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SDSC Researcher Amarnath Gupta Named an ACM Distinguished Scientist

December 1, 2011

Amarnath Gupta, a researcher with the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, has been named a Distinguished Scientist by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society.

SDSC’s Trestles Debuts on ‘Graph500’ List

November 16, 2011

Trestles, a new supercomputer using flash-based memory and launched earlier this year by the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, has made this year’s Graph500 list, a new ranking that measures how well supercomputers handle data-intensive challenges.

SDSC’s Gordon Ranks Among Top 50 Fastest Supercomputers in the World

November 14, 2011

Gordon, a unique data-intensive supercomputer using flash-based memory that will enter production in January at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, made its debut as the 48th fastest supercomputer in the world, according to the latest Top500 list.

Disconnect Between U.S. Wireless Demand and Infrastructure Capacity

October 26, 2011

A new report from the Global Information Industry Center at the University of California, San Diego examines the projected disconnect between U.S. wireless infrastructure capacity and consumer demand.

SDSC, Calit2 Awarded $1.4 Million NSF Grant for New Bioinformatics Tools

October 18, 2011

Researchers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) and the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) at the University of California, San Diego, have been awarded a three-year, $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create a Kepler Scientific Workflow System module. Researchers will develop new tools to help manage ever-growing data sets used in next-generation DNA sequencing.

Timing is Right for SDSC Cloud

October 5, 2011

Timing is Right for SDSC Cloud - New Storage System Supports NSF Data Policy

SDSC, SDSU Share in $4.6 Million NSF Grant to Simulate Earthquake Faults

September 23, 2011

Researchers from the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, and San Diego State University (SDSU) will be assisting researchers from six other universities and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to develop detailed, large-scale computer simulations of earthquake faults under a new $4.6 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant announced this week.

SDSC Announces Scalable, High-Performance Data Storage Cloud

September 22, 2011

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, today announced the launch of what is believed to be the largest academic-based cloud storage system in the U.S., specifically designed for researchers, students, academics, and industry users who require stable, secure, and cost-effective storage and sharing of digital information, including extremely large data sets.

SDSC Researcher Co-Authors New Book on Managing Event Data

September 13, 2011

A new book that focuses on how to create an information framework for managing a wide range of socially generated digital information has been co-authored by researchers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, and UC Irvine.

SDSC-Developed Software Used in First Global Camera Trap Mammal Study

September 13, 2011

A novel software system developed by researchers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, has been used in the first global camera trap study of mammals, which made international headlines last month by emphasizing the importance of protected areas to ensure the diversity and survival of a wide range of animal populations.
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