Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) is a high performance computing and networking center founded in 1986 and one of the original five NSF Supercomputing Centers.[1][2] PSC is a joint effort of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.[2]

In addition to providing a family of Big Data-optimized supercomputers with unique shared memory architectures, PSC features the National Institutes of Health-sponsored National Resource for Biomedical Supercomputing,[3] an Advanced Networking Group that conducts research on network performance and analysis,[4] and a STEM education and outreach program supporting K-20 education.[5] In 2012, PSC established a new Public Health Applications Group that will apply supercomputing resources to problems in preventing, monitoring and responding to epidemics and other public health needs.[6]

  1. ^ Worlton, John. “Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Celebrates Its 15th Birthday.” Carnegie Mellon University. 6 June 2003. 31 Mar. 2004. <http://www.cmu.edu/cmnews/extra/060615_psc.html>
  2. ^ a b The Pennsylvania Center for the Book - PGH Supercomputing Center. Pabook.libraries.psu.edu. Retrieved on 2013-07-17.
  3. ^ Stimulus funds bring supercomputer to Pittsburgh area - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Post-gazette.com (2010-05-05). Retrieved on 2013-07-17.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2013-04-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ PSC to Develop Pilot Program in Math and Science Teaching. HPCwire (2011-03-15). Retrieved on 2013-07-17.
  6. ^ Shawn Brown to Direct New Public Health Group at PSC. Psc.edu (2013-02-05). Retrieved on 2013-07-17.