Lugano Tech Talks November 2019 Meetup

AGENDA

• 7 pm: Doors open and mingling

• 7:30 pm: Talks

• Fabio Zambrino - Email communication weaknesses
• Alfio Lazzaro - Long live to High Performance Computing!

• 8:30 pm: Socialize with fellow members and share thoughts and ideas!

• 9:30 pm: End of meetup

THE VENUE

Bloomberg LP has kindly agreed to host us again at their office in Lugano. They will also sponsor a reception after the talks for some great networking opportunities.

For the security badges for the venue, you'll need to answer the extra question on the RSVP about your full name.

**** Please make sure you specify your real name, as Bloomberg's security procedures require that you be entered in the system in advance. Please bring a picture ID with you to the meetup to get your security badge. The same applies to your guests. ****

Please note that no walk-ups will be allowed in.

THE TALKS

Email communication weaknesses

In 2019, email communications are still actual. Everybody receives emails related to his/her own personal interests, but have you ever got emails about the famous “blue pill” sale or from the cousin of a disgraced dictator offering to transfer a lot of money to your bank account if you pay him first?
Let's see how server administrators can protect us against this kind of spam and phishing attacks.

Fabio Zambrino is an IT engineer, working in IT (as SysAdmin) since 2005, as well as security and forensics passionate. He achieved in 2019 Diploma of Advanced Studies in Digital Forensics with the thesis "SPF Protocol Weaknesses - E-mail security".

Long live to High Performance Computing!

Computation is often cited as the third pillar as a mean for scientific discovery, along with theory and experiment. Computational simulations enable us to investigate phenomena where economics or constraints preclude experimentation, to evaluate complex models and manage massive data volumes. High Performance Computing (HPC) techniques bring together several technologies such as computer architecture, algorithms, programs and electronics, and system software under a single canopy. In this presentation, we will review the past, present, and future challenges of the HPC.

Alfio Lazzaro earned his Ph.D. in experimental particle physics at the University of Milan in 2007. Over the years he has collaborated in several HPC projects (CERN openlab, Cray, ETH Zurich, University of Zurich). Since October 2018 he has been joined the Cray CERL group as a research engineer. His main interests are optimization and parallelization of scientific workflows.