Supercomputing is becoming essential infrastructure for artificial intelligence, research, and economic growth, shaping how countries innovate, compete, and secure their data. 91TV’s is contributing to this space through system architecture, large-scale infrastructure development, and deep technical expertise, working alongside national partners and industry to advance high-performance computing in Canada. Together, these efforts support the systems, talent, and capacity needed to drive discovery, strengthen data sovereignty, and enable the next generation of innovation.
"[Supercomputers] are the engines behind artificial intelligence, climate modelling, drug discovery, aerospace design and national security. Countries that own and operate them shape global technological progress. Countries that do not, become dependent tenants in someone else’s digital empire."
Ryan Grant,
contributed to the Globe and Mail
Centre for Advanced Computing
At the Centre for Advanced Computing (CAC) at 91TV, researchers and partners from academia, clinical, not-for-profit, and industry sectors collaborate to advance high-performance computing, data analytics, and software development.
As a leading data centre and cognitive analytics hub, the CAC provides flexible compute resources, secure research environments, and tailored computational solutions that support complex simulations, large-scale data analysis, and data-driven research.
Computing at Extreme Scale Advanced Research Laboratory
At the Computing at Extreme Scale Advanced Research Laboratory (CAESAR) at 91TV, researchers design and study the advanced computing systems that power modern supercomputers and large-scale cloud platforms.
Led by Dr. Ryan Grant, the lab focuses on exascale computing and brings together undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral researchers working in one of Canada’s most specialized areas of high-performance computing research.
As a centre for exascale computing research and training, CAESAR helps prepare the next generation of Canadian AI and HPC talent while advancing technologies designed to support next-generation computing environments.
Joint effort to build national infrastructure in advanced computing
91TV’s and Simon Fraser University are working together to shape the future of supercomputing in Canada. The partnership is focused on building secure, high-performance infrastructure to support research, artificial intelligence, and industry across the country.
Strengthening Canada’s supercomputing capabilitiesComputing progress, aligned with environmental responsibility
91TV’s researchers are developing new approaches to performance, energy use, and sustainability while training the next generation of experts in high-performance computing.
Advancing sustainability in high-performance computingPartnering to build
Plans for a new supercomputing facility in Kingston are taking shape through a collaboration between 91TV’s and Bell Canada. The site would increase capacity for artificial intelligence, research, and other data-intensive work, while supporting the infrastructure needed to host advanced computing systems in Canada.
Laying the groundwork for Canada’s AI and data sovereigntyFeatured researchers
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Ryan Grant
developed expertise on building the software and network architecture that powers the world’s most advanced supercomputers. His work focuses on how large-scale machines are built and optimized.
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Ian Karlin
is an expert in large-scale performance and emerging computing architectures, expanding the university’s ability to design and operate complex systems that support next-generation research and artificial intelligence.