Center for Research Computing

Research Computing consists of the infrastructure, applications, expert staff, policies, and other resources required to support computational and data-intensive activities related to research.

The New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Center for Research Computing serves New York University Abu Dhabi’s researchers, faculty, and students by providing them with High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Research Computing services and support to enable them to conduct world-class and innovative computational research and education.

In alignment with NYU Abu Dhabi’s vision of becoming one of the world’s great research universities, we will push the boundaries of computational research and become a world-class Center for Research Computing.

The strategy for the Center for Research Computing focuses on four key areas, all having strong alignment with NYU Abu Dhabi’s core mission, vision, and core goals.

Themes

Enabling Computational Research at NYUAD

  • Alignment with NYUAD's research strategy
  • Design, procure, operate, maintain, and grow world-class computational research Infrastructure and services.
  • Develop and implement a research data strategy.

Innovation in HPC and Technical Computing

  • Center of excellence for High-Performance Computing

Governance

  • Oversight and guidance
  • Research centers and faculty research alignment and engagement
  • Data governance

Community Engagement and Outreach

  • HPC and Research Computing partnerships and research collaborations
  • Participate in building Abu Dhabi’s knowledge economy.

The Center for Research Computing at NYUAD will be governed by a 2-tier governing body consisting of:

  • An Executive Board which provides oversight and guidance
  • A Steering Committee which oversees all Center for Research Computing services at NYUAD and represents the users

Services

  • HPC User Support (User Requests and Application Support)
  • User Account Management
  • Coding and Development (including Parallel Coding, Optimization and Debugging)
  • Resource Monitoring and Tuning
  • Data Storage, Archiving and Recovery
  • HPC System Management
  • Visualization
  • Data Transfer

Application Hosting Services

  • Network Storage (Research Storage)
  • Co-location (hosting) Services
  • Managed Server
  • Managed Network
  • Managed Storage
  • Managed Application

Lab Support Services

  • Transition Support Service
  • Integration Support Service

Professional Services

  • Research Grant Support
  • Scientific Applications Support
  • Scientific Application License Management
  • Training
  • Programming and Algorithm Development Support
  • Data Analytics and Data Management

Research Data Science Services

  • Data Analytics
  • Data Visualization
  • Data Management
  • Big Data
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) Support

Center for Research Computing Team

High Performance Computing

HPC Computational Scientists


Benoit Marchand
Senior Computational Scientist
Email: benoit.marchand@nyu.edu
Jorge Naranjo
Senior Computational Scientist
Email: jorge.naranjo@nyu.edu

HPC Application Specialists


Waqqas Zia
HPC Application Specialist
Email: jubail.support@nyu.edu
Mennatallah Saleh
HPC Applications Specialist
Email: jubail.support@nyu.edu

Fatema Salem Alhajeri
Junior HPC Applications Specialist
Email: jubail.support@nyu.edu

HPC System Administrators


Hendra Adiwijaja
Senior HPC System Administrator
Email: jubail.admins@nyu.edu
Simon Johny
Senior HPC Storage System Administrator
Email: jubail.admins@nyu.edu

Fayizal Kunhi
HPC System Administrator
Email: jubail.admins@nyu.edu

Research Support

Hardware and Technology

Wissam Ali
Research Technology Specialist
Email: wissam.ali@nyu.edu

Application and Development

Nasser Al Ansari
Senior Research Application Specialist
Email: alansari.n@nyu.edu

Data Science

Karunakar Reddy Mannem
Data Scientist
Email: karunakar.mannem@nyu.edu