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Rede Nacional de Computação AvançadaComputação Avançada
Lino Santos
2018-04-12
Agenda
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• Framework and motivation • Advanced Computing Ecosystem • Advanced Computing Operators • Excellence Centres • Governance • Access Policy • Roadmap
Framework and motivation
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Advanced Cyberinfrastructure: Advanced Computing, etc.Computing and Communication Foundations: Quantum Computing, etc.Computer and Network Systems: Big Data, IoT, etc.Information and Intelligent Systems: Artificial Intelligence, etc.
Ensure conditions are in place for the production of new knowledge and active participation in international R&D networks and programmes
Framework and motivation
• Portuguese Roadmap of Research Infrastructures • International cooperation • UT Austin - Portugal Program • MoU FCT - UMINHO - TACC • MoU FCT - UMINHO - BSC • PRACE Membership • EuroHPC Rome Agreement
• RCM n.º 26/2018, May the 8th
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“Development of a National Advanced Computing Network, within axis 5 [of INCoDe.2030 Program]”
Advanced Computing Ecosystem
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Advanced Computing Operators
MACC
Excellence Centres
Software Packages Visualisation( … )
Researchers Life Sciences
Social Sciences
Power Users
Physics and
Engineering( … )
Horizontal
Vertical vs.
• 2015- (Navigator) • 3936 cores, 15.7 TB RAM, 180 TB Lustre, FDR
infiniband • 26 M core-hours • 2017: fire propagation simulations (included
in official report to the government)
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Advanced Computing Operators
Federation Cloud and
Grid
Cloud Computing
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HPC and HTC
Data Processing
and Analysis
Interoperability
Sharing and Integration
Added Value Services (specific data analysis and processing services and tools)
Advanced Networking Services (RCTS)
Housing
Virtual Research Environments (ESFRIs and large user communities) R&D
, collaboration, trainning, outreach
(1) Strongly associated to the development and use of Open Source solutions and technologies (2) Strongly associated to international R&D on EC projects
Advanced Computing Operators
• 20 racks, part of former stampe-1 from TACC - Texas Advanced Computing Center
• 800 compute nodes, with 16 cpu-core and one co-processor xeon-phi Knights Corner
• ~40GB-RAM per node (including xeon-phi) • Interconnects - InfiniBand FDR (54Gbps) • Shared disk (to be procured) – ~2 PB
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• Theoretical 1 Peta-FLOP of HPC computer “power”• Initial setup 1Q2019
MACC
Advanced Computing Operators
Advanced Computing Operators
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Operational costs
Computing power
Contract between
FCT and ACO
Excellence Centres
• Mandatory services • User support • Knowledge transfer • Outreach
• Other services • Software development • Interface development • Research data sets and data curation • Visualisation tools • Rendez-Vous
• Call for Applications
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Governance
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RNCA CouncilMembers from FCT Members from ACOs Members from ECs
RNCA Manager
Most probably from FCT
Access Committee
Three AC experts
Users Committee
Representatives from all knowledge domains
Technical Expert Panel
Scientific Expert Panel
Experts from ACOs
Experts from all knowledge domains
Access policy
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Scientific Evaluation Technical Evaluation AC Grant
Existing Grants
Existing Programs
Stand-alone AC Application
AC Application
AC Grant
AC Application
• Research Project Description • Specific Research Activity Description • Research Team Description • AC Resources needed • AC Platform • Software and Numerical Libraries
• AC Resources justification
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Roadmap
• Though Roadmap • ACOs contract 2Q2018 • First AC tender 4Q2018 • MACC setup 1Q2019 • ECs grant 1Q2019
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