High Performance Computing Governance Intelligence Gathering

Project Information

HPC-GIG

Grant agreement ID: 824151

DOI 10.3030/824151

Project closed

EC signature date 25 September 2018

Start date 1 September 2018

End date 31 August 2022

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Research Infrastructures

Total cost € 943 766,25

EU contribution € 900 000,00

Coordinated by

PARTNERSHIP FOR ADVANCED COMPUTING IN EUROPE AISBL
Belgium

Project description

The European Cloud Initiative: laying the groundwork for effective governance

High-performance computing (HPC) that harnesses supercomputers or many computers in clusters opens the door to computations on Big Data previously not possible. This can significantly enhance the accuracy of analyses, models and predictions, and it will underlie the rapid and reliable responses of applications using edge-connected devices and cloud-based platforms. Among the many areas of application are climate change, the movement of financial markets, disease spread, the workings of our cosmos and the responsiveness of self-driving cars. The EU-funded HPC-GIG project is supporting intelligence-gathering services to foster effective policy-making regarding the governance of the HPC infrastructures underlying the European Cloud Initiative, the cornerstone of the EU’s strategic plan on HPC.

Objective

The European Cloud Initiative implementation encompasses different elements and will require a solid governance setup. A cornerstone of this governance is a Joint Undertaking, planned to start activities in 2019. HPC-GIG proposes intelligence gathering services from the European HPC stakeholders to this future ‘HPC Governance’ - HPCG. It aims to facilitate a timely start of its operations, transparently and non-intrusively leveraging the HPC community know-how, organised with enough flexibility to align project activities with the programme schedule and needs during its ramp-up phase, and deliver timely and useful input to the HPCG.
For this purpose the project will:
- establish an effective and responsive communication channel with the HPC Governance;
- engage all relevant stakeholders in the HPC and data ecosystem via dynamically managed ad hoc task forces;
- develop knowledge registries and consolidate networks of expertise which may already exist;
- link national and pan-European activities in the field, involving users, implementers and funders participating in the European HPC and Big Data activities;
- organise workshops for stakeholder groups and/or participating in already-existing strategic HPC events;
- create visibility and position the project within the European HPC and data ecosystem.
The project partners are Europe’s reference players in the main areas of concern:
(a) PRACE (Project Coordinator): provider of world-class HPC for scientific and industrial research;
(b) ETP4HPC: industry-led think tank of European HPC technology stakeholders;
(c) GEANT: the leading European collaboration providing advanced network, infrastructure and services for research and education.
The project partners are very active stakeholders interested in reaching the ECI objectives. Moreover, their in-depth knowledge of the field and the scope of their contacts will facilitate the involvement of users, implementers and funders from the European HPC ecosysstem.

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eu-vocabularies/euroscivoc.

• social sciences › sociology › governance
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › data science › big data
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › computer hardware › supercomputers

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Keywords

• EuroHPC
• HPC
• user forum
• Strategic Task Force
• HPC Governance
• PRACE
• ETP4HPC
• GEANT

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.4. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Research Infrastructures Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.4.1.3. - Development, deployment and operation of ICT-based e-infrastructures

Topic(s)

• INFRAEDI-03-2018 - Support to the governance of High Performance Computing Infrastructures

Call for proposal

H2020-INFRAEDI-2018-2020

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Sub call

H2020-INFRAEDI-2018-1

Funding Scheme

CSA - Coordination and support action

Coordinator

PARTNERSHIP FOR ADVANCED COMPUTING IN EUROPE AISBL

• Net EU contribution: € 528 660,25
• Address: RUE DU TRONE 98 ; 1050 Bruxelles / Brussel ; Belgium
• Region: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
• Activity type: Other
• Total cost: € 762 730,00

Participants (16)

Third-party

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GRAND EQUIPEMENT NATIONAL DE CALCUL INTENSIF

France

• Net EU contribution: € 21 562,50
• Address: 6 BIS RUE AUGUSTE VITU ; 75015 Paris
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Other
• Total cost: € 21 562,50

Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

NEOVIA INNOVATION

France

• Net EU contribution: € 77 812,50
• Address: 18 RUE DROUOT ; 75009 Paris
• SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes:
  Region
  Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: € 77 812,50

Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

SURF BV

Netherlands

• Net EU contribution: € 5 578,00
• Address: MOREELSEPARK 48 ; 3511 EP Utrecht
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: € 5 578,75

Third-party

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EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH

Switzerland

• Net EU contribution: € 29 762,50
• Address: Raemistrasse 101 ; 8092 Zuerich
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Zürich › Zürich
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: € 29 762,50

Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART

Participation ended

Germany

• Net EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: KEPLERSTRASSE 7 ; 70174 Stuttgart
• Region: Baden-Württemberg › Stuttgart › Stuttgart, Stadtkreis
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

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CINECA CONSORZIO INTERUNIVERSITARIO

Italy

• Net EU contribution: € 4 453,75
• Address: VIA MAGNANELLI 6/3 ; 40033 Casalecchio Di Reno Bo
• Region: Nord-Est › Emilia-Romagna › Bologna
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: € 4 453,75

Third-party

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BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER CENTRO NACIONAL DE SUPERCOMPUTACION

Spain

• Net EU contribution: € 45 998,00
• Address: CALLE JORDI GIRONA 31 ; 08034 Barcelona
• Region: Este › Cataluña › Barcelona
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: € 45 998,75

Third-party

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CSC-TIETEEN TIETOTEKNIIKAN KESKUS OY

Finland

• Net EU contribution: € 16 780,00
• Address: KEILARANTA 14 ; 02101 Espoo
• Region: Manner-Suomi › Helsinki-Uusimaa › Helsinki-Uusimaa
• Activity type: Other
• Total cost: € 16 780,00

EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING

Netherlands

• Net EU contribution: € 16 396,00
• Address: ABTSPOELHOF 7 ; 2341 NS Oegstgeest
• Activity type: Other
• Total cost: € 155 910,00

Third-party

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SCAPOS AG

Germany

• Net EU contribution: € 63 541,25
• Address: FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTSZENTRUM SCHLOSS BIRLINGHOVEN ; 53757 Sankt Augustin
• SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes:
  Region
  Nordrhein-Westfalen › Köln › Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
• Region: Nordrhein-Westfalen › Köln › Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: € 63 541,25

Third-party

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FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JULICH GMBH

Germany

• Net EU contribution: € 13 541,25
• Address: WILHELM JOHNEN STRASSE ; 52428 Julich
• Region: Nordrhein-Westfalen › Köln › Düren
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: € 13 541,25

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COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES

France

• Net EU contribution: € 20 288,00
• Address: RUE LEBLANC 25 ; 75015 PARIS 15
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: € 30 431,25

Third-party

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TERATEC

Participation ended

France

• Net EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: CAMPUS TERATEC 2 RUE DE LA PIQUETTERIE ; 91680 Bruyeres-Le-Chatel
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Essonne
• Activity type: Other
• Total cost: No data

Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

BULL SAS

France

• Net EU contribution: € 30 500,00
• Address: RUE JEAN JAURES 68 ; 78340 Les Clayes Sous Bois
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Yvelines
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: € 30 500,00

GEANT VERENIGING

Netherlands

• Net EU contribution: € 25 126,00
• Address: HOEKENRODE 3 ; 1102 BR Amsterdam
• SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes:
  Activity type
  Research Organisations
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: € 25 126,25

Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

JISC LBG

Participation ended

United Kingdom

• Net EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: 4 PORTWALL LANE ; BS1 6NB Bristol
• Region: South West (England) › Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area › Bristol, City of
• Activity type: Other
• Total cost: No data