The EuroHPC strategic initiative

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1 Amsterdam, 12 December 2017 The EuroHPC strategic initiative Thomas Skordas Director, DG CONNECT-C, European Commission

2 The European HPC strategy in Horizon 2020 Infrastructure Capacity of acquiring leadership-class computers HPC Cloud Computing Technologies Securing our own independent HPC system supply Big Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Applications Excellence in HPC applications, and widen HPC use Build a thriving European HPC, Big Data and Cloud Ecosystem

3 The European HPC strategy Ongoing activities Infrastructure Technologies Applications

4 HPC status of implementation today EU has no top ranked supercomputers and depends on non-eu technology Funding Gap wrt USA, JP, CN Weak EU supply chain Weak integration of EU technology in HPC machines HPC strategy implementation by EC is inefficient Insufficient coordination of national investments Demand is not met

5 HPC: top in the EU political agenda Our ambition is that by 2020, Europe ranks in the top 3 HPC powers worldwide 27 October /2016: European Cloud Initiative COM(2016) 178 A world-class HPC, data & network infrastructure and a leading HPC and Big Data ecosystem European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker 05/2017: Mid-Term Review of the Digital Single Market Strategy COM(2017) 228 by end-2017, propose a legal instrument providing a procurement framework for an exascale supercomputing & data infrastructure

6 The EuroHPC Declaration Declaration signed in Rome, March 23 rd, 2017 by: France Germany Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal Spain Six more countries signed the Declaration: Belgium Slovenia Bulgaria Switzerland Greece Croatia Agree to work towards the establishment of a cooperation framework - EuroHPC - for acquiring and deploying an integrated exascale supercomputing infrastructure that will be available across the EU for scientific communities as well as public and private partners

7 Toward the world top HPC powers? Co-invest on a leading HPC and data infrastructure for our scientists, industry and the public sector and support the development of technologies and applications across a wide range of fields Coordinate EC/MS activities Pool public and private resources at EU level Procure world-class infrastructure Close the chain from R&D to procurement Become lead Users Create a competitive supply industry Lead in Applications A world-class European HPC, Big Data and Cloud Ecosystem

8 A Joint Undertaking for HPC Pooling funds Public Procurement Research & Innovation Openness - New Partnership VAT & State Aid

9 EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (JU) The Objectives Provide European scientists, industry and the public sector with the world-class HPC and data infrastructure and support the development of its technologies and applications across a wide range of fields A European procurement framework for the infrastructure EU coordination and funding to support infrastructure development and procurement Accessible to public and private users for R&I purposes Paying services possible A European HPC and Big Data ecosystem covering all scientific and industrial value chain segments (HW, SW, applications, services, interconnections, and skills) A world-class European HPC, Big Data and Cloud Ecosystem

10 EuroHPC JU: Four Pillars Infrastructure Applications & Skills Research & Innovation Operating machines HPC Ecosystem Pillar 1: Infrastructure Procurement and access to machines Pillar 2: Applications & Skills applications; support to CoEs and to Industry (incl. SMEs); Training and Outreach Pillar 3: Research and Innovation Technologies and systems Pillar 4: Operating the Machines Installation, deployment and operation via hosting entities

11 The EuroHPC JU: Two phases? (Present EU Financial Framework) [Pillars 1 & 4] pre-exascale machines [Pillar 2 & 3] Applications; technologies for exascale The JU operates until 2026 with ~1 B budget (50% Union; 50% participating countries) (Next EU Financial Framework)? [Pillars 1 & 4] exascale and post-exascale machines + first hybrid HPC / Quantum Computing infrastructures [Pillars 2 & 3] applications; technologies for post-exascale JU operates until 2030+

12 EuroHPC JU Phase 1 Pillars 1 & 4 Pillars 1&4 Infrastructure Operating machines Procurement: Top-class: 2 pre-exascale [2020]; Mid-class: 2 mid-range peta-scale machines Interconnection to national & regional HPC resources Providing and managing access to HPC based infrastructures and services to public and private users Delegate machine operations to a hosting entity supporting machine operation & maintenance

13 EuroHPC JU Phase 1 Pillars 2 & 3 Pillars 2&3 Applications & Skills Research & Innovation Excellence in HPC applications for exascale and postexascale performance Support to Centres of Excellence in HPC applications, and to actions for increasing the innovation potential of industry (incl. SMEs) Actions for outreach and for training and skills Develop exascale technologies and systems

14 The EuroHPC Infrastructure Implementation Science cloud platform

15 EuroHPC JU Membership and Roles The JU Members Public Members: The Union, Member States and Associated Countries that signed the EuroHPC Declaration Private Members: representatives from academia and Industry [representatives from the HPC and the Big Data Value Association PPPs] JU open to new members Public Members: the decision makers - responsible for funding decisions related to all the pillars of the JU Private Members: Advisory role only both for R&I and for procurement

16 The EuroHPC JU Governance Intelligence gathering Decision making & Advice Implementation Stakeholders [academia, industry] (a) Users forum Science Users Users of PRACE and HPC Centres of Excellence Industry Users (b) Technology forum PRACE, GEANT Tier-0 supercomputing centres Industry (ETP4HPC, BDVA PPP, etc.) Governing Board Public Members The decision making Board Industrial and Scientific Advisory Board Research & Innovation Advisory Group 2 [academia & industry advising on Pillar 2 & Pillar 3 activities] Infrastructure Advisory Group [academia & user industry advising on Pillar 1 & Pillar 4 activities] R&I activities JU funded HPC machines Member State-funded activities PRACE activities IPCEI activities

17 HPC Agenda for 2018 National Activities Preparing the EuroHPC JU HPC & Big Data Calls for proposals ~350 M in Horizon M in Connecting Europe Facility Negotiation with Council Setup the JU Define JU 2019 Activities Define next Financial Framework 17

18 HPC Agenda for 2018 H2020 Calls for proposals in WP 2018 Infrastructures Research Infrastructures: 25 M Deadline: 22/03/18 PRACE: 24 M HPC Governance: ~1 M Technologies LEIT-ICT: 160 M Microprocessor technologies: 80 M Co-design of extreme scale systems: 80 M - DDL: 14/11/18 Applications LEIT-ICT: 90 M HPC pilot test-beds : 50 M - DDL: 17/04/18 IoT/Cloud test-beds: 40 M - DDL: 14/11/18 Research Infrastructures: 74 M Centres of Excellence: 74M - DDL 22/03/18

19 Making Europe one of the world leaders in HPC HPC: a strategic area for the Union Clear roadmap and timeline implementing the political priorities Coordinated actions using all mechanisms of EU programmes (Horizon 2020 and Connecting Europe Facility CEF) and covering the full HPC ecosystem New dedicated instrument (EuroHPC) to better implement the HPC strategy Further strong cooperation with the Member States

20 THANK YOU!