The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC)’s 2025-2026 Research Report highlights the Center’s role in supporting and expanding the use of high performance computing (HPC) to advance research, innovation, and workforce development in Ohio and beyond.
The full report is available in the research section of the OSC website.
“From the social sciences to the health and medical disciplines, more fields are relying on HPC to accelerate knowledge generation and innovation that keeps the State of Ohio economically competitive,” said David Hudak, OSC executive director. "OSC offers access to shared hardware, software, and staff technical expertise, including support for rising artificial intelligence (AI) needs.”
This year’s report highlights:
- Students and faculty at Ohio higher education institutions such as Denison University, The Ohio State University, Kent State University, and Marietta College who are using OSC to study topics such as monitoring physical activity and cognitive health, detecting credit card fraud for the financial industry, and tracking wildlife biodiversity.
- Institutions across the globe—from Texas to The Netherlands—that are relying on OSC’s open-source web portal Open OnDemand to help more students, faculty, and researchers easily use HPC resources to advance their research.
- OSC’s efforts to expand its hardware and software offerings to support the growing computational demands for AI, machine learning, and data analytics work, as well as its role in training students and information technology professionals to use AI tools.
- How academics, industry, and the general public can learn more about HPC and its uses through OSC’s outreach programs.
Hard copies of the report may be requested by contacting communications@osc.edu.
The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) addresses the rising computational demands of academic and industrial research communities by providing a robust shared infrastructure and proven expertise in advanced modeling, simulation and analysis. OSC empowers scientists with the services essential to making extraordinary discoveries and innovations, partners with businesses and industry to leverage computational science as a competitive force in the global knowledge economy and leads efforts to equip the workforce with the key technology skills required for 21st century jobs.
