The Peer-Review platform is an essential online IT tool for the administration of Access Calls implemented by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU). It serves as the entry point for applicants that require compute power and apply for access on EuroHPC JU supercomputers, under the auspices of the calls established in accordance with the Access Policy.
The allocation of access time on EuroHPC supercomputers requires the implementation of a fair and transparent Peer-Review Process to ensure proper and legal allocation of its access time.
This new platform will facilitate further the management of peer-review workflows and the interaction among the various stakeholders involved in the process, including applicants submitting proposals, EuroHPC JU Peer-Review staff, EuroHPC Access Resource Committee (ARC) members, external experts and Hosting Entity (HE) application support teams.
The Peer-Review Process is also applicable to future EuroHPC supercomputers that will become operational in the coming years.
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The aim of this call is to procure, develop, host and operate a Peer-Review platform that will enable management and operations of EuroHPC JU’s Access Calls and supporting processes. This initiative will support EuroHPC JU’s mission to ensure open, fair and unbiased access to EuroHPC supercomputers.
The call is open for submissions until 23/09/2024, 17:00 (CET).
More details and all relevant documents concerning the call are available here.
Background
The EuroHPC JU implements an international peer-review process for the distribution of the Union’s share on the access time to EuroHPC Supercomputers (“Peer-Review Process”).
EuroHPC JU has relied until now on the peer-review platform that has been developed and maintained by the Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE). Currently the portal hosts all data regarding EuroHPC’s Access calls during the past two years.
As this platform has been developed to support the specific peer-review process implemented by PRACE, EuroHPC wishes to procure and evolve its own private platform, tailor-made for the requirements, the specific processes and peer-review workflows implemented for the Joint Undertaking.
The EuroHPC JU is a legal and funding entity, created in 2018 and reviewed by Council Regulation (EU) 2021/1173. This was recently amended in 2024 by means of Council Regulation (EU) 2024/1732, with the mission to:
- develop, deploy, extend and maintain in the EU a world-leading federated, secure and hyper-connected supercomputing, quantum computing, service and data infrastructure ecosystem;
- support the development and uptake of demand-oriented and user-driven innovative and competitive supercomputing system based on a supply chain that will ensure components, technologies and knowledge limiting the risk of disruptions and the development of a wide range of applications optimised for these systems;
- widen the use of that supercomputing infrastructure to a large number of public and private users and support the development of key HPC skills for European science and industry.
- develop and operate AI Factories located around EuroHPC supercomputing facilities to support the growth of a highly competitive and innovative AI ecosystem in Europe.
In order to equip Europe with a world-leading supercomputing infrastructure, the EuroHPC JU has already procured nine supercomputers, located across Europe. Three of these EuroHPC supercomputers are now ranked among the world’s top 10 most powerful supercomputers: LUMI in Finland, Leonardo in Italy and MareNostrum 5 in Spain.
No matter where in Europe they are located, European scientists and users from the public sector and industry can benefit from these EuroHPC supercomputers via the EuroHPC Access Calls to advance science and support the development of a wide range of applications with industrial, scientific and societal relevance for Europe.
Details
- Publication date
- 26 July 2024
- Author
- European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking