High Performance Computing (HPC) integrates algorithms and computer technologies to develop applications that carry out engineering research, analysis and design. HPC has enable the modeling of engineering systems to advance from a few degree to many degree of freedom, and from linear to the intrinsically nonlinear. Hence giving a deeper and more complete insight in many research areas. It is clear that numerical and computational techniques have become essential tools for cost-effective engineering research, analysis and design.
In order to reap the benefits of HPC, the Centre for Advanced Numerical Engineering Simulations (CANES) is established in September 1998. CANES started as a joint research initiative between the School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and the Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC). The framework for collaboration entailed collaborative R&D (fundamental, applied and industrial), steady-state budget programmes, and joint supervision of graduates and post-doctoral/research fellows. This 3-year collaborative research program has completed successfully in September 2001.
The rapid development and growth have seen CANES matured into an important full-fledged University's research centre. The centre has established itself as a focal point for HPC related activities, with participation from the School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, and School of Civil & Environmental Engineering. It also strives to spearhead the development and application of advanced computational techniques involving HPC architectures and sophisticated software tools for researches dealing with complex interdisciplinary engineering problems.