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Welcome to ACE HPC

The African Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Data Intensive Sciences (ACE) operates a high-performance computing cluster designed to accelerate research across bioinformatics, computational biology, and data-intensive sciences throughout Africa.

What is HPC?​

High-Performance Computing (HPC) enables researchers to tackle computational problems that would be impossible or impractical on standard computers. Our cluster provides:

Parallel Processing: Run hundreds of calculations simultaneously

Large Memory: Analyze datasets that exceed typical computer limits

Specialized Hardware: Access GPUs and high-core-count processors optimized for scientific computing

Persistent Storage: Store and share large research datasets securely

Who Should Use ACE HPC?​

Our cluster serves researchers who need to:

  • Analyze genomic sequences and perform bioinformatics workflows
  • Run molecular dynamics simulations and protein structure predictions
  • Process large-scale datasets that exceed desktop computer capabilities
  • Execute computationally intensive statistical analyses
  • Train machine learning models on biological data

Getting Started​

Request Access​

New to ACE HPC? Start by requesting an account. Processing typically takes 2-3 business days.

Connect to the Cluster​

Learn how to access the system via SSH from Linux, macOS, or Windows.

Submit Your First Job​

Follow our Slurm Tutorial to run your first computational job using Slurm.

Explore Resources​

Review our hardware specifications and available software packages.

System Overview​

Workload Manager: Slurm (Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management)
Provisioning System: Warewulf
Primary Use Cases: Bioinformatics, genomics, structural biology, data science
Support Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EAT

Need Help?​

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