Expression of Interest: Reuse of Bob supercomputer equipment

The Bob Supercomputer, which was donated to Portugal in 2019 by the Texas Advanced Computing Center at the University of Texas (Austin), saw 15 of its 20 compute node racks discontinued on February 24. However, these are available to be reused by interested entities in the national science and innovation sectors or by companies undergoing innovation processes, for which the FCT has launched a call for expressions of interest. Interested entities must complete the following questionnaire by July 31, 2023.

Installed in REN's data center in Riba d'Ave, Minho, and managed in partnership by FCT and the University of Minho, this supercomputer supports national and international research projects in line with the National Strategy for Advanced Computing.

More information here and in the expression of interest.