The Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre in Perth is home to one of the most powerful research HPC installations in the Southern Hemisphere.

Pawsey is also home to the first room-temperature quantum computer through a partnership with Quantum Brilliance. To support this work, Pawsey build a small HPC cluster using latest in GPU and high-speed storage to simulate quantum computations to enable programming and development on traditional silicon.

This talk will outline the technical solution, performance metrics achieved, and key learnings demonstrating how a very fast HPC solution can be built with a small number of nodes to support research into quantum computing.

Citation: Admin, eRNZ (2025). Quantum simulation at Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre. eResearch NZ. Presentation. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.28537583.v1

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Peter McGonigal joined XENON Systems in 2016 as a Solution Architect. Prior to XENON Systems, Peter was a Senior Systems Engineer at SGI (Silicon Graphics) with a background in HPC and complex Data Management systems. Peter is a motivated and experienced professional with a deep understanding of High Performance Computing (HPC), high-speed big capacity data storage technologies, and research and technical computing workflows and environments. Proven ability to design, implement, and manage complex HPC and data storage systems, ensuring smooth operation and optimal performance for diverse research and technical computing needs. Proficient in collaborating with researchers and technical users to comprehend their requirements and formulate efficient solutions. Peter has worked with the largest HPC customers and data sets in Australia, across Pawsey and CSIRO.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmcgonigal/

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