“From computing and photonics to networks and sensors, the University of Maryland is making sure the Capital of Quantum is at the center of the drive, determination and resources needed to take on the grandest challenges of our time for the betterment of everyone”
High Performance Computing (HPC)
Zaratan, the university’s flagship cluster, intended for large, parallel jobs, housed off campus and maintained by the Division of Information Technology. It consists of over 380 nodes with dual socket (128 cores per node) AMD Milan processors. Read more on the HPC@UMD webpage.
“We take the enablement of science using cutting-edge resources very seriously, and pushing the envelope of science and discovery is aided by computational resources and other prevailing technologies. That’s our role—helping our researchers push the frontiers of science.”
Previous MAX Research Projects
- SDN for End-to-End Networked Science at the Exascale (SENSE)
- MAX Global Environment for Network Innovations (GENI) Related Development: GENI Aggregate Manager, Stitching Computation Service (SCS), and Software Defined Exchange (SDX)
- Regional Embedded Cloud for As-a-Service Transformation (RECAST)
- Resource Aware Intelligent Network Services (RAINS)
How We’re Involved
MAX has a dynamic high performance networking architecture that provides the basis for transmitting large data flows and innovative network research.
Contact our research team for specific questions about MAX’s research activities.