Many NPAC activities depend critically on pro-active outreach and collaboration. NPAC is a member of the prestigious Center for Research in Parallel Computing (CRPC), a research consortium of seven participating institutions in Parallel Processing: Argonne National Laboratory, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Los Alamos National Laboratory, Rice University, Syracuse University, University of Tennessee, and University of Maryland. We are a member of the NSF Partnership in Advanced Computing NCSA centered at the University of Illinois. We also have well-established foreign links with especially Europe and China. These collaborations enrich our work and ensure that it remains at the leading edge.
Through New York State funding, our InfoMall program that has centers in Central New York, New York City and the Mid-Hudson Valley, allows businesses to participate in NPAC's programs and for NPAC to commercialize some of its research activities. Working with InfoMall, Businesses can get a virtual research and development center, which gives a window to the latest computer technologies. NPAC also develops educational material that helps Syracuse University students become attractive employees for Industry. NPAC also offers through its virtual University WebWisdom.org training programs, which can be offered either through conventional or distance education technologies to businesses. Note that NPAC is judged by the state on the basis of its success in creating jobs in the State and so we are highly motivated to help Industry in very practical ways!
Within Syracuse University, NPAC has particularly strong ties with the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the Physics department but has several other ongoing and completed collaborative ties.