Simon Fraser University has launched Fir, which it describes as the country’s most powerful academic supercomputer. Housed at the Cedar Supercomputing Centre, Fir is the only Canadian system ranked in the global top 100 most powerful supercomputers (78th). It supports research in fields such as AI, genomics, and infectious disease. The system is accessible to researchers across the country. “At a time when we want to capitalize on AI while carefully protecting the security of Canadian data, this Canadian resource is absolutely critical,” said SFU Professor Fiona Brinkman. The project was supported by more than $80M in funding from federal, provincial, and partner sources.
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