NI-HPC is a UK Tier-2 National High Performance Computing (HPC) facility funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and jointly managed by Queen's University Belfast (QUB) and  Ulster University.

The centre is funded (£2M) by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and has a significant impact on science, by expanding the use of HPC to new pools of talent and new areas of investigation for Northern Ireland.

The centre hosts the Kelvin-2 system. The hardware is supplied by DELL with a managed service provided through AlcesFlight.

Kelvin-2 is focused on introducing new aspects of HPC modelling for neurotechnology and computational neuroscience, advanced chemistry, innovative drug delivery, precision medicine, metabolomics and hydrogen safety.

The focus of the service is on six ambitious research exemplar projects that are directly associated with strategically important research centres in both institutions. Up to 65% of Kelvin-2 is reserved for Tier-2 use by QUB and Ulster University, who are contributing towards the running costs of the facility. The remaining 35% of the service is available free of charge to researchers in the UK through EPSRC Access to High Performance Computing application process.

Check out some of the groundbreaking research Kelvin2 is facilitating!