Andrew Ruether
Director of Academic Technology,
Swarthmore College
High-Performance Computing at a Liberal Arts College
Friday, October 29, 2021 | 1:40PM–2:00PM ET
Viewing Location:
Online
Session Type:
Breakout Session
Delivery Format:
Presentation/Panel Session
The purpose of this session is to discuss some prevailing themes and to provide recommendations related to deploying and supporting high-performance computing at smaller institutions. As research questions from nearly every discipline increasingly require larger datasets, more complex analytical techniques, and broader collaboration, high-performance computing is rapidly becoming an integral part of the research toolkit, regardless of the scale of the institution. This forces smaller institutions, which historically have faced greater barriers to implementing a robust suite of high-performance computing services, to address such challenges in creative ways. Specifically, this session will discuss ways in which two institutions—Swarthmore College and Lafayette College—have approached funding, researcher support, and the question of on-premise versus cloud infrastructure.
