RAC 2020 Launches on September 24, 2019
On September 24, 2019, the Compute Canada Federation will launch its annual Resource Allocation Competitions (RAC), a peer-reviewed process to grant priority access to storage and compute resources beyond what
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Béluga: The latest supercomputer for Canadian researchers
Calcul Québec inaugurates a cutting-edge supercomputer to boost research performance MONTREAL, QC, April 26, 2019 – Imagine a computer 300,000 times faster than a PC, and with 67,000 times more
Massive galaxy cluster discovery sheds new light on how the largest structures in our universe are formed
Galaxy clusters are the largest objects in our universe. With masses comparable to a million-billion suns, they contain as many as 1,000 galaxies, vast amounts of dark matter, gargantuan
Canada’s Most Powerful Research Supercomputer Niagara Fuels Canadian Innovation and Discovery
Photo: Nizar Ladak, President and CEO, Compute Ontario; Dr. Richard Peltier, Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Physicist, University of Toronto; Minister Reza Moridi, Ministry of Research Innovation and Science; Dr. Roseann O’Reilly Runte,
Nominations open for Compute Canada Awards of Excellence
Compute Canada launched its annual Awards of Excellence to recognize exceptional contributions made by the advanced research computing experts that help Canada’s research community achieve bigger, better and faster results.
Compute Canada Applauds $572.5 Million Investment in Digital Research Infrastructure
Toronto, ON – Feb 27, 2018 – Compute Canada applauds the federal government for its budget announcement today that will provide a critical investment of $572.5 million over five years
Compute Canada offers scholarships to Digital Humanities Summer Institute 2018
Compute Canada is offering five scholarships to the Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI) 2018. These will be awarded via a competition closing March 8, 2018. Submissions must include: The name
Scholarship Applications Open for International HPC Summer School 2018
University of Toronto’s high-performance computing unit SciNet is offering 10 expenses-paid scholarships to Canadian graduate students and postdoctoral scholars for the ninth International Summer School on High-Performance Computing (HPC)
Government of Saskatchewan Invests $2.2 million in Advanced Research Computing
On January 18, 2018, the Government of Saskatchewan announced a commitment of $2.2 million to Compute Canada and regional partner WestGrid to support the delivery of advanced research computing resources,
Compute Canada Launches Bioinformatics Support Resource
Toronto, Ontario – January 17, 2018 – Today, Compute Canada launched the Canadian Bioinformatics Helpdesk (https://bioinformatics.computecanada.ca/). This online community forum is free and aims to provide support for a wide-range
Compute Canada announces appointment of Interim President & CEO
Compute Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Robbin Tourangeau as Interim President & CEO. Ms. Tourangeau recently served as the Founding Executive Director of the Leadership Council on
2017 Visualize This! Winners Announced
WestGrid, a regional partner of Compute Canada, has announced the winners of the 2017 Visualize This! competition with first place going to Jarno van der Kolk, a postdoctoral researcher from
Compute Canada offers two pairs of scholarships to Digital Humanities Summer Institute 2018
Compute Canada is offering two pairs of scholarships to Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI) 2018. These will be awarded via a competition closing February 8, 2018. Submissions must include: The
Canadian scientist’s unique contribution to the Nobel Prize-winning LIGO collaboration
Toronto, Ontario – November 16, 2017 – Just over two years ago, gravitational waves generated from a 1.3 billion-year-old collision of two black holes were observed for the first time
Compute Canada Receives 2017 HPCwire Award for Top HPC Enabled Scientific Achievement
(From left: Greg Newby, Compute Canada’s CTO and Tom Tabor, CEO of Tabor Communications, publisher of HPCwire) Denver, Colorado — November 15, 2017 — Compute Canada has been recognized in the annual
Compute Canada welcomes new board of directors
Toronto, Ontario – October 17, 2017 – Compute Canada is pleased to announce the election of new directors to the board, including Dr. Susan Brown, Dr. Jacques Corbeil, Robert Dunlop,
2018 Resource Allocation Competitions Launched
Compute Canada’s annual Resource Allocation Competitions (RAC) opened October 3 and will close November 16, 2017. These competitions are open to all researchers based at Canadian academic institutions who are
Engaging Humanities & Social Sciences Researchers Across Canada
Compute Canada’s Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS) Team had a busy summer participating in three major events held across Canada. The first, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences,
Advanced Research Computing Experts Drive Canadian Research Excellence
June 5, 2017, Kingston, ON -– Mark Dietrich, President and CEO at Compute Canada, announced the recipients of the 2017 Compute Canada Awards of Excellence. These awards recognize outstanding support
University of Waterloo launches new national supercomputer to fuel big data research and machine learning
Photo: Mark Dietrich, president and CEO of Compute Canada, helps celebrate the launch of Graham. WATERLOO, Ont. (Friday, May 5, 2017) — The University of Waterloo, Compute Canada and Compute
Results from Compute Canada’s 2017 Resource Allocation Competitions
Each year, the Resource Allocation Competitions (RAC) process becomes more competitive as demand for Compute Canada’s resources grows. The 2017 competition received the highest number of applications to date, with
Compute Canada and SFU celebrate the launch of the most powerful academic supercomputer in Canada
(L-R Back Row) SFU President Andrew Petter; UofA Researcher Dr. Robert Wolkow; CSO of Compute Canada and SFU Physics Professor Dr. Dugan O’Neil; CEO of Compute Canada Mark Dietrich; SFU
Compute Canada and PIMS Launch Jupyter Service for Researchers
TORONTO, ONTARIO, March 15, 2017 — Compute Canada and the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) announced today that they will provide a tool to facilitate and encourage
Nobel Prize Winner Joins #Tuques4Compute Campaign to Highlight Essential Role of Supercomputing for Canada
Photo: Nobel Laureate Dr. Arthur McDonald Toronto – January 27, 2017 – World-class Canadian researchers, including Nobel Laureate Dr. Arthur McDonald, have joined forces to raise awareness of how essential
The ultimate green technology: Creating computers that use ten thousand times less energy
The University of Alberta’s Robert Wolkow and Taleana Huff are patterning and imaging electronic circuits at the atomic level. (Credit: John Ulan for the University of Alberta.) EDMONTON, February 13,
Compute Canada Awards of Excellence
Toronto, ON – January 20, 2017 – Compute Canada launched its annual Awards of Excellence to recognize exceptional contributions made by the advanced research computing experts that help Canada’s research
Compute Canada celebrates new funding for the national supercomputing platform
Toronto, Ontario – January 9, 2017 – The Canada Foundation for Innovation announced today its award of $69,455,000 through its Major Science Initiative Fund for the Compute Canada project. This
National Research Council and Compute Canada accelerate astronomical discoveries
Photo: Massive calculations done on the CANFAR platform using large datasets from the CADC helped guide the first close spacecraft encounter with Pluto. Enhanced astronomy “virtual observatory” to benefit Canada’s larger
Compute Canada announces new board chair
Toronto, Ontario – November 30th, 2016 – Dr. Christopher Loomis has been selected as Chair of the Board of Directors for Compute Canada. Compute Canada is the national organization that
Compute Canada demonstrates one of the fastest, long-distance, academic big data transfers in Canada
Salt Lake City, November 17, 2016 – Several leading Canadian and international organizations have successfully tested a next-generation, ultra-fast data transfer at SC16, the world’s largest supercomputing conference. Led by
Compute Canada Advanced Computing Portal Enables Global Research Advances in Potential Disease Treatment
November 17, 2016, Ottawa – The International Human Epigenome Consortium (IHEC) announced a collection of 41 coordinated papers now published by scientists from across the globe. These papers represent the
Building Canada’s Next Generation Federated Advanced Research Computing Platform
November 11, 2016 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Compute Canada is leading the development of a robust federated national advanced research computing platform. The Canada Pavilion at the
Compute Canada Launches Resource Allocation Competitions for 2017
Today Compute Canada launched its annual Resource Allocation Competitions (RAC), a peer-reviewed process to grant priority access to Compute Canada’s advanced research computing resources. The two competitions — the
Investing in Advanced Research Computing resources is essential to competitive science and innovation in Canada
By Mark Dietrich, President and Chief Executive Officer, Compute Canada In the world of science, we already know that many of the problems we face are already too big for
Compute Canada on the Hill – October 17th
(L-R) Senator Kelvin Ogilvie, Hon. Geoff Regan, Speaker of the House, and Mark Dietrich, CEO of Compute Canada On October 17, 2016 researchers from across Canada joined the
Compute Canada’s Women in HPC (WomenHPC) initiative creates opportunities for early career women and researchers in high performance computing
Dr. Peg Williams, Senior Vice President of Research and Development, Cray OTTAWA, ONTARIO, October 17, 2016 — Over 50 participants from across Canada came together for an event in
Save-the-Date: Resource Allocation Competition (RAC) 2017 Q&A Session
Are you considering applying to one of Compute Canada’s Resource Allocation Competitions (RAC)? Or, are you wondering if there are other ways to access Compute Canada resources to support
Compute Canada’s Annual Report 2015-2016
Compute Canada’s Annual Report 2015-2016 “Supercomputing: Innovation’s Infrastructure” is now available. Please take a moment to read about our accomplishments of this past year, and learn more about how Compute
Researchers to Benefit from Canadian World-Class National Data Cyberinfrastructure enabling Big Data Discovery
Data Storage Solution will enhance national research and discovery capabilities and promote collaboration Toronto, August 24th, 2016. Compute Canada in partnership with its member institutions announced the results of
Ten Compute Canada Students Attend Premier International Summer School
June 26, 2016, Ljubljana, Slovenia – Ten students from across Canada began the one week International Summer School on HPC Challenges in Computational Sciences in Ljubljana, Slovenia, courtesy of Compute Canada. This
Compute Canada shares plans for meeting big computing needs
Demand for advanced research computing resources exceed currently available capacity in Canada. Compute Canada’s plans to meet this growing and evolving need were the focus of a June 21 Town
Update on National Research Data Management Partnership
A software framework for building a scalable national research data repository was recently demonstrated at the CANHEIT|HPCS 2016 conference in Edmonton, Canada. The development team is working under a partnership
The power of diversity to drive innovation
Women take centre stage at Compute Canada conference A lack of skilled workers is the biggest challenge facing high performance computing globally. Compute Canada is responding with a national
Practical tips for building a better workforce through diversity
Women in HPC: CANHEIT | HPCS 2016 An urgent skills shortage in high-performance computing and information technology combined with a massive shift in workforce demographics is impacting how corporations and institutions recruit. Techniques
Why these women chose a career in HPC
From left to right: Lesley Shannon, Lucille De Haitre, Gráinne McElroy and Megan Meredith-Lobay The face of advanced research computing is changing. This year’s Compute Canada conference included more female
CANHEIT | HPCS 2016 A conference of many firsts for Compute Canada and CUCCIO
CANHEIT | HPCS 2016 A conference of many firsts for Compute Canada and CUCCIO Compute Canada’s annual conference, “High Performance Computer Symposium”, featured several firsts for Canada’s largest gathering of campus IT leaders
Models predicting effects of climate change on oceans take top prizes at Compute Canada competition
From left to right: Brian Stewart, Laura Castro de la Guardia and Dan St. Germain Two University of Alberta-led research projects that used mathematical simulations to provide a critical window
Game theory research takes aim at security threats
Last year in a world first, researchers at the University of Alberta made global headlines with a computer program that plays an essentially perfect game of heads-up limit Texas hold’em
Megan Meredith-Lobay: Digitizing the humanities
When Megan Meredith-Lobay was doing her PhD, she could have used some of the advanced research computing services she now offers through her day job. If only she’d known what
Compute Canada Report: Increasing Canadian Research Impact
Compute Canada Bibliometric Analysis Informed by the collection of CVs from more than 2,300 Canadian faculty members who are active Compute Canada (CC) users, Compute Canada has embarked on an
Raspberry Jam boot camp prepares kids for the maker revolution
What do you get when you combine the tiny Raspberry Pi computer with some highly creative young inventors? As 35 youngsters from Grades 6-8 discovered, the possibilities are as limitless
Ten Compute Canada Students Attend Premier International Summer School
June 26, 2016, Ljubljana, Slovenia – Ten students from across Canada began the one week International Summer School on HPC Challenges in Computational Sciences in Ljubljana, Slovenia, courtesy of Compute Canada. This
Canadian Advanced Computing Experts Accelerate World Class Research
From left to right: Dugan O’Neil, Weiguang Guan, Maxime Boissonneault, Minh-Nghia Nguyen, John Simpson and Mark Dietrich June 21, 2016, Edmonton, AB -– Mark Dietrich, President and CEO at Compute Canada
Advanced Research Computing boosts quality of Canadian research: New study
Edmonton, AB (June 20, 2016) – Canadian science that uses advanced research computing (ARC) is having a bigger impact globally than the world average, according to a new study released
Researchers, Industry, IT and SuperComputing Experts Gather to Shape the Digital Landscape in Canada
June 20, 2016, Edmonton – Joining together for the first time under one roof, CANHEIT|HPCS combines two annual national conferences, CANHEIT, under the direction of CUCCIO, and the High Performance
Robert Wolkow: Changing computing one atom at a time
Call it peak computing. In the vein of peak oil, it seems the traditional semiconductor is about to encounter a similar experience. In short, it’s reaching a point of saturation
CANHEIT|HPCS 2016
Join Canada’s largest gathering of advanced research computing experts and researchers! HPCS is celebrating its 30th year as it joins forces with CANHEIT to offer a unique opportunity to connect, collaborate
Understanding disease transmission through mathematics
Marc Brisson uses mathematical models to help change health policy on infectious diseases. Sound far-fetched? It may, but that’s exactly what the associate professor at Université Laval does. “The goal
Government of B.C. invests in vital research infrastructure
The largest BC Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) grant to SFU to date was announced at a provincial government event on March 29th at SFU’s Vancouver campus. The SFU-led Cyberinfrastructure: Compute
CopyTool Created by Compute Canada Team Being Presented at LUG2016
They’ll be the toast of America’s craft brewery capital, but they’ll be talking (peta)bytes, rather than beer. Two Compute Canada team members are presenting their unique innovation at LUG2016 (April
New Directors Join Compute Canada’s National Board
Accelerating results for the benefit of Canadians Toronto, On (April 1, 2016) – Compute Canada, a nonprofit organization whose sole mission is to enable excellence in research and innovation for
Human Dimensions Open Data Challenge extended to June 30, 2016
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has partnered with Compute Canada, Ontario Centres of Excellence and ThinkData Works to launch the first “Human Dimensions Open Data Challenge” in January 2016. Organized
Nominate an Outstanding Compute Canada Team Member for an Award of Excellence
Compute Canada Launches 2016 Call for Nominations for the Awards of Excellence for Outstanding Team and Support Have you thanked your local support for advanced research computing lately? Employed by your
CANHEIT | HPCS 2016 Call For Submissions Now Open
Join Compute Canada and CUCCIO June 19-22 in Edmonton, AB for a unique opportunity to connect, collaborate and share best practices in higher education IT and data-intensive, computational research. Lead the discussion around ways to advance national initiatives, strategies and vision for building world-class digital infrastructure in Canada.
Literary history hound
As part of a series, the Canada Foundation for Innovation created five profiles on researchers who unlock the power of big data. By Sharon Oosthoek Susan Brown, University of Guelph
Statement from the Compute Canada International Advisory Council to the Board of Compute Canada
Compute Canada is doing excellent work providing national services and reaching researchers across multiple disciplines. The progress in this regard from the first meeting of the advisory committee one year
Particle spotter
As part of a series, the Canada Foundation for Innovation created five profiles on researchers who unlock the power of big data. By Sharon Oosthoek Reda Tafirout, TRIUMF The holy
Artificial intelligence interrogator
As part of a series, the Canada Foundation for Innovation created five profiles on researchers who unlock the power of big data. By Sharon Oosthoek Yoshua Bengio, Université de Montréal
Protein Sleuth
As part of a series, the Canada Foundation for Innovation created five profiles on researchers who unlock the power of big data. By Sharon Oosthoek Régis Pomès, SickKids Hospital Spying
Compute Canada User Victoria Kaspi is First Woman to Win Canada’s Top Science Award
Compute Canada would like to congratulate Dr. Victoria Kaspi, McGill University astrophysicist and Compute Canada User, on her recent award of the Gerhard Herzberg Gold Medal, Canada’s top science prize.
Eureka! How Compute Canada Resources Helped With One of the Greatest Science Discoveries
Toronto – Compute Canada’s advanced research computing resources were the tools used by Dr. Harald Pfeiffer’s team that contributed to one of the world’s most momentous discoveries yesterday. “Compute Canada actually
Compute Canada Asks Research Community to Participate in Pan-Canadian Consultations to Forecast Advanced Research Computing Needs in Canada
December 16, 2015 – Compute Canada launched its second round of consultations with Canada’s researchers and research-intensive institutions to develop the Sustainable Planning for Advanced Research Computing Phase II (SPARC2).
Another New Tool for Canadian Researchers
Compute Canada Launches Cloud Environment As part of its continuing commitment to provide Canadian researchers with the most up to date technology, Compute Canada has announced the launch of its
Compute Canada and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries Join Forces to Build a National Research Data Platform
Partnership will enhance research data transfer, storage, preservation and access in Canada to support the knowledge economy. Compute Canada and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) announced today that
Congratulations to Winners of the Compute Canada Digital Humanities Summer Institute Scholarships
Compute Canada is pleased to congratulate the winning teams of the two Compute Canada scholarships to the June, 2016 Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI), to be held at the University of Victoria. The winning
Compute Canada announces results of its 2016 resource allocation competitions
Results show demand for resources and expertise is growing year upon year, making Compute Canada’s national platform consolidation and renewal critical to supporting Canadian research, discovery and innovation.
Managing the flow
Stephane Moreau studies the acoustics of transportation systems to minimize health risks Stephane Moreau describes his fields of study as “transportation and ventilation systems” but he admits that when it
Compute Canada Partners with SSHRC on First Ever Human Dimensions Open Data Challenge
Compute Canada is partnering with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to launch the first ever Human Dimensions Open Data Challenge. This challenge, led by social sciences and
Compute Canada – Call for Nominations
The Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors for Compute Canada launched an open call for nominations to be considered for open volunteer positions on Compute Canada’s Board
Compute Canada User Artem Cherkasov Discovers Potential Treatment for Advanced Prostate Cancer
A potential new treatment for prostate cancer was developed by researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute by exploiting advanced research computing
2016 International Summer School on HPC Challenges in Computational Sciences
Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from institutions in Canada, Europe, Japan and the United States are invited to apply for the seventh International Summer School on HPC Challenges in Computational Sciences, to
Researcher Profile: The quest for artificial intelligence
Dr. Marc Bellemare is working on the “holy grail” of artificial intelligence—computers that learn and think on their own. Research area Dr. Bellemare is a computer scientist working in one of
Compute Canada’s Technology Briefing
Compute Canada is the national resource provider for advanced research computing and big data, delivering a full range of systems and services to researchers. Funding from the Canada Foundation for
Compute Canada offering 2 scholarship pairs to Digital Humanities Summer Institute
Compute Canada is offering two pairs of scholarships to Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI) 2016. These will be awarded via a competition closing December 14, 2015. Submissions must include: The
Place your bets at Compute Canada’s Pavilion at SC2015
Place your bets at Compute Canada’s Pavilion at SC2015 Heads up Limit Texas Hold’em Display Showcases World-Class Artificial Intelligence November 16, 2015, Austin, Texas – Compute Canada is hosting the
Mitacs and Compute Canada partner to support innovation in advanced research computing
Academic and industry researchers will join forces to foster R&D in Canada November 12, 2015, TORONTO, ON —Mitacs and Compute Canada are collaborating to support the development of advanced research
A Vision for Research Excellence in Canada
Compute Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Consultations Response Advanced research computing underpins our national prosperity and is a major ingredient in the recipe that will transform our nation from a resource-based
Fostering Well Connected Communities
It is the only lab like it in the world, the Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies (ICURS) is transforming how we analyze crime by exploiting the power of advanced
Resource Competitions FAQ Now Available
Compute Canada’s resource competitions have seen significant growth in demand since the first call for applications in 2011. In 2013, a Fast Track component was added to streamline applications to the main
Annual Report Now Available
Compute Canada has released its complete annual report, it is available online
CCDB Now Accepting Applications for Compute Canada 2016 Resource Allocation Competition (RAC)
Note: The final deadline for all RAC submissions is October 8, 2015. There will be no extensions this year.
Compute Canada to play a vital role in renewing Canada’s national research computing infrastructure
Canada Foundation for Innovation Investments in Cyberinfrastructure Will Enhance Canada’s Competitive Edge in Research and Innovation Waterloo, Ontario – July 30, 2015. Compute Canada and its regional partners ACENET, Calcul Quebec, Compute
Compute Canada Host International High Performance Computing Summer School
June 21, 2015, Toronto, ON – Compute Canada is hosting this year’s International High Performance Computing Summer School (IHPCSS). More than 80 graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from institutions in
Compute Canada Awards of Excellence
Within Compute Canada’s four regions, more than 200 team members and support personnel are distributed from coast to coast, many employed by universities, enabling them to work closely with local research
University of Alberta Announces Partnership with CUCCIO and Compute Canada for Joint 2016 Conference
Edmonton, AB, June 19, 2015 — The University of Alberta, a leading teaching and research institution in Canada, has announced today a partnership with CUCCIO and Compute Canada to host
Impact Biomechanics
Dr. Duane Cronin builds virtual human body models that give insight into what happens in accidents, what types of injuries occur, and how to prevent them.
Neuroinformatics
Dr. Stephen Strother sets up neuroinformatics frameworks to speed up the translation of imaging neuroscience for clinical studies of brain disorders
Oceanography
Dr. Katja Fennel develops and applies realistic numerical models of the physical, chemical and biological changes occurring in coastal marine ecosystems
Condensed Matter Physics
Dr. Nikolas Provatas uses computer modelling and simulations to understand how to design better materials and products from the atomic scale up.