Post-exascale HPC (CSA)

The main goal of this opportunity is to guide and prepare European High-Performance Computing (HPC) for the post-exascale era. It focuses on the convergence of supercomputing, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence (AI). The initiative aims to develop a high-quality research roadmap for post-exascale HPC/AI, strengthen the European ecosystem in HPC, Quantum, and AI, and ensure alignment with international computing trends. Key focus areas include applications, algorithms, software, hardware, systems, AI-driven HPC as a service, real-time HPC, next-generation AI model training, and the integration of HPC with AI, Quantum, Cloud, and Edge technologies. This opportunity is open to participants from European countries, with certain provisions for non-EU partners.

• Coordination and development of a European roadmap for post-exascale HPC/AI/Quantum research and technology.

• Stakeholder-driven foresight and strategic planning initiative integrating AI, HPC, quantum, cloud, and edge convergence.

• Collaborative ecosystem-building action involving key European industrial and scientific actors, including AI Factories and Gigafactories.

• International coordination activity aligning EU priorities with global post-exascale HPC/AI efforts and standards.

• Research challenge analysis and policy recommendation platform for European-level actions in next-gen computing.

Examples:

• A project developing new algorithms for integrating quantum computing into European supercomputers.
• An initiative designing a roadmap for real-time AI-driven HPC services for scientific research.
• A collaboration focusing on hardware and software solutions to support next-generation AI model training in Europe.

• Personnel costs
• Subcontracting
• Travel and subsistence
• Equipment (depreciation or rental)
• Consumables and materials
• Dissemination and communication
• Access to research infrastructure
• IPR and certification
• Audit costs
• Indirect costs (25% flat rate)
• Internally invoiced services

• Budget for this Call: 2,500,000€
• Number of Grants attributed: 1
• Budget per grant: 2,500,000€

• Applicants must be from countries eligible under the Horizon Europe guidelines.
• Non-EU and non-Associated Countries may participate if they have made specific arrangements for Horizon Europe projects.
• Proposals must comply with the requirements described in the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes.
• Applicants should ensure alignment with the specific conditions for the topic in the Work Programme.
• Eligibility may depend on the formation of networks or partnerships, as required by the Horizon Europe guidelines.