Title
Searching for leading scientific institution in the HPC domain
AbstractSlovak university is searching for established strategic partner that has developed an outstanding reputation in research and innovation excellence in the HPC and AI domain for joint project proposal within Horizon Europe - Widera - Teaming for Excellence call for proposal
DescriptionThe objective of the project is to establish a state-of-the-art research and innovation institute for leveraging High-Performance Computing (HPC) to advance AI research, applications, and industrial ecosystems in Slovakia. The project will support effective use of existing infrastructure, introduce energy-efficient systems, and foster international collaboration to strengthen Slovakia’s position in the global AI-HPC ecosystem. This project should bring Slovakia on HPC map in Europe and worldwide.
Project Goals
1. Upgrade Slovakia’s HPC infrastructure for AI applications with cutting-edge GPU clusters and energy-efficient technologies.
2. Transfer best practices from international partners to optimize HPC systems for AI research and industrial applications.
3. Foster innovation across sectors (engineering, bioinformatics, medicine, materials science) by providing accessible HPC resources.
4. Support Slovak researchers in large-scale neural model development and high-impact publications.
5. Train the next generation of AI and HPC specialists while enabling user-friendly interfaces for AI developers, researchers, and startups.
Framework program
Horizon Europe
Call title and identifier
HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-ACCESS-01-01-two-stage
Submission and evaluation scheme
Anticipated project budget
EUR 15 mil
Coordinator required
No
Deadline for EoI
31/01/2025
Deadline of the call
10/04/2025
Project duration in weeks
Web link to the call
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-ACCESS-01-01-two-stage?order=DESC and pageNumber=1 and pageSize=50 and sortBy=startDate and isExactMatch=true and status=31094501,31094502 and programmePart=43121
Project title and acronym
Slovak HPC Institute for AI (HPC4AI)