@HPCpodcast: A Discussion with the Creators of HPC.social, the Online Gathering Spot for HPC-AI
insideHPC, Friday, October 27,2023
There's a new online gathering spot for the HPC community, and it has quickly generated a large following. In this episode of the @HPCpodcast, Shahin and Doug speak with Vanessa Sochat and Alan Sill, creators of HPC.social as we discuss the broad HPC/AI community and their efforts to connect it digitally through a broad, multi-channel platform that includes Slack, Discord, Mastodon, GitHub, a jobs board and a community map.
Even as it has grown, the HPC community has maintained a special, tight-knit feel, as if everyone knows everyone else. While ISC, SC, and other conferences bring HPC (and increasingly AI) practitioners together in person, the digital community has been scattered and evolving. The work led by Sochat and Sill puts a welcome focus on this digital aspect of HPC community building.
Sochat and Sill discuss how HPC.social came to be, the various forums and offerings it provides and how large a following it has developed.