Project description
Exascale astrophysics codes and services: standardisation and interoperability
High-performance computing (HPC) relies on extreme parallel processing, aggregating multiple computing resources to deliver unparalleled performance – accommodating unprecedented computational loads at tremendously fast speeds. HPC has been an essential tool in this era of Big Data, particularly in the field of astrophysics and cosmology, enabling HPC-based numerical simulations and insight into highly complex phenomena. Exascale computing, the new era of supercomputing, will require integrating increasingly complex and distributed architectures and, thus, new simulation codes. The EU-funded SPACE project will advance exascale astrophysics and cosmology codes and services targeting deployment of applications running on different platforms via software and data standards and interoperability protocols.
Objective
In Astrophysics and Cosmology (A&C) today, High Performance Computing (HPC)-based numerical simulations are outstanding instruments for scientific discovery. They represent essential tools and theoretical laboratories able to investigate, interpret and understand the physical processes behind the observed sky. For these laboratories, the efficient and effective exploitation of exascale computing capabilities is essential.
Exascale systems, however, are expected to have a heterogeneous unprecedented architectural complexity, with a significant impact on simulation codes. Consequently, the proposed SPACE CoE aims to extensively re-engineer the target codes to engage with new computational solutions and adopt innovative programming paradigms, software solutions, and libraries. SPACE aims to foster the reuse and sharing of algorithms and software components in the A&C application domain.
The proposed SPACE CoE will address this action through co-design activities that bring together scientists, code developers, HPC experts, HW manufacturers and SW developers, advancing lighthouse exascale A&C applications, codes, services and know-how promoting the use of upcoming exascale and post-exascale computing capabilities.
In addition, SPACE will address the high-performance data analysis of the data torrent produced by exascale A&C simulation applications, also with machine-learning and visualization tools. The deployment of applications running on different platforms will be facilitated by federating capabilities focusing on code repositories and data sharing, and integrating European astrophysical communities around exascale computing by adopting software and data standards and interoperability protocols.
Fields of science
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata sciencebig data
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyastrophysics
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcomputer hardwaresupercomputers
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyphysical cosmology
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Programme(s)
- HORIZON.2.4 - Digital, Industry and Space Main Programme
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Funding Scheme
HORIZON-JU-RIA - HORIZON JU Research and Innovation ActionsCoordinator
10124 Torino
Italy