High Performance Computing (HPC)

The availability of HPC experts, such as HPC administrators and architects, HPC proficient data scientists, HPC application developers, and expert users, is a key factor driving digital transformation in Europe, and requires the training of highly skilled and talented graduate students.

The areas of research are currently blooming, with many advances required in order to efficiently exploit current and upcoming parallel computers. However, the required skills are still rare, both in research and in academic training courses. This is also the case for the research and development divisions of major industry groups that have the necessary teams to work in this field. They base their competitiveness not only on better management and optimisation, but also on a deeper understanding of their products through the use of mathematical modelling. Every single high-tech industry is involved, from banks to organisations focusing on society-relevant issues (global warming, pollution, management).

Sorbonne Université is one of the eight awarding universities of the Pan-European High Performance Computing Pilot Master’s programme, “EUMaster4HPC”. This programme brings together major players in HPC education in Europe and emphasises collaboration across Europe with innovative teaching paradigms such as co-teaching and strong connections with the industry and the best specialists in HPC education to develop the most relevant and up-to-date teaching content. A particular focus on mobility of students and teachers will enable students to rapidly gain experience through internships and exposure to European supercomputing centres.

The study programme at SU will provide a balanced curriculum between the computer science aspects and the applied mathematics aspects of HPC. The students will have the opportunity to do an internship in an academic laboratory or an industrial group.