The key research areas of IT4Innovations include big data processing and analysis, machine learning, quantum computing, the development of parallel scalable algorithms, solving computationally demanding engineering problems, advanced visualisation, virtual reality, modelling for nanotechnologies, and material design.
Moreover, IT4Innovations is a research and development centre with strong international links and actively participates in several prestigious international organizations (PRACE, ETP4HPC, BDVA, EUDAT, EOSC, iRODS). In 2023, IT4Innovations participated in implementing more than a dozen international projects funded primarily by Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, coordinating the EXA4MIND project, and the Digital Europe programs. IT4Innovations was a member of the POP2 Centre of Excellence and is currently a member of MaX, SPACE, and POP3 Centres of Excellence.
Supercomputers help all experts understand complex systems and allow their further development to be foreseen. They can find their application areas wherever it would otherwise be impossible, expensive, or too long in case of applying traditional methods.
At IT4Innovations, the supercomputers are mainly used in the design of new materials and drugs, development of new products, big data analysis, and optimization of production processes using all too often artificial intelligence algorithms.
IT4INNOVATIONS FLAGSHIPS
Every 3 years, IT4I chooses research activities with highest possible scientific impact and social and economic contribution. The evaluation committee consisting of members of the international Research Council of the IT4Innovations Centre of Excellence has currently chosen the following 3 research flagships:
ESPRESO – Highly parallel finite element package for engineering simulations
Material design – towards reality via exascale computing
HPC platforms for scientific workflow execution
selected projects
EXtreme Analytics for MINing Data
2023–2025
Project ID: 101092944
EXA4MIND project will build an Extreme Data platform which brings together data storage systems and powerful computing infrastructures by implementing novel automated data management and effective data staging. The project is driven by four application cases from molecular dynamics, advanced driver assistance systems, smart agri-viticulture and health and social Big Data. The EXA4MIND proposes innovative solutions to complex everyday data-processing problems and addresses critical challenges like data analytics, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence at scale; effectively democratising access to and enabling connectivity across EU supercomputing centres.
National Competence Centres in the framework of EuroHPC
Phase 2
The mission of EuroCC 2 is to continue the establishment of a network of National Competence Centres (NCC) in the most efficient way while continuing to address the differences in the maturity of HPC deployment in Europe. The main task of the overall activity is to support national centres in setting up their operational frameworks while accessing and making the most of the experience and expertise currently available at national and European levels. The main goal is to drive collaboration, and exchange of best practices and knowledge at the European level and to accelerate the improvement of national and thus European capabilities.
MAterials design at the eXascale
2023–2026
Project ID: 101093374
Materials simulations have become one of the most intensive and fast-growing domains for high-performance computing worldwide, with a recognized European leadership in developing and innovating the ecosystem of quantum simulation codes. MAX project will target these lighthouse codes to address the challenges and leverage the opportunities arising from future exascale and post-exascale architectures, and to offer powerful paths to discovery and innovation serving both scientific and industrial applications.