Project description
AI and quantum computing push the frontiers of neurodegeneration research
Neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases are now a leading cause of ill health and disability. The numbers will continue to rise as an ageing population grows and lives longer. Leveraging the power of AI and quantum computing could exponentially accelerate neurodegeneration research. The EU-funded CLARA project aims to establish a dedicated centre for AI and quantum computing in systems brain research in Czechia. Its domain-specific hybrid computing and data infrastructure platform based on emerging ‘European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking’ computing resources will be used to process large-scale biological and clinical data, strengthening understanding and Europe’s computing and brain research data ecosystem.
Objective
CLARA, the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing in System Brain Research, represents the interdisciplinary center of excellence focused on the next generation of artificial intelligence/machine learning applications and quantum-centric supercomputing tools to push the frontier of neurodegeneration research, particularly Alzheimers disease. The project seeks deep field knowledge and processing of large-scale biological and clinical data that will enrich collective understanding of these emerging technologies, solve real-world challenges, thus accelerating innovations and the future of computing for the benefit of society. Finally, building a domain specific hybrid computing and data infrastructure platform based on emerging EuroHPC Joint Undertaking computing resources, CLARA will significantly contribute to development of the European computing and data ecosystem in the field of system brain research.
CLARA will be established as the autonomous division of the International Neurodegenerative Disorders Research Center (INDRC) in Prague, Czech Republic. CLARA is built upon a strong consortium of INDRC as the coordinator (with its affiliated partner VSB-Technical University Ostrava), the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics, and Cybernetics of the Czech Technical University in Prague, and the International Clinical Research Center of the St. Anne's University Hospital, all based in the Czech Republic, a low R&I performing country, with two prominent collaborative European research organizations from advanced countries: Paris Brain Institute (France) and Leibniz Supercomputing Centre of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (Germany).
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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- natural sciencesbiological sciencesneurobiology
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligence
- medical and health sciencesbasic medicineneurologydementiaalzheimer
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems
- social sciencespolitical sciencesgovernment systems
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HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support ActionsCoordinator
160 00 PRAHA
Czechia
The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.