Several of these activities are in collaboration with the Department of Computing Science with which HPC2N has close ties. This is based on earlier collaborations with which both partners had good experience. Initially, the partners focus on three main projects over a three year period 1997-1999, namely Parallel numerical linear algebra, A model regional HPC center, and Graduate education in scientific and high performance computing. An example of a collaboration with direct impact on the Swedish industry is an ongoing collaboration with LKAB, one of the world-leading ore processing companies. The project concerns the further development of a process model for simulation of the pelletizing process, using modern computational techniques.
Bioscience is a challenging field with local competence of excellence.
The demands for different HPC resources in bioscience is rapidly increasing. Collaboration with Nordic and international HPC centers HPC2N has a rich network of international contacts including HPC Centers in the Nordic countries, the rest of Europe and North America. During 1997-99, several activities have taken place including mutual visits and the initialization of collaboration. The aim is to improve the overall situation in the Swedish HPC field. The mission of SNAC is to serve the Swedish academic community by seeking to maximize the efficient use of national computational, visualization and data warehousing facilities through evaluation of applications for such resources.