Q&A

Q1：I belong to an organization in Japan, and want to use supercomputers from overseas. Do I need to submit a “Supercomputer Utilization Application Form for users in overseas organizations”?

A：If you have a position in a Japanese organization, you are not required to do so.

Q2：I am not a Japanese nationality holder but employed by a Japanese organization. My stay in Japan is within six months now. Do I need to submit a “Supercomputer Utilization Application Form for users in overseas organizations”?

A：If you are employed by the organization in Japan, even if your stay is within six months, you are not required to do so.

Q&A for MCRP users

Q3：What should I do when my affiliation and e-mail address change?

A：You must e-mail your new affiliation and e-mail address to the project support desk “project-register[at]ccs.tsukuba.ac.jp”. (*please replace [at] with @)

Q4：Can I add new members to the project?

A: The addition of the project members is possible after the review of the Cooperative Research Operation Committee. Project leaders must email the following contents to project-adm[AT]ccs.tsukuba.ac.jp. (*please replace [AT] with @)
*We do not accept the application until the end of April after the approval of the project.

• Reasons to add new members：*The project structure including the list of project members has been reviewed by the Cooperative Research Committee during the selection process. Therefore, a clear statement of reasons must be described.
• Name of supercomputer system：
• Proposal ID (the number written in the e-mail receipt of the proposal submission):
• Project name and code：
• Name of new member：
• Affiliation/position：
• Gender：Male/Female (Delete the one that does not apply)
• Age: Under 36/Over 35 (Delete the one that does not apply)
• Nationality：Japan/Oversea country (Delete the one that does not apply)
• Email：
• If the new member participates in other MCRP projects, their proposal ID’s:

Q5 Can I change the disk capacity and the maximum number of nodes?

A：In principle, the project should be performed within approved resources. However, if there is a special reason which is approved by the committee, it is possible to do so. In order to request the committee’s review, the project leader should send an email to project-adm[AT]ccs.tsukuba.ac.jp including the following contents:

• Reasons to change the disk capacity/maximum # of nodes:
  *The resources of the project have been reviewed by the Cooperative Research Committee during the selection process. Therefore, a clear statement of reasons must be described.
• Name of supercomputer system：
• Proposal ID (the number written in the e-mail receipt of the proposal submission):
• Project name and code：
• Change of resources (disk capacity / maximum # of nodes / others [ ])
  – Approved resources:
  – Requested change into:

*We do not accept the application until the end of April after the approval of the project.

Other questions should be sent to a project support desk “project-register[at]ccs.tsukuba.ac.jp”. (*Replace [at] with @)