · Mar 5

Here we come, Singapore. If…a cyclone does not stop us, first!

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UQ Research Computing Centre @uq-rcc.bsky.social · Mar 5

RCC staff will be at #SupercomputingAsia2025 next week. Our current Director, @zebrax0r.bsky.social, & former Director, Prof. David Abramson, will co-lead a workshop on Monday about Documenting & Classifying Research Data Infrastructure.
#SCA25 #HPC
sca25.sc-asia.org/programme-2/

Programme2 – SCA2025 Supercomputing Asia

sca25.sc-asia.org

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UQ Research Computing Centre @uq-rcc.bsky.social · Feb 11

RCC was at #APMC13 last week. RCC Director Jake Carroll (@zebrax0r.bsky.social) was part of a closing panel discussing emerging solutions for managing large datasets.
Jake & RCC's Mark Endrei were also part of leading a pre-conf. workshop on microscopy data management, with #UQ as a test case.

ScienceOpen @scienceopen.bsky.social · Feb 3

🔬 #APMC13 is in full swing in Brisbane! From Feb 2-7, 2025, experts in electron, X-ray, and light microscopy are coming together to push the boundaries of science.

🔗 More info: www.apmc13-2025.org

#Microscopy #ScienceOpen #THOSSGmbH #ScientificResearch

APMC 2025

www.apmc13-2025.org

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UQ Research Computing Centre @uq-rcc.bsky.social · Dec 13

Our newsletter is out now!

Our lead story is about how #UQ is the first in Australia’s education sector to trial Lenovo and AMD’s next-gen' #GPU hardware for the most demanding #AI and #HPC applications.

+ We won two #UQ awards!

+ Read our Director's #SC24 report.

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RCC News December 2024

UQ trials advanced AI hardware in sector first; RCC receives two UQ awards; Major upgrade for HPC Bunya goes live; NRICH latest UQ lab to deploy PITSCHI; RCC Director reports on SC24; and more.

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UQ Research Computing Centre @uq-rcc.bsky.social · Nov 25

Three RCC staff, including @zebrax0r.bsky.social and @xaraxia.bsky.social, were at #SC24 last week, the world's largest international supercomputing conference.
#HPC

HPC Guru @hpcguru.bsky.social · Nov 21

#SC24 stats, courtesy Doug Eadline @HPCwire

o Record attendance - 17,959 as of Wed
o Largest show floor - 500+ booths, 136 new
o SCinet hit a new record of 8.71 Tbps
o 90 research papers from 18 countries
o 89 BoFs
o 44 workshops
o 36 Tutorials

www.hpcwire.com/2024/11/20/s...

#HPC #AI

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UQ Research Computing Centre @uq-rcc.bsky.social · Nov 22

We're brand new to Bluesky, so check out our last newsletter about:
* Major #AI and #visualization upgrades for #HPC Bunya
* Expanding UQ’s #datastorage capacity
* Bunya nominated for a CAUDIT Award in the "Excellence in Research Support" category.
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RCC News August 2024

Major AI and visualisation upgrades ahead for HPC Bunya; RCC expands UQ’s data storage capacity; Bunya nominated for CAUDIT Awards 2024; Research Bazaar Queensland dates announced; UQ's All Staff Expo...

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Jake Carroll @zebrax0r.bsky.social · Nov 21

…and what an amazing, inspiring and invigorating experience it has been! As always. There is only one SC.

UQ Research Computing Centre @uq-rcc.bsky.social · Nov 21

Three RCC staff are at #SC24 this week in Atlanta, Georgia, US: @zebrax0r.bsky.social, Ashley Wright & Sarah Walters.
Jake spoke at the IBM Storage Scale User Group meeting that was co-located at SC24. UQ and IBM are partners in a Centre of Excellence & Innovation: rcc.uq.edu.au/partners/ibm... #UQ

RCC's Ashley Wright, Jake Carroll, and Sarah Walters in front of a SC24 banner.

Wide shot of RCC Director Jake Carroll speaking at the IBM Storage Scale User Group meeting that was co-located at SC24.

Closer-up shot of RCC Director Jake Carroll speaking at the IBM Storage Scale User Group meeting that was co-located at SC24.

RCC's Sarah Walters reclining on a SC24 podium.

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