MRI: Acquisition of a High-Performance Computing System for University of Central Arkansas

MRI：为中阿肯色大学采购高性能计算系统

• 批准号: 1726009
• 负责人: M. Emre Celebi
• 金额: $ 10.51万
• 依托单位: University of Central Arkansas
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-10-01 至 2020-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1726009&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; Performance; Computing; System

This project, acquiring a high performance computing and storage infrastructure, aims to accelerate faculty research and enable enhanced research participation opportunities and learning experiences for students in cutting-edge areas. The specific instrument, a blade server system, contains a storage area network subsystem for use by faculty and students in the Department of Computer Science, and by other faculty members and their students' research assistants in Biology, Mathematics, and Geography. Their research projects, in areas that include image analysis, virtual reality, and data mining, require the use of high performance resources and other advanced applications. The project constitutes a major instrumentation enhancement to this mainly undergraduate serving institution. The instrumentation provides or promotes:-High performance computing and storage infrastructure to support large image databases, virtual reality, and data mining research;-Access to vast amount of experimental data from outside the campus;-Multidisciplinary use of common equipment and infrastructure; -Enhancement of current research efforts; and-Creation of new synergy among various research groups that may lead to scholarly publications and additional research ideas.New research ideas and initiatives are expected to emerge leading to additional high quality interdisciplinary research activities that may enhance socioeconomic progress for the state and beyond.Broader Impacts:The instrumentation supports an improved learning environment that will contribute to integrate research and education and foster collaborations within the university, and further serve as a bridge to other institutions. The project directly benefits approximately 150 undergraduate students and at least 25 graduate students per year. The research training and education supported by the Blade Server System should contribute to the development of a skilled workforce. Acquisition and utilization of this new instrumentation expands opportunities for a diverse community in an underserved area of the country.

该项目获得了高性能计算和存储基础设施，旨在加速教师的研究，并为前沿领域的学生提供更好的研究参与机会和学习体验。特定的仪器，刀片服务器系统，包含一个存储区域网络子系统，供计算机科学系的教师和学生使用，以及生物学，数学和地理学的其他教师和学生的研究助理使用。他们的研究项目涉及图像分析、虚拟现实和数据挖掘等领域，需要使用高性能资源和其他高级应用程序。该项目是对这所主要为本科生服务的机构的一项重大仪器改进。该仪器提供或促进：-高性能计算和存储基础设施，以支持大型图像数据库，虚拟现实和数据挖掘研究;-从校园外访问大量实验数据;-多学科使用通用设备和基础设施; -增强当前的研究工作;及─在不同的研究小组之间建立新的协同作用，这可能会导致学术出版物和额外的研究想法。新的研究想法和倡议是预期的更广泛的影响：仪器支持改善学习环境，这将有助于整合研究和教育，促进大学内的合作，并进一步作为一个桥梁，以其他机构。该项目每年直接惠及约150名本科生和至少25名研究生。刀片服务器系统支持的研究、培训和教育应有助于培养熟练的劳动力。这种新仪器的购买和使用为该国服务不足地区的多元化社区扩大了机会。