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API Development Increases Access to Shared Computing Resources at Boston University
Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, USA
Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, USA
Revolution Systems, LLC., Lawrance, USA
Revolution Systems, LLC., Lawrance, USA
College of Engineering, Boston University, Boston, USA
Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, USA
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, USA
- 1 Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, USA
- 2 Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, USA
- 3 Revolution Systems, LLC., Lawrance, USA
- 4 Revolution Systems, LLC., Lawrance, USA
- 5 College of Engineering, Boston University, Boston, USA
- 6 Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, USA
- 7 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, USA
Journal of Software Engineering and Applications·Volume 15 (2022)·Pages 197–207·Published 29 June 2022·DOI10.4236/jsea.2022.156011
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Abstract
Within the last few decades, increases in computational resources have contributed enormously to the progress of science and engineering (S & E). To continue making rapid advancements, the S & E community must be able to access computing resources. One way to provide such resources is through High-Performance Computing (HPC) centers. Many academic research institutions offer their own HPC Centers but struggle to make the computing resources easily accessible and user-friendly. Here we present SHABU, a RESTful Web API framework that enables S & E communities to access resources from Boston University’s Shared Computing Center (SCC). The SHABU requirements are derived from the use cases described in this work.
KeywordsAPI FrameworkOpen SourceHigh-Performance ComputingSoftware ArchitectureScience and Engineering
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