Moving from VPAC to VLSCI

After almost six and a half years working at VPAC it’s time to move on, in January I’ll be taking up the position of Senior Systems Administrator in the University of Melbourne for the Victorian Life Sciences Computational Initiative (VLSCI). For those who’ve not come across the VLSCI it describes itself thus:

Under the Victorian Life Sciences Computation Initiative, The University of Melbourne will host a $100 million supercomputing program and facility, with $50 million provided by the State Government. The goal of the initiative is for Victoria to retain its standing and enhance its leadership in world life sciences. This will lead to major improvements in public health outcomes in the areas such as cancer, cardiovascular and neurological disease, chronic inflammatory diseases, bone diseases and diabetes.

Their ambitions aren’t what you could call small, they want to be a supercomputing facility ranking in the top 5 in life sciences world-wide. It’s going to be a fun ride and a lot more than just going from a 4 letter acronym to a 5 letter one. πŸ˜‰

I’ve really enjoyed my time at VPAC over the years and I’m really going to miss the people there, but it’s gotten to the point where I want to be able to focus on running large HPC systems without distraction and the opportunity at VLSCI was too good to ignore!

5 thoughts on “Moving from VPAC to VLSCI

  1. Hi Chris,

    Thank you very much for your kind attention to my previous comment. after my staying in Norway, It is sometimes difficult for me to undrestand which language I am speaking or writing with. I am really sorry for that.

    I have been in Norway for almost one year. I tried to study Space Technology in a small college in Narvik, north of Norway. But just because of my nation, I deported from the country. It was very sad time. But I don’t give up. Because SPACE is my love.

    Shahram Yazdanpanah
    Tehran, Iran

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