HPC

HPC@UQ       HPC@QUT      HPC@Griffith      HPC@JCU      HPC@CQU      HPC@USQ

The term high performance computing (HPC) is a term usually associated with computing used for the purpose of scientific research. HPC uses parallel clusters of supercomputers – computers with the highest processing capacity for super fast calculation speeds.

Supercomputers are used in situations where data sets are too large to be run on common desktop PCs and software applications. The supercomputers are clustered so that two or more computers can serve a single source, thus improving performance and providing redundancy in case of system failure.

QCIF machines are available to researchers across all scientific fields and disciplines but are most commonly used in the areas of engineering, medicine, manufacturing, and resource management.

HPC and research support services are available to all staff and students and are designed to enhance research outcomes and productivity in the following areas:

• High speed computation, including the use of high performance supercomputing systems
• Visualisation tools that allow scientific, engineering and other data sets to be transformed into 2D/3D visual representations
• Programming support for research applications, including code paralellisation and optimisation
• Statistics and data modelling