GCLab @ SC26

We at the Global Computing Lab (GCLab) are excited to participate in SC26! Join us throughout the week as we present our research, engage in discussions, and contribute to panels, workshops, and student showcases. We look forward to meeting you—come say hello!

Meet the Team and Collaborators at SC26

Michela Taufer
(GCLab Director)
Aashish Pandey
(Postdoctoral Research Associate)
Jay Ashworth
(PhD Student and SC26 Lead Volunteer)
Befikir Bogale
(PhD Student and SC26 Lead Volunteer)
Connor Browne
(PhD Student and SC26 Student Volunteer)

Project Showcase

At SC26, GCLab showcases the power of collaboration across computing, data, and science. Browse our projects that reflect our commitment to open, reproducible, and inclusive research—uniting students, faculty, and national lab collaborators to shape the future of HPC and AI.

Schedule of GCLab Activities at SC26

Sunday, Nov 15th
9:00am – 5:30pm CST
Paper: A Multi-Layer Workflow for Diagnosing Performance Portability in RAJA Applications
Primary Session Leader: TBA
Authors: TBA
Workshop: 2026 International Workshop on Performance, Portability, and Productivity in HPC
Location: W175bc
9:00am – 5:30pm CST
Paper: SCISSOR: Scalable I/O for Small Scattered Objects Runtime
Primary Session Leader: TBA
Authors: TBA
Workshop: 21st Workshop on Workflows in Support of Large-Scale Science (WORKS26)
Location: W181b
2:00pm – 5:30pm CST
Panel: TBA
Primary Session Leader: TBA
Panelists: Michela Taufer (UTK)
Workshop: High Performance Python for Science at Scale (HPPSS)
HPPSS Webpage: Link
Location: W183b
Michela Taufer
2:00pm – 5:30pm CST
Paper: PULSE: Parallel Uncertainty-guided Landscape Sampling Engine for In-Situ Molecular Dynamics
Primary Session Leader: TBA
Authors: TBA
Workshop: ISAV26: In Situ AI, Analysis and Visualization
Location: W176b
Monday, Nov 16th
TBA CST
Early Career Program: Early Career
Location: TBA
Tuesday, Nov 17th
12:15pm – 1:15pm CST
Member Meeting: SIGHPC Annual Member Meeting
Session Leaders: Christine Harvey (NVIDIA) and Michela Taufer (UTK)
Location: W179ab
Michela Taufer
TBA CST
ACM SRC Posters: Student Poster Presentations
Location: TBA
Wednesday, Nov 18th
12:15pm – 1:15pm CST
Birds of a Feather: Autonomous Science Network: A Grassroots Community for Trustworthy Science
Primary Session Leader: Rafael Ferreira da Silva (ORNL)
Panelists: Michela Taufer (UTK) and Tom Gibbs (NVIDIA)
Location: W183a
Michela Taufer
5:15pm – 6:45pm CST
Birds of a Feather: Building the Scientific Data Fabric Community for AI-Driven Discovery
Primary Session Leader: Michela Taufer (UTK)
Panelists: Valerio Pascucci (U Utah), Carol Song (Purdue), Virginia Trueheart (TACC), and Alex Karargyris (MLCommons)
Location: W190b
Michela Taufer
Friday, Nov 20th
8:30am – 12:00pm CST
Paper: From Candidate to Confirmed: A Verification-First Agenda for Open Autonomous Science
Primary Session Leader: TBA
Authors: TBA
Workshop: 4th Annual Trillion Parameter Workshop: Building Open AI Infrastructure, Models, and Agentic Systems for Science
Location: W179ab

Other GCL Activities

SC26 Student Lead Volunteers:
We have three graduate students serving as lead volunteers: Jay Ashworth (UTK), Befikir Bogale (UTK), and Connor Browne (UTK)
SC26 Student Volunteer:
We have one graduate student volunteer: Connor Browne (UTK)
Visit GCLab work presented at SC25 - Nov 19-20, 2025