Background on £40m computer project for Wales
See previous post -
http://sirgarblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/new-40m-super-computer-project-for.html
High Performance Computing
High Performance Computing refers to any computational activity requiring more that a single computer to execute a task. Supercomputers and computer clusters are used to solve advanced computation problems and are employed for specialized applications.
Major applications include; Data storage and analysis; Data mining; Simulations; Modelling; Software development; Visualisation of complex data ;Rapid mathematical calculations.
Academic expertise
HPC Wales is already opening up new International linkages and bringing new expertise into Wales. Glyndwr University has already arranged the appointment of two new visiting professors:
Prof Luciano Tarricone, of the University of Salento in Italy), a computational electromagnetics specialist, who has focused on the application of high performance computing to this field and has published several books on it.
Prof Terry Hewitt, a distinguished HPC expert, formerly at the University of Manchester.
HPC Wales
HPC Wales will consist of three strands:
World-class HPC capacity - the purchase of large scale super computing technology to complement existing facilities in Swansea and Cardiff with high-speed links to satellite spokes in the five major research universities in Wales. The network will link to business innovation centres and research centres in Wales and globally.
HPC Institute – this will deliver advanced research, focussed on strategic partnerships in both academic and private sector, with priority given to research with direct economic impacts and benefits.
HPC Academy - the sustainability of the Research Institute will depend upon the ability to develop technical research skills and a pipeline of talent, i.e. capability. The Academy will develop HPC skills training and will be open to researchers in Welsh SMEs and researchers in universities working collaboratively with businesses.
HPC Wales will:
• Provide a fully distributed, supported and easily accessible high performance computing capability;
• Provide short, medium and longer term returns, in research, innovation and enterprise which will lead to economic impacts;
• Underpin and add value to investments already made in the pan Wales Research Centres, Visualisation, and Techniums;
• Help meet the high performance computing capacity and skills needs of priority industry sectors (Digital, Low Carbon, Health and Biosciences, and Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing)
• Work with and stimulate the growth of ICT industry;
• Deliver significant improvement in advanced computing skills via outreach support across the economy.
• Enhance inward investment opportunities by providing the physical infrastructure and access;
• HPC Wales will work with the National HPC facilities such as Daresbury and HECToR and initial discussions have taken place with the USA National Science Foundation.
Currently there are high computing in facilities in Cardiff and Swansea Universities with some capacity at See3D at Aberystwyth and CAST Bangor. It means that researchers outside these areas are reliant on desktop computers to analyse data.
HCP Wales has been led by the Assembly Government’s Department for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning and the Department for the Economy and Transport in collaboration with Welsh Universities.
HPC Wales network will be linked to wider UK and EU developments enabling collaboration with existing HP computing initiatives such as HECTOR the UK's high-end computing resource, funded by the UK Research Councils. It is available for use by academia and industry in the UK and Europe.
The St David’s Day Group comprises Universities of Cardiff, Swansea, Bangor, Aberystwyth, Glamorgan.
The University of Wales Alliance includes the University of Wales; Swansea Metropolitan University; University of Wales Newport; Glyndŵr University and the newly formed University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
http://sirgarblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/new-40m-super-computer-project-for.html
High Performance Computing
High Performance Computing refers to any computational activity requiring more that a single computer to execute a task. Supercomputers and computer clusters are used to solve advanced computation problems and are employed for specialized applications.
Major applications include; Data storage and analysis; Data mining; Simulations; Modelling; Software development; Visualisation of complex data ;Rapid mathematical calculations.
Academic expertise
HPC Wales is already opening up new International linkages and bringing new expertise into Wales. Glyndwr University has already arranged the appointment of two new visiting professors:
Prof Luciano Tarricone, of the University of Salento in Italy), a computational electromagnetics specialist, who has focused on the application of high performance computing to this field and has published several books on it.
Prof Terry Hewitt, a distinguished HPC expert, formerly at the University of Manchester.
HPC Wales
HPC Wales will consist of three strands:
World-class HPC capacity - the purchase of large scale super computing technology to complement existing facilities in Swansea and Cardiff with high-speed links to satellite spokes in the five major research universities in Wales. The network will link to business innovation centres and research centres in Wales and globally.
HPC Institute – this will deliver advanced research, focussed on strategic partnerships in both academic and private sector, with priority given to research with direct economic impacts and benefits.
HPC Academy - the sustainability of the Research Institute will depend upon the ability to develop technical research skills and a pipeline of talent, i.e. capability. The Academy will develop HPC skills training and will be open to researchers in Welsh SMEs and researchers in universities working collaboratively with businesses.
HPC Wales will:
• Provide a fully distributed, supported and easily accessible high performance computing capability;
• Provide short, medium and longer term returns, in research, innovation and enterprise which will lead to economic impacts;
• Underpin and add value to investments already made in the pan Wales Research Centres, Visualisation, and Techniums;
• Help meet the high performance computing capacity and skills needs of priority industry sectors (Digital, Low Carbon, Health and Biosciences, and Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing)
• Work with and stimulate the growth of ICT industry;
• Deliver significant improvement in advanced computing skills via outreach support across the economy.
• Enhance inward investment opportunities by providing the physical infrastructure and access;
• HPC Wales will work with the National HPC facilities such as Daresbury and HECToR and initial discussions have taken place with the USA National Science Foundation.
Currently there are high computing in facilities in Cardiff and Swansea Universities with some capacity at See3D at Aberystwyth and CAST Bangor. It means that researchers outside these areas are reliant on desktop computers to analyse data.
HCP Wales has been led by the Assembly Government’s Department for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning and the Department for the Economy and Transport in collaboration with Welsh Universities.
HPC Wales network will be linked to wider UK and EU developments enabling collaboration with existing HP computing initiatives such as HECTOR the UK's high-end computing resource, funded by the UK Research Councils. It is available for use by academia and industry in the UK and Europe.
The St David’s Day Group comprises Universities of Cardiff, Swansea, Bangor, Aberystwyth, Glamorgan.
The University of Wales Alliance includes the University of Wales; Swansea Metropolitan University; University of Wales Newport; Glyndŵr University and the newly formed University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
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