1st edition of Call Advanced Computing Projects

The FCT, through its National Scientific Computing Unit (FCCN), announces the opening of the 1st edition of Call Advanced Computing Projects, for which applications for the first batch of proposals will open on August 14 and will run until 12:00 p.m. on September 14.

This is the first Call the provision of computing resources with approximately 27 million core hours on national platforms included in the National Advanced Computing Network (RNCA). The Call to promote the presentation of Advanced Computing Projects in all areas, which will be technologically supported via RNCA, through its advanced computing resources.

The RNCA currently incorporates four operational centers with the respective platforms that are part of this Call:

• Bob, operated by MAAC — Minho Advanced Computing Center (https://macc.fccn.pt);
• Navigator, operated by LCA-UC – Advanced Computing Laboratory of the University of Coimbra (www.uc.pt/lca);
• Oblivion, operated by HPC-EU – High Performance Computing at the University of Évora (https://www.oblivion.uevora.pt);
• Cirrus-A and Stratus, operated by INCD – National Distributed Computing Infrastructure (www.incd.pt);

 Two types of access will be available: A1 – Preparatory Access, recommended for all scientific and innovation projects with no previous experience in HPC or HTC and/or no history of using RNCA computing resources, with a limit of 50,000 core-hours or vCPU-core-hours; and A2 – Project Access, intended for the use of HPC, HTC, or Cloud Computing resources for projects larger than 50,000 core hours or vCPU hours, up to a maximum limit of 3,000,000 core hours or vCPU hours.

This Call of the National Digital Skills Initiative e.2030 Portugal INCoDe.2030 and is aimed, individually or in co-promotion, at higher education institutions and their R&D (Research and Development) institutes and units; State or international laboratories based in Portugal; private non-profit institutions whose main purpose is R&D activities; other public and private non-profit institutions that develop or participate in scientific research activities; and companies of any nature and legal form.

More information on the Advanced ComputingCall page.

Image credits:

1 – Bob – FCT – FCCN

2 – Navigator – https://images.app.goo.gl/2BKN18PGWNpHp9r66

3 – Oblivion – https://images.app.goo.gl/hYMZnc92K2wxEj6s8

4 – INCD – https://images.app.goo.gl/bm2zb4TWsoh843ED9 or at https://incd.pt/?p=about