UQ's new supercomputer is pushing the limits in analysing human skull models ZDNet

The University of Queensland (UQ) is leveraging the power of its new supercomputer to analyse human skull models, with the work conducted being dedicated towards delaying the onset of one of the world's most debilitating illnesses -- Alzheimer's Disease. Courtesy of Dell Technologies, UQ's new high performance computer (HPC) system is being used by the Research Computing Centre (RCC). The system, dubbed Weiner, is capable of processing massive amounts of computational tasks in parallel, including data visualisation and machine learning, which allows for the modelling of possible treatments for illnesses. See also: Photos: The world's 25 fastest supercomputers (TechRepublic) Speaking with media at the Dell Technologies Forum in Sydney on Tuesday, UQ RCC chief technology officer Jake Carroll said the centre boasts a wide range of employees, from physicists through to computer scientists, even those specialising in humanities. "People from all walks of research need to be able to participate and integrate with these things," Carroll said.