Moscow State Technical University named after Bauman has announced the creation of a pioneering supercomputer whose processing units rely on a domestic microarchitecture known as Leonard Euler. The system, named Teragraph, was reported to socialbites.ca by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, with the project’s chief designer, Alexei Popov, offering detailed insights.
Teragraph operates with pseudo-graphics that treat charts as networks of objects and the relationships among them, all driven by the parameters of those objects. By isolating graphs and their connections within large databases, Teragraph can generate digital replicas of intricate real-world systems, whether an entire city or the human body.
Popov explained that the long term capability of Teragraph to work with graphs will enable the creation of digital twins of humans. Such twins could be experimented on with different treatment methods to identify the most effective options. Analyzing initial data, the processor could propose multiple approaches to a treatment process. He referred to this capability as the device’s intuition.
“Imagine having various body parameters displayed on your computer. In the software, you can observe the effects of different drugs without putting a patient at risk. Popov stated that treatment could be applied to a person after selecting the most suitable solution within the program.”
Popov noted that even at the prototype stage, the Moscow Department of Information Technologies and the Center for Systems Biology within Rospotrebnadzor have shown interest in the project.
Currently, Teragraph is being prepared for pilot use at Bauman University. Popov indicated that the supercomputer will be employed to assess threats to state security using graphs prepared by the development team. The project is slated to commence before the end of 2022.
Further information about the Teragraph project was reported by Gazet.Ru, which provided coverage of the new Russian supercomputer in detail. Citation: Gazet.Ru.