Transforming Research in Atlantic Canada ACEnet

Objectives Describe ACEnet Describe our relationship with the ORAN and with CA*Net 4 Briefly describe the type of research that ACEnet and CA*Net 4 will facilitate

What is ACEnet A Memorial led High Performance Computing (HPC) Consortium providing: –People –Applications –Communications –Technology A partnership of Atlantic Canada’s Universities supporting world-class research.

ACEnet Vision A network of connected and collaborating researchers HPC resources critical for world class science A magnet for HQP at all levels A pervasive HPC culture An essential element in growth and innovation in Atlantic Canada

ACEnet Elements 4 hosts: MUN, StFX, SMU, UNB 7 member universities 4 clusters and 2 SMP’s, visualization, Access Grid ACEnet Institutes, training, workshops Partnering with Industry/Private sector for long-term sustainability.

ACEnet An opportunity to: punch through geographical barriers recruit, retain and support researchers at all levels instill a pervasive HPC culture transform research throughout Atlantic Canada

Supporting Newfoundland’s Innovation Strategy Provide 20% of resources for external research & commercialization HPC Support Staff also available. We offer tools directly supporting: –Visualization –Computation Fluid Dynamics – Marine/Offshore –Computational Chemistry – Pharma/Genomics

Other Canadian Consortia Sharcnet – Ontario - 11 Institutions HPCVL – Ontario - 5 Institutions CLUMEQ – Quebec – 4 Institutions RQCHP – Quebec – 3 Institutions Westgrid – BC & Alberta – 6 Institutions plus TRIUMF (National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics)

Research Teams HPC Consulting Staff ACEnet Technology Model Cluster Computing Parallel Computing Storage CA*Net 4 Collaboration Tools

What disciplines will use ACEnet Earth Resources – Oil & Gas. Chemistry – drug design ( Pharmaceuticals ) Engineering – Marine structure design. Marine Sciences/Environmental studies Bio-technology Computer Science

Some Projects Dr. Brad de Young Real Time Cabled Ocean Observatory Generating terabytes Of data

Some Projects Dr. Neil Bose Design of underwater vehicles and their use in ocean environmental risk engineering

Some Projects Dr. Don Bass Benefits of Increased Vessel, Stability, Speed & Deck Area on Economics, Safety and Product Value

Some Other Projects Computational Chemistry – Drug design Alzheimer’s drugs Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Cancer Oceanography Real-time weather forecasting Aquaculture Fish meal production

Some Other Projects Materials Physics Flow of gas in offshore pipelines Biophysics Defence Related Projects Other Arts - Linguistic databases Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence & Pattern Recognition Geography Genomics

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