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Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre

EPCC, formerly the Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre, is a supercomputing centre based at the University of Edinburgh. Since its foundation in 1990, its stated mission has been to accelerate the effective exploitation of novel computing throughout industry, academia and commerce.

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Location
The Bayes Centre, 47 Potterrow, Edinburgh, EH8 9BT, United Kingdom
Affiliations
Globus Alliance, Software Sustainability Institute, BonFIRE
Chairman
Arthur Trew
Director
Mark Parsons Alan Simpson, Technical Director Paul Clark, Director of High Performance Computing
Established
1991
Field of research
High performance computing, Hardware acceleration, Computational science and engineering

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Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre

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Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre

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Affiliations · 1
Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre → Globus Alliance, Software Sustainability Institute, BonFIRE
Chairman · 1
Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre → Arthur Trew
Director · 1
Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre → Mark Parsons Alan Simpson, Technical Director Paul Clark, Director of High Performance Computing
Established · 1
Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre → 1991
Field of research · 1
Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre → High performance computing, Hardware acceleration, Computational science and engineering
Location · 1
Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre → The Bayes Centre, 47 Potterrow, Edinburgh, EH8 9BT, United Kingdom
Operating agency · 1
Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre → University of Edinburgh
Staff · 1
Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre → 90
Students · 1
Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre → 40
TOP500 rank · 1
Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre → National: 1 World: 22

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Edinburgh Parallel Computing CentreAffiliationsGlobus Alliance, Software Sustainability Institute, BonFIRE1.00infobox
Edinburgh Parallel Computing CentreChairmanArthur Trew1.00infobox
Edinburgh Parallel Computing CentreDirectorMark Parsons Alan Simpson, Technical Director Paul Clark, Director of High Performance Computing1.00infobox
Edinburgh Parallel Computing CentreEstablished19911.00infobox
Edinburgh Parallel Computing CentreField of researchHigh performance computing, Hardware acceleration, Computational science and engineering1.00infobox
Edinburgh Parallel Computing CentreLocationThe Bayes Centre, 47 Potterrow, Edinburgh, EH8 9BT, United Kingdom1.00infobox
Edinburgh Parallel Computing CentreOperating agencyUniversity of Edinburgh1.00infobox
Edinburgh Parallel Computing CentreStaff901.00infobox
Edinburgh Parallel Computing CentreStudents401.00infobox
Edinburgh Parallel Computing CentreTOP500 rankNational: 1 World: 221.00infobox
Edinburgh Parallel Computing CentreWebsitewww.epcc.ed.ac.uk1.00infobox

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