Jana Makar

Reflections from reconnecting with research communities across Australasia

From 17-20 October, members of the NeSI team attended the 2022 eResearch Australasia Conference, bringing perspectives and use cases from Aotearoa New Zealand projects and collaborations to the eve... Read more

New additions to the NeSI team: Xiaojie Liu and Vicky Fan

Please join us in welcoming the newest members to the NeSI team!  Attribution:  Xiaojie Liu, DevOps and Integration ProgrammerI came to New Zealand to study my PHD in computer science of Auckland U... Read more

ResBaz Aotearoa 2022 programme live - 45+ sessions, including some from the NeSI Team

ResBaz Aotearoa 2022, a week-long series of digital research skills sessions, has opened registration and is featuring 45+ free and online sessions running from 14-18 November. All Aotearoa researc... Read more

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

Job Opportunity: DevOps and Integration Programmer

We are looking for an experienced DevOps and Integration Programmer to join the NeSI team. You will design and implement a suite of open-source products underpinning and integrating NeSI’s services... Read more

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

Powering novel approaches to modelling earthquake behaviours

"Not only does the simulation work complete quickly now, but I’ve learnt a lot about the HPCs and sophisticated computational tools which will be necessary for future developments."

Scaling up the analysis of simulations on nanowire stability

"This has helped me to scale up my research capabilities not only with this work, but also with future endeavours too."
Subject: 
Physics

Powering data-intensive research challenges as their needs evolve

As scientists witness Antarctica's ecosystems grappling with a warming climate, Aotearoa New Zealand's Antarctic Science Platform (ASP) is playing a critical role in national efforts to better unde... Read more