Cluster Ohio Sites
Beowulf Cluster for Multidisciplinary Research in a Parallel Computing Environment
Kathy Liszka, Jianping Zhu, Ping Yi, Yingcai Xiao, C.C. Chan, Zhong-Hui Duan, Ben Yu-Kuang Hu, Edward Lim, Jutta Luettmer-Strathmann, and David Modarelli
Dept. of Mathematical Sciences
University of Akron
Summary
Three major aspects of large-scale computing in a parallel environment will be addressed: the investigation of specific complex systems, the development of parallelization strategies and algorithms that take advantage of cluster-style parallel computing, and the development of tools for computation and system management in a distributed computing environment. The project team consists of ten faculty with diverse backgrounds in the mathematical, computational, and natural sciences. The cluster will initially serve as the focal point of a local community of users of parallel computing environments. With initial successes, we hope to encourage more interdisciplinary collaborations both within the University and among other researchers at neighboring colleges and Universities. Current parallel programming courses offered will incorporate the cluster for program development. We anticipate that other scientific and numerical courses will benefit from cluster use as well.
Installation Date
30 July 2002
Configuration
6 SGI 1400L Quad Pentium III Xeon 550MHz |
