Provides consulting expertise on using HPC resources and develops new tools for using these systems more effectively. Collaborates with external researchers to develop and optimize effective parallel applications. Evaluates new system architectures and software technology. Engages in research to develop novel techniques and algorithms to improve science and engineering application capabilities.

Group Leader: Karl Schulz

Operates the ACES VisLab (VisLab) in the Applied Computational Engineering & Sciences (ACES) building. Works with researchers to analyze data. Evaluates new visualization hardware and software. Develops new visualization software, and participates in research in visualization techniques.

Develops solutions for storing, managing, and extracting information from large datasets. Identifies and extends emerging data and information technologies that can give computational scientists fast and reliable access to large amounts of data with simple and standardized operations. Manages database applications for TACC's IT infrastructure.

Group Leader: Kelly Gaither

Researches, develops, integrates, and deploys distributed and collaborative computing systems. Collaborates with scientific users to help them use distributed and collaborative systems, and collects user feedback on these systems. Researches and develops Web-based portals and gateways, and distributed systems software. Participants in deploying distributed systems that range in scale from a single campus to a nation.

Group Leader: Jay Boisseau

Installs and updates operating systems and system-level software on all HPC, SciVis, and storage systems, and the TACC network hardware. Configures systems for maximum effectiveness. Evaluates new systems.

Group Leader: Tommy Minyard

Manages the financial, administrative, and operational issues for TACC staff. Coordinates meetings, workshops, and conferences

Group Leader: Janet McCord

Advances the mission of the center by cultivating relationships with individuals, industry, foundations, government agencies, and the media. Drives the center’s externally oriented activities, including industrial and international partners, media relations, and special events. Attempts to broaden the awareness of HPC issues at the K-12 level and within the public through the development and implementation of education and outreach programs.

Group Leader: Melyssa Fratkin

Manages center-wide user support activities, including daily consulting support, user documentation, user training, and communicating user and staff accomplishments to the community at large.

Group Leader: Chris Hempel