High Performance Computing

HKHPC supports High Performance Computing (HPC) service for University researchers and scholars from diverse disciplines whose work requires intensive computations. HPC service is currently supported by two high performance Linux clusters. These clusters are used for solving complex computational problems that cannot be supported by standard desktop computers or workstations. The clusters can support research projects that require a sizable CPU power, memory, network and disk space as well as parallel programming for improving research efficiency.  

HKHPC arranges training courses on parallel programming for staff and students to acquaint them on how to use parallel programming to optimize the use of computational power in calculations and program running.

Users are requested to acknowledge the use of HKHPC HPC facilities in their research publications. Please see Acknowledgement for more information.

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) is a public health agency established in June 2004 under the Department of Health. the mission is to achieve effective prevention and control of diseases in Hong Kong in collaboration with local and international partners.  CHP is committed to protecting the health of the community, promoting healthy living in the community, and partnering with stakeholders.

In fighting communicable diseases, CHP focus on the ‘3Rs’ – real-time surveillance, rapid intervention and responsive risk communication. Meanwhile, we continue to strengthen the surveillance system, infection control and laboratory diagnostic capacity; implement vaccination programmes; draw up emergency response plans; conduct risk communication and health promotion activities; and develop applied research and training programmes. For non-communicable diseases, CHP puts emphasis on promoting healthy living in the community, and the ‘Strategic Framework for Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases’ has set out a comprehensive strategy and goals.

?深圳华大基因研究院运用戴尔刀片服务器打造世界顶级的基因研究计算平台；
?北京信息职业技术学院和常州广播电视台引进戴尔刀片服务器部署稳定、节能、高效的“动画渲染集群系统”；
doubanclaim7604c5b2163aa738
戴尔公司引领高性能计算市场，正协助国内客户深入展开科学探索之旅，打造绚烂视觉享受。在中国，戴尔高性能计算集群(HPCC)解决方案被部署在多个不同行业的客户中，根据他们的不同需求来完成各自的工作任务，帮助客户实现成功。

深圳华大基因研究院以其基因的测序能力及基因组分析能力处于世界领先地位，自1999成立后，先后完成了国际人类基因组计划“中国部分”（1%）、国际人类单体型图计划（10%）、水稻基因组计划、家蚕基因组计划、家鸡基因组计划、抗SARS研究、炎黄一号等多项具有国际先进水平的科研工作。高性能计算集群（HPCC）是基因研究工作的重要工具，基因的测序、数据处理、比对分析和结果提取等，都要在HPCC上进行。

“基因研究可以比喻为破译生命的终极密码，而HPCC则是这个密码的破译机。”华大基因高性能计算主任方林介绍说，“这个破译机的计算能力必须要足够强大，否则根本无法支持基因研究工作的开展。以人的基因为例，如果把人的基因组都转化为数据并放在文件里，这个文件的大小约为3G，如果把与人的基因有关的辅助数据放在另外一个文件里，这个文件的大小要高达30个T。可以想象，如果把这两个文件的数据都放在计算机里进行比对和测序，将是何种的计算规模。”

因而，华大基因在升级其高性能计算平台时，非常关注性能，而且必须要通过华大基因的实际检测。最终，华大基因选择了基于戴尔M605刀片服务器的高性能计算平台。戴尔为客户提供了68片M605刀片服务器和5个M1000e刀片服务器机箱。方林主任表示：“在大量引入戴尔M605服务器后，我们的计算能力大概提升了两倍。这有力地推动了研究项目的开展，包括熊猫基因序列研究、中丹合作的糖尿病基因研究，中美英三国合作的千人基因组研究和人体肠道元基因组研究等在内的多个重大项目的进程，都有了不同幅度的加快，很多项目都将早出成果、多出成果。” Read more…