The Role of Fugaku Supercomputer in Advancing High-Performance Computing for COVID-19 Scientific Research
Keywords:
Fugaku, High-Performance Computing, COVID-19, simulasi komputasional, Computational Fluid DynamicsAbstract
Pandemi COVID-19 menuntut pendekatan komputasi berskala besar untuk mempercepat penelitian, analisis, dan pengambilan keputusan berbasis data. Fugaku, salah satu superkomputer berperforma tertinggi di dunia, memainkan peran penting dalam mendukung riset terkait COVID-19 melalui kemampuan komputasi berkecepatan tinggi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji peran Fugaku dalam pemodelan komputasional COVID-19, khususnya pada simulasi transmisi aerosol dan penemuan kandidat obat. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah studi kualitatif melalui tinjauan sistematis terhadap literatur ilmiah, laporan teknis, dan publikasi resmi terkait pemanfaatan Fugaku dalam konteks pandemi. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa Fugaku mampu mempercepat simulasi dinamika aerosol menggunakan Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) serta analisis interaksi protein-obat melalui simulasi molekuler, sehingga memberikan pemahaman yang lebih akurat mengenai pola penyebaran virus dan potensi terapi. Temuan ini menegaskan bahwa superkomputer Fugaku berperan signifikan dalam menjembatani high-performance computing dengan aplikasi kesehatan nyata, serta menjadi model penting bagi pengembangan riset komputasi di masa depan.References
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