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Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing

Index Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing

The Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing (VPAC) was a leading, independent Advanced Computing R&D service provider and not for profit research agency established in 2000 by a consortium of Victorian Universities: Deakin University, La Trobe University, Monash University, RMIT University, Swinburne University of Technology, The University of Melbourne, University of Ballarat, Victoria University. [1]

19 relations: Australia, Deakin University, E-research, Engineering, Geographic data and information, Grid computing, Health, Information and communications technology, La Trobe University, List of life sciences, Melbourne, Monash University, RMIT University, Supercomputer, Swinburne University of Technology, University of Ballarat, University of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria University, Australia.

Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Deakin University

Deakin University is a public university in Victoria, Australia.

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E-research

The term e-Research (alternately spelled eResearch) refers to the use of information technology to support existing and new forms of research.

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Engineering

Engineering is the creative application of science, mathematical methods, and empirical evidence to the innovation, design, construction, operation and maintenance of structures, machines, materials, devices, systems, processes, and organizations.

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Geographic data and information

Geographic data and information are defined in the ISO/TC 211 series of standards as data and information having an implicit or explicit association with a location relative to the Earth.

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Grid computing

Grid computing is the collection of computer resources from multiple locations to reach a common goal.

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Health

Health is the ability of a biological system to acquire, convert, allocate, distribute, and utilize energy with maximum efficiency.

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Information and communications technology

Information and communication technology (ICT) is another/extensional term for information technology (IT) which stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications (telephone lines and wireless signals), computers as well as necessary enterprise software, middleware, storage, and audio-visual systems, which enable users to access, store, transmit, and manipulate information.

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La Trobe University

La Trobe University is an Australian, multi-campus, public research university with its flagship campus located in the Melbourne suburb of Bundoora.

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List of life sciences

The life sciences or biological sciences comprise the branches of science that involve the scientific study of life and organisms – such as microorganisms, plants, and animals including human beings – as well as related considerations like bioethics.

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Melbourne

Melbourne is the state capital of Victoria and the second-most populous city in Australia and Oceania.

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Monash University

Monash University is a public research university based in Melbourne, Australia.

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RMIT University

RMIT University (officially the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, informally RMIT) is an Australian public research university located in Melbourne, Victoria.

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Supercomputer

A supercomputer is a computer with a high level of performance compared to a general-purpose computer.

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Swinburne University of Technology

Swinburne University of Technology (often simply called Swinburne) is an Australian public university based in Melbourne, Victoria.

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University of Ballarat

The University of Ballarat, or Ballarat University, Australia was a dual-sector university with multiple campuses in Victoria, Australia, including its main Ballarat campus, Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide that were authorized by the University to provide diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

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University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia.

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Victoria (Australia)

Victoria (abbreviated as Vic) is a state in south-eastern Australia.

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Victoria University, Australia

Victoria University (VU) is an Australian public university based in Melbourne, Victoria.

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VPAC, Vpac.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Partnership_for_Advanced_Computing

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