RCC Director Professor David Abramson was successful in the latest round of Australian Research Council Linkage Projects grants announced on 24 March 2021.
ARC will fund $395,000 towards the UQ-led supercomputing project, with XENON, an Australian high-performance computing solutions company, as a partner organisation.
The project aims to assist supercomputer-using programmers in identifying performance bottlenecks in their code quickly and easily.
“Supercomputers are used by many Australian industries and researchers to make better products and perform critical predictions, and it is essential that codes operate efficiently,” said David, the project’s Chief Investigator.
The project expects to supersede current methods, which are often complex and time-consuming, by developing innovative software tools and techniques.
The expected outcomes include novel software, verified by industry partners in real world case studies, ranging from life sciences to hypersonic transport.
“This should provide significant benefits, including the capacity for Australian industries and researchers to access world-class supercomputing technology,” said David.
The project also involves Dr Rowan Gollan from UQ’s School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering; Professor Jesus Labarta from the Barcelona Supercomputing Center; Dr Werner Scholz from XENON; and Professor Andrew McCulloch from the University of California, San Diego.
“We are building on our relationship with the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre, and in particular, Professor Labarta’s expertise in performance monitoring software. We will also work with some exciting applications developed by our co-chief investigators in areas ranging from hypersonic transport to cardiac modelling,” said David.
The UQ-led project was one of 65 new projects announced late last month as ARC grant recipients.
Minister for Education and Youth Alan Tudge said the almost $30 million worth of Linkage Projects grants would link Australian universities with key industry partners on projects that will strengthen Australia’s future.
“These projects will keep Australia at the forefront of important technological research, and they have the potential to create real-world advances in agriculture, renewable energy and space technology,” Minister Tudge said.
Linkage Projects must include at least one partner organisation and match government funding.
