Hi Performance – that’s what “HiPerGator” stands for. And it’s certainly earned the title. The University of Florida’s supercomputer is exponentially increasing the performance of UF researchers by making trillions of calculations at lightning-fast speeds and pushing the limits of science and ingenuity.
UF’s evolution into a nexus for artificial intelligence (AI) and data science was turbocharged by a $50 million gift from alum Chris Malachowsky and his tech company NVIDIA in 2020. That transformational gift is now powering HiPerGator AI, the engine behind more than 800 research projects across all 16 of UF’s colleges, enabling studies and discoveries that might have once been unfeasible, if not impossible.
You might have read about how HiPerGator is one of the fastest supercomputers in the world and that it’s enabling UF to claim its place as the nation’s AI university.
But did you know that HiPerGator-fueled insights are changing how people live, work and dream? And that, with HiPerGator’s help, UF scientists made history in 2023 when they unraveled the mysteries of existence itself, going back to the Big Bang?
If all that sounds extraordinary, well, yes, it is. But take a deep breath: More incredible innovations are set to debut from UF AI research in the coming months.
In the meantime, take a peek at some of HiPerGator’s key achievements over the last two years, including breakthroughs in health care, building safety and our understanding of the cosmos.
HiPerGator At A Glance
70,320 computer cores;
4 petabytes 30 PB of storage (30 million gigabytes);
Performs calculations in hours or days that would take months or years on a personal computer;
Sustained by elaborate energy and cooling system housed in its own UF building;
Used by researchers in every UF college and department, from material sciences and astronomy to art and early education;
Open to use by researchers at all Florida universities;
All users purchase time and access;
Originally launched in 2013, has grown in multiple phases; now HiPerGator 3.0