August 2016
Can one of our MSc students help you?
Author: Mario AntoniolettiPosted: 31 Aug 2016 | 15:29
We're looking for collaborative projects with industry and academia.
A new batch of students will soon be joining our MSc in High Performance Computing (HPC) and MSc in HPC with Data Science.
As ever we are on the look-out for interesting collaborative projects for the students to undertake towards the end of their course (roughly from April/May to August).
MPI performance on KNL
Author: Adrian JacksonPosted: 30 Aug 2016 | 12:22
Knights Landing MPI performance
Following on from our recent post on early experiences with KNL performance, we have been looking at MPI performance on Intel's latest many-core processor.
Figure 1
The MPI performance on the first generation of Xeon Phi processor (KNC) was one of the reasons that some of the applications we ported to KNC had poor performance. Figures 1 and 2 show the latency and bandwidth of an MPI ping-pong benchmark running on a single KNC and on a 2x8-core IvyBridge node.
EPCC loves active travel!
Author: Clair BarrassPosted: 30 Aug 2016 | 08:35
Proof that whilst EPCC may be one of the nerdiest enclaves in the University, we sure aren't all couch potatoes.
When local cycle campaign group Spokes released their latest edition of the Edinburgh Pedestrian and Cycling Route map, several of us agreed it would be an excellent idea to have a copy on the coffee room wall, to help plan trips around town and encourage new cyclists, or help current cyclists explore new areas.
Data and Software Carpentry combo at Edinburgh
Author: Mario AntoniolettiPosted: 29 Aug 2016 | 10:35
With my Software Sustainability Institute hat on, I recently participated in a back-to-back Data Carpentry and Software Carpentry course sponsored by the University's Research Data Service here at the University of Edinburgh. The courses were held in the main University library in a gorgeous room with a glass wall, providing a rather distracting view of the Meadows parkland.
Apply for Software Sustainability Institute Fellowships!
Author: Selina AragonPosted: 24 Aug 2016 | 16:04
Applications are now open for the Software Sustainability Institute’s 2017 Fellowship programme. Apply at bit.ly/fellowship-programme by 2nd October 2016.
