The Magazine of the Texas Advanced Computing Center at The University of Texas at Austin
The Magazine of the Texas Advanced Computing Center at The University of Texas at Austin
Paul Navrátil, longtime TACCSTER, respected colleague, beloved friend, and innovative leader, passed away in October 2024. We will greatly miss his enthusiasm, dedication, friendship, and booming laugh. This year’s Texascale Magazine is dedicated to Paul. Read more about his life.
A Dynamic Future for Digital Twins
From aspiration to impact, a Q&A with Oden Institute Director Karen Willcox
Deep Below the Alamo
A thousand feet below the streets of San Antonio, three species of blind catfish tell a story of evolution, water quality
Vista: A Bridge Between Frontera and Horizon
New supercomputer to unlock the full potential of AI for scientific community
AI: More Than a Buzzword
TACC experts discuss AI as a powerful tool for predictions across scientific disciplines
Won’t You Be My Robot?
As service robots become more prevalent, researchers explore human-robot encounters
At the Heart of User Services
Virginia Trueheart and team strive for seamless access to HPC, training, and consultation
Letter From the Director
TACC Executive Director Dan Stanzione reflects on past year and new developments
The Global Conveyor Belt
How polynyas drive global ocean currents that moderate temperatures across the planet
U.S. National Science Foundation Leadership-Class Computing Facility
Construction is underway on the U.S. National Science Foundation Leadership-Class Computing Facility led by TACC.
The distributed facility will enable transformative discoveries of curiosity-driven and use-inspired science and engineering applications via state-of-the-art supercomputing and expertise in computational science, AI, and data analysis.
Expected to begin operations in 2026, the NSF LCCF will deploy the Horizon supercomputer, which will provide 10x performance improvement for simulation over Frontera, the current NSF leadership-class computing system; for AI applications, the leap forward will be more than 100x improvement over Frontera. The NSF LCCF will also play a key role in advancing the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource, envisioned as an accessible national cyberinfrastructure that will advance AI research and development and fuel AI innovation.
