Department of Biology ยท University of Copenhagen
BioHPC
Project-based access to high-performance computing, storage, and research support for employees within the Department of Biology at the University of Copenhagen, powered by the Rubus HPC platform.
BioHPC and Rubus
BioHPC combines local onboarding, project management, support, and research workflows for Department of Biology research projects with access to shared compute resources delivered through the University of Copenhagen and the Rubus HPC platform. Department of Biology employees work through BioHPC Project Spaces while benefiting from shared University computing resources.
Department-based research computing
BioHPC is a Department of Biology initiative that provides a PI-centered service layer for Department of Biology employees using shared University of Copenhagen HPC resources.
BioHPC at a glance
Project Spaces
Active Users
Department of Biology initiative
Powered by the Rubus HPC platform
PI-managed Project Spaces
Project storage, membership, and accounting
Access to shared Slurm-based compute
Support for Department of Biology research projects
What BioHPC provides
BioHPC combines project storage, user management, accounting, software guidance, and access to shared compute resources for Department of Biology employees working with biological data.
High-performance computing
Access to shared compute resources for analyses that are too large for laptops or local workstations.
Shared project storage
Storage organized around research projects so teams can work from common data and results.
Slurm job scheduling
Queued batch jobs help Department of Biology employees run repeatable workloads and make fair use of resources.
Bioinformatics software support
Software, modules, and workflow guidance for common life science computing needs.
Research computing support
Guidance for onboarding, job submission, data organization, and troubleshooting.
Project-based organization
Department of Biology employees work through Project Spaces that combine storage, membership, accounting, and access to shared compute resources under PI responsibility.
Who can use BioHPC
BioHPC is for Department of Biology employees at the University of Copenhagen. Access is organized through a clear PI-owned structure for research staff, technical contacts, and employed students connected to approved Project Spaces.
Principal Investigators
Approved Department of Biology PIs own Project Spaces and remain responsible for membership, usage, and compliance.
Research groups
Department of Biology groups can organize project storage, members, accounting, and compute access around shared scientific work.
Employees and employed students
Department of Biology postdocs, PhD students, research staff, technical staff, and employed students join approved Project Spaces.
Bioinformaticians
Department of Biology technical staff can support workflows and help teams use BioHPC resources effectively.
Technical Contacts
Delegated contacts can help review requests and support day-to-day administration.
Research support staff
Approved internal staff can support research workflows and Project Space administration.
For Principal Investigators
BioHPC is organized around Project Spaces owned by approved Department of Biology Principal Investigators, providing shared project areas for Department employees, employed students, and technical staff.
Create Project Spaces
Approved Department of Biology PIs create shared project areas with storage, user membership, accounting, and access to shared compute resources.
Approve Employee Access
Control membership and approve Department of Biology employee access requests for your research projects.
Delegate Technical Contacts
Allow trusted bioinformaticians or research staff to assist with administration and approvals.
Manage Project Teams
Support research group members through controlled Project Space membership.
Responsible Resource Usage
Maintain oversight of storage allocation, compute usage, membership, and compliance within your Project Spaces.
How BioHPC works
Access for Department of Biology employees follows the established Airtable-based onboarding workflow. Users first request a BioHPC User Account; after that account has been created, they request membership of one or more approved Project Spaces.
PI registration
The PI registers so BioHPC can confirm eligibility and identify the responsible Project Space owner.
Project Space request
The approved Department of Biology PI requests one or more Project Spaces for specific research activities.
User account request
Department of Biology employees request a BioHPC User Account as the first user onboarding step.
Project membership request
After the BioHPC account has been created, registered users apply for membership of one or more Project Spaces.
PI / Technical Contact approval
The responsible PI or an authorized delegate reviews and approves Project Space membership requests.
Fully operational
Users can store data and run analyses after their BioHPC account exists and they have been approved for at least one Project Space.
Project Spaces are the organizing unit
A Project Space is a shared project area that provides storage, user management, accounting, and access to shared compute resources for an approved research project under the responsibility of a Principal Investigator. Every BioHPC user must belong to at least one Project Space before they can store data or run analyses.
Principal Investigator
Responsible owner across projects
Responsible owner across projects
Cancer Genomics Project Space
Project directory, members, accounting, Rubus access
PhD employees, postdocs, bioinformatician
Microbiome Cohort Project Space
Project directory, members, accounting, Rubus access
Researchers, data analysts, Technical Contact
Protein Structure Project Space
Project directory, members, accounting, Rubus access
Employed students, structural biologists, analyst