The University has been chosen as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) Research Center by pioneering visual computing company NVIDIA.
Kent’s recognition as a NVIDIA ‘GPU Research Center’ comes for its research in optical coherence tomography (OCT), a non-invasive technique for sub-surface imaging of semi-transparent materials. This technology has applications in areas such as real-time diagnostics in ophthalmology, surgery monitoring and art investigation.
GPU Research Centers are institutions that embrace and utilise GPU-accelerated computing across multiple research fields, and are at the forefront of some of the world’s most innovative scientific research.
It means Kent will have pre-release access to NVIDIA GPU hardware and software, the opportunity to attend exclusive events with key researchers and academics, a designated NVIDIA technical liaison, and access to specialised online and in-person training sessions.
Professor Adrian Podoleanu and colleague Dr Adrian Bradu, of the University’s School of Physical Sciences worked with Konstantin Kapinchev and Fred Barnes of its School of Computing on OCT.
NVIDIA has pioneered visual computing, which is the art and science of computer graphics, for the past 20 years. With its invention of the GPU — the engine of modern visual computing — the field has expanded to encompass PC games, movie production, product design, medical diagnosis and scientific research.