Scientific Computing
This scientific service unit supports scientists with their scientific computing needs and offers consulting on hardware and software solutions for larger projects.
Its staff operates a High-Performance Computing (HPC) Cluster and provides procurement and licensing services for scientific software and hardware.
They are also in contact with the VSC, the cluster for academic and research institutes in Austria, for which they can provide access to resources and support.
For general IT questions (purchase of standard equipment, end user support, file systems, accounts and access,…) please visit the ISTA IT Homepage at: it.ist.ac.at
On this site:
Services
Services offered by the facility:
- High-Performance Computing Cluster at ISTA
- Procurement, licensing and support for scientific software
- Software engineering specifically for HPC applications (MPI, MP, CUDA, machine learning,…)
- Support for custom hardware or non-standard system configurations (i.e. for CryoEM, CryoVMs, etc.)
- Software development for research groups
- Bioinformatics
Equipment
HPC Cluster
- 13 H100 GPU nodes
- 38 GPU nodes with different generation of GPUS: Nvidia RTX 2080ti, L40S, RTX 3090, A40,
- 120 CPU nodes with 192 cores and 1.5TB RAM and 60 nodes with over 48 cores and at least 256GB RAM.
- The cluster uses Infiniband including the latest NDR generation with Fat tree topology.
- Job scheduling system: SLURM
- Software/Support/Optimizations for different fields of interest: Cryo EM, Fluid Dynamics, Evolutionary Biology, Bioinformatics (Genome Sequencing), Machine Learning, Image Processing, Cryptography, Mathematics, Algorithms, Applied Physics, Quantum Physics
Cluster Storage
High-performance distributed cluster storage with a current total capacity of 2.5 PB. Capacity regularly gets expanded based on scientists’ demands.
Bioinformatics Services
The principal purpose of the Bioinformatics Services is to facilitate the handling and analysis of (biological) data for our researchers at ISTA. To achieve this ambition we place emphasis on the following activities:
- provide the opportunity for consultation on bioinformatics and data analysis questions
- cooperate with research groups to perform data analysis
- develop and share custom made data analysis work flows tailor-made for individual research questions and adapted to ISTA’s HPC infrastructure
- engage in teaching bioinformatics courses for students and scientists
Since bioinformatics comprise a broad field, covering a wide range of different scientific methods and topics, we can unfortunately not ensure expertise on-site for all instances. Currently we focus on topics circling around transcriptomics/genomics, particularly on different applications of next generation sequencing. To be expedient beyond that, the above list shall be extended by our ultimate objective:
- serve as a communication hub within ISTA and beyond for all questions related to biological data analysis, thereby acting as an intermediary, fostering new connections within the ISTA research network.
ISTA Scientific Computing Lectures
Introduction to Scientific Computing
More information is available here.
Staff
Kristina Kapanova
Manager Scientific Computing Facility
+43 2243 9000 2367
Contact
Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)
c/o Scientific Computing
Am Campus 1, A-3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
Office: Lab and Office Building West (21), Office: I21.O1.204
Scientific Head of Scientific Computing:
Dan Alistarh
Contact for facility questions: scicomp@ista.ac.at
Contact Manager:
Kristina Kapanova
Manager Scientific Computing Facility
+43 2243 9000 2367
