Meet #ASC26 finalists β the team from University of the Witwatersrand πΏπ¦
Bringing energy, ambition, and strong teamwork from South Africa, the team shares their expectations for ASC26 as they prepare to take on the worldβs largest student supercomputing challenge in Wuxi.
Thank you to everyone who supported our BackaBuddy campaign.
The team has officially arrived in China, where they will be representing the University of the Witwatersrand(and ZA) at the ASC Student Supercomputer Challenge 2026.
#ASC26#Supercomputing#HPC
The stage is set! π
#ASC26 Finals have begun!
Over the next 5 days, 25 top university teams will build and optimize their own supercomputing clusters under a 5000W power cap to tackle real-world challenges in scientific #computing.
Follow and see who takes the crown.
Weβre excited to share that Wits HPC has qualified for ASC26 in China π¨π³π»β‘
The ASC Student Supercomputer Challenge is one of the worldβs most respected student supercomputing competitions.
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Weβre back! πΏπ¦
Exams done β and finally a moment to reflect on our ASC25 trip to China π¨π³
We arrived 2 days early, did some exploring & cluster tweaks - one teammate short, but she made it just before the comp πͺ
Huge thanks to our ASC volunteer π
More to come π
#ASC25#HPC
π§ Day 2 of #ASC25!β¨Teams race to complete their mini #supercomputing#cluster - every design choice is final and will shape their competition strategy.
With a new 4000W cap, 3-node minimum, and 2000W/node max, real-world issues test their skills, smarts & teamwork.β¨#HPC#AI
π #ASC25 Finals kicks off!β¨25 teams begin from scratch, building and tuning #HPC clusters under a 4000W power cap.
Theyβre reconfiguring #hardware, setting up environments and networksβgearing up for 5 days of exciting challenges: #AlphaFold3, RNA, neutrinos, #DeepSeek + more!
οΌ1/7οΌ Round 2 is LIVE! π
The final push for the #ASC25 "Most Popular Award" starts nowβevery vote counts more than ever! π³π₯
π Deadline: May 13, 18:00 (Beijing Time)
Cast your vote and help crown the winner on stage! π
(1/7)π₯ Letβs turn up the heat! π Vote Now for the #ASC25 "Most Popular Award"!
Support your favorite team to get on stage and claim the award! πβ‘
π Voting Deadline: May 13, 18:00 (Beijing Time)
π Two rounds of voting will be combined for the final score.
π ASC Student Supercomputer Challenge 2025 Finals will be held May 10β14 at Qinghai University! 25 teams will compete with self-built clusters under 4000W to tackle cutting-edge applications.
Letβs meet the team from @WitsUniversity today β a first-time #ASC25 team!
π Taking Wits HPC International!
Weβve officially made it into the virtual ISC25 Student Cluster Competition (SCC), representing Wits University as an independent team! π This is a huge milestone as we work towards growing Wits HPC and competing on the global stage.
Our organizers were hard at work at the CHPC National Conference, contributing to the Industry Showdown with Dan Olds and speaking at the HPC Ecosystems and HPC Education BoFs about our future plans πͺ
Exciting plans for ISC25, ASC25, and a SIG cluster π
As we finish our CHPC Conference recap we must congratulate our two Witsies, Kapil (blue) and Sachin (grey), for making it onto Team CHPC for ISC25 SCC π
Kapil will compete as a team member, and Sachin is a reserve. Their perseverance through the HPC pain has paid off π«‘
Wits-A's master chef performance was worth it cause they brought some silverware? goldware? paperware? home π
π Highest LINPACK Score
π MATLAB Coding Challenge Winner
π₯ 2nd Place Overall
Cheers to @DC_Spears04 for the win, you guys were on point π€π₯
Let's start with Wits-1 and their R75,000 coaster.
Quick story:
- headnode no turn on
- decided consulting >> participating
- cable jiggling -> it turned on
- no sleep for Wits-1
The end :)