(Press-News.org) The National Center for Supercomputing Applications is lending its expertise and institutional supercomputing knowledge to assist Georgia Tech in building and operating a new artificial intelligence-centered supercomputer.
Nexus, a next-generation, national-scale computational resource, will integrate cutting-edge heterogeneous hardware, AI-accelerated computing and advanced software services to unify scientific and engineering research workflows for researchers throughout the country.
“Hosting Nexus signals that Georgia Tech is ready to lead at the highest level,” said Tim Lieuwen, Georgia Tech’s executive vice president for research. “It brings a national asset to our campus, creates new opportunities for faculty and students, and strengthens our state’s role in shaping the future of AI and advanced computing.”
“Nexus is more than a supercomputer – it’s a symbol of what’s possible when leading institutions work together to advance science,” said Charles Lee Isbell Jr., chancellor of the University of Illinois and former dean of Georgia Tech’s College of Computing. “I’m proud that my two academic homes have partnered on this project that will move science, and society, forward.”
NCSA’s Associate Director of Integrated Cyberinfrastructure, Tim Boerner, is a co-principal investigator of the $20 million award from the U.S. National Science Foundation. Boerner and a team from NCSA will help develop a method that allows resource sharing and high-speed interoperability with other national cyberinfrastructure assets, including the NSF-funded Delta and DeltaAI systems at NCSA.
“NCSA is fortunate to partner with our colleagues at Georgia Tech and assist in creating an innovative and practical AI computing resource for researchers across the nation,” said NCSA Director Bill Gropp. “Tim and his team are excited to share their expertise, which was instrumental in orchestrating Delta and DeltaAI, with our new partners in this latest project.”
Find out more about Nexus in the announcement from Georgia Tech.
ABOUT NCSA
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign provides supercomputing, expertise and advanced digital resources for the nation’s science enterprise. At NCSA, University of Illinois faculty, staff, students and collaborators from around the globe use innovative resources to address research challenges for the benefit of science and society. NCSA has been assisting many of the world’s industry giants for over 35 years by bringing industry, researchers and students together to solve grand challenges at rapid speed and scale.
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NCSA supporting Georgia Tech in new AI venture
2025-07-16
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