HPC Advisory Council Case Studies
The HPC Advisory Council provides opportunities for its members to collaborate on various HPC initiatives that showcase real-world multi-vendor product demonstrations, education and outreach, and more. The HPC Advisory Council is encouraging members and HPC users to suggest other potential candidates for future case studies.
Case Study: HPC Advisory Council Brings Cluster Computing to Torrey Pines High School
One of the key challenges for America’s
economic future is to provide advanced educational opportunities for the next generation of leaders. Throughout the country, high schools offer advanced mathematics classes, and students are eager to learn how to apply the latest computer and software technology to real-world problems in engineering, math, life sciences, and economics. Now, the HPC Advisory Council has contributed
to these efforts by providing hardware, software, and guidance on the use of an advanced cluster computing
system to Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, California. With the power of advanced cluster-based computing at its disposal, the Advanced Topics in Math class at Torrey Pines High School has significantly
expanded its field of exploration.
Case Study: HPC Advisory Council Demonstrate 40Gb/s Network at SC08
SCinet is the ultra high-
performance network
provided for show exhibitors at the supercomputing show each year, and it is used to demonstrate the latest technologies
and applications that are driving the state of the art in high-performance computing. The Council saw the SC08 show as a perfect showcase for its efforts, and solicited participation from its members
to provide the SCinet network.
The demo involved a real-time rendering
of a Boeing 777 model in 3D. HPC Advisory Council members provided
all of the equipment for SCinet at SC08.
The demo was one of the highlights of the SC08 show, both because of the image visualization being shown as well as the possibilities of the high-performance compute, storage, and interconnect technologies used to create it. The Boeing 777 rendering
provided a real-world example of how HPC technology could be used in manufacturing, oil and gas exploration,
and many other commercial applications.
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