The Reading HPCC was officially opened on 1st May 1997 to provide high performance computing resources to users both inside and outside the University of Reading. In addition there are individual research interests in computer graphics, on-line museums , and the development of support tools for academic administration. See links to publications information. The department has interdisciplinary links in many areas, notably in Active Robotics . Graphics research involves collaboration with the Departments of Film and Drama, Music and Typography .
Collaborative research is undertaken with local industry.
The Thames Valley offers a wide range of industries with whom collaborative research can be undertaken. This actively links the Department with some of the 27,000 small and medium companies in the Thames Valley area and provides an important industrial input to our work. The department's building is shared with the Department of Cybernetics , enabling easy liaison with their research groups , and also the Department of Engineering , including the Electronic Engineering Group , who have an interest in Fault Tolerant Systems amongst other areas. SFK Technology Ltd. Some research students work across the boundary of the Department and are co-supervised by staff in other departments . Such arrangements include students working with Cybernetics , Mathematics and Psychology .