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DUG Technology
An inside look at green, mobile high-performance computing and how it enables scalable AI, decentralised infrastructure (DePIN), and resilient digital systems
This Innovation Tour showcased one of Western Australia’s most advanced digital infrastructure developments: high-density, energy-efficient high-performance computing (HPC) designed for an AI-first era, with green compute, resilience, and rapid deployment at its core.
Through direct engagement with DUG’s facilities and experts, Black Swan Summit delegates gained practical insight into how mobile and modular HPC can support next-generation AI workloads, edge analytics, and emerging decentralised infrastructure models, while strengthening regional capability and sovereign-grade digital capacity.
Located in Western Australia, a politically and economically stable jurisdiction powered by expanding renewable energy and strategically positioned in the Indo-Pacific, the tour highlighted a scalable model for how Australia can deliver trusted, greener compute capacity to partners across Southeast Asia.
Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre
Meet Setonix: The Southern Hemisphere's computational powerhouse driving breakthroughs in climate, health, and discovery
This session took participants inside Pawsey’s world-class supercomputing centre to explore how classical High-Performance Computing (HPC) and emerging quantum technologies will coexist in practice.
Through an innovation tour and interactive presentation, attendees saw how Setonix, a supercomputer located at the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre, and Pawsey's on-site quantum capabilities can be orchestrated together as hybrid workflows, where quantum acts as a specialised accelerator within familiar supercomputing environments.
The session highlighted real-world use cases, integration challenges, and the talent and infrastructure Western Australia is building to lead in quantum‑enhanced digital innovation.