The Department has several research laboratories with specialized hardware and software to support research in different sub-disciplines such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AIML), Big Data Analytics and Management (BDAM), Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), Distributed Systems and Networking (DSAN), etc. There are about 80+ dedicated machines (BigDATA systems, GPU Clusters, and CPU Clusters with large RAM, etc.) for providing
high performance computing resources. In addition, a
PC cluster with 50+ nodes is set up for supporting research. This cluster runs MOSIX which extends Linux (openSUSE) to manage the running processes on clusters.
- 32 sets of up-to-date dedicated CPU machines with 1PB storage system: up to Dual 64-core CPU and 1TB or 2TB RAM; and
- 43 sets of GPU machines housing a total of 184 advanced GPUs (comprising 8 Nvidia H20, 76 Nvidia A100 GPUs, 56 Nvidia V100 GPUs, 4 Nvidia L40S GPUs, 20 Nvidia RTX 4090 GPUs and 20 Nvidia RTX 4080 GPUs); and
- 7-node BigDATA systems: 2 name nodes and 5 data nodes with 160TB storage (replication factor is 3) connected with 10Gb network switch operating in Apache Hadoop systems; and
- A PC cluster with 50+ nodes supports big data and machine learning research;
- Each research student has a dedicated Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti GPU card for research.
To make use of the latest technology, our Department employs innovation products in our systems and applications around the areas and laboratories, such as VR devices & DevKit, Google glasses, Interactive Wall, Touch TV, Structure Sensor 3D Scanning Bundle, and 3D printer etc.
Research and Development Centres/Laboratories
These centres and laboratories aim to support research and development. They are primarily used by academic staff, research staff, and postgraduate research students. The laboratories are equipped with specialised hardware and software to support research in different areas.
Centres and Laboratories
:
- Centre for Health Informatics
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Laboratory (AIML)
- Big Data Analytics and Management Laboratory (BDAM)
- Blockchain and FinTech Laboratory
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Laboratory (CVPR)
- Distributed Systems and Networking Laboratory (DSAN)
- High Performance Machine Learning Laboratory
- HKBU-CDC Joint Research Laboratory for Intelligent Disease Surveillance & Control (IDSC)
