Overview

This Computer Science (Joint Degree UvA-VU) - Parallel Computing Systems programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam covers the entire range of parallel computing systems, from laptops to compute servers, GPU accelerators, heterogeneous systems and large-scale, high-performance compute infrastructures. 

You’ll carry out practical work that uses a unique, world-class infrastructure, the Distributed ASCI Supercomputer (DAS). You’ll also benefit from the local SURFsara supercomputing centre and the Netherlands eScience Center, both involved in numerous real-world applications.

This track is part of the joint Master’s in Computer Science, in which leading research groups in the areas of parallel systems architecture, programming parallel systems, and performance optimisation team up to educate the future experts of the many-core age.

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Around 90 percent of graduates embark on careers in areas like consultancy, software, other private-sector businesses or government. Computer scientists are in high demand for a variety of roles, including software-, web- or systems engineer, data warehouse consultant, user interface designer, systems manager, IT project manager, IT consultant, information analyst and policy advisor.

Many alumni now work at companies like Philips, Deloitte, IBM and the Royal Dutch Navy. Others have formed their own startup companies.