83 FR 50413 - Notice of Workshop on the Convergence of High Performance Computing, Big Data, and Machine Learning

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 194 (October 5, 2018)

Page Range		50413-50414
FR Document		2018-21720

This workshop will focus on the R&D challenges of integrating high performance computing (HPC), big data (BD), and machine learning (ML) computing platforms to support the needs of an evolving scientific and technological landscape.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 194 (Friday, October 5, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 194 (Friday, October 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50413-50414]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21720]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Notice of Workshop on the Convergence of High Performance 
Computing, Big Data, and Machine Learning

AGENCY: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development 
(NITRD) National Coordination Office (NCO), National Science 
Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of Workshop.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This workshop will focus on the R&D challenges of integrating 
high performance computing (HPC), big data (BD), and machine learning 
(ML) computing platforms to support the needs of an evolving scientific 
and technological landscape.

DATES: October 29-30, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Email hpc-bd-convergence@nitrd.gov or 
call Wendy Wigen at (202) 459-9683 or Ji Hyun Lee at (202) 459-9679. 
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Overview: This notice is issued by the Networking and Information 
Technology Research and Development (NITRD) National Coordination 
Office (NCO). Agencies of the High End Computing (HEC) and Big Data 
(BD) Interagency Working Groups are jointly conducting a workshop 
focused on the convergence of HPC, BD, and ML. Experts from government, 
private industry, and academia will help discuss the current use cases 
and the technology, tools and practices that are effective, and 
identify gaps and issues that will require additional research to 
resolve. The workshop will take place on October 29 from 8:15 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. ET and October 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET at the 
Natcher Conference Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. 
Participation is by invitation only, but observers are welcome on a 
first come first served basis. Space is limited, but this event

[[Page 50414]]

will be webcast. The agenda and information about how to join the 
webcast will be available the week of the event at: https://www.nitrd.gov/nitrdgroups/index.php?title=HPC-BD-Convergence.
    Workshop Goals: HEC and BD members will use information gathered 
from this workshop to inform their agency-specific research agendas.
    Workshop Objectives: Identify and discuss: use cases and 
applications from a variety of domains; current activities to address 
the convergence challenge and the research and technologies that are 
still needed; strategies for combining the HPC, BD, and ML software and 
hardware ecosystems; strategies for combining the ``people culture'' of 
HPC, BD, and ML; and different modes of operation.
    Submitted by the National Science Foundation in support of the 
Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) 
National Coordination Office (NCO) on October 2, 2018.

Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2018-21720 Filed 10-4-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7555-01-P

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 194 / Friday, October 5, 2018 / Notices 50413

observations, or other sources of subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of title Theater (review of applications): This
quantitative or qualitative data, details 5, United States Code. meeting will be closed.
on the research or data-gathering The upcoming meetings are: Date and time: November 20, 2018;
methodology should be provided. Please Musical Theater (review of 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
see the TDA report, TVPRA List, and the applications): This meeting will be Dated: October 1, 2018.
E.O. 13126 List for a complete closed.
Sherry Hale,
explanation of relevant terms, Date and time: October 30, 2018; 1:00
p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Staff Assistant, National Endowment for the
definitions, and reporting guidelines Arts.
employed by DOL. Per our standard Theater (review of applications): This
meeting will be closed. [FR Doc. 2018–21644 Filed 10–4–18; 8:45 am]
procedures, submissions will be
published on the ILAB web page at Date and time: October 30, 2018; 4:00 BILLING CODE 7537–01–P

https://www.dol.gov/ilab/submissions/. p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
This notice is a general solicitation of Opera (review of applications): This
comments from the public. meeting will be closed. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Date and time: November 7, 2018;
Authority: 22 U.S.C. 7112(b)(2)(C) and 19 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Notice of Workshop on the
U.S.C. 2464. Convergence of High Performance
Opera (review of applications): This
Martha E. Newton, meeting will be closed. Computing, Big Data, and Machine
Deputy Undersecretary for International Date and time: November 7, 2018; Learning
Affairs. 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Arts Education (review of AGENCY: Networking and Information
[FR Doc. 2018–21559 Filed 10–4–18; 8:45 am] Technology Research and Development
applications): This meeting will be
BILLING CODE 4510–28–P
closed. (NITRD) National Coordination Office
Date and time: November 8, 2018; (NCO), National Science Foundation.
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ACTION: Notice of Workshop.
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE Theater (review of applications): This
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES SUMMARY: This workshop will focus on
meeting will be closed.
Date and time: November 9, 2018; the R&D challenges of integrating high
National Endowment for the Arts performance computing (HPC), big data
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Theater (review of applications): This (BD), and machine learning (ML)
Arts Advisory Panel Meetings computing platforms to support the
meeting will be closed.
AGENCY: National Endowment for the Date and time: November 9, 2018; needs of an evolving scientific and
Arts, National Foundation on the Arts 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. technological landscape.
and the Humanities. Dance (review of applications): This DATES: October 29–30, 2018.
ACTION: Notice of meetings. meeting will be closed. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Date and time: November 13, 2018; Email hpc-bd-convergence@nitrd.gov or
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. call Wendy Wigen at (202) 459–9683 or
Advisory Committee Act, as amended, Dance (review of applications): This Ji Hyun Lee at (202) 459–9679.
notice is hereby given that 17 meetings meeting will be closed. Individuals who use a
of the Arts Advisory Panel to the Date and time: November 13, 2018; telecommunications device for the deaf
National Council on the Arts will be 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (TDD) may call the Federal Information
held by teleconference. Dance (review of applications): This Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
DATES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY meeting will be closed. between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,
INFORMATION section for individual Date and time: November 14, 2018; Monday through Friday.
meeting times and dates. All meetings 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
are Eastern Time and ending times are Music (review of applications): This
Overview: This notice is issued by the
approximate. meeting will be closed.
Networking and Information
ADDRESSES: National Endowment for the Date and time: November 14, 2018;
Technology Research and Development
Arts, Constitution Center, 400 7th St. 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Arts Education (review of (NITRD) National Coordination Office
SW, Washington, DC 20506. (NCO). Agencies of the High End
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
applications): This meeting will be
closed. Computing (HEC) and Big Data (BD)
Further information with reference to Interagency Working Groups are jointly
Date and time: November 15, 2018;
these meetings can be obtained from Ms. conducting a workshop focused on the
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Sherry Hale, Office of Guidelines & convergence of HPC, BD, and ML.
Music (review of applications): This
Panel Operations, National Endowment Experts from government, private
meeting will be closed.
for the Arts, Washington, DC 20506; Date and time: November 15, 2018; industry, and academia will help
hales@arts.gov, or call 202/682–5696. 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. discuss the current use cases and the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Music (review of applications): This technology, tools and practices that are
closed portions of meetings are for the meeting will be closed. effective, and identify gaps and issues
purpose of Panel review, discussion, Date and time: November 15, 2018; that will require additional research to
evaluation, and recommendations on 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. resolve. The workshop will take place
financial assistance under the National Music (review of applications): This on October 29 from 8:15 a.m. to 5:00
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

Foundation on the Arts and the meeting will be closed. p.m. ET and October 30 from 8:30 a.m.
Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, Date and time: November 16, 2018; to 12:00 p.m. ET at the Natcher
including information given in 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Conference Center, National Institutes of
confidence to the agency. In accordance Music (review of applications): This Health, Bethesda, MD. Participation is
with the determination of the Chairman meeting will be closed. by invitation only, but observers are
of July 5, 2016, these sessions will be Date and time: November 19, 2018; welcome on a first come first served
closed to the public pursuant to 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. basis. Space is limited, but this event

VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Oct 04, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05OCN1.SGM 05OCN1

50414 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 194 / Friday, October 5, 2018 / Notices

will be webcast. The agenda and I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s the Affiliated Exchanges,4 and the goal
information about how to join the Statement of the Terms of Substance of of harmonizing and uniformizing its
webcast will be available the week of the Proposed Rule Change rules, proposes to relocate the Equities
the event at: https://www.nitrd.gov/ The Exchange proposes to (a) relocate Pricing rules, currently under the Rule
nitrdgroups/index.php?title=HPC-BD- its current Rule 7000 Series (‘‘Equities 7000 Series, into Equity 7, Pricing
Convergence. Pricing’’) and the rules at Chapter XV Schedule, of the shell structure.
(‘‘Options Pricing’’; together, ‘‘Equities Specifically, the Exchange will add the
Workshop Goals: HEC and BD
and Options Pricing’’) to the Exchange’s word ‘‘Section’’ and renumber the
members will use information gathered
rulebook’s (‘‘Rulebook’’) shell Equities Pricing rules as detailed in the
from this workshop to inform their
structure; 3 (b) make conforming cross- table below:
agency-specific research agendas.
reference changes throughout the
Workshop Objectives: Identify and Rulebook; and (c) amend the Equity 4’s Rule 7000 Series Equity 7
discuss: use cases and applications from title in the shell structure.
a variety of domains; current activities 7000 ..................................... Section 1.
The text of the proposed rule change 7001 ..................................... Section 10.
to address the convergence challenge is available on the Exchange’s website at 7002 ..................................... Section 20.
and the research and technologies that http://nasdaqbx.cchwallstreet.com/, at 7003 ..................................... Section 30.
are still needed; strategies for combining the principal office of the Exchange, and 7010 ..................................... Section 100.
the HPC, BD, and ML software and at the Commission’s Public Reference 7011 ..................................... Section 111.
hardware ecosystems; strategies for Room. 7012 ..................................... Section 112.
combining the ‘‘people culture’’ of HPC, 7013 ..................................... Section 113.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 7014 ..................................... Section 114.
BD, and ML; and different modes of
Statement of the Purpose of, and 7015 ..................................... Section 115.
operation.
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 7016 ..................................... Section 116.
Submitted by the National Science Change 7017 ..................................... Section 117.
Foundation in support of the In its filing with the Commission, the 7018 ..................................... Section 118.
Networking and Information Exchange included statements
7019 ..................................... Section 119.
Technology Research and Development 7020 ..................................... Section 120.
concerning the purpose of and basis for 7021 ..................................... Section 121.
(NITRD) National Coordination Office the proposed rule change and discussed 7022 ..................................... Section 122.
(NCO) on October 2, 2018. any comments it received on the 7023 ..................................... Section 123.
Suzanne H. Plimpton, proposed rule change. The text of these 7024 ..................................... Section 124.
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
statements may be examined at the 7025 ..................................... Section 125.
places specified in Item IV below. The 7026 ..................................... Section 126.
Foundation.
Exchange has prepared summaries, set 7027 ..................................... Section 127.
[FR Doc. 2018–21720 Filed 10–4–18; 8:45 am] 7028 ..................................... Section 128.
forth in sections A, B, and C below, of
BILLING CODE 7555–01–P
the most significant aspects of such 7029 ..................................... Section 129.
7030 ..................................... Section 130.
statements. 7031 ..................................... Section 131.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 7032 ..................................... Section 132.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE Statement of the Purpose of, and 7033 ..................................... Section 133.
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 7034 ..................................... Section 134.
COMMISSION 7035 ..................................... Section 135.
Change
7039 ..................................... Section 139.
[Release No. 34–84326; File No. SR–BX– 1. Purpose 7047 ..................................... Section 147.
2018–046] 7051 ..................................... Section 151.
The Exchange proposes to (a) relocate 7055 ..................................... Section 155.
the Equities and Options Pricing rules, 7058 ..................................... Section 158.
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq
currently under the Equities Rule 7000
BX, Inc.; Notice of Filing and
Series and Options Chapter XV, into the
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed The Exchange will also relocate the
Rulebook’s shell structure, respectively,
Rule Change To Relocate the Pricing under Equity 7 and Options 7 (both Options Pricing rules, currently under
Schedule Rules named ‘‘Pricing Schedule’’); (b) make Chapter XV, into Options 7, Pricing
conforming cross-reference changes Schedule, of the shell structure. No
October 1, 2018. renumbering of the Options Pricing
throughout the Rulebook; and (c) amend
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the the Equity 4’s title, ‘‘Equity Listing Schedule will be necessary other than
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules,’’ in the shell structure, as replacing the abbreviated word ‘‘Sec.’’
(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 detailed below. with the full word ‘‘Section.’’
notice is hereby given that on The Exchange believes that the
September 17, 2018, Nasdaq BX, Inc. (a) Relocation of the Pricing Rules relocation of the Equities and Options
(‘‘BX’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the The Exchange, as part of its continued Pricing rules will facilitate the use of the
Securities and Exchange Commission effort to promote efficiency and the Rulebook by Members 5 of the Exchange,
(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule conformity of its processes with those of including those who are members of
change as described in Items I and II other Affiliated Exchanges, and other
below, which Items have been prepared 3 In 2017, the Exchange added a shell structure to
market participants. Moreover, the
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

by the Exchange. The Commission is its Rulebook with the purpose of improving
efficiency and readability and to align its rules
proposed changes are of a non-
publishing this notice to solicit closer to those of its five sister exchanges, The substantive nature and they will not
comments on the proposed rule change Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Nasdaq PHLX LLC; amend the relocated rules, other than to
from interested persons. Nasdaq ISE, LLC; Nasdaq GEMX, LLC; and Nasdaq update their numbers as detailed above.
MRX, LLC (‘‘Affiliated Exchanges’’). See Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 82174 (November 29,
1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 4 See footnote 3.
2017), 82 FR 57492 (December 5, 2017) (SR–BX–
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 2017–054). 5 Exchange Rule 0120(i).

VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Oct 04, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05OCN1.SGM 05OCN1

Document Created: 2018-10-05 01:53:04
Document Modified: 2018-10-05 01:53:04

Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of Workshop.
Dates		October 29-30, 2018.
Contact		Email [email protected] or call Wendy Wigen at (202) 459-9683 or Ji Hyun Lee at (202) 459-9679. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
FR Citation		83 FR 50413