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| ARMY HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING RESEARCH CENTER |
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| 8 Why Creating the AHPCRC? |
| The Army High Performance Computing Research Center (AHPCRC) was established to advance the state of defense |
| technology through the development of new computational techniques. Major AHPCRC research areas include the |
| application of computation techniques to the modeling of armor/anti-armor, biological and chemical defense, |
| nanotechnology, and electromagnetics. The AHPCRC also supports an aggressive program of research in computer |
| science, particularly in the areas of data mining and mesh partitioning. In addition, the AHPCRC operates a state-of-the-art |
| computing environment that includes the new generation Cray X1 parallel hierarchical vector processing system. During the |
| talk, I plan to provide an overview of the research program and the computing environment, including information on the Cray |
| X1. Paul Muzio is VP-High Performance Computing Programs, Network Computing Services, Inc. and Support Infrastructure |
| Director for the AHPCRC. |
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| 8 History |
| High Performance Computing (HPC) is an enabling technology for a large class of Army needs including weapon system |
| design, simulation and modeling, intelligence, automation, advanced manufacturing, and training. Recognizing this, in 1989 |
| Army established the Army HPC Research Center. The Center consists of four integrated activities: interdisciplinary |
| research into various aspects of HPC including novel solution techniques, advanced algorithms, applications, and graphics |
| and visualization (GV); evaluation of advanced computing systems and implementation of an advanced HPC environment; |
| infrastructure support and technology transfer to Army and other DOD activities; and, an aggressive outreach program |
| through participation of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Minority Institutions. The prime contractor |
| for the Center is the University of Minnesota; its HBCU partners are Clark Atlanta, Florida A&M, Howard, and Jackson |
| State Universities; and its industrial partner, the Minnesota Supercomputer Center, Inc. (MSCI), maintains and operates |
| the supercomputing resources of the Army HPC Research Center. |
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