HPC for Researchers

Let our experts help you compute at scale. 

Since 1985, SDSC has led the way in deploying and supporting cutting-edge high-performance computing (HPC) and large scale data resources for the research community. Advanced cyberinfrastructure (CI), including high-performance computing (HPC) systems, is critical to advancing science and discovery across a wide range of research domains.

SDSC operates some of the most advanced CI in the nation, including a petascale computing system for conducting complex numerical simulations, and high-performance storage systems for moving, analyzing, and storing massive amounts of data from simulation and experiment.

HPC@UC

This program is offered in partnership with the University of California (UC) Vice Chancellors of Research as well as campus Chief Information Officers (CIOs???). Awards under this program are intended to help UC researchers who are new to high-performance computing expand their overall research program. 

Specifically, this program is designed to:

• Broaden the base of UC researchers who use advanced computing
• Provide an on-ramp to UC researchers who are just getting started with high-performance computing by giving them access to cyberinfrastructure that complements what is available at their campus
• Seed promising computational research
• Facilitate collaborations between SDSC and UC researchers
• Help UC researchers be successful when pursuing larger allocation requests through NSF’s Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem: Services & Support (ACCESS) program, and other national computing programs.
  
  
  

RESOURCES AVAILABLE

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Eligibility and Review

• Applications may request up to 500K core-hours of computing, associated data storage, and access to SDSC expertise to assist their research team. Awards are active for one year.
• Applicants must not have an active award in the NSF’s Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem: Services & Support (ACCESS) program.
• The expectation is that these awards will lead to larger, formal allocation requests on national HPC systems that are available through the ACCESS program. SDSC staff will assist in developing these allocation applications.
• Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Applicants will be notified within 10 business days of the review decision.
• Applicants must not have a previous HPC@UC award on Expanse.