Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing

VPAC operates a state of the art High Performance Computing (HPC) Facility providing advanced computing support to researchers within our Member Universities, Research Organisations and Industry.

The VPAC Supercomputing Facility represents one of the most versatile and powerful installations in Australia. The facility is highly secure and reliable and can be accessed seamlessly. The VPAC Facility has a wide range of software installed, including software applications for: Computational Chemistry, Geophysics, CFD & Engineering, Climate Modelling & Earth Systems, Bioinformatics, Maths Libraries and Statistics and Mathematics Environments.

The VPAC Supercomputing Facility is currently being utilised by over 800 researchers from Universities and Research Institutes all over Victoria, conducting over 300 projects in the fields of Engineering, Geophysics, Health, Life Sciences and Spatial Information.

Our HPC Users are fully supported to ensure they receive maximum benefit from our HPC Facilities. Highly experienced systems support and subject matter experts are available to assist you with applying HPC to your research, as well as intensive training courses and tutorials to help you with using our Supercomputers.

Become an HPC User

Staff and students employed or enrolled at any of VPAC’s Member Universities may gain access to VPAC’s HPC Facilities at no additional cost. To become an HPC User, Apply for an Account by clicking here.

Access may also be provided to Industry, however, it is subject to an appropriate arrangement with VPAC. Interested persons should contact hpcconsult@vpac.org.

Learn more about HPC

To learn more about how HPC can help you excel in your research, visit What is HPC? and Why Choose VPAC?.