There are a variety of different ways in which EPCC can collaborate with researchers. These include (but are not limited to):
Research Council Grants
EPCC staff time can be included as named RAs or co-investigators on Research Council grant applications. Because EPCC retains a large pool of technical staff, we can be very flexible in the way we supply staff effort, both in terms of level and duration. For example, we could contribute half an FTE to an 18 month project without having to recruit an RA specifically against that funding.
HECToR (UK National Supercomputing Service)
EPCC can provide collaborative support for developing software which is either currently running on, or potentially suitable for, the HECToR Cray system. For more details, please see EPCC’s HECToR dCSE page.
Software Sustainability Institute (SSI)
EPCC can provide collaborative support for a limited number of UK research groups each
year to improve the maintenance, quality and usability of their software. This will
typically be equivalent to about 1FTE for 3-6 months.
For further information, contact Neil Chue Hong: N.ChueHong@epcc.ed.ac.uk
European Union Projects
EPCC has a long history of collaborating in, and managing, EU funded projects.
HPC-Europa2 - EC-funded research visit programme
EPCC is a participating HPC centre within HPC-Europa2 consortium which offers short collaborative visits with access to some of the best HPC platforms in Europe. For more information, including the current application deadline and eligibility criteria please visit the HPC-Europa2 consortium webpage.
PhD supervision
EPCC staff are available to act as second supervisors for PhD students whose work includes a significant computational component, giving in-depth technical advice on the computing and software development aspects of their research.
MSc student projects
EPCC runs an MSc programme in High Performance Computing. We strongly welcome suggestions for collaborative student projects in all areas of EPCC’s interest, and not strictly limited to classical HPC activities. Student projects are allocated in the autumn and run for 16 weeks over the following summer.
For further details, please contact us.