Agenda
Sunday, August 24, 2025
| Time | Event | Lead | Place |
| 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. | Early Registration and Welcome Reception | Alysha Tackett, ORNL Lora Wolfe, ORNL Kristen Summey, ORNL SMC 25 Sponsors | Westin Hotel Top Floor Paloma Bar De Tapas |
| 8:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
Monday, August 25, 2025
| Time | Event | Lead | Place |
| 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. | Registration | Alysha Tackett, ORNL Lora Wolfe, ORNL Kristen Summey, ORNL | Westin Hotel |
| 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Welcome to SMC 25 with Introductions *Working Breakfast | Gina Tourassi, ORNL | Portman Ballroom |
| 9:00 – 9:15 a.m. | Introduction to Session I: Autonomous Laboratories of the Future | Ben Mintz, ORNL Rafael Ferreira Da Silva, ORNL | Portman Ballroom |
| 9:15 – 9:30 a.m. | Session I: Speaker I | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 9:30 – 9:45 a.m. | Session I: Speaker II | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 9:45 – 10:00 a.m. | Session I: Speaker III | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 10:00 – 10:15 a.m. | Morning Break |
| 10:15 – 10:30 a.m. | Session I: Speaker IV | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Session I: Speaker V | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 10:45 – 11:00 a.m. | Session I: Speaker VI | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 11:00 – 11:15 a.m. | Session I: Speaker VII | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 11:15 – 11:30 a.m. | Session I: Speaker VIII | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Session I_ Panel Discussion *Working Lunch | Ben Mintz, ORNL Rafael Ferreira Da Silva, ORNL | Portman Ballroom |
| 12:45 – 1:15 p.m. | Group Photo |
| 1:15 – 1:30 p.m. | Introduction to Featured Session I: Advancements in Collaborative and Federated Learning | Rick Archibald, ORNL Feiyi Wang, ORNL John Gounley, ORNL | Portman Ballroom |
| 1:30 – 1:50 p.m. | Speaker I | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 1:50 – 2:10 p.m. | Speaker II | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 2:10 – 2:30 p.m. | Speaker III | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. | Featured Session I_ Panel Discussion | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 3:00 – 3:15 p.m. | Afternoon Break |
| 3:15 – 3:20 p.m. | Introduction to Diamond Sponsor Speakers | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 3:20 – 3:50 p.m. | Diamond Speaker I | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 3:50 – 4:20 p.m. | Diamond Speaker II | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 4:20 – 4:50 p.m. | Diamond Speakers Panel Discussion | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 4:50 – 5:00 p.m. | Pick-Up Conference Jacket at Registration Table |
| 5:00 – 5:30 p.m. | Side Meetings and Discussions |
| 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. | Keynote Speaker *Working Dinner | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 7:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
| Time | Event | Lead | Place |
| 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. | Registration | Alysha Tackett, ORNL Lora Wolfe, ORNL Kristen Summey, ORNL | Westin Hotel |
| 8:30 – 8:45 a.m. | Recap of Day 1 Presentations, Review agenda for Day 2 *Working Breakfast | Heidi Hanson, SMC 25 Co-Chair Teja Kuruganti, ORNL | Portman Ballroom |
| 8:45 – 9:00 a.m. | Introduction to Session II: Scientific Discovery with Scalable HPC and AI Applications | Jens Glaser, ORNL John Gounley, ORNL | Portman Ballroom |
| 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. | Session II: Speaker I | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | Session II: Speaker II | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 10:00 – 10:15 a.m. | Morning Break |
| 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. | Session II: Speaker III | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 10:45 – 11:15 a.m. | Session II: Speaker IV | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 11:15 – 11:45 a.m. | Session II_ Panel Discussion | Jens Glaser, ORNL John Gounley, ORNL | Portman Ballroom |
| 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Diamond Speaker *Working Lunch | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 1:00 – 1:15 p.m. | Introduction to Session III: Advanced Computing for Energy Security | Tom Evans, ORNL | Portman Ballroom |
| 1:15 – 1:45 p.m. | Session III: Speaker I | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 1:45 – 2:15 p.m. | Session III: Speaker II | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 2:15 – 2:45 p.m. | Session III: Speaker III | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 2:45 – 3:15 p.m. | Session III: Speaker IV | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 3:15 – 3:30 p.m. | Afternoon Break |
| 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. | Session III_ Panel Discussion | Tom Evans, ORNL | Portman Ballroom |
| 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Featured Session II: Energy Security Panel Discussion | Mason Rice, ORNL | Portman Ballroom |
| 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Side Meetings and Discussions |
| 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Social Reception at TN Aquarium |
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
| Time | Event | Lead | Place |
| 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. | Registration | Alysha Tackett, ORNL Lora Wolfe, ORNL Kristen Summey, ORNL | Westin Hotel |
| 8:30 – 8:45 a.m. | Recap of Day 2 Presentations, Review agenda for Day 3 *Working Breakfast | Suzanne Parete-Koon, SMC 25 Co-Chair Arjun Shankar, ORNL | Portman Ballroom |
| 8:45 – 9:00 a.m. | Introduction to Session IV: Emerging Computational Methods and Algorithms for the Future of Computing | William Godoy, ORNL Elaine Wong, ORNL | Portman Ballroom |
| 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. | Session IV: Speaker I | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | Session IV: Speaker II | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 10:00 – 10:15 a.m. | Morning Break |
| 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. | Session IV: Speaker III | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 10:45 – 11:15 a.m. | Session IV: Speaker IV | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 11:15 – 11:45 a.m. | Session IV_ Panel Discussion | William Godoy, ORNL Elaine Wong, ORNL | Portman Ballroom |
| 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Diamond Speaker *Working Lunch | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 1:00 – 1:15 p.m. | Introduction to Session V: Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence: Building a Mutually Beneficial Relationship | Alberto Marino, ORNL Claire Marvinney, ORNL | Portman Ballroom |
| 1:15 – 1:45 p.m. | Session V: Speaker I | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 1:45 – 2:15 p.m. | Session V: Speaker II | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 2:15 – 2:45 p.m. | Session V: Speaker III | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 2:45 – 3:15 p.m. | Session V: Speaker IV | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 3:15 – 3:30 p.m. | Afternoon Break |
| 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. | Session V_ Panel Discussion | Alberto Marino, ORNL Claire Marvinney, ORNL | Portman Ballroom |
| 4:00 – 4:05 p.m. | Introduction to Poster Session | Antigoni Georgiadou, ORNL Asim YarKhan, ORNL | Portman Ballroom |
| 4:05 – 4:25 p.m. | Poster Session: Speaker I | Jackson Gainer, ORNL | Portman Ballroom |
| 4:25 – 4:45 p.m. | Poster Session: Speaker II | Suzanne Parete-Koon, ORNL | Portman Ballroom |
| 4:45 – 5:30 p.m. | Poster Session | Poster Presenters | Roy McDonald Jr. Ballroom |
| 5:30 p.m. | Adjourn *Dinner on your own |
| 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. | No Host Social Gathering Conference Hotel_ First Floor Lobby Bar |
Thursday, August 28, 2025
| Time | Event | Lead | Place |
| 8:30 – 8:45 a.m. | Recap of Day 3 Presentations, Review agenda for Day 4 *Working Breakfast | Oscar Hernandez, SMC 25 Co-Chair Mike Parks, ORNL | Portman Ballroom |
| 8:45 – 9:00 a.m. | Introduction to Session VI: Post-Exascale HPC Technologies: Navigating Stalled Scaling and AI Disruption | Jack Lange, ORNL Trey White, ORNL | Portman Ballroom |
| 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. | Session VI: Speaker I | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | Session VI: Speaker II | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Session VI: Speaker III | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | Session VI: Speaker IV | TBD | Portman Ballroom |
| 11:00 – 11:15 a.m. | Morning Break |
| 11:15 – 11:45 a.m. | Session VI_ Panel Discussion | Jack Lange, ORNL Trey White, ORNL | Portman Ballroom |
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Closeout Discussion and Announcement of SMC 26 | SMC Co-Chairs | Portman Ballroom |
| 12:00 p.m. | SMC 25 Adjourns |
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