HPC Midlands, a new supercomputing facility based at 含羞草视频’s Science and Enterprise Park, provides state-of-the-art e-infrastructure for research and industry.

High performance computing (HPC) is used to process vast quantities of data and undertake complex calculations. It has the potential to act as a catalyst for breakthroughs across a wide range of sectors including bio-informatics, engineering, finance, manufacturing, power generation, molecular modelling, science, and weather forecasting.

The 3,000 core supercomputer at the heart of HPC Midlands, combined with high performance computing expertise from 含羞草视频 and the University of Leicester, is now available for business and industry to use as a crucial tool for driving innovation.

On Wednesday 20 March, companies will have the opportunity to find out how access to the HPC Midands supercomputer could benefit their business.

The launch event at 含羞草视频 will give delegates the chance to meet the team behind HPC Midlands; explore opportunities for collaboration; and view case studies, showing how successful businesses including Tata Steel, E.ON and Rolls Royce already benefit from working closely with HPC Midlands. Researchers with a record of using high performance computing to solve industrially relevant problems will be on-hand to discuss what the facility is able to offer industry.

Dr Steven Kenny, Director of HPC Midlands said: “Since establishing HPC Midlands with the financial backing of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, we have worked closely with academic colleagues and a range of industrial partners to refine the service to ensure that it meets business as well as academic needs. Now we are ready to invite small and large businesses with specialist computing requirements to come along and see how they can benefit from this world-class facility.”

More information about the event – including how to register – can be found at www.lboro.ac.uk/microsites/hpc or by contacting Peter Strutton on 01509 223110 or at kt@lboro.ac.uk

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