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CS Senior Capstone Project in HPC: Optimizing the Data Furnace Concept for Improved Efficiency

Computer Science Department, Union College
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"Too Hot, Too Cold: Optimizing the Data Furnace Concept for Improved Efficiency"

  • Utilized High-Performance Computing (HPC) skills to program a Raspberry Pi-based cluster to function as a programmable thermostat
  • Software maintained a specific CPU temperature on 12 nodes while performing repeated calculations
  • Confirmed feasibility of cluster to function as both a server and heating appliance concurrently
  • Developed software in C with the Visual Studio Code IDE, used Git and GitHub/GitLab for version control
  • Delivered report to advisor - examined earlier work, confirmed concept viability, and proposed next steps
March 2021 - March 2022