KC Claffy, principal investigator and founding director of the Center for Applied Internet Data Analysis, has been named to the 2nd annual “10 Women in Networking/Communications That You Should Know” list
Published December 20, 2016
The Center for Large-Scale Data Systems will hold its annual Winter Forum on Data next month, bringing together a wide range of experts to discuss emerging opportunities for businesses involved in all aspects of data governance
Published December 1, 2016
SDSC has inaugurated a new life sciences computing initiative focused on improving the performance of bioinformatics applications and associated analysis pipelines on current and future advanced computing systems
Published November 17, 2016
Project will deliver groundbreaking capabilities in Internet measurement and identification of infrastructure vulnerabilities
Published November 17, 2016
SDSC is a recipient of two HPCwire ‘Top Supercomputing Achievement’ awards for 2016, recognizing the use of its high-performance Comet supercomputer to help verify Einstein’s theory of gravitational waves.
Published November 14, 2016
NDS is a multi-disciplinary consortium of research computing centers, agencies, libraries, publishers and universities focused on developing an open environment of data services.
Published November 14, 2016
Scientific discovery requires investigations of big data, transported at a high level of performance among multiple distributed collaborator sites. PRP is addressing the challenges by implementing network architecture and technology not common on general networks.
Published November 8, 2016
One of the most detailed genomic studies of any ecosystem to date has revealed an underground world of stunning microbial diversity, and added dozens of new branches to the tree of life
Published November 2, 2016
An international team led by UC San Diego researchers has employed a novel computational approach to design and create a new compound that in laboratory studies has reduced deficits and neurodegenerative symptoms that underlie Parkinson’s disease
Published October 5, 2016
Researchers at UC San Diego, UC Los Angeles, and Arizona State University will lead a regional effort to create a real-time system to support metropolitan infrastructures through data-driven analytics, effective workforce development, and policy support
Published October 4, 2016
The Los Angeles Fire Department, recently challenged by another series of late summer wildfires, has successfully tested a new web-based tool to perform data-driven predictive modeling and analysis of fires that have a high potential for rapid spread
Published September 26, 2016
A team led by researchers at UC San Diego has captured in step-by-step atomic detail the surgical editing of DNA strands by CRISPR-Cas9, the innovative gene-splicing technology that in recent years has transformed the field of genetic engineering
Published September 12, 2016
Using a unique computational approach to rapidly sample proteins in their natural state of gyrating, bobbing, and weaving, a research team has identified promising drug leads that may selectively combat heart disease, from arrhythmias to cardiac failure.
Published September 5, 2016
Contestants all knew CMU’s latest computer poker program was good. As it turns out, its performance in the Annual Computer Poker Competition was even better than people thought.
Published August 31, 2016
Viewed as a cornerstone of the nation’s cyberinfrastructure ecosystem, XSEDE accelerates open scientific discovery by providing advanced computational resources and expertise to researchers, engineers, and scholars
Published August 23, 2016
The Institute will accelerate the development and application of highly functional, sustainable science gateways that address the needs of researchers across the full spectrum of NSF directorates
Published July 29, 2016
The National Science Foundation has renewed funding for OpenTopography, a science gateway that provides online access to Earth science oriented high-resolution topography data and processing tools
Published July 26, 2016
Glioblastoma is an aggressive form of brain cancer. With no effective treatments available, researchers seek to uncover molecular networks that may yield attractive therapeutic targets for this deadly disease.
Published July 21, 2016
A “more realistic” computer model, created with the aid of SDSC's Gordon supercomputer, paints a new picture of global warming’s impact on the complex processes that drive ocean mixing in the vast eddies swirling off the California coast
Published July 1, 2016
The Human Vaccines Project is teaming with UC San Diego to apply advances in machine learning to solve critical problems impeding the development of vaccines and therapeutics for a wide range of diseases
Published July 1, 2016
MAP is a new mentoring program designed to provide a pathway for high school students to gain access to experts in their field of interest
Published June 27, 2016
SDSC will participate in a comprehensive national initiative to spur advances in digital process controls to improve the efficiency of U.S. manufacturing
Published June 24, 2016
Two SDSC researchers are editors of a book exploring the latest developments in electronic structure calculations on modern computer hardware
Published May 2, 2016
An outline for a new tree of life, depicting the evolution of life on this planet was made possible with the help of supercomputing resources and a phylogenetics “gateway” created at SDSC
Published April 25, 2016
The findings, created with the aid of SDSC's Comet supercomputer, represent a significant advance in efforts to unravel the genetic basis of autism spectrum disorder
Published April 7, 2016
A new technology may give firefighters the upper hand in the battle against wildfires by increasing early detection in some of the most remote locations in Southern California
Published March 31, 2016
Engineers from academia and industry will harness the power of control theory to help improve the way electric power grids are operated in San Diego and beyond
Published March 24, 2016
Scientists for the first time detected gravitational waves in the universe as hypothesized by Albert Einstein 100 years ago, opening a new era of exploration for astronomers and astrophysicists
Published February 24, 2016
The focus of this new engagement is on earthquake research, including detailed computer simulations of major seismic activity that can be used to better inform and assist disaster recovery and relief efforts
Published February 9, 2016
Selective oxidation plays a key role in the production of compounds widely used throughout the chemical industry. According to a new study these materials and others could undergo a new catalysis process that uses less energy and generates fewer by-products than current methods.
Published January 22, 2016
SDSC Health CI Division is participating in a multi-million dollar project to create a research cyberinfrastructure that includes a secure, cloud-based data management platform
Published January 21, 2016
Antibiotic resistance has been called one of the world’s most pressing health problems, with some studies suggesting that, absent major improvements in drug discovery, by 2050 more individuals will die from drug-resistant bacterial infections than cancer
Published January 4, 2016