Software applications
In order to increase the eResearch capacity in the University we are providing easier and more cost-effective access to applications that otherwise tend to miss out because they are not “administrative” or suitable for the SOE.
The following site/lab licences are available:
| Licence | Description |
|---|---|
| ArcGIS |
ArcGIS is a suite consisting of a group of geographic information system (GIS) software products produced by Esri. |
| CLC Genomics workbench | CLC Genomics Workbench is a cross-platform desktop application with a graphical user-interface. This application is used for analysing and visualising Next Generation Sequencing data and incorporates cutting-edge technology and algorithms, while also supporting and integrating with the rest of a typical NGS workflow. |
| Gaussian / Gaussview |
Gaussian predicts the energies, molecular structures, and vibrational frequencies of molecular systems, along with numerous molecular properties derived from these basic computation types. |
| HPC programs | PGI FORTRAN/C++ (which includes all the new CUDA programming for GPU-based computers) and Intel compilers. |
| LabVIEW | LabVIEW is a graphical programming environment used by millions of engineers and scientists to develop sophisticated measurement, test, and control systems using intuitive graphical icons and wires that resemble a flowchart. It offers unrivalled integration with thousands of hardware devices and provides hundreds of built-in libraries for advanced analysis and data visualisation – all for creating virtual instrumentation. |
| Matlab |
MATLAB is an interactive system for matrix-based computation designed for scientific and engineering use. It is good for many forms of numeric computation and visualization. Besides dealing with explicit matrices in linear algebra, it can handle differential equations, polynomials, signal processing, and other applications. Results can be made available both numerically and as excellent graphics. |
| NBO Source program | This program interfaces with the GAUSSIAN, GAMESS and MOPAC programs and will be used by researchers in Biochemistry to analyse spectral data from chemical reactions to provide data on chemical bonds. |
| OriginPro (the scientific graphics package) |
To be available through the ICT service desk in the near future. |
| Parallelised version of R (the statistical package) |
Because it can run on many processors at once, unlike normal R, it can run many times faster on a cluster of computers. This speed up can be 10x-100x normal, depending on the problem and hardware. We will describe access to R in the next couple of months as we get new infrastructure on-line. In the meantime, if you wish to understand how this R differs from normal R (very little thankfully) please check out the manuals. |
| SBGrid from Harvard University (for bioinformatics tools) |
This is a major set of tools kept up to date suitable for researchers in genomics, bioinformatics and so on. It is licensed on a laboratory basis, so talk to us if you think there is a need for it. |
| QuantumWise |
Simulating electrical transport properties of nanodevices on the atomic scale. |
Suggestions for other applications
We are always on the lookout for applications that may be quite common individually and thus ripe for turning into a site licence, saving the University some money and making it easier to use the application. If you have any suggestion for site license software (i.e. across more than one faculty) please let us know at eresearch@latrobe.edu.au
