High Performance Computing (Online Learning)

Overview

The learning outcomes of the High Performance Computing (Online Learning) programme are to:

• equip you with an understanding of HPC architectures and technologies

• equip you with expertise in advanced tools and techniques for HPC software development

• enable you to apply this knowledge in order to exploit modern parallel and multicore computing systems in key scientific and commercial application areas

• enable you to develop skills in problem-solving, project management, independent and critical thinking, team work, professionalism and communication

• enable you to develop as HPC practitioners, able to apply current and emergent technologies in both industry and research

• teach the leading-edge programming techniques required to exploit the power of the world’s largest parallel supercomputers

Career opportunities

Graduates from EPCC’s on-campus MSc programmes at The University of Edinburgh are in high demand from a wide range of companies ranging from multinationals, to subject matter experts both within the UK, Europe, and internationally.

Graduates are also in strong demand in academia as researchers in HPC, computational science fields, data science, and professionally for HPC services and centres underpinning research.

Initial graduate destinations for on-campus students over recent years include:

• ARM

• Intel

• Amazon

• MathWorks

• NCR

• Avaloq

• Global Surface Intelligence

• Boston Ltd

• European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)

• Leonardo

• Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

• Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC)

EPCC itself also has 10 current EPCC staff members who are graduates of the on-campus programme.

Many students also go on to further study opportunities. 8 current University of Edinburgh EPCC PhD students are graduates of the MSc programme.