International accolade for NUI Galway’s Dublin-based Research Centre
Thursday, July 29th 2010: The Irish Centre for High-end Computing (ICHEC), an NUI Galway Dublin-based technology centre jointly funded by Science Foundation Ireland and the Higher Education Authority, has this month received a major international accolade from renowned hi-tech company, NVIDIA, for conducting cutting-edge research.
ICHEC, which has its headquarters at Dublin's Trinity Technology and Enterprise Campus, has been chosen as a NVIDIA CUDA (Compute Unified Device Architecture) Research Centre for the vision, quality and impact it has demonstrated in the course of its research.
NVIDIA develops graphics processing units and chipset technologies for PCs, mobile devices and video game consoles, including the Microsoft Xbox and Sony Playstation 3. The company recognizes and fosters collaboration with research groups at universities and research institutes. The ICHEC is one of only seven research centres globally to be chosen as a CUDA Research Centre, which illustrates the quality of output from the company.
Welcoming the announcement, Associate Director of ICHEC, Dr Jean-Christophe Desplat said "The ICHEC has achieved a hugely significant feat in securing one of only seven international slots as a CUDA Research Centre. This is a reflection and a recognition of the outstanding work and dedication of the team led by Gilles Civario, Head of ICHEC's Capability Computing and Novel Architectures group. We acknowledge the significant input of Science Foundation Ireland and the Higher Education Authority in facilitating such research."
As recipient of NVIDIA CUDA Research Centre status, ICHEC receives a range of benefits such as international access, training, and technical liaison opportunities.
