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Dune Software Helps Scientists Identify Roles of Individual Cells
By Optimizing Cell Classification, the New Tool Running on Bridges-2 Promises Better Understanding of How Individual Cells Help Organs and Tissues Function
Spatial Relationships Help AI Learn Without Human Help
Environmental Spatial Similarity Approach with Bridges-2 Improves Speed and Accuracy for More Flexible Visual, General AI Learning
$4.9-Million NSF Award Funds Major Enhancement to Bridges-2 System
Additional GPU Capabilities Will Expand AI Research in Range of Scientific Fields
$3.15 Million from NIH to Fund Operation of Third-Generation Anton Supercomputer at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Designed and Built by D. E. Shaw Research, System Will Simulate Biomolecules Roughly 100 Times Faster than General-Purpose Supercomputers
Dana O’Connor – MSC Senior Rookie Awardee
Dana O’Connor, Machine Learning Research Scientist, talks about her recent Senior Rookie award and her work at PSC.
Anton Simulations Explain Delay in CRISPR-Cas12a’s DNA-Cutting Function
Understanding Unexpected Motion of Protein Will Be Crucial for Engineering it for DNA Detection, Editing
Stephen Deems: Boldly Going Where No Marketing Major Has Gone Before!
Stephen Deems, the PI for the NSF-funded ACCESS Allocations program, chats about his recent Mellon College of Science Outstanding Achievement Award and his time at PSC.
Bridges-2 Simulations Limit Explanations for Active Galactic Nuclei
Sims Will Allow Future Telescopes to Identify What Kinds of Jets Emerge as Super Massive Black Holes Eat Matter from Their Surrounding Galaxies
Construction Begun on Leadership-Class Computing Facility
$5 million in NSF Funding Will Allow PSC to Provide Data-Intensive Computing and Data Mirroring to TACC-Led, Distributed System
Bridges-2 Sims Shed Light on the Echoes of Toothed Whales
Virtual Dolphin Head Shows How Sound Moves through the Skull, Suggesting How Sounds May Offer Directional Cues for Navigation and Detection
Voltage-sensing Protein Moves in Unexpected Ways in Anton Simulations
University of Chicago Simulations Offer Clues to Behavior of Nerve Cell Channels Underlying Human Diseases
Representation Matters in AI-Generated Images
Bridges-2 Helps Retrain AIs to Avoid Creating Offensive Pictures for Specific Cultures
PSC’s Bridges-2 Joins Neocortex Among Elite Artificial Intelligence Computers Allocated through National NAIRR Pilot Project
The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center’s Bridges-2 supercomputer is now available to scientists through the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot Project.
National AI Research Resource Announcement
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Bridges-2 Simulations Target Role of Red Blood Cells in Clot Formation
Addition Is Latest Step in Building First-Principle Model of How Clots Form and Function in Health and Disease
Surface Curvature Directs Growth of Bacterial Biofilms
Bridges-2 Simulations Hint at Ways to Help Growth of Good Bacteria, Hinder Bad Bacteria
Bridges-2 Powers Snake-Virus Genome Analysis
New DNA Sequence Provides Clues to Virus’s Spread, Possible Targets for Future Therapies
Similar Genetic Elements Underlie Vocal Learning in Bats, Whales, and Seals
Non-Gene Regulatory DNA Identified via Artificial Intelligence also Associated with Autism in Humans
Human-AI Knowledge Sharing for Water Treatment Plants Operation
CMU Group Uses Bridges-2 to Create Virtual Plant to Learn from Veteran Engineers, and Next Train and Work with Rookies
OpenSoundscape Uses AI, Other Tools to Identify Wildlife Species from Audio Recordings in the Wild
Pitt Team Uses Bridges-2 to Build Automated, Open-Source Toolbox, Enabling Conservation Scientists to Survey Much Larger Regions with Limited Staffing
Neutron-Star Smash Up Sims Offer Window on Atomic Structure
Bridges-2 Simulations Show Specific Heat Effect that, with New Telescopes, Will Give Clues on Condensed Matter, Atomic Nuclei
PSC’s Neocortex Among Elite Artificial Intelligence Computers Selected for National AI Research Resource Pilot Project
Initial Goal of NAIRR Pilot Project, Also Supported by Allocations Software Developed by PSC and ACCESS Partners, Will Be to Explore Trustworthy AI
2023: Year in Review
2023 was another banner year for PSC, bringing awards, progress in important research areas, and a new director to PSC! We’d like to highlight just some of the newsworthy accomplishments that the year brought.
CMU Group Outs Printer of Embarrassing Typographic Error
Infamous Typo in Shakespeare Folio Sheds Light on His Growing Status, Reduction in Status of Printing Profession in 17th-Century England
Bridges-2 Simulations Offer Sources of Unstable, Active Magnetic Fields in Stars
Mismatch of Magnetosphere and Axis of Rotation Offers Insight into Solar Winds and Disruptive Flares
PSC Recognized for Advances in Clean Energy Technology, Application of New Technology to Industrial Problem
14th Year Center Has Received HPCwire Awards, Presented Annually to Leaders in the Global High Performance Computing Community
See you at SC23
PSC is heading to the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis — otherwise known simply as Supercomputing, or SC — in Denver the week of November 12th.
Oregon State Scientists Use Bridges-2 to Survey Plankton Populations
Vital Base of Ocean Food Web Can Now Be Studied in Bulk Using AI
PSC 2023 Summer Interns
PSC has a longstanding tradition of providing internship opportunities to undergraduate researchers in fields related to advanced computing. This year we had seven students on board learning valuable research and technical skills for their upcoming classes and future careers.
IceCube Observatory Creates First Map of Milky Way Without Using Electromagnetic Waves
Simulations on PSC’s Bridges-2 System Help Identify Signals in Huge Antarctic Ice Sheet Neutrino Detector
Increasing Vegetable Crops Won’t Ease Hunger if Supply Chains Don’t Keep Pace
Pilot Use of HERMES Supply-Chain Software Reveals Need to Analyze Food Delivery Networks
Mariah Kenney: Data Curator and Metadata Librarian
We get to know our resident data curation expert, Mariah Kenney
And the Number of the Counting Shall Be 15
CMU Team Uses Bridges-2 to Solve a 21-Year-Old Coloring Problem in Mapping
Let’s Talk Metadata with our Metadata Librarians Brendan Honick and Jackie Uranic
In this interview, we learn about the work of two of our metadata librarians.
Simulations Suggest that Muscle Disease Cause Is Complex, May Need Multiple Treatments
Bridges-2 Sims of Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome Identify Multiple Factors that May Need to Be Addressed
Harvard Team Uses Bridges-2 to Build AI Cancer Diagnosis Tool
Initial work with PSC system pilots AI that went on to predict colorectal cancer genetic status that would otherwise require lengthy lab testing
HERA Telescope Team Uses Bridges-2 for Critical Measurement of Early Universe
PSC supercomputer helps set upper limit to “brightness temperature” of hydrogen signal, narrowing possible explanations for Universe’s evolution
“Invisible” Protein Movements Revealed by Anton 2 Simulations
Interactions not before seen between medically important beta-adrenergic receptor and its associated G protein offer clues to better heart, lung, and other medications.
CMU Robotics Institute AIs Learn New Tasks with Unprecedented Flexibility
A Bridges-2-developed AirDet approach removes requirement for extensive retraining in applying AIs to new jobs
BirdFlow AI “Connects the Dots” in Massive, Volunteer Database to Track Migratory Birds
Bridges-2 central in removing biases from global eBird database so AI could predict how birds travel
Bridges-2 Simulations Reveal Promising Properties of Polymer Brushes
Proof-of-concept work suggests applications in industrial processes, environmental monitoring, and medicine
Cultural “Landscapes” Uses Metaphor of Valleys, Mountains, and Plains to Understand the Evolution of World Religions
Work on Bridges-2 shows the approach can help explain persistence of some cultural practices as well as how culture changes over time
PSC-Intern’s Work Reveals How Clam Evolution Avoids Poisoning by Toxic Gas in UPR Study
Scientists leverage past MARC program to maintain competitive bioinformatics program at minority-serving institution
Women’s History Month
The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is proud to highlight the work and life of our newest women team members for Women’s History Month
Neocortex Speeds Fluid Simulation by Several Hundred Times
Real-time simulations offer better, faster predictions in dozens of real-world problems
Anton 2 Simulations Reveal Unexpected Role for Brain Neurotransmitter
Ability of D-serine to switch from boosting excitatory signals to blocking them suggests route for preventing long-term injury or stroke damage
James Barr von Oehsen Named Director of the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
James Barr von Oehsen has been selected as the director of the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC), a joint research center of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. Von Oehsen is a leader in the fields of cyberinfrastructure, research computing, advanced networking, data science and information technology.
Bridges-2 Simulations Help Explain Lack of Ultraviolet “Flash” in Neutron-Star Merger
Scientists had not predicted absence of electromagnetic signal in 2019 detection
Chris Rapier: Keeping High Performance Data Transfers Safe at Any Speed
From the beginning, Chris and the team have worked to make HPN-SSH ubiquitous, easy to use, and setup-free for data transfers. These efforts are part of the team’s goal to continuously enhance the scientific research workflow.
National Energy Technology Laboratory and Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Pioneer First Ever Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation on Cerebras Wafer-Scale Engine
Running on Cerebras CS-2 within PSC’s Neocortex, NETL Simulates Natural Convection with Multi-Hundred Million Cell Resolutions, Pointing the Way to More Powerful, Energy Efficient and Insightful Scientific Computing
CMU Research Supported by PSC Wins Artificial Intelligence Award
AAAI award cites Tuomas Sandholm’s work using three generations of PSC flagship systems on improving organ donation exchanges with AI
“Transparent” AI Improves Outcome Prediction in Medicare Patients
Bridges-2-powered AI matches life-critical performance of other AI and non-AI alternatives — unlike them, its “thinking” is understandable to humans
Anton 2, Bridges-2 Simulations Explain Life-Critical Protein in the Brain
Complementary strengths of researchers, computers help identify structure and motions of protein and its electrical conductance through the nerve-cell membrane
Ohio University Simulations on PSC Supercomputer Transform Coal-Like Material to Amorphous Graphite and Nanotubes
Offers the hope of converting coal to valuable and carbon-neutral materials key to electronic and battery technologies
2022: Year in Review
2022 was another stellar year at PSC! We won awards, worked with interns, welcomed new faces, and widened scientific knowledge. Here’s a look back at what 2022 brought to PSC.
Storm Surge Model Runs on Bridges-2 in Real Time, Predicting Hurricane Ian’s Flooding Impacts
Timely predictions assist emergency efforts throughout state, federal responses
$5.8 Million Grant Renews Pittsburgh-Led Project to Support National Goal of Mapping Human Brain
Five-year NIH funding scales up Brain Image Library to handle vastly increased data
PSC Receives International Honors for AI-Driven, Automated Discovery of MRI Agents and Control of Fluid-Flow Heat and Stress
Thirteenth Year PSC Is Recognized by HPCwire Awards, Given to Leaders in the Global High Performance Computing Community
PSC at Supercomputing 2022 | Dallas, TX
PSC Demos Recent Projects at Supercomputing
Artificial Intelligence Learns to Judge Mass of Galaxy Clusters
Predicted mass of huge Coma Cluster agrees with earlier, human-intensive attempts; offers fast, accurate measurement needed to understand early Universe
Bridges Simulations Test Mercury Formation Theory
Outward movement of Venus and Earth may have swept up lighter elements, making Mercury small and iron-rich
Students use Bridges-2 to Simulate Physical Stress in Carbon Nanotubes
Resulting database will enable AI exploration of movement-sensitive electrical components
Summer Interns Finish on a High Note
PSC offered students a variety of real-life, hands-on and skill-building projects during their internships this summer
DataJam Goes National
Student data-science competition adds teams outside Pittsburgh region, including from California Native American youth center and New Jersey schools
$20 Million in Renewed Grants from NIH Will Provide Data Infrastructure and Leadership to International Collaboration to Map Human Body at Cellular Resolution
Four years of additional funding to PSC, Pitt, CMU and Stanford will provide the HuBMAP Consortium with data infrastructure and leadership in community engagement to build a human reference atlas
Bridges Simulations Improve Quantum Approach to Computing
Work establishes benchmark for beating classical computers, optimizes quantum performance
Curtis Meyer, Michael J. Becich Named Interim Co-directors of PSC
CMU, Pitt form search committee for replacement as Shawn Brown leaves for HPE Shawn Brown has stepped down from his position as director of PSC. He is leaving to take on a strategic corporate opportunity at Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE). Carnegie Mellon...
Meet PSC’s Summer Interns
We didn’t have to search hard to find qualified students for PSC’s Summer Internship Program. Over 100 students applied for the five available positions. Let’s meet them and find out what projects they’re working on this summer.