College of Florida Invests in Supercomputer Improve for AI, Analysis

The College of Florida has introduced plans to improve its HiPerGator supercomputer with new tools from Nvidia. The $24 million funding will gas the establishment’s management in AI and analysis, in keeping with a information announcement.

The present HiPerGator AI supercomputer, an NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD with DGX A100 programs, stays the quickest of its type of increased training, the college stated. It is going to be changed by the brand new NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD with 63 NVIDIA DGX B200 systems, together with the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software program platform and the NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking platform, boasting 400 Gb/s bandwidth for every GPU.

HiPerGator is used each semester in programs all through UF and the State University System of Florida, in addition to in analysis tasks led by greater than 6,000 researchers, the college stated. It additionally powers Navigator AI, a UF-developed instrument that gives generative AI capabilities for college kids, college, and employees.  

Examples of particular HiPerGator tasks embrace:

• Constructing a “digital twin” of the UF Well being Most cancers Heart for coaching medical employees;
• A flooding simulation to assist Jacksonville metropolis administration and emergency groups make correct pre-storm evacuation plans and coordinate post-storm rescues; and
• An AI instrument to trace and handle monetary markets.

All present HiPerGator AI tasks will in the end be converted to the brand new supercomputer, the college stated, with an preliminary cease on the NVIDIA DGX Cloud to maintain them operating whereas the brand new system is being constructed. The brand new supercomputer is predicted to be prepared for early customers in June after which open to all UF constituents by Fall 2025.

“The College of Florida has been a pioneer in offering AI infrastructure to its college students and making that infrastructure accessible throughout its curriculum and all through the area,” stated Nvidia co-founder and UF alumnus Chris Malachowsky, in an announcement. “With this new HiPerGator NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD with DGX B200 programs, UF will present college students and school with an beautiful instrument to supercharge AI analysis, discovery, and innovation throughout many disciplines — serving to practice the following technology of AI leaders.”

“Upgrading our new supercomputer, HiPerGator, will reinforce our management in synthetic intelligence and considerably improve our college and college students’ instructing, studying, and analysis capabilities,” commented Elias G. Eldayrie, vice chairman and chief data officer at UF. “This represents a monumental step ahead in our dedication to fostering innovation and discovery throughout all disciplines. It’s actually nice to be a Florida Gator.”