The EuroHPC JU project was launched by the European Union with the aim of strengthening the continent’s international competitiveness by developing supercomputer infrastructure. The EU intends to achieve this by developing the IT infrastructure of its member states, providing significant financial resources and ensuring effective coordination. The project, which will be realized within three years, serves not only domestic research and development, but also the technological development of industrial sectors.

The EuroHPC JU project was launched by the European Union with the aim of strengthening the continent’s international competitiveness by developing supercomputer infrastructure. The EU intends to achieve this by developing the IT infrastructure of its member states, providing significant financial resources and ensuring effective coordination. The project, which will be realized within three years, serves not only domestic research and development, but also the technological development of industrial sectors.

The Hungarian tender, supported by international experts, will cover more than a third of the supercomputer’s procurement and operating costs over the upcoming five-year period. In addition to Levente, Jupiter – Europe’s first ‘exa-capacity’ supercomputer, built in Germany – the Greek Daedalus, the Irish CASPIr and the Polish EHPCPL also won support. The infrastructure projects must be implemented in close cooperation with the EU. After commissioning, they must also be available for European cooperation in proportion to the amount of support provided.

Thanks to the Komondor supercomputers launched in Debrecen this summer and the Levente supercomputers to be built with the support of EuroHPC JU, the supercomputer infrastructure capacity of Hungary should see an increase to 50 times the current level. The Minister of Technology and Industry László Palkovics emphasized that due to its modular technology, in the future the Levente supercomputer will be able to connect to a quantum computer. This is particularly important for Wigner RPC, as the research center also coordinates the activities of the extremely successful National Laboratory of Quantum Informatics under the leadership of academician Péter Domokos.

Preparation for the application was achieved through extensive professional work and cooperation. KIFÜ coordinated the activities of experts from the Hungarian Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM), the German company ParTec, and Wigner RPC. KIFÜ is also responsible for the implementation of the project and the subsequent operation of Levente, and the supercomputer will be housed in the Wigner Data Center.

An expert group from the Wigner Data Center led by József Kadlecsik and Balázs Szentiványi, and a team led by Gábor Gergely Barnaföldi of the Wigner Scientific Computing Laboratory, played a key role in the success of the tender.

Source: elkh.org