Leftraru, the supercomputer arrived this year to the National Laboratory of High Performance Computing (NLHPC) of the Center for Mathematical Modeling from Universidad de Chile, is the second most powerful in Latin America, according to the LARTop 50 ranking.
The list, created by HPC Latam Initiative and Universidad Nacional de San Luis in Argentina with a group of researchers from the continent, is part of a Project that seeks to generate and keep statistics about the 50 fastest computers in Latin America.
Until now, Leftraru hadn’t appear in the ranking, launched this year in the Latin American High Performance Computing Conference, held in Valparaiso in october.
The machine has a processing capacity of 70 theoretical teraflops, which is similar to 25,000 laptops working at the same time. With these features, it is capable to process data and make simulations in different areas such as genomic sequencing, drugs design, new materials creation, nanotechnology, astronomy, aeronautical design, optimization, fleet management, medicine, and molecular design, as well as public policies issues such as the city traffic, health network, and education.
The laboratory is funded by the Research Partnership Program (PIA) from Conicyt and is located at the datacenter of the Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. Researchers from 15 universities, research centers, foundations and other organizations use this supercomputer.
Levque, the other NLPHC’s computer, is in the 10th place of the ranking.
NLHPC Partners
Universidad de Chile
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Universidad de Santiago
Universidad Católica del Norte
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
Universidad de la Frontera
Universidad de La Serena
Universidad de Talca
Universidad de Antofagasta
Universidad Austral
Universidad de Concepción
Universidad del Bío-Bío
Aura Observatory Chile
Inria-Chile
Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso
Fundación Ciencia y Vida
Reuna
