Pictured: Dr. Lisa Su (left) meeting staff and students at Imperial College London on 9 June 2026.
“AI and accelerated computing are transforming how researchers solve complex problems and turn discoveries into real-world impact. By combining AMD leadership AI and HPC platforms with Imperial’s globally recognized research and innovation ecosystem, we aim to help to help researchers tackle larger challenges, develop next-generation AI talent and advance open, interoperable sovereign AI infrastructure in the U.K.” – Dr. Lisa Su, CEO and Chair, AMD
AMD has announced a strategic collaboration with Imperial College London to advance AI-enabled scientific discovery, sovereign AI infrastructure and next-generation high-performance computing (HPC) systems in the United Kingdom.
Bringing together AMD expertise in accelerated computing and open software with Imperial’s world-class expertise in science, engineering, and healthcare research and innovation, the organisations will explore new approaches to tackling some of the world’s most complex scientific problems.
The collaboration is expected to support advanced computational research across fields including engineering design, multiphysics simulation, materials discovery, climate and earth system modeling, neuroscience and brain imaging, epidemiology, biosecurity, genomics and computational biology.
AMD and Imperial also intend to explore opportunities to optimise AI models, scientific workflows and data-intensive applications on AMD compute platforms and AMD ROCm™ open software.
Beyond research, AMD and Imperial plan to work together on education, workforce development and science-based innovation initiatives spanning AI, HPC, accelerated computing, semiconductor technologies and engineering.
The parties will explore opportunities to provide students, researchers, startups and innovators with access to computing resources, software environments and technical expertise through workshops, seminars, internships, pilot programs and industry engagements.
“Imperial College London is committed to advancing world-leading research and innovation that delivers real-world impact,” said Hugh Brady, president, Imperial College London. “Working with AMD creates new opportunities to expand opportunities for researchers, students and innovators to access advanced AI and accelerated computing infrastructure working across scientific, engineering and healthcare disciplines.”
