Grant: Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Dalhousie University
$52,554.00
High performance computing for statistical research and training
FY 2008-09
Summary
Research in the Statistics Division of the Department and Mathematics & Statistics at Dalhousie University involves analysis of large data sets and computer intensive modelling approaches to pursue interdisciplinary research goals for both faculty and graduate students. To effectively participate in such joint research requires significant computational resources. Our departmental computing facilities funded by NSERC is a shared resource within the department that is available to all Mathematics and Statistics faculty, graduate students, post doctoral fellows and visitors in the department. Here, we propose to upgrade the current computing cluster by replacing the existing 15 nodes with state-of-art ones. This upgrade provides us a means to increase our computing power manyfold, while not increasing the power consumption of the cluster and so avoiding expensive infrastructure improvements. Upgrading the existing parallel computing cluster will assist in carrying out research programs in statistical applications in the marine science, genetics, and medicine.
Program
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Recipient
Location
Nova Scotia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
376176-2009
Name nom
Dowd, Michael
Department département
Mathematics and Statistics
Organization id
79
Institution établissement
Dalhousie University
Province en
Nova Scotia
Province fr
Nouvelle-Écosse
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2008
Competition year année de concours
2009
Award amount
52554
Program id
EQPEQ
Program nane en
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Program name fr
Outils et instruments de recherche - catégorie 1 (<150 000$)
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
14
Committee name en
Statistical Sciences
Committee name fr
Statistique
Area of application code
1200
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application fr
Avancement des connaissances
Research subject code
3000
Research subject group en
Statistics and probability
Research subject group fr
Statistique et probabilité
Research subject en
Statistics and probability
Research subject fr
Statistique et probabilité
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
High performance computing for statistical research and training
Keyword
NA
Application summary
Research in the Statistics Division of the Department and Mathematics & Statistics at Dalhousie University involves analysis of large data sets and computer intensive modelling approaches to pursue interdisciplinary research goals for both faculty and graduate students. To effectively participate in such joint research requires significant computational resources. Our departmental computing facilities funded by NSERC is a shared resource within the department that is available to all Mathematics and Statistics faculty, graduate students, post doctoral fellows and visitors in the department. Here, we propose to upgrade the current computing cluster by replacing the existing 15 nodes with state-of-art ones. This upgrade provides us a means to increase our computing power manyfold, while not increasing the power consumption of the cluster and so avoiding expensive infrastructure improvements. Upgrading the existing parallel computing cluster will assist in carrying out research programs in statistical applications in the marine science, genetics, and medicine.
