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SHARCNET
Sharcnet (Shared Hierarchical Academic ResearchComputing Network) was established June 2001 as a joint initiativebetween McMaster University, The University of Western Ontario, andthe University of Guelph and was funded upon grant applications tothe Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Ontario InnovationTrust (OIT) and the Ontario Research and Development Challenge Fund(ORDCF). It is a consortium of Canadian academic institutionssharing a network of high performance computers (HPC) towards thegoal of accelerating computational academic research.SHARCNET's aim is to attract the brightest in the field toSHARCNET's partner institutions by providing expertise inhardware and to link academic researchers to corporate partnerslooking for new business opportunities. SHARCNET aims to directlytarget researchers with large problems that could not otherwise becontemplated outside of the use of HPC.
The original seven institutions of SHARCNET consortium included
McMaster University, The University of Western Ontario, University
of Guelph, University of Windsor, Wilfrid Laurier University,
Fanshawe College and Sheridan College.
*Mission &
Vision
The
*History &
Expansion
Formally established in June, 2001, SHARCNET is the culmination of the vision of several faculty from McMaster University, The University of Western Ontario, and the University of Guelph.
In 2003, SHARCNET expanded to include:
University of Waterloo, Brock University, York University and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.
In 2005, SHARCNET expanded to include:
Trent University, Laurentian University and Lakehead University.
In 2006, SHARCNET expanded to include:
Perimeter Institute and the Ontario College of Art & Design
In 2008, SHARCNET expanded to include:
Nipissing University
Today SHARCNET consists of 17 academic partners (14 universities, 2
colleges and a research institute). With Sharcnet???s expansion,
all but one of Ontario's 21 universities now belong to the HPC
consortium.
*HPC
HPC (High Performance Computing) is the use of high-end computing resources to help solve highly complex problems that can???t be solved using today's best desktop systems. The high-performance computing network is linked by fibre optics, allowing across the board access to very powerful computers. This provides researchers the ability to accelerate their research in a cost-effective manner. SHARCNET partner institutions house the computer clusters and run the network.
*Compute Canada
SHARCNET is one of seven Compute Canada HPC organizations. Compute Canada spearheads the creation of the HPC consortium through the integration of High Performance Computing (HPC) resources at the seven partner organizations across the Canada to create the network resource, including academic centres, high-performance computers, resources for data. Through this partnership, Compute Canada works alongside the university-based consortium to operate and maintain the network.
References
Compute Canada Susan BaldwinExecutive Director1200 Montreal RoadBuilding M-50 IPF 226BOttawa, Ontario K1A 0R6
Phone: 613-488-3788 or 613-294-1223 (cell)Fax: 613-594-3947 Email: susan.baldwin@computecanada.org
Sharcnet Home OfficeWestern Science CentreThe University of Western OntarioLondon, Ontario, N6A 5B7Phone: (519) 661-4000Fax: (519) 850-2500E-mail: admin@sharcnet.ca
