Tryton Supercomputer Capabilities for Analysis of Massive Data Streams

• Main Authors: Krawczyk Henryk, Nykiel Michał, Proficz Jerzy
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2015-09-01
• Series: Polish Maritime Research
• Subjects: supercomputer; data streams; distributed systems; radio-telescope; satellite
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2015-0062

The recently deployed supercomputer Tryton, located in the Academic Computer Center of Gdansk University of Technology, provides great means for massive parallel processing. Moreover, the status of the Center as one of the main network nodes in the PIONIER network enables the fast and reliable transfer of data produced by miscellaneous devices scattered in the area of the whole country. The typical examples of such data are streams containing radio-telescope and satellite observations. Their analysis, especially with real-time constraints, can be challenging and requires the usage of dedicated software components. We propose a solution for such parallel analysis using the supercomputer, supervised by the KASKADA platform, which with the conjunction with immerse 3D visualization techniques can be used to solve problems such as pulsar detection and chronometric or oil-spill simulation on the sea surface.