HPC/HPDA Digital technologies at the heart of major economic, societal and environmental issues

With the COVID-19 Pandemic, we are facing one unprecedented situation. This has highlighted several fundamental issues that were, unfortunately not always fully appreciated until this period.

• The absolutely fundamental role of digital technologies to bring adapted solutions to new societal constraints (telemedicine, teleworking, etc.) and to analyze and better control these situations (digital modeling of the pandemic, etc.).
• The essential part that HPC/HPDA digital technologies will play for all economic sectors within vital recovery plans, to ensure our national sovereignty in strategic areas particularly.
• The role played by digital technologies in responding to the major challenges facing our society: environment and sustainable development, the ability to perform and produce in our countries under competitive conditions, our capacity for innovation while mastering technologies.
  

With such findings, Teratec and its members have strongly mobilized to propose major national initiatives to public authorities (health, materials, autonomous systems, natural resources, agri-food, quantum computing...), and to include our country in major European programs, including EuroHPC (Center of Competence, Centers of Excellence, European Federation of Industrial Users...).

This newsletter outlines the main actions in progress. Do not hesitate to remain in contact with your Teratec correspondents to participate in these actions or, to propose new themes. The Teratec Forum next October, 13-14 will be the occasion to take stock of all these initiatives.

Christian Saguez
Honorary chairman,Teratec

Jacques Duysens passed away on May 27th. The entire scientific computing community was overwhelmed by this terrible news.
After his brilliant studies in Liege (Belgium), Jacques devoted his entire career to scientific computing. He became a great specialist in numerical methods and contributed in numerous associative and collaborative actions in industry and education. As active Member of the Board of Directors of Teratec, he contributed many initiatives and has been deeply involved in the Annual Forum.
Altogether with members of Teratec, the Board of Directors wishes to express their very sincere condolences to his family.

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Within the framework of the EuroHPC programme, the European Commission wishes to set up one "HPC Competence Center" in each country partner responsible for leading and coordinating actions at national and European level, in order to facilitate and increase the use of these technologies for companies as well as for the whole economy. The French proposal is coordinated by Teratec and its associates Cerfacs and GENCI. The center will be created on September 1st, 2020.

The actions carried out by the various national competence centers are transversal and generic by nature. They are to be set up by each of the participating states in EuroHPC in adapted form. In this context, coordination between the various national competence centers is essential. Thanks to European partnerships and its involvement in the European centers of excellence, Teratec will actively participate in the coordination of the European network of centers of excellence, in order to ensure synergy as well as pooling the various experiences.

The partners of Excellerat, (CoE for Engineering) are contributing to research on COVID-19: by analyzing COVID-19 proteins, by providing equipment to produce eyeshades and ventilators for use by caregivers or with the implementation of a facilitated access procedure to HPC resources.

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In order to quickly spot all current and upcoming events for all HPC CoEs and for the HPC ecosystem in general at the European level, FocusCoE has just set up a common calendar. Listing key dates, the HPC calendar is now available on the FocusCoE website on a dedicated web page.

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Digital technologies with HPC/HPDAs in particular will play a leading role at all levels in the field of health. From studying fundamental mechanisms to research for new molecules and new therapies, it will include the monitoring of epidemics, the development of telemedicine as well as personalized medicine.

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The objective of this initiative is to design, develop and implement a simulation platform for designers, manufacturers and high-level material users in major sectors. This platform will be based on all available modelling techniques, requiring the best software tools for modelling, simulation and machine learning at all stages of the life cycle. This initiative is part of the extension of actions from the CESIMat laboratory and of the SMICE collaborative project.

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The validation of future autonomous systems will require the intensive use of high-performance simulation tools. The purpose of this initiative is the design and deployment of a resource center for all national players in this sector enabling efficient and economically acceptable implementation of such simulation tools, in order to ensure the validation and certification of these systems.

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The aim of TQCI (initiative) is to create a Centre of Competence in Quantum Computing, “cementing” the ecosystem and bringing together future users, technology providers and research centers, in order to rapidly build up skills and develop know-how in the field of quantum computing. This initiative revolves around the development of research actions in mathematical formulation, algorithms and numerical methods; the realization of case studies for use and experimentation; and training, information as well as community management.

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Co-organized for six years by Usine Digitale and Teratec, the six trophies in 2020 will reward the most innovative players in the field of digital technologies (Simulation, HPC/HPDA, AI, Big Data).
The Awards for Startup, SME, Innovation, Co-design, COVID-19 and Public prizes will highlight Start-ups, SMEs, ETI and major groups as well as some of the most advanced research laboratories. Submit your application before September 4, 2020

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