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Electra: The New Hybrid CPU-GPU Cluster at EPF Lausanne

Monday, March 28th, 2011

EPF Lausanne has recently made available to its user community a new compute server based on a hybrid CPU-GPU architecture called «Electra». This resource is designed as a test facility for new developments and the porting of existing algorithms and codes, as well as for production purposes.


Read an article describing «Electra» on Flash informatique »

Job Offer: Computational Science & Engineering Coordinator at EPF Lausanne

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

In order to coordinate and stimulate the development of “Computational Science & Engineering” (CSE), EPFL is looking for a

CSE Coordinator

Your role

  • Actively communicate toward EPFL community about CSE, available resources, planned evolutions and achievements; be visible for the whole CSE community in EPFL and thus become the natural partner for any question, problem, request
  • Plan and follow-up the deployment of resources
  • Define and monitor the Service Level Agreements for the shared resources in CSE
  • Support EPFL professors when they make investment decisions in CSE
  • Create an application support network for CSE and moderate it
  • Represent EPFL in CSE bodies outside EPFL (CSCS, CADMOS, Vital IT, etc.)

Your profile

  • PhD
  • Deep knowledge in at least a CSE domain
  • Deep knowledge in resource planning and system administration in at least a CSE domain
  • Experience in project management, knowledge in methodologies (e.g. HERMES) is considered as a plus
  • High skills in communication and moderation of teams
  • Diplomacy, charisma, dynamism, perseverance, open mindset
  • Excellent speaking and writing skills in English and French, ability to synthetize and abstract

For additional information see the ad at EPF Lausanne »

Interview with Vincent Keller and Ralf Gruber Authors of the Book “HPC@Green IT”

Monday, January 10th, 2011

Vincent Keller and Ralf Gruber from EPF Lausanne just published a book Titled “HPC@Green IT – Green High Performance Computing Methods” (Springer).

An interview with the two authors has already been published by hpcwire. hpc-ch additionally interviewed Vincent and Ralf about the “Swiss” aspects of their book.

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EPF Lausanne donates Blue Gene/L to university in São Paolo

Monday, September 6th, 2010

On a six-day visit to Brazil with focus on science and health issues, Swiss Interior Minister Didier Burkhalter officially hand over the IBM Blue Gene/L supercomputer, donated by Lausanne´s Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), to Brazil´s education minister.

The supercomputer will be installed at the São Paulo University, Brazil’s largest university. The machine, which is the equivalent of a network of several thousand ordinary computers, is capable of performing 46 trillion operations per second.

The supercomputer will be installed at the Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience, one of Brazil´s most innovative research institutes. The Blue Gene will be the first supercomputer in the southern hemisphere.

Link to Swissinfo: Burkhalter to hand over supercomputer in Brazil.
Link to the Western Swiss television channel TSR, Journal 19h30 (28 August) with a quotation of Patrick Aebischer: Le conseil federal Didier Burkhalter est en bresil pour developper la cooperation scientifique.

Open position with Basic Sciences at EPFL (HPC System Administrator)

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

The Faculty of Basic Sciences at EPFL is looking for a

HPC System Administrator
Immediate employment or by agreement.
This is a full-time position.

For additional information on the position, have a look at

http://www5.epfl.ch/emplois/page41531.html