The Kunpeng & Ascend Supercomputing Platform is the first university-level, fully autonomous and controllable bioinformatics supercomputing platform in China. It focuses on meeting the demands of digital transformation and upgrading in agricultural scientific research, offering a domestic solution that covers the entire bioinformatics computing chain. The platform deeply integrates high-performance computing and bioinformatics technology, overcoming technological bottlenecks such as chip shortages, and has emerged as a new-generation growth engine leading the way in technological advancements for agricultural development.
In collaboration with Huawei, Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU) has achieved significant milestones:
Empowering research innovation
Over 1,000 software packages have been ported to the platform, with a 97-percent compatibility rate.
Facilitating the integration of industry, university and research
Leveraging Kunpeng, the two sides have developed the HIBLUP breeding computing platform and further incubated its integrated hardware-software system, "HIBLUP Appliance".
Supporting digital transformation in education
They have locally deployed the full-performance version of DeepSeek on Ascend. Additionally, in collaboration with application service partners, they are developing Al-powered solutions tailored to vertical domains, enhancing the intelligence level of scientific research, teaching, and management within HZAU.