EPCC

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EPCC (formerly the Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre), is a unit within the University of Edinburgh providing a focus for the university's activities in high-performance computing and computational science. The centre provides services and expertise in these fields for both academic and industrial applications. EPCC was established in 1990, following on from the earlier Edinburgh Concurrent Supercomputer Project. Since 2002, EPCC has been part of the university's School of Physics.

EPCC has hosted a variety of supercomputers over the years, including several Meiko Computing Surfaces, a Thinking Machines CM-200 Connection Machine, and a number of Cray systems including a Cray T3D and T3E. EPCC currently hosts an IBM Blue Gene/L system and provides administration and user support for the HECToR Cray XT4 service.

The centre's activities include education, training, academic research, commercial software development and project management. As of 2008, EPCC has over 75 full-time staff.