Project

EuroCC Belgium

Acronym
EuroCC
Code
41A09120
Duration
01 September 2020 → 31 December 2022
Funding
European funding: framework programme
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Artificial intelligence not elsewhere classified
  • Engineering and technology
    • High performance computing
    • Scientific computing not elsewhere classified
Keywords
HPC AI industry
Other information
 
Project description

Within the EuroCC project under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 program (H2020), participating countries are tasked with establishing a single National Competence Centre (NCC) in the area of high-performance computing (HPC) and high-performance data analytics (HPDA). Each NCC will coordinate activities in all HPC-related fields at the national level and serve as a contact point for customers from industry, science, (future) HPC experts, and the general public alike.

For Belgium, the NCC is a consortium of 12 entities:

  • CECI: the 5 French speaking Universities (http://www.ceci-hpc.be/)
  • VSC: the 5 Flemish speaking Universities (https://vscentrum.be/), also Tier 1 operator for Flanders
  • Cenaero: Research center (http://www.cenaero.be/), Tier1 operator for Wallonia
  • Innoviris: Research & Innovation hub (https://innoviris.brussels/)

These are the objectives of EuroCC Belgium:

  • Support usage of high-performance computing and data analytics
  • Set up a full training offer
  • Set up a framework to ease access to HPC/HPDA for industry
  • Identify available competences at national and European level
  • Facilitate access to systems, scientific and technical expertise and knowledge pools
  • Set up communication and dissemination actions

Ghent University is joint task-leader of WP30.5, set on mapping HPC/Big Data/AI technical competences within Belgium. UGent is further involved as a contributor in WP30.3 focusing on ‘Technology Transfer/Business Development’ and WP30.4 ‘Collaboration with Industry’.

 
Role of Ghent University
Ghent University is joint task-leader of WP30.5, set on mapping HPC/Big Data/AI technical competences within Belgium. UGent is further involved as a contributor in WP30.3 focusing on ‘Technology Transfer/Business Development’ and WP30.4 ‘Collaboration with Industry’.
 
 
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