Nvidia to Host Graphics Processing Units Technology Conference

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[September 02, 2010]

Nvidia to Host Graphics Processing Units Technology Conference

Sep 02, 2010 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Nvidia announced that two computing visionaries will join Nvidia CEO and co-founder Jen-Hsun Huang as keynote speakers at the second annual Graphics Processing Units Technology Conference.

According to a release, Klaus Schulten of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will deliver the second keynote on Wednesday, Sept. 22, highlighting the discoveries made using the computational microscope. In addition, he will review his research on cell disruption and viruses, including the H1N1 virus. His H1N1 research uses the GPU-based computational microscope to focus on the structure of the virus, determine how it reacts to drug treatment and investigate possible methods of combating it.

Sebastian Thrun, a robotics developer at Stanford University and engineer at Google, will conclude the conference with his keynote on Thursday, Sept. 23, unveiling how advances in GPU computing for computer vision will fundamentally advance self-driving, robotic technology for cars.

GTC 2010 will focus on how developers, engineers and researchers are using the power of graphics processing units to solve the world's most computing challenges.

GTC 2010 will take place from Monday, Sept. 20, to Thursday, Sept. 23, at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, Calif.

"In the year since the last GPU Technology Conference, industry, research and academic leaders have continued to identify new and revolutionary ways to harness the power of GPUs," said Bill Dally, chief scientist at Nvidia. "Conference attendees will be astounded by the tremendous advances in GPU computing, and we are delighted that professor Schulten and professor Thrun will be sharing their unique findings and experiences about the game-changing impact of GPU technology in their respective fields." Huang co-founded Nvidia in 1993 and has served since its inception as president, chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors.

The GPU Technology Conference is sponsored by Adobe, HP, Microsoft, Dell, Supermicro, PNY, Cooley, TSMC, Synnex, Samsung, NextIO, GE Intelligent Platforms, Acer, AMAX, SGI, Appro, Sutter Hill Ventures, Hynix, Citi, Dassault Systemes, Silicon Valley Bank, and Deloitte.

Event information: nvidia.com/gtc.

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