37e ORAP Forum: Le nouveau paysage européen du HPC, retour d’expériences sur les accélérateurs et autres many-cores

17 March 2016
11:30 to 12:30

CNRS Michel-Ange, Paris

The programme includes the following presentation of EXDCI: 

11:30 EXDCI: Coordinating the development and implementation of a common strategy for the European HPC Ecosystem
Sergi Girona, BSC
EXDCI Project Coordinator

Abstract
The European Extreme Data & Computing Initiative (EXDCI) objective is to coordinate the development and implementation of a common strategy for the European HPC Ecosystem. The two most significant HPC bodies in Europe, PRACE and ETP4HPC, join their expertise in this project , starting from September 2015. EXDCI aims to support the road-mapping, strategy-making and performance-monitoring activities of the ecosystem, i.e.:

  • Producing and aligning roadmaps for HPC Technology and HPC Applications
  • Measuring the implementation of the European HPC strategy
  • Building and maintaining relations with other international HPC activities and regions
  • Supporting the generation of young talent as a crucial element of the development of European HPC

EXDCI will complement the Horizon 2020 calls and projects in the achievement of a globally competitive HPC Ecosystem in Europe. Following the vision of the European Commission in HPC, this ecosystem is based on three pillars: HPC Technology Provision, HPC Infrastructure and HPC Application Resources.