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Computer Architecture Calculation Laboratory

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The main infrastructure consists of a cluster formed by more than 100 interconnected computing nodes through a local network that allows access to a distributed disk responsible for storing project data.

LCAC is a service to address internal and external demands of projects and initiatives in key research areas such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence, digital hardware design for RISC-V based open-source processor extensions for Edge and Cloud environments, and network communication structures and architectures in the context of the internet of the future (6G) and cybersecurity, among others.
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Scientific domain PE6: Computer Science and Informatics PE1: Mathematics
Keywords 6G GPU HPC cloud computing cybersecurity high portability codes for different structures (CPU) multicore computing cores with GPUs
Home partner institution (UPC) Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Technical staff available Yes
Open to external users Yes
Equipment
  • Research cluster (155 high-performance nodes)
    • CPU Intel 4210, AMD EPYC 7763 and others
    • GPU Nvidia RTX
  • Disk cluster (over 600 TB available)
Description

The main infrastructure consists of a cluster formed by more than 100 interconnected computing nodes through a local network that allows access to a distributed disk responsible for storing project data.

LCAC is a service to address internal and external demands of projects and initiatives in key research areas such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence, digital hardware design for RISC-V based open-source processor extensions for Edge and Cloud environments, and network communication structures and architectures in the context of the internet of the future (6G) and cybersecurity, among others.