Project description
Doctoral training in advanced computing
Fifteen fellows will be trained in advanced computing, quantum algorithms and data-driven approaches for research projects in physics, engineering and biology. This is the aim of the EU-funded AQTIVATE project. This joint doctoral project is interdisciplinary and engages nine degree-awarding institutions and four major research centres across Europe. The fellows will have placements in industry and supercomputing centres. The goal of the programme is to produce graduates with excellent career prospects in both academia and industry who can develop disruptive approaches in their scientific fields. The project will respond to the need for developing new algorithms and software in the advancements of supercomputing infrastructure and quantum computing systems, exploiting digital technologies for research and innovation.
Objective
The joint doctoral project “Advanced computing, QuanTum algorIthms and data-driVen Approaches for science, Technology and Engineering (AQTIVATE)” will deliver an interdisciplinary training program for fifteen fellows who will learn to utilise high performance computing, develop scalable algorithms and machine learning approaches, and explore quantum computing for research projects from physics, engineering and biology. AQTIVATE engages nine degree awarding institutions (DAIs) and four major research centres, including four national supercomputing centres in Cyprus, Germany, Italy and Sweden, one non-degree higher-educational institution, five companies as associated partners, NVIDIA participating through its research labs at two supercomputing centres, and IBM to join as a future associate partner. AQTIVATE will deliver joint degrees between at least two DAIs.
The training program and the research projects of the fellows are designed to be interdisciplinary and they all include a placement in industry and/or supercomputing center, exposing the fellows to different training and work settings. By integrating interdisciplinary methodologies and engaging leading experts from different fields across Europe, AQTIVATE aims to deliver an innovative doctoral program that goes beyond what can be delivered by a standard university curriculum. This combination of formal and hands-on training, coupled with an exposure to different training environments, aspires to produce graduates with excellent career prospects both in academia and industry, and who will be ideally positioned to develop disruptive approaches in their respective scientific fields. AQTIVATE responds to the advancements and investments in supercomputing infrastructure and quantum computing systems and the need for developing new algorithms and software, delivering the much needed human capital that is essential to ensure Europe’s leadership in exploiting digital technologies for research and innovation.
Fields of science
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcomputer hardwarequantum computers
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcomputer hardwaresupercomputers
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencemachine learning
Programme(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Coordinator
1678 Nicosia
Cyprus
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2121 Nicosia
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91120 Palaiseau
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00133 Roma
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100 44 Stockholm
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35122 Padova
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52428 Julich
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42119 Wuppertal
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10623 Berlin
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Partners (10)
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22607 Hamburg
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40033 Casalecchio Di Reno Bo
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16163 Genova
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91940 Les Ulis
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53229 Bonn
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66113 Saarbrucken
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10555 Berlin
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1010 Nicosia
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91128 Palaiseau
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52062 Aachen
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