Community

NeSI provides a range of services, people, expertise, and information to help computational research projects become reality

Physical Sciences
Illustration of a hydrogen molecule. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

HPC lowers the barrier when producing hydrogen

“It needs HPC. Some of these dimer calculations wouldn't converge for two or three weeks.”
Subject: 
Chemistry
Photo of someone asleep in bed.

A neural network to conquer sleep apnoea

Using NeSI allowed us to take the approach of gathering lots of data, then train and test it remotely as opposed to trying to do it all on a local machine."
Subject: 
Engineering
Image of asteroid Bennu

Enhancing the capabilities of autonomous space missions

" I have already saved hours if not days of computational time to develop the guidance algorithms that are the focus of my research."
Example image of the cubed-sphere mesh used by the next generation climate and weather forecasting code LFRic.

Diving deeper into earth data analysis

"We are in a better position to make informed decisions about how to work with data in these next generation models and now have access to tools which go beyond previous existing capabilities."
Photos of nerves and neural cells on the heart atrial surface before (left) and after (right) deconvolution.

Supporting faster paths to heart disease insights

"Their engagement prompted us to review our coding and testing methods which has an impact beyond just this project."
Subject: 
Biology
screenshot of NIWA's drought forecasting tool

Combining physics and artificial intelligence for high-resolution climate projections and sub-seasonal-to-seasonal forecasts

“A lot of learning was trial and error, but it was great to have the support to help us set up scripts."
A view from Ruthe Point on Rotoroa Island, looking southwest over the Hauraki Gulf. Image: RadishSlice, Wikimedia Commons

Modelling water quality in catchment of the Hauraki Gulf

"A welcome aspect was the very patient supportive approach of the consultants in training novice NeSI users to actually learn and use NeSI..."
Subject: 
Earth Science
Illustration of an electrocardiogram reading.

Hearts aflutter for pacemaker simulation

"This was my first time using the kind of HPC, so the support team helped a lot. I am very grateful for that."
Subject: 
Medical Science
An illustration of atoms latticed together. Image by MasterTux from Pixabay.

Superatom modelling unlocks the next generation of materials

"NeSI allowed us to predict these structures without experimental data. This saved money and hundreds of hours of synthesis time."
Subject: 
Chemistry
Example of a domain decomposition allowing each processor to solve a subpart of the entire problem.

Improving tools to model seismic wave behaviour and predict earthquake impacts

"Simulations used to take 24 hours, now I get results back in 2 hours. It has changed the way I work."
Subject: 
Engineering