Supercomputer center of the University of Science and Technology

Supercomputer center
Supercomputer center

The Supercomputing Center of the University of Science and Technology, a subsidiary of the Faculty of Computer Engineering, was established in 2016 to organize data storage in multi-purpose servers, provide computational resources to students, and offer various services of this nature in the University’s High-Performance Computing (HPC) center. The center is equipped with the latest technology in the field of supercomputing and aims to support and provide continuous service to individuals through its GTU platform.

Overview of the Systems Available at the University of Science and Technology’s Supercomputing Center

Introduction to the University of Science and Technology

The University of Science and Technology is a public university located in Tehran, offering programs in engineering, management, economics, and basic sciences. It consists of sixteen faculties, ten research centers, and four campuses in other cities. The university holds a prominent position among the world’s top universities in engineering disciplines.

The university has collaborated with many foreign institutions, including the University of Berlin in Germany, the Polytechnic University of Milan in Italy, Deakin University in Australia, and Kagoshima University in Japan. It is considered one of the world’s leading universities in data processing and providing computational resources through innovative methods.

Features of the University of Science and Technology Cloud Processing Center

The outstanding features of the University of Science and Technology’s Cloud Processing Center, equipped with the latest century technologies, have attracted not only the university’s students and staff but also faculty members, students, employees from other universities, and independent researchers. Notable features include:

  • Resource Pooling: Due to the high-quality resources in the university’s computational servers, it has become one of the most comprehensive centers for information resources, offering these resources both physically and virtually to applicants.
  • Flexibility: The flexibility of the resources in the cloud center allows them to be dynamically and sometimes automatically freed up and made available to users.
  • Easy Access: One of the most important features of the cloud center is the ease of access to its resources. The center has been designed so that users can access data and receive technical support remotely without requiring physical presence.

Various Sections of the University of Science and Technology’s Supercomputing Center

The extensive nature of the center led to the establishment of various sections with different management and personnel. The establishment of classes in each section has made the center one of the most popular supercomputing facilities in the country.

Supercomputer center
Supercomputer center

University of Science and Technology’s High-Performance Computing Center

This section was created to meet the needs of students and faculty members and to provide easy and fast access to the university’s computational servers. Its features include:

  • A RAM capacity of up to 1100 GB
  • Free consultations for applicants
  • High processing power with 400 cores and 800 processing threads
  • Exclusive data storage capacity of 15 TB

The rental rates for the systems at the High-Performance Computing Center are provided in the form below.

Parallel and Network Processing Laboratory of the University of Science and Technology

This center is one of the first parallel processing centers in the country, established for large-scale and advanced computations, utilizing parallel processing in supercomputers. The latest equipment in this field is installed and operational here. The lab’s staff are highly skilled researchers in advanced computing, offering both software and hardware support and investment consultation in the fields of science and industry.

Accessing the supercomputing systems, both in person and remotely, is possible by filling out a form from the educational and research section of the center.

HPC Processing System of the University of Science and Technology

The High-Performance Computing system at the University of Science and Technology is designed to use processing cores across various industries, including general-purpose processors, graphic accelerators, high-speed connectivity networks, and fiber optic networks. Some of the features of the HPC system include:

  • A maximum of 80 cores per user
  • A maximum of 120 GB of main storage
  • A free 60 GB memory allocation for data storage

Hardware Resources of the University of Science and Technology’s HPC Center

  • 4500 GB of memory
  • 140 TB of data storage
  • 85,000 processing cores based on graphics cards
  • 2500 processing cores based on processors
  • Graphic cards
  • Over 140 engineering software programs
  • Execution management capabilities
  • Information resource management capabilities

Conclusion

The University of Science and Technology’s Supercomputing Center is one of the most advanced and up-to-date centers in Iran. Due to its various sections, equipped with the latest technology in data processing, data computations, and the use of engineering, industrial, and operational software, it is highly popular among students, faculty, and researchers from both within and outside the university.

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Can the systems at the center be accessed remotely? Yes. One of the advantages of this center over others is its ability to allow remote access to the supercomputing systems.
  2. Is data storage free on the center’s systems? Yes. Different sections of the center allow users to store data up to a specific amount free of charge.
  3. Can only University of Science and Technology students and faculty use the supercomputing center? No. The systems are available for all researchers who fill out a registration form.