NCI

Get an account on the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI)

QCIF holds a share of the NCI facility. This entitles QCIF members to access time on the Raijin supercomputer at the NCI and use about 3.4 million service units annually (SU, a service unit, is approximately one CPU hour). Queensland researchers can use Raijin at NCI either by applying directly to NCI for an allocation of time under the NCMAS scheme (a merit allocation scheme) or by applying for an allocation from QCIF’s partner share.

The NCMAS round for 2016 is open for applications now.

Please apply for QCIF's share via the application form on the QRIScloud portal. (Please note: if you are a first-time user of the portal, you will be asked to create an account before you can create the request).

Events

eResearch Australasia 2017

16–20 October 2017, Brisbane

QFAB workshops on Galaxy, Python, R and surveys

July–September 2017, Brisbane

Software Carpentry with R at USQ

25 September 2017, Toowoomba

News

A program manager and bioinformatician join QCIF's team

QCIF has two new team members — Dr Jeff Christiansen, a program manager for health and life sciences data projects, and Thom Cuddihy, a bioinformatician who doubles as a software developer.

Faster, wider access to the 1000 Genomes Mirror

As part of a program to make large reference data sets more widely available, QCIF recently exposed the complete 1000 Genomes data set to the Euramoo and FlashLite compute clusters.

Time to cleanup your files on Galaxy-qld

Galaxy-qld user numbers are growing rapidly, with more than 130 new people registered in March 2017 alone. It is fantastic to see this uptake, however the success has led to the service almost reaching data storage capacity.

Welcoming your feedback: QCIF’s customer survey 2017

QCIF recently launched its 2017 customer survey, providing users with the opportunity to give feedback.

QCIF Projects

Live traffic congestion mapping

Providing travellers with real-time information on traffic conditions and congestion in the South East Queensland area.

Visualisation of methane gas on Little Nerang Dam

The interactive 3D visualisation shows how the greenhouse gas is generated in the dam's sedement zone. It allows non-technical stakeholders to make better informed decisions about methane management.

Improving the Automated force field Topology Builder (ATB) and repository

Helping the UQ Molecular Dynamics group to improve the capacity of their software to handle at least 100 molecules at a time, up from 20, QCIF has enabled the group to continue its disease research at the cutting edge.

Tropical Data Hub

The Tropical Data Hub (TDH) is a JCU developed centralised data store making it easier for researchers to manage data related to the tropics. An open portal, it facilitates a multi-disciplinary approach to issues around climate change and conservation.

Adapting to climate change: Terra Nova

There's an important distinction between climate change and climate change adaptation. Research into climate change looks at questions of how the climate is changing and how this change will affect the environment. Climate change adaptation looks at how we can respond to these changes – how we can reduce the impacts of stresses on human and natural systems including our cities and regions, our agriculture and aquaculture, and the biodiversity of our environment, and how we can harness any beneficial opportunities. In other words, what should we do to prepare and adapt?