WPI Academic & Research Computing (ARC) provides high-performance computing, GPU, Windows, and high-capacity storage resources — free to all WPI students and faculty. ARC staff, including PhDs across scientific domains, maintain the systems, help design custom workflows, and install additional software on request (archelp@wpi.edu).
Get access
Pick the resource that fits your work and request access below. Not sure what you need? Schedule a short consultation and ARC staff will help.
Turing HPC Cluster
Linux high-performance computing for research and computationally demanding coursework.
Windows Terminal Servers
Remote Windows desktops for commercial and open-source software, reachable from Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Inference Cluster
GPU resources for deploying and running large language model (LLM) inference.
Research Storage
High-capacity storage built into a common framework with the compute systems for fast access to data and results.
Already have an account? See Connecting to ARC resources for how to log in (SSH for Linux, remote desktop for Windows).
Last Updated on June 17, 2026