Innovative Systems Laboratory

To support the current and future computational workloads of NCSA and our partners, the Innovative Systems Laboratory deploys, develops, and evaluates novel approaches to high-performance computing via experimentation with new cutting-edge hardware and software. Researchers and industry alike can test the latest in HPC technology, informing larger production-scale system development.

Primary use cases:

  • Novel compute architecture exploration
  • Application benchmarking on new and novel hardware
  • Exotic HPC fabric evaluation
  • New research services testing

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Technical Specifications:

  • 100kW of power/cooling capacity
  • 200Gbps backend fabric
  • 130TB of all-NVME /scratch space
  • Leverages NCSA’s global storage platforms Harbor & Taiga

* Due to the sensitive nature of hardware under testing, compute infrastructure specifications are only available via login. Contact J.D. Maloney for more information.

Questions about NCSA’s innovative systems expertise and services?

J.D. Maloney
Lead Storage Engineer
malone12@illinois.edu

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