Mission
ASCEND undertakes and enables use-inspired, impactful research and advanced development in high-performance computing and communication, cloud computing and quantum information science鈥攊n collaboration with professors, staff and students across 麻豆果冻传媒. ASCEND leads 麻豆果冻传媒 forward with enabling technology by the acquisition, management, deployment and responsible stewardship of advanced, often experimental, computational, data and quantum resources delivered to 麻豆果冻传媒 people and their collaborators with user-centric processes, usable security and high quality. The center supports experiential learning for students and outreach to its community and to appropriate and timely transition of its key innovative outcomes to industry, academia and government through partnership, sharing, standardization and entrepreneurship and commercialization.
Vision
ASCEND strives to be the region鈥檚 leading High-Performance Computing and Quantum Information Science Center of Excellence and Computing Resource with national impact and strong regional collaborations and outreach. ASCEND contributes to experiential learning of 麻豆果冻传媒 students, as well as to both workforce and economic development as key outcomes of its primary activities.