EPCC consultancy

With over 100 expert software developers employed on open-ended contracts, EPCC operates far more flexibly than standard university departments. Our skilled staff can be assigned to projects (or parts of projects) at short notice, and we can collaborate in many different ways, for example acting as a contractor, as the university partner in a grant application, or as a joint PhD supervisor.  

We work with people across academia, industry and government. Some of our larger consultancy partnerships include: 

• Working with Rolls-Royce for more than 20 years to develop next-generation models of gas turbine engines for aircraft.  
• A 25-year collaboration with the UK Met Office to parallelise and continually improve its forecasting models.
• Hosting the National Safe Haven on behalf of NHS Scotland. This collection of petabytes of anonymised non-consented data generated by NHS Scotland appointments and scans must, by law, be made available to researchers in a way that prevents the data from ever being extracted. 

Success stories

Here are just a few examples of what we bring to our collaborations.

• The Edinburgh International Data Facility's GPU Service underpins the use of AI in chemical research: Bringing AI to organic chemistry
• Data Mind Audio and the Edinburgh International Data Facility are crafting the future of AI-enhanced soundscapes: Combining music with AI to facilitate a leap in audio technology
• Micro-SME Quantum Base Alpha is exploring the potential of quantum computing for solving some of the world's greatest challenges: Exploring the viability of quantum computing in air traffic control
• We developed and delivered a three-week course for the Indonesian government agency for meteorology, climatology, and geophysics to support its use of HPC to prepare for extreme weather events: Providing bespoke HPC training
• We helped grow an SME's machine learning expertise through the exploration of AI-based solutions for its app: Training and software development to support vineyard management

Contact us

To explore how EPCC's expertise can support your business goals, please contact our Commercial Manager, Julien Sindt.