Oakbridge-CX Supercomputer System
"Large-Scale HPC Challenge"
The Information Technology Center, the University of Tokyo, has been implementing the Large-Scale HPC Challenge for its Oakbridge-CX Supercomputer System since December 2019. The Large-Scale HPC Challenge is a public recruitment project that allows a research group to monopolize the use of computational resources for a maximum of 24 hours, for 1,280 nodes (including 112 nodes with SSD) which is the maximum number of compute nodes that Oakbridge-CX Supercomputer System has.
[Updated: Apr. 26, 2023]:The Large-Scale HPC Challenge will be implemented for 24 hours from June 2023. However, the schedule and the implementation conditions may be changed or the implementation will be cancelled without prior notice depending on the future situation of COVID-19.
*The operation for Oakbridge-CX supercomputer system will terminate on September 30, 2023. Therefore, "The Large-Scale HPC Challenge" for Oakbridge-CX will end in September as well.
Available Resources
Oakbridge-CX Supercomputer System- Users can monopolize the use of maximum 1,280 nodes (including 112 nodes with SSD) for a maximum of 24 hours.
User’s Guide
- This initiative allows users to monopolize the use of maximum 1,280 nodes (including 112 nodes with SSD) for a maximum of 24 hours once a month, in principle from 9 a.m. on the day before the month-end processing to 9 a.m. on the month-end processing day.
- The projects are recruited form the public, and a wide range of projects are accepted in addition to submissions from existing users. While applications are accepted by both individuals and groups, one group is selected each month in principle.
- The results produced through the use of this initiative will be released to the public. In the disclosure of the results of the project, selected projects are required to state clearly that the project was implemented using the Oakbridge-CX Supercomputer System under the Large-Scale HPC Challenge initiative. Selected projects will also be requested to submit articles reporting on the results of the project to the PR magazine, etc., submit articles (brief reports) to peer-reviewed international conferences, etc.
- There may be cases where the selected projects are invited to present at seminars and workshops organized by the Information Technology Center.
- Use of the supercomputers under this initiative is free of charge.
Recruitment Schedule
The following is the provisional scheduled for the recruitment of projects for the Large-Scale HPC Challenge.
- The recruitment schedule is subject to change depending on the maintenance schedule and other factors.
- It is possible to apply more than once during the year. However, please note that there are cases where your requests cannot be fulfilled due to the application situation. It is possible to use the supercomputer system only once with each application.
FY2023 Schedule (Provisional)
The schedule and the implementation conditions may be changed or the implementation will be cancelled without prior notice depending on the future situation of COVID-19.*The operation for Oakbridge-CX supercomputer system will terminate on September 30, 2023. Therefore, "The Large-Scale HPC Challenge" for Oakbridge-CX will end in September as well.
| Implementation period | Recruitment deadline |
Screening | Notification of selection |
|---|---|---|---|
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Tue., Apr. 18, 2023, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tue., May 23, 2023, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tue., June 20, 2023, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tue., July 25, 2023, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
Mon., Feb. 27, 2023, 5 p.m. [Closed] |
Early Mar. 2023 |
Mid- Mar. 2023 |
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[Re-recruitment] Tue., May 23, 2023, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tue., June 20, 2023, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tue., July 25, 2023, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
Mon., Mar. 27, 2023, 5 p.m. [Closed] |
Early Apr. 2023 |
Mid- Apr. 2023 |
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[Re-recruitment] Tue., June 20, 2023, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tue., July 25, 2023, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
Mon., Apr. 24, 2023, 5 p.m. [Closed] |
Early May 2023 |
Mid- May 2023 |
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[Re-recruitment] Tue., June 20, 2023, 9 a.m. – Wed., June 21, 9 a.m. |
Mon., May 22, 2023, 5 p.m. [Closed] |
End- May 2023 |
End- May 2023 |
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[Re-recruitment] Tue., July 25, 2023, 9 a.m. – Wed., July 26, 9 a.m. |
Mon., June 12, 2023, 5 p.m. [Closed] |
Mid- June 2023 |
End- June 2023 |
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Thu., Aug. 24, 2023, 9 a.m. – Fri., Aug. 25, 9 a.m. Thu., Sep. 28, 2023, 9 a.m. – Fri., Sep. 29, 9 a.m. |
Mon., June 26, 2023, 5 p.m. [Closed] |
Early July 2023 |
Mid- July 2023 |
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Thu., Sep. 28, 2023, 9 a.m. – Fri., Sep. 29, 9 a.m. |
Mon., Aug. 21, 2023, 5 p.m. [Closed] |
End- Aug. 2023 |
Early Sep. 2023 |
Application Details
Please click here for the application details for the Large-Scale HPC Challenge.
Selected Projects
FY2023: Selected Projects (1st term) 
FY2022: Selected Projects (1st term / 2nd term / 3rd term)
FY2021: Selected Projects (2nd term)
FY2019: Selected Projects (1st term)
English translation of acknowledgements when reporting the research results in academic papers, etc.
Please use the English translations provided below when publishing English papers, etc. after the use of this program.
English title of this program"Large-scale HPC Challenge" Project, Information Technology Center, The University of Tokyo.
Example of English acknowledgementComputational resource of Fujitsu PRIMERGY CX2550M5/CX2560M5(Oakbridge-CX) was awarded by "Large-scale HPC Challenge" Project, Information Technology Center, The University of Tokyo.