Guidelines to Screening for the Corporate Use of Supercomputers at the Information TechnologyCenter, The University of Tokyo
Enacted by the Screening Committee for Eligibility to Use theSupercomputer Systems of the Information Technology Center, The University of Tokyo
October 8, 2008

1. Objectives of the Corporate Use
While there are growing expectations on the use of large-scale computational simulations by industries andresearchers in the field of engineering, there has been little progress in the use of such systems, and there has
not necessarily been a popular trend to introduce supercomputers in corporations. One of the reasons behind
this is the large number of users who wish to process a large volume of small-scale computational simulations
at the personal computer level. As users carrying out small-scale computational simulations do not have theopportunity to engage in large-scale computational simulations, they are therefore unable to consider thecost-effectiveness of such large-scale simulations. Furthermore, the methodology for computationalsimulations has not yet penetrated many fields of work.
On the other hand, MEXT has set out a policy for expanding the advanced research equipment owned bypublic research institutions such as universities and independent administrative institutions to privatecorporations, in a move to enhance Japan’s international competitiveness in global sectors that are facing
intense competition for research and development.
Against this backdrop, the Information Technology Center, The University of Tokyo, provides corporations
with the computing resources that are necessary for large-scale, high-performance parallel computing, with aview to nurturing users who can contribute to the development of next-generation supercomputers. The
corporate use not only shoulders the burden of corporate computing demand, but also supports themes thatcorrespond with the following items.
(1) Contributes to the development of science and technology in the future.
(2) Contributes to the development of the large-scale, high-performance parallel computing field.
(3) Contributes to innovation through large-scale, high-performance parallel computing.
2. User Categories
Corporate use is restricted to the following users.
(1) ASP businesses.
(2) Application developers or users.
3. Screening Criteria
The Screening Committee reviews the proposed themes submitted through the designated appended
application form, based on the following items. Where necessary, an interview is also conducted.
(1) The objective of use is to carry out large-scale parallel computing.
(2) Characterized by cutting-edge industrial use.
(3) For ASP businesses, equipped with a system to support corporations that have never engaged inmanufacturing through computational simulations before.
(4) Does not infringe the Terms of Use for Supercomputer Systems of the Information Technology
Center, The University of Tokyo.
4. Selection Policy
Projects that have been screened in accordance with the screening criteria are selected based on the following
criteria.
(1) An order of priority is assigned to potential projects, and the final projects to be selected are thendetermined. In doing so, the available computational resources are taken into consideration, and theapplicant may be requested to make adjustments to the contents of the submission.
5. Project Management
The Screening Committee conducts a survey on the status of corporate use by the end of the fiscal year.
Corporations that have been deemed to have deviated from the objectives of corporate use may be suspended
from use in the next fiscal year.