Wisteria/BDEC-01 Supercomputer System
"Large-Scale HPC Challenge"
The Information Technology Center, the University of Tokyo, has been implementing the Large-Scale HPC Challenge for its Wisteria/BDEC-01 Supercomputer System since October 2021. 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(approximately 23 hours), for 6,144 nodes (294,912 cores) which is the maximum number of Simulation nodes group (Odyssey) or/and 36 nodes (288 GPU units) which is the maximum number of Data/Learning nodes group (Aquarius) that the Wisteria/BDEC-01 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.
Available Resources
Wisteria/BDEC-01 Supercomputer System- Users can monopolize the use of maximum 6,144 nodes (294,912 cores) of Odyssey or/and 36 nodes (288 GPU units) of Aquarius for a maximum of 24 hours(approximately 23 hours).
User’s Guide
- This initiative allows users to monopolize the use of maximum 6,144 nodes (294,912 cores) of Odyssey or/and 36 nodes (288 GPU units) of Aquarius for a maximum of 24 hours(approximately 23 hours) once a month, in principle from 10 a.m. on Thursday to 9 a.m. on Friday before the month-end processing.
*The settings will be changed for the Large-Scale HPC Challenge on the day of Large-Scale HPC Challenge. This change is expected to take about 1 hour, so that start time for the Large-Scale HPC Challenge will be at 10 a.m., and end at 9 a.m. the following day. - The projects are recruited from the public, and a wide range of projects are accepted in addition to submissions from existing users. While application 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 Wisteria/BDEC-01 Simulation nodes group, Wisteria-O(Odyssey) or/and Wisteria/BDEC-01 Data/Learning nodes group, Wisteria-A(Aquarius) 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.| Implementation period | Recruitment deadline |
Screening | Notification of selection |
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Thu., Apr. 20, 2023, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thu., May 25, 2023, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thu., June 22, 2023, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thu., July 27, 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] Thu., May 25, 2023, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thu., June 22, 2023, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thu., July 27, 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] Thu., June 22, 2023, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thu., July 27, 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] Thu., June 22, 2023, 10 a.m. – Fri., June 23, 9 a.m. |
Mon., May 22, 2023, 5 p.m. [Closed] |
End- May 2023 |
End- May 2023 |
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[Re-recruitment] Thu., July 27, 2023, 10 a.m. – Fri., July 28, 9 a.m. |
Mon., June 12, 2023, 5 p.m. |
Mid- June 2023 |
End- June 2023 |
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Thu., Aug. 17, 2023, 10 a.m. – Fri., Aug. 18, 9 a.m. Thu., Sep. 21, 2023, 10 a.m. – Fri., Sep. 22, 9 a.m. Thu., Oct. 26, 2023, 10 a.m. – Fri., Oct. 27, 9 a.m. Tue., Nov. 21, 2023, 10 a.m. – Wed., Nov. 22, 9 a.m. |
Mon., June 26, 2023, 5 p.m. |
Early July 2023 |
Mid- July 2023 |
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Thu., Dec. 21, 2023, 10 a.m. – Fri., Dec. 22, 9 a.m. Thu., Jan. 25, 2024, 10 a.m. – Fri., Jan. 26, 9 a.m. Wed., Feb. 21, 2024, 10 a.m. – Thu., Feb. 22, 9 a.m. Thu., Mar. 28, 2024, 10 a.m. – Fri., Mar. 29, 9 a.m. |
Mon., Oct. 30, 2023, 5 p.m. |
Early Nov. 2023 |
Mid- Nov. 2023 |
Application Details
Please click here for the application details for the Large-Scale HPC Challenge.
Selected Projects
FY2022: Selected Projects (2nd term・3rd 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 PRIMEHPC FX1000 and FUJITSU PRIMERGY GX2570 (Wisteria/BDEC-01) was awarded by "Large-scale HPC Challenge" Project, Information Technology Center, The University of Tokyo.