Access to Computing power
DeiC coordinates the use of the national supercomputers available to Danish researchers. The supercomputers are operated and developed by the universities, which make computing time available to researchers regardless of institutional affiliation. As a researcher, you can apply for computing power on all national services regardless of which Danish university you work at.
Different HPC services for different needs
The national HPC services meet different computational needs:
- DeiC Interactive HPC provides interactive computational resources that are simple to use for new users and has GPUs, which are used for AI calculations, among other things.
- DeiC Throughput HPC handles large amounts of data and has a high focus on security. Throughput HPC is traditionally used in health sciences, technical simulations, chemistry, physics and bioinformatics.
- LUMI is the European pre-exascale supercomputer, which Danish researchers have access to through Denmark's membership of EuroHPC. LUMI is aimed at researchers with large and complex computational needs. The facility has GPUs, which are used for AI calculations, among other things.
- HPC sandbox. To give as many people as possible access to HPC, and to help new users get started, computing time is also offered through a so-called "sandbox" pool of national resources.
How to Access Computing Power
The national HPC resources coordinated by DeiC consist of:
- National e-resources, which are allocated through open competition following calls and applications. Calls for the national HPC resources are issued twice a year.
- Local resources, which can be accessed through your own university.
- HPC Sandbox resources, which can be used for testing and are applied for via the HPC Helpdesk.
Access to European Supercomputers through EuroHPC
Through Denmark’s participation in the EuroHPC initiative, Danish researchers can gain access to a range of European supercomputers and AI factories.
Access to EuroHPC systems must be applied for directly through EuroHPC. Support for the application process is available via EuroCC Denmark, the Danish National Competence Centre for HPC.
An exception is LUMI, where Denmark already holds a national share. Danish researchers can apply for computing time through the national calls coordinated by DeiC.
The funding for the national investment in HPC comes from DeiC's appropriation from the Danish Finance Act (50%) and the universities themselves (50%). The resources financed by funds from the Finance Act appropriation are distributed in free competition after application and scientific assessment. The share of resources paid by the universities is distributed according to the size of each university's financial contribution to DeiC and according to the universities' own statements of need for the various services.
