CRI: Acquisition of Rice Physical and Biological Computing (PBC) Cluster

摘要提案：CNS 0454333PI: Lydia KavrakiInstitution: William Marsh Rice University项目：NSF 04-588 CISE计算研究基础设施标题：CRI；赖斯大学的研究人员将获得一个32节点的计算机集群，以推进表征、算法、系统架构和解决复杂几何问题的新技术的研究，特别是那些来自物理和生物科学的问题。Rice小组的主要合作项目是：(a)从弹性物体到生物分子的可变形物体的建模和操作，(b)开发用于研究分子运动和功能的机器人启发方法，以及(c)生物分子系统的降维建模。基础设施将使他们能够开发和使用计算工具来表示、模拟和与所有规模的物理世界进行交互。该项目的广泛影响包括用于研究生培训，支持与赖斯大学和德克萨斯医学中心的合作，以及用于并行和分布式计算主题课程。该设施还将支持莱斯大学的学生参加CRA分布式指导项目。

AbstractProposal: CNS 0454333PI: Lydia KavrakiInstitution: William Marsh Rice University Program: NSF 04-588 CISE Computing Research InfrastructureTitle: CRI: Acquisition of Rice Physical and Biological Computing (PBC) Cluster Rice University investigators will acquire a 32 node computer cluster to advance research on representations, algorithms, system architectures, and new enabling technologies for solving complex geometric problems, particularly those arising from physical and biological sciences. The main collaborative projects of the Rice group are: (a) the modeling and manipulation of deformable objects that range from elastic objects to bio-molecules, (b) the development of robotics-inspired methods for the study of molecular motion and function, and (c) the reduced-dimension modeling of bio-molecular systems. The infrastructure will enable them to develop and use computational tools to represent, simulate, and interact with the physical world at all scales. Broader impacts of this project include its use in graduate training, supporting collaborations with Rice and the Texas Medical Center, and use in parallel and distributed computing topics courses. The facility will also support students at Rice participating in the CRA Distributed Mentoring project.