Overview / Summary
For researchers and students working on computationally demanding projects, BITS Pilani's HPC Data Center is an essential resource. The center promotes a collaborative atmosphere for innovation in high-performance computing and enables ground-breaking research thanks to its sophisticated infrastructure and particular focus areas.
Vision
To be a premier hub for cutting-edge computational research, offering the most up-to-date HPC resources to support innovative and cutting-edge research in a range of scientific and engineering fields.
Mission
To facilitate and improve research capacities by providing high-performance computing infrastructure that makes it possible for scholars and students to effectively tackle challenging computational issues.
Aim & Objectives
- Provide computational research with a strong HPC infrastructure.
- Encourage multidisciplinary research partnerships.
- Teach high-performance computing methods to researchers and students.
- Encourage the creation of software and algorithms that are scalable.
Campus
Goa Campus
Focus areas or Specializations of Center
Fluid Dynamics Computation (CFD)
Mechanics of Structure
Engineering with Heat
Bio-inspired Dynamics of Flapping
Simulations of Multiphysics
Modeling Turbulence
Flows with a high Reynolds number
Mechanics of Structure
Engineering with Heat
Bio-inspired Dynamics of Flapping
Simulations of Multiphysics
Modeling Turbulence
Flows with a high Reynolds number
Key facilities or Resources provided by the Center
Clusters for computation:
32-node IBM x3250 M4 cluster with 2.2 TB HDD, 32 GB RAM per node, and Intel Xeon quad-core processors.
With two Intel Xeon dual-core CPUs and 16 GB of RAM per node, the HP Proliant DL 140 cluster has 16 nodes.
Four Intel Xeon 12-core CPUs, 48-core SMP HP Proliant DL 580 Gen8, and 192 GB of RAM.
12-core SMP The Dell PowerEdge T710 has 32 GB of RAM and two Intel Xeon Hex-core processors.
Storage:
36 TiB of network-attached storage (21 TiB useable) is available with the EMC2 VNXe 3100.
Tools for Software:
2013's Intel Cluster Studio XE
8.4 Trace Analyzer by Vampir
Distribution of ROCKS Clusters
32-node IBM x3250 M4 cluster with 2.2 TB HDD, 32 GB RAM per node, and Intel Xeon quad-core processors.
With two Intel Xeon dual-core CPUs and 16 GB of RAM per node, the HP Proliant DL 140 cluster has 16 nodes.
Four Intel Xeon 12-core CPUs, 48-core SMP HP Proliant DL 580 Gen8, and 192 GB of RAM.
12-core SMP The Dell PowerEdge T710 has 32 GB of RAM and two Intel Xeon Hex-core processors.
Storage:
36 TiB of network-attached storage (21 TiB useable) is available with the EMC2 VNXe 3100.
Tools for Software:
2013's Intel Cluster Studio XE
8.4 Trace Analyzer by Vampir
Distribution of ROCKS Clusters
Services
- Availability of powerful computer resources for research initiatives.
- Assistance in creating and refining parallel algorithms.
- Consultation for HPC environment setup and management.
- Chances for multidisciplinary research collaboration.
Training & Workshops
workshops on HPC applications and parallel computing.
Instructions on the use of software tools and HPC clusters.
seminars about the latest developments in computational science.
Practical exercises to help researchers and students hone their HPC skills.
Instructions on the use of software tools and HPC clusters.
seminars about the latest developments in computational science.
Practical exercises to help researchers and students hone their HPC skills.