Supercomputing

Maria-Ribera Sancho (ESSI)

Graduates who have taken this area of specialization possess all the knowledge and skills required of computer scientists. Moreover, they have in-depth knowledge using and applying supercomputers and big installations resources to solve real world problems and to search in different knowledge areas (Astrophysics, Bioinformatics, Earth Sciences, Fluid Mechanics, etc.).

Professionals who have specialized in this area have the skills needed to parallel and optimize a program. They are able to use the tools provided by a supercomputer in order to solve technical and scientific problems of their area of specialization. They are also able to apply the supercomputing methods in both technological and industrial environments for the quality and productivity improvements.

This area of specialization is coordinated from the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS), which offers supercomputing resources in order to carry out the most applied part of the subjects.

Students of this area of specialization will be able to choose between one of these itineraries:

• 18 ECTS Core subjects + 12 ECTS Group-1subjects + 30 ECTS Master Project
• 18 ECTS Core subjects + 18 ECTS Group-1 subjects + 9 ECTS Group-2 subjects + 15 ECTS Master Project

Core subjects:

• Optimization of numerical simulations in engineering
• Parallel programming models and algorithms
• Supercomputer architectures

Group-1 subjects:

• Awareness of Architecture in Programming
• Cutting-Edge Computer Architectures
• Data mining 2
• High performance computational mechanics: introduction, algorithms and applications
• Multiprocessors
  
• Performance tuning and analysis tools
• Seminars I, II, III

Group-2 subjects:

• Applications of bioinformatics
• Applications of computational astrophysics
• Applications of Earth sciences
• Bioinformatics
• Computational astrophysics
• Environmental modelling