Scaling applications from six application domains on Tianhe-2

Yunfei Du, National Supercomputing Center Guangzhou (NSCC-GZ)

The National Supercomputer Center in Guangzhou (NSCC-GZ) undertakes interdisciplinary research on high-performance and cloud computing and big data analysis. It hosts the Milky Way II (Tianhe-II) supercomputer combining Intel Xeon processors and Xeon Phi (MIC) coprocessors, and rated fastest in the world by the TOP500 since June 2013. NSCC-GZ serves six application domains: Earth science and environmental engineering, materials science and engineering, life sciences and personalised medicine, digital design and manufacturing, energy and related technologies, and smart city. This report focuses on the development of these six application domains over the last year.