Overview of Facilities

The Centre for High-Performance Computing and Visualisation (HPC/V) provides scientists and other interested parties with state-of-the-art facilities in both High-Performance Computing (HPC) and High-Performance Visualization (HPV).

With the help of these facilities, scientists from the University of Groningen produce many outstanding publications. 

Computing facilities

High-performance computing facilities at HPC/V:

• BlueGene/P
• Millipede cluster
• Grid cluster

The University of Groningen has a long history in high-performance computing, stretching back as far as 1958.

 

Visualization facilities: Reality Centre

The heart of the visualization facilities at the HPC/V is the Reality Centre, which consists of the 4-sided Reality Cube and the wide-screen Reality Theatre. Both the Cube and the Theatre are driven by our high-end visualization cluster. There is a portable 3D system available for on-site presentations.

All these facilities immerse the viewer in a real-time 3D world through the use of stereoscopic glasses. For more information see:

 

• Reality Cube
• Reality Theatre
• Portable 3D system
• Visualization Cluster