MBZUAI’s new supercomputer will pioneer AI technologies that
contribute to scientific and research communities and advance the
UAE’s global AI leadership
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today announced it is
building a new supercomputer for Mohamed bin Zayed University of
Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), a university dedicated solely to
AI, to accelerate AI-driven scientific discovery and advance the
UAE’s goal to be a global AI leader. HPE’s robust supercomputing
and AI technologies will significantly enhance the university’s
ability to run complex AI models with extremely large data sets,
and increase predictability in research analyses in fields
including energy, transportation and the environment.
Supercomputing is vital to delivering AI-at-scale, and driving
global innovation, industry competitiveness, and economic growth.
From accelerating vaccine discovery to fight a pandemic, and
advancing clean energy systems to increase sustainability, to
enabling new possibilities in AI, supercomputing is a core
technology to solving the world’s most challenging scientific and
engineering challenges.
Established in 2019, MBZUAI has already ranked 24th in the world
for artificial intelligence, computer vision, machine learning, and
natural language processing. The new supercomputer will help MBZUAI
support the UAE’s National Strategy for AI, bringing together the
power of academia, government, and industry to strengthen the
country’s global competitiveness. The advanced supercomputing and
AI technologies will also expand resources for larger projects to
allow MBZUAI to attract global talent and create new economic and
societal opportunities for the UAE.
MBZUAI’s new Campus Super Computing Center (CSCC), where the new
supercomputer will be housed, will enable faculty members,
researchers, and students to accelerate scientific discovery in
many areas, including healthcare, structural engineering, law
enforcement, supply chain, and sustainability. In addition to
meeting the research needs of the faculty and students, the new
supercomputer will help MBZUAI fulfill its role as an AI talent
developer and innovation hub that brings together the business
community to drive entrepreneurship in the AI sector. MBZUAI
already is contributing to significant initiatives such as the
Emirati Genome Program, which uses AI-based tools to extract and
interpret large amounts of complex data resulting from DNA
sequencing, and the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, SEHA, which
uses AI algorithms to predict heart attacks.
“Supercomputing plays an essential role in unleashing AI to
achieve significant breakthroughs for organizations worldwide,
across public and private sectors,” said Justin Hotard, executive
vice president and general manager, HPC, AI & Labs, at HPE.
“HPE is leading the market in this next frontier by combining
supercomputing performance and capabilities with solutions that are
purpose-built for AI, to build and train machine learning models
at-scale. MBZUAI’s Campus Super Computing Center is demonstrating
this capability to unlock new possibilities in AI and strengthen
UAE’s position as an AI-driven nation to advance key initiatives in
healthcare, sustainability, and engineering.”
“HPE has a longstanding commitment to advancing the way people
live and work in the United Arab Emirates, through our
Emiratization program, Digital Life Garage, and industry and
government partnerships,” said Ahmad Alkhallafi, managing director
for UAE, Hewlett Packard Enterprise. “We are proud to support the
UAE’s national strategy for AI by helping MBZUAI grow its
contribution to research and education. Supercomputing will play a
crucial role in helping the UAE anticipate and take advantage of
new AI technologies now and in the future. We look forward to
helping the UAE meet its goal to be an AI leader by 2031.”
As a recently established institution, MBZUAI is still building
its team of in-house supercomputing specialists. By collaborating
with HPE, the university is gaining access to a large local team
for supercomputing and AI support, in addition to world-leading
technologies.
The new supercomputer will deliver end-to-end technologies,
based on the HPE Apollo 6500 Gen10 Plus, which is purpose-built for
AI and analytics workloads, in addition to modeling and simulation
workloads that are critical to scientific research. As part of the
design, HPE will feature 2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ processors delivering
advanced computational performance, and 384 NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core
GPUs for accelerated compute to target AI model development,
training, and inferencing.
To support AI training needs that require processing and storing
large quantities of data, HPE will also deliver four petabytes of
storage using HPE’s Cray Clusterstor E1000 parallel storage system,
which is built for large-scale systems, to enable expanded storage
capacity. Additionally, with the new supercomputer’s design, MBZUAI
will gain sophisticated liquid-cooling capabilities from HPE to
efficiently remove heat from high-power devices, including CPUs,
GPUs, memory, and switches.
About Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) is the global
edge-to-cloud company that helps organizations accelerate outcomes
by unlocking value from all their data, everywhere. Built on
decades of reimagining the future and innovating to advance the way
people live and work, HPE delivers unique, open and intelligent
technology solutions as a service. With offerings spanning Cloud
Services, Compute, High Performance Computing & AI, Intelligent
Edge, Software, and Storage, HPE provides a consistent experience
across all clouds and edges, helping customers develop new business
models, engage in new ways, and increase operational performance.
For more information, visit: www.hpe.com.
About Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
(MBZUAI)
MBZUAI is a graduate, research university focused on artificial
intelligence, computer science, and digital technologies across
industrial sectors. The university aims to empower students,
businesses, and governments to advance artificial intelligence as a
global force for positive progress. MBZUAI offers various graduate
programs designed to pursue advanced, specialized knowledge and
skills in artificial intelligence, including computer vision,
machine learning, and natural language processing. For more
information, please visit www.mbzuai.ac.ae.
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