Research @ MSI

Latest research

The Minnesota Supercomputing Institute is a nexus for leading edge research and public-private collaborations. Given the breadth of research supported by the Institute, it is hard to overestimate the impact that MSI has on the University, the state of Minnesota, and the Nation.

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Improving Convex Optimization

Convex optimization is an indispensable modeling and computational tool for all science and engineering fields.

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Improving Crops Using High-Throughput Phenotyping

Breeding climate-resilient crops and developing targeted management practices are imperative to strengthening global food security.

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Genomics Studies to Understand the Progression of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a deadly, progressive fibrotic lung disease.

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A Pipeline for Functionally Annotating Pangenomes

How an individual’s genetic background influences different traits - for example, coat color, disease risk, etc. - is a fundamental question for the genomics community.

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A New Computational Simulation Method for Filtration Media

Filtration is a broadly utilized procedure in chemical, mining, and manufacturing industries, with special representation in Minnesota’s industrial sector.

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Using Computer Imagery to Map Tree Diseases

A major global change factor that is threatening the ecosystem services from forests, including their ability to regulate climate and support biodiversity, is the spread of invasive diseases that k