Presentation of the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking: its mission, its R&I opportunities and its current & upcoming supercomputing resources, available to public & private users wherever they are in Europe. The discussion will be led by the EuroHPC JU team with the support of some of its key stakeholders.
- high performance computing
- Wednesday 19 October 2022, 09:00 - 12:00 (CEST)
- Brno, Czechia
- Live streaming available
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Practical information
- When
- Wednesday 19 October 2022, 09:00 - 12:00 (CEST)
- Where
- Hotel International Brno, Hall B+CHusova 200 / 16, 60200 Brno, Czechia
- Languages
- English
- Website
- https://www.icri2022.cz/event/the-eurohpc-joint-undertaking-leading-the-way-in-…
Description
The goal of the event is to present the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) and its goal of making Europe a world leader in supercomputing by pooling the resources of the EU, its participating countries and private partners. A specific focus will be put on Karolina, the EuroHPC supercomputer located in the Czech Republic.
09:00-09:30 : Introduction to the EuroHPC JU : overview, mission, achievements and opportunities of the EuroHPC JU.
- Anders Dam Jensen, Executive Director of the EuroHPC JU
- Vít Vondrák, Director, IT4Innovations national supercomputing centre
9:30-10:15: The EuroHPC infrastructure: More details on the JU's existing supercomputers and give an update on what is coming next: mid-range, exascale and quantum supercomputers. The speakers will also present the EuroHPC JU's access policy. Q&A with the participants.
- Evangelos Floros, Head of sector Infrastructure of the EuroHPC JU
- Gabriela Scipione, Head of CINECA “HPC Data Management and Analytics” division
- Per Öster, Director at CSC - IT Center for Science
Coffee break
10:30-11:15: The users perspective: Focus on users of HPC, including the different types of users of HPC resources and how the EuroHPC JU can best serve these different communities, depending on their varying needs. Q&A with the participants.
- Sinead Ryan, Chair of the EuroHPC JU Infrastructure Advisory Group (INFRAG), Physicist and professor of Theoretical High Energy Physics at Trinity College Dublin
- Vít Vondrák, Director, IT4Innovations national supercomputing centre
11:15-12:00: Current and upcoming R&I opportunities at the EuroHPC JU . Presentation of the ambitious R&I programme of the JU working on various HPC application domains, strengthening European technological leadership, broadening the use of HPC in Europe, and developing green technologies in HPC. Q&A with the participants.
- Daniel Opalka, Head of Sector R&I of the EuroHPC JU
- Jean-Philippe Nominé, Chair of EuroHPC JU Research and Innovation Advisory Group (RIAG)