HPC-Europa3 - travel, learn, compute, network • What is HPC-Europa3? • What do you get? • Who can apply? • Why would you apply? • Where can you go, who can you invite? • How do you apply? • CSC as destination? www.hpc-europa.eu 1 20.3.2018
What is HPC-Europa? • EC programme to foster international research collaboration using High Performance Computing (HPC) • Continuation to HPC and HPC2 (ended in 2014) • Facilitates adopting HPC to new scientific disciplines • Funds research visits using HPC • Explores containers as a means for taking your code and workflows with you 2 20.3.2018
What do you get? • Travel and accommodation costs covered + small daily allowance • Computational resources and support from target country supercomputing center o BSC, CINECA, CSC, EPCC, GRNET, HLRS, ICHEC, KTH-PDC, SurfSARA • Visit duration 3-13 weeks (max 13 weeks in 4 years) • Supervision from host for your collaboration project • HPCE3 aims to fund 1220 visits in 4 years o Acceptance ratio is high and management overhead low 3 20.3.2018
Who can apply? • Researchers at all levels from master students to professors - also from commercial companies • Home organization in EU or associated state (or even elsewhere upto 20% of resources) • For non-proprietary research requiring high performance computing • Those wishing to start or strengthen collaboration, working on common HPC code, etc. make a valid ”case for HPCE3” 4 20.3.2018
Why would you apply (or invite)? • Excellent opportunity to start international collaboration - paid by EC o learn or teach a new method (consultation) o contribute to a code (optimisation, development) o access resources not available locally o porting, benchmarking, production runs o participate in training o … • Extend your professional network o And build the base for future work / post doc location o Strengthen existing collaboration 5 20.3.2018
Where can you go, who can you invite? • To any of the green countries • There are hundreds of research groups signed up as Hosts • See web for introduction to each country: http://www.hpc-europa.eu/transnational_access • If you’re not listed as a Host yet, sign up at https://hpc-europa.cineca.it/host/login • Typically you’d be hosted by a research group (or a company), sometimes the HPC center 6 20.3.2018
How can I apply? • Visitor, at https://hpc-europa.cineca.it/researcher/login • Look for a host from the list or suggest a new one o It’s a good idea to contact the host before submitting your application • Fill in the application online o If you have questions, ask for help: staff@hpc-europa.org • The call is open all the time, applications will be handled 4 times a year o DLs shown on main website: http://www.hpc-europa.org/ • Selection is made by international panel based on Host & receiving HPC center reviews 7 20.3.2018
HPC-Europa3 - travel, compute, network • Four calls every year until April 2021 o Visit a group or invite a (coming) collaborator to your group • Requirements: o Non-proprietary research o Affiliated at an EU-country or associated country o Project can make use of HPC resources • Provided: o Support for accommodation, travel costs for 3-13 weeks and a small daily allowance o Resources and support from local HPC-center • http://www.hpc-europa.org main site • hpc-europa@csc.fi ask from us at CSC 8 20.3.2018
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