Description
The rapid growth of astrophysical data from modern telescopes and numerical simulations requires scalable computational infrastructures capable of supporting high-throughput data processing and advanced modeling. Within the framework of the National Centre for HPC, Big Data, and Quantum Computing (Spoke 2), this project presents the design, deployment, and optimization of a hybrid CPU–GPU high-performance computing cluster dedicated to astrophysical applications. The setup includes centralized authentication, distributed job scheduling, and seamless integration with a 3-PB data lake accessible through a high-performance caching layer. The project ultimately aims to build a federated, multi-cluster HPC ecosystem with unified identity, queueing, and storage services to support next-generation astrophysical research.
