Director AI and Big Data Group. Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. US

“AI-Specialized Hardware and Experiences of the NSF Neocortex AI Supercomputer“

Thursday 19 February 2026

Abstract

AI workloads are increasingly shaped by the capabilities and constraints of specialized hardware. In this talk, we present the NSF Neocortex AI Supercomputer as a national-scale experimental testbed for AI-specialized architectures, and share practical experiences deploying and operating such systems for the research community. We discuss design choices, programming models, and operational lessons learned, and highlight how domain scientists and AI researchers have leveraged Neocortex to scale large models and data-intensive workflows.

The talk concludes with insights on the evolving role of AI-specialized hardware in advancing AI-for-science and informing future supercomputing infrastructures.

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