Synergies Between FP7-REGPOT and Structural Funds Projects at UVT
Explore a case study showcasing the synergies between FP7-REGPOT and Structural Funds projects at the University of Western Timisoara. The projects aim to enhance research capabilities, promote collaboration, and support innovation in high-performance computing and environmental research.
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A case study of synergies between RegPOT (FP7) and Structural Funds HOST & ICAM Authors: Dana Petcu, Viorel Negru, Florin Forti Presenter: Teodor-Florin FORTI florin.fortis@e-uvt.ro EGI-InSPIRE RI-261323
FP7 HOST project Funded through: FP7-REGPOT programme, Jan 2012-Dec 2014, 2.4 Mil Euros Goal: to transform the Research Center in CS of UVT in the following directions: widen research/development knowledge/experience in HPC services & their appls; raise the number of users of the services of the data centre; achieve the status of EU-regional supercomputing centre & EGI-InSPIRE RI-261323 stakeholder in national & international e-Infra initiatives; become a centre for supporting innovation & regional development. 4/19/2025 2
FP7 HOST project Funded through: FP7-REGPOT programme, Jan 2012-Dec 2014, 2.4 Mil Euros Assumed action plan: collaborations with EU stakeholders in HPC, upgrades of the e-infrastructure, employment of experienced researchers organization of several scientific events. EGI-InSPIRE RI-261323 Web address http://host.hpc.uvt.ro 4/19/2025 3
FP7 HOST project Research directions/ new research positions: Open access (including mobilities) Workshops organized Follow-up events Teams interested to collaborate with the project team HPC-as-a-Service WPCI in Apr 2012 & Apr 2013 HPC-E5 in Sept 2015 Scheduling WoHS in Sept 2012 CloudLightning H2020 Satellite data scalable processing WoIPS in Apr 2013 Large scale numerical computations HPCSP in Sept 2013 HPC-based artificial intelligence WoIP & e-Infra in Mar 2014 EGI-InSPIRE RI-261323 WoISS in Jul 2014, HPCRes in Sept 2014 4/19/2025 4
SF ICAM project Funded through: SF programme, Sept 2010-Aug 2014, 10 mil Euros ICAM=Institute of Environmental Advanced Researches Goal: To build the Institute for Advanced Research for Environment (ICAM) of the UVT To develop the research potential in the research centers of UVT Multi-disciplinary approach Ensure through infrastructure the competitivity and international visibility of the research results Stimulate the technological transfer Actions: EGI-InSPIRE RI-261323 related to infrastructure 4/19/2025 5
SF ICAM project Inter-disciplinarity: environment science, chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, computer science, sociology Multiple labs Including a Lab for HPC with multiple users Acquisition: IBM Blue Gene P, 4096 cores, 11.8 Tflops in Spring 2011 Integrated in the facilities of the Research Center in Computer Science Web address: EGI-InSPIRE RI-261323 http://www.icam.uvt.ro/ http://www.icam.uvt.ro/ 4/19/2025 6
SF ICAM Project Collaborations include Romanian Sustainable Energy Cluster (ROSENC) (46 members / 26 founding members); Polytechnic University Timisoara (Renewable Energy Research Institute - ICER); University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Banat, Timisoara (organic renewable energy sources and bio fuels); National Institute for Research in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter (environment protection EGI-InSPIRE RI-261323 technology, renewable energy research and bio- electro-chemistry); 4/19/2025 7
HOST vs ICAM HOST ICAM Oriented towards human resources Complements the current infrastructure External collaborations in HPC Knowledge Oriented towards infrastructure No personnel support Internal collaborations & multidisciplinarity Knowledge transfer EGI-InSPIRE RI-261323 acquirement 4/19/2025 8
Before and after Before ICAM After 1Y/ ICAM After 1Y/ HOST Oct 2010 Oct 2011 Oct 2012 EGI-InSPIRE RI-261323 4/19/2025 9
Infrastructure Computing power 1.5 TFlops External memory 13.5 TB Label Computing units Internal memory [InfraGRID*] Cluster [ICAM] BlueGene/P 400 cores 500 GB 13 TFlops 4096 cores 4 TB 28 TB Total before HOST14.5 Tflops 4496 cores 4.5 TB 41.5 TB . 3.6 Tflops 3100 CUDA cores . 224GB + 42GB (GPU) [HOST] GPU Cluster 16.5 TB EGI-InSPIRE RI-261323 Total after HOST: 18 TFlops 4.8 TB 58 TB * SF project 2009-2011, National Grid Infrastructure 4/19/2025 10
Synergies and Added value ICAM HOST Transformed the Computing Center into a Super-Computing Center Brought international visibility for the Super-computing Center Increased the research team Changed the status of the Center in the most powerful computing center in the country Used and Complemented the ICAM infrastructure Made possible the implementation of ICAM s long-term goals Created the opportunity to access REGPOT funds EGI-InSPIRE RI-261323 4/19/2025 11
Added value: HOST effect on the research activities Increased: the research team with 20% Identified: NEW research directions, based on: scalability, HPC services, GPU computing EGI-InSPIRE RI-261323 Contacts for additional EU collaborations Collaborative projects 4/19/2025 12
Conclusions & exploitation RegPot & SF Offers/offered important opportunities for new member state teams Beyond RegPot & SF: Infrastructure & knowledge is already used in various EC FP7-ICT/FP7-Capacity/H2020/CIP-PSP-IST & RO programmes Because of them: [HOST consequence] FP7-ICT SPACE+, H2020 CloudLightning [ICAM consequence] FP7-eInfra HP-SEE Synergies with: FP7-ICT MODAClouds, mOSAIC, SPECS; FP7-eInfra EGI-Inspire; CIP SEED; EGI-InSPIRE RI-261323 RO-PNII AMICAS H2020 DICE 4/19/2025 13
Conclusions & exploitation Future opportunities Structural funds, 2014-2020 Competitivity programme (POC, http://poc.research.ro) First calls in August 2015, next round in 2016 Regional programme (POR) First calls in 2016, covering up to 95% of available resources New national research programme (PN-III, Orizont 2020 ), 2014-2020 EGI-InSPIRE RI-261323 First calls under preparation, estimated April-May 2016. 4/19/2025 14
Conclusions & exploitation SF Competitivity programme (POC) 1st Axis: Research, technological development in innovation for competitivity Big research infrastructures Networks of research and development centres Synergies with H2020 and other international programmes SF Regional development (POR) Enabling technological transfer (research outputs) RO Government funds ( Orizont 2020 ) Synergies with H2020 Coordinated actions EGI-InSPIRE RI-261323 based on Smart Specialization, complementary to SF (POC & POR) Closely linked with H2020 4/19/2025 15
