Cloud Bolsters HPC/HTC Student Research

Grazed from HPCWire. Author: Jose Luis Vazquez-Poletti.

Usually terms such as high performance and high availability are addressed by big corporations and institutions; however, something has changed over the past years as a real revolution is emerging from university classrooms. Dr. Jose Luis Vazquez-Poletti, Assistant Professor in Computer Architecture at Complutense University of Madrid, describes some of the promising work being carried out by his students. Cloud computing represents an incredible boost for research in the HPC and HTC areas. Their adoption has increased thanks to this technology, and accordingly, so has the number of worldwide students with a focus on cloud-enabled technology.

Master thesis projects are not only the final challenge for our students, they are also a great opportunity to shine a spotlight on their efforts. This is crucial for attracting interesting job opportunities once they leave the university. Companies demanding technologically qualified employees see in these projects the perfect companion in their recruiting processes, as the candidates can easily showcase their competence with bleeding edge technologies…

Year after year, my students have found in the cloud a powerful tool to make the most of their master thesis projects. This on-demand resource makes it possible to easily develop incredible frameworks for handling real life problems with HPC and HTC… in just an academic year!..

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