Cultivating Multidisciplinary Research and Education on GPU Infrastructure for Mid-South Institutions at the University of Memphis: Practice and Challenge
Journal:
arXiv
Published Date:
Apr 21, 2025
Abstract
To support rapid scientific advancement and promote access to large-scale
computing resources for under-resourced institutions at the Mid-South region,
the University of Memphis (UofM) established the first regional mid-scale GPU
cluster, iTiger, a valuable high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure. In
this study, we present our continuous efforts to manage the critical
cyberinfrastructure and provide essential computing supports for educators,
students, and researchers in AI, data sciences, and related scientific fields
in the Mid-South region, such as precision agriculture, smart transportation,
and health informatics. We outline our initiatives to broaden CI adoptions
across regional computing-related scientific and engineering fields, such as
seed grant, workshop trainings, course integration, and other outreach
activities. While we've observed promising outcomes of regional CI adoptions,
we will discuss insights and challenges of Mid-South CI users, which can
inspire other institutions to implement similar programs.
