Unlocking the Power of High Performance Computing

🔑High performance computing (HPC) allows researchers to solve problems that have proven insoluble by traditional methods.

🌍HPC-driven computational modeling helps in solving global problems, such as the Ebola crisis, by providing optimized solutions.

🚀HPC enables researchers to build complex models and run them millions of times with different variables, resulting in valuable insights and recommendations.

⏱️HPC significantly reduces the time required for diagnosis and decision-making in critical situations, such as the Ebola crisis.

💡HPC models and simulations are instrumental in shaping national policies, including pandemic response strategies.

What is high performance computing (HPC)?

—High performance computing (HPC) is a powerful tool that allows researchers to solve problems using computational simulation, building complex models and running them with different variables.

How did HPC contribute to the response to the Ebola crisis?

—HPC-based computational modeling and simulation were instrumental in developing an optimized blood sample transportation network, resulting in safe, efficient, and timely Ebola diagnosis.

What are the advantages of HPC in research?

—HPC enables researchers to solve problems that traditional methods cannot, provides valuable insights and recommendations, significantly reduces time for diagnosis and decision-making, and helps shape national policies.

Who benefits from HPC capabilities?

—Researchers across various fields benefit from HPC capabilities, as it allows them to tackle complex problems, explore new discoveries, and drive innovation.

What role does Sandia's HPC team play?

—Sandia's HPC team is responsible for the procurement, deployment, operations, and support of the HPC systems and infrastructure, ensuring researchers have access to this critical resource.

00:00Time is the relentless adversary in solving critical national and global problems.

00:21High performance computing (HPC) is the powerful tool that challenges time by using computational simulation.

00:49HPC-driven computational modeling allows researchers to solve problems insoluble by traditional means.

01:21HPC played a key role in responding to the Ebola crisis by developing an optimized blood sample transportation network for safe and efficient diagnosis.

01:58HPC models and simulations enable researchers to provide rock-solid recommendations to the international community.

02:39Sandia's HPC models help define national pandemic policy.

03:13Sandia's HPC capabilities are a critical resource to researchers for new discoveries and innovation.

03:46The HPC team at Sandia is responsible for the procurement, deployment, and support of the HPC systems, ensuring researchers have access to this powerful resource.