Industrial Applications of High-Performance Computing : Best Global Practices

This book offers a global overview of high-performance computing industrial impact, along with a discussion of software challenges, business and access models, public-private partnerships, simulation and modeling, visualization, big data analysis, and governmental and industrial influence. A valuable reference for engineers, researchers, policymakers, and industrial decision-makers, the text provides a brief history of the development of the supercomputer, describes the supercomputing environments of various entities in terms of policies and services, and presents case studies that address more subtle and technical aspects of industrial supercomputing.

Industrial Applications of High-Performance Computing: Best Global Practices offers a global overview of high-performance computing (HPC) for industrial applications, along with a discussion of software challenges, business models, access models (e.g., cloud computing), public-private partnerships, simulation and modeling, visualization, big data analysis, and governmental and industrial influence.

Featuring the contributions of leading experts from 11 different countries, this authoritative book:

• Provides a brief history of the development of the supercomputer



• Describes the supercomputing environments of various government entities in terms of policy and service models



• Includes a case study section that addresses more subtle and technical aspects of industrial supercomputing



• Shows how access to supercomputing matters, and how supercomputing can be used to solve large-scale and complex science and engineering problems



• Emphasizes the need for collaboration between companies, political organizations, government agencies, and entire nations

Industrial Applications of High-Performance Computing: Best Global Practices supplies computer engineers and researchers with a state-of-the-art supercomputing reference. This book also keeps policymakers and industrial decision-makers informed about the economic impact of these powerful technological investments.