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Computing Environment


SuperComputing » The high-powered hardware that makes modern imaging possible.
KAUST has partnered with IBM to establish a Supercomputing Research Center. KAUST is hosting the Shaheen  supercomputer, named  after the Arabian falcon famed for its swiftness of flight. This 16-rack IBM Blue Gene/P system is equipped with 4 gigabyte memory per node and capable of 222 teraflops, making KAUST campus the site of one of the world’s fastest supercomputers in an academic  environment. KAUST is  targeting petaflop capability within 3 years.

Researchers will have access to >>
  1. General support, including high-performance computing (HPC) systems management, programming,applications tuning, algorithms, and usage scheduling of Shaheen and peripheral systems
  2. A Linux node x86 Cluster as an auxiliary computational resource for pre- and post-processing, as well as for  initial x86 code tests prior to their enablement on Shaheen
  3. Collaboration to provide high-performance computing applications, middleware, library, algorithm support  and enablement  services
  4. Enablement by which users can task Shaheen research staff to develop, enable, port and scale key applications for “grand challenges”
  5. HPC program best practice management techniques

The Visualization Lab at KAUST hosts a Mechdyne-built CAVE, creating the world’s highest resolution and brightest virtual environment.


Department of Physical Science and Engineering 4700 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
 Thuwal 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia.