Center for High Performance Visualization and Computation

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Center for High Performance Visualization and
Computation

• Computing Center RUG
• Hayko Wind

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Mission

• Support and maintain large computation and
  visualization facilities
• Develop and support HPC and visualization
  applications
• For the scientific community and businesses in
  the (northern) Netherlands

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Staff

• SpecialistsFrans van Hoesel, Arnold Meijster,
  Laurens Voerman, Jan Kraak, Rob de Bruin, Berk
  Hess
• System administrationKees Visser, Doeko Homan
• ManagementHayko Wind

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High Performance Visualization
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High Performance Computing

• Cray SV1e (64 Gflops/sec)
• Alpha cluster (22 Gflops/sec)
• Linux cluster (220 Gflops/sec)
• DATA (Storage area network, archiving, back-up)
• High Performance Networking

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Current activities

• Training (MPI, OpenGL,C/C, Java )
• Support the use off the HPCV facilities
• Partner in research and educational projects
• Commercial applications
• Cooperation withNCF,HPCN,SARA,Delft,Visnet,SURF,
  

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Topics

• Chemistry (Molecular Dynamics)
• Astronomy (Galaxy Dynamics)
• Mathematics (Fluid Dynamics)
• Physics (Structural Design, Quantum)
• Informatics (Morphology, Bio-informatics)
• Pharmacy (Chemistry)
• Biology (Micro-biology, population dynamics)

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More recent topics

• Medicine (PET, MRI, CT-scans)
• Psychology (Simulators, environments)
• Locomotive issues (Caren)
• Pharmacy (information quests)
• Geographics (environmental visualisation)
• Seismics (drilling, environments)

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Commercial Topics

• Environmental visualization
• Design
• Buildings
• Ships
• Seismics (drillings, environments)

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Environmental Visualisation
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Projecten

• Enviromental visualisation
• NAM
• Provincie
• Software development
• Driving simulation
• Intubation Simulator
• SOLVIT (Parrallelisatie van algoritmen)
• Participate
• Seismics NAM

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