EmpireAI Supercomputer

EmpireAI is a Public/Private collaboration launched in April 2024 by the State of New York to promote responsible research and development, create jobs, and unlock AI opportunities focused on public good.

The founding consortium members are:

Columbia University
Cornell University
New York University
City University of New York (CUNY)
State Univerity of New York (SUNY)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
The Simons Foundation (Flatiron Institute)

By bringing together AI researchers, scientists, entrepreneurs, philanthropists and others, the initiative will be funded by over $400 million in public and private investment. This includes up to $275 million from the State in grant and other funding, and more than $125 million from the founding institutions and other private partners including the Simons Foundation and Tom Secunda.

EmpireAI hardware is presently housed on the campus of the University of Buffalo.

System Information¶

Compute:¶

13x Nvidia HGX nodes
- Rocky Linux 9.4
- 8x H100 80gB GPU
- 10x 400gBps ConnectX-7 NICs (8x Infiniband, 2x Ethernet)
- 2tB RAM

Fabric¶

8x 96port NDR Infiniband switches

Storage¶

2pB DDN storage (barn space)
2pB VAST storage (home directories)
30tB local NVMe storage per node

Requesting Access¶

Rensselaer faculty and students are eligible for access on request.

Submit a ticket to cci-support@rpi.edu to request an account.

Support¶

Support is through CCI/RPI. Issues, concerns and ideas should be sent to cci-support@rpi.edu.

Documentation for EmpireAI can be found here: https://empireai.freshdesk.com/support/solutions