RIKEN, one of the most prestigious research institutes in Japan, is the site of an upcoming computing workshop to be keynoted by NVIDIA CEO Jen–Hsun Huang. RIKEN conducts research across a wide range of fields, including physics, chemistry, medical science, biology, and engineering. The workshop will be held 1/28/10 – 1/29/10. See https://reg-nvidia.jp/public/seminar/view/3 for full details.  In addition to keynote speeches by Jen-Hsun Huang and Professor Takayuki Aoki from Tokyo Institute of Technology, guest speakers at the event include Prof. Lorena Barba from Boston University, Mr. Mr. Eiji Fujii from Square ENIX, Dr. Mark Harris from NVIDIA (and GPGPU.org), and Dr. James Phillips from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

From the workshop webpage:

“Accelerated Computing” is an old concept that is recently redefined in High-Performance Computing. It was started by dedicated machines like GRAPEs, but a great revolution has been occurring fueled by recent advancement in GPU Computing, both in hardware and in software such as CUDA C and OpenCL. This conference aims to review cutting edge technologies and scientific applications, as well as to discuss the future of the “Accelerator” approach in scientific and industrial HPC. Please join the conference for fruitful discussions on the future of HPC with highly-parallel processors.