{"54699":{"#nid":"54699","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Creates Institute for Data and High Performance Computing Research","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EToday the Georgia Institute of\nTechnology Office of the Provost announced the formation of the Georgia Tech\nInstitute for Data and High Performance Computing (IDH) in recognition\nof the need to advance and coordinate institute research and education\nactivities in this area. High performance computing (HPC) continues to grow as\na strategically important area for Georgia Tech, both in its application to key\nareas of science and engineering as well as in the advancement of the\ntechnology itself.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs we look to high performance\ncomputing to drive advanced breakthroughs in science, health, energy and other\nindustries, leveraging Georgia Tech\u2019s strongest assets \u2013 world class\nresearchers in computing, experts across nearly every problem domain, and low\nbarriers to collaboration \u2013 is what will set us apart,\u201d said Dr. Mark Allen, Senior\nVice Provost for Research and Innovation at Georgia Tech. \u201cThe creation of the\nInstitute for Data and High Performance Computing provides the organizational\nfoundation to harness our strategic capabilities and attack the most challenging\nproblems that face society today.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EA\nkey mission of IDH will be to enhance Georgia Tech\u0027s scientific contributions,\nreputation and impact, focusing on the exploitation of HPC technology coupled\nwith the development of novel computational methods. The institute will promote\nthe development of software and tools to enhance multidisciplinary research and\nenable discovery and innovation. In addition, it will work closely with the\nOffice of Information Technology to ensure effective, faculty-driven governance\nconcerning the acquisition and use of HPC resources on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe institute\u2019s\ninterim director will be Dr. Richard Fujimoto, Regents\u2019 Professor and head of\nComputational Science \u0026amp; Engineering in the College of Computing. One\nimportant objective for Dr. Fujimoto will be to focus on developing new\ninnovations in computational methods into useable tools and software to advance\nresearch in the application domain. Creating computational artifacts that\nprovide value to application researchers and can be exported beyond the Tech\ncampus provides a critical avenue to maximize the impact of Georgia Tech\nresearch innovations.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia\nTech has made substantial infrastructure and personnel investments in high\nperformance computing, and achieved many important successes, over the last\nfive years,\u201d said Dr. Fujimoto. \u201cI fully anticipate that IDH will enable us to\nadvance beyond prototypes to new levels of accomplishment in the high\nperformance computing area.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKey\nparticipants in the preliminary groundwork leading to the creation of the\ninstitute include Dr. David Bader, Professor in the College of Computing, and\nDr. Ron Hutchins, Chief Technology Officer for Georgia Tech. Their expertise\nand community-building activities helped bring together the various Georgia\nTech constituencies with interests in the HPC area, and they will remain active\nplayers in IDH as it develops and grows.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech\nInstitute for Data and High Performance Computing will begin operation immediately.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information\nabout Georgia Tech\u0027s activities in HPC, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hpc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/hpc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Launch of New Center Organizes Campus Activities, Enhances Georgia Tech\u0027s Scientific Contributions and Impact in High Performance Computing"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech has announced the formation of the GT\nInstitute for Data and High Performance Computing (IDH) in recognition\nof the need to advance and coordinate institute research and education\nactivities in this area. High performance computing (HPC) continues to grow as\na strategically important area for Georgia Tech, both in its application to key\nareas of science and engineering as well as in the advancement of the\ntechnology itself.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech has created the GT Institute for Data \u0026 HPC to advance and coordinate institute research and education activities in this area."}],"uid":"27174","created_gmt":"2010-02-26 14:10:20","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:38","author":"Mike Terrazas","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-03-01T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-03-01T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"54705":{"id":"54705","type":"image","title":"GTIDH image","body":null,"created":"1449175474","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:34","changed":"1475894481","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:21"}},"media_ids":["54705"],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"}],"keywords":[{"id":"3427","name":"High performance computing"},{"id":"702","name":"hpc"},{"id":"167322","name":"supercomputing"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, contact:\u003Cbr \/\u003EStefany Wilson\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech College of Computing\u003Cbr \/\u003E404.894.7253\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stefany@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Estefany@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}