International facilities
Danish researchers have access to a number of European supercomputers via DeiC through the EuroHPC collaboration.
Through Denmark's participation in the collaboration, Danish researchers and other actors have the opportunity to apply for access to HPC via EuroHPC.
DeiC is a partner in the LUMI machine in Finland. In addition, there are a number of other large supercomputers in operation, established by EuroHPC, including Leonardo in Italy, MN5 in Spain, Discoverer in Bulgaria, Vega in Slovenia and others. In addition, the first exascale supercomputer JUPITER will also be part of EuroHPC in the near future.
EuroHPC is a collaboration between the EU, individual countries and private actors working to establish a supercomputing ecosystem in Europe. EuroHPC works to make Europe a leading force in High Performance Computing (HPC) and to give European players access to necessary computing power. Denmark has participated in the EuroHPC collaboration since 2021. Danish participation in the EuroHPC initiatives is coordinated by DeiC and the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science.
LUMI
LUMI is Europe's fastest supercomputer and ranks among the five fastest in the world. It is located in CSC's data center in Kajaani, Finland, and is part of the pan-European EuroHPC collaboration. Through DeiC's participation in the 11-country LUMI consortium, Danish researchers have access to the enormous computational power of LUMI.
Researchers at Danish universities can apply for computing time on LUMI through the national e-resources and through EuroHPC. Universities also have local LUMI shares that they manage themselves. For researchers with urgent needs, LUMI also offers quick access to resources through an ad hoc process called "director's share," which is designed for mission-critical tasks. Access to LUMI is managed through the Puhuri platform, which makes it easy to handle resource allocation and management.
LUMI AI Factory
DeiC represents Denmark in the new LUMI AI Factory consortium, which has been selected by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking to establish one of Europe's next great supercomputers. The new supercomputer will be located in CSC's data center in Kajaani, Finland, and is scheduled to replace the current LUMI supercomputer in 2027.
LUMI-Q: Quantum Computing for Research in Europe
DeiC is also participating in an international LUMI-Q project that will establish a quantum computer in the Czech Republic at IT4Innovation's National Supercomputing Center in Ostrava. The quantum computer is expected to be operational in 2024 and will be available to researchers across Europe.
Access through EuroHPC
To meet as many different needs as possible, EuroHPC offers different types of accesses to computing power:
- Extreme Scale access
- Regular access
- Benchmark access
- Development access
- Fast track access for academia
- Fast track access for industry access
- Access for SMEs and large enterprises targeting AI and "Data-Intensive Applications"
To gain access, one must apply to some of the open calls for projects that EuroHPC issues on a continuous basis.
For each of the different accesses, there are different application and evaluation processes where different criteria are reviewed. EuroHPC then assesses which projects are granted access.
EuroHPC specifically seeks to create better conditions for research, but public and private entities can also apply and gain access to HPC through the EuroHPC collaboration. Companies, researchers and public authorities can apply for free access to all EuroHPC machines.
To help users get started on the large European computers, EuroHPC has partially project-funded the establishment of national competence centers. The Danish competence center, called EuroCC Denmark, is established under DeiC and can provide sparring to those interested in gaining access to computing power in EuroHPC.