Project description
Powering Europe’s AI future
The rapid growth of AI demands powerful, accessible computing infrastructure that many start-ups, SMEs, and researchers do not have. With this in mind, the EU-funded HammerHAI project is establishing an AI Factory at the High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS). HammerHAI will provide secure and scalable supercomputing resources designed specifically for AI innovation. This hub will enable users, from fledgling start-ups to large industries and academic institutions, to migrate AI workloads to high-performance machines, accelerating model development from data preparation to deployment. HammerHAI aims to build a competitive European AI ecosystem, supporting the digital transition with talent development and cutting-edge infrastructure for sovereign AI solutions.
Objective
The HammerHAI project offers to establish an AI Factory at the High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (USTUTT/HLRS), which is supported by a strong consortium from Germany, to successfully meet the growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure across Europe. HammerHAI will be a one-stop shop for many AI users, focusing primarily on start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), large industrial companies, and supporting academic institutions and the public sector. It will offer tailored services and infrastructure to accelerate AI innovation and help develop a competitive AI ecosystem in Europe. The AI Factory will be located in a region that is one of Europe’s powerhouses in manufacturing and engineering innovation, and it will be integrated into an ecosystem that promotes talent building that will be the basis of an ongoing digital transition. The AI Factory HammerHAI will provide secure, scalable, and AI-optimised supercomputing resources to meet the needs of start-ups, SMEs, industry, and research institutions. Its infrastructure will enable users to easily migrate their AI applications from laptops or cloud environments to supercomputers, providing the computing power needed to develop large-scale AI models. Hereby, the AI Factory will support the entire AI lifecycle, from data preparation to model training, deployment, monitoring, and retraining, and will provide a comprehensive package of services to ensure efficient and effective AI development and operation. HammerHAI will meet Europe's growing demand for sovereign AI products by providing scalable, secure, and AI-optimised supercomputing infrastructure integrated into an existing research, education, and innovation ecosystem. HammerHAI will fast-track start-ups, professionals, SMEs, industries, and research to realise the full potential of AI.
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Programme(s)
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HORIZON.2.4 - Digital, Industry and Space
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HORIZON.2.4.7 - Advanced Computing and Big Data
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HORIZON.2.4.5 - Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
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HORIZON-JU-RIA - HORIZON JU Research and Innovation Actions
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2025-AI-01-IBA
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70174 Stuttgart
Germany
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