ICSC - National Centre for HPC, Big Data and Quantum Computing

Title ICSC – National Centre for HPC, Big Data and Quantum Computing

Project Type PNRR – National Centre

Notice
Notice 3138 of 16.12.2021 corrected by D.D.3175 of 18.12.2021 for the submission of proposals for interventions to be funded under the PNRR, Mission 4 “Education and Research” – Component 2, “From research to enterprise” Investment 1.4 – Strengthening research facilities and creation of R&D “national champions” on some Key enabling technologies

Project identification code CN000013

CUP I53C21000340006

Reference act granting funds D.D. 1031 17/06/2022

Purpose
The National Research Center in High Performance Computing, Big Data and Quantum Computing, implemented and managed by the ICSC Foundation, is one of the five National Centers established by the NRP.
The Center conducts R&D, nationally and internationally, for innovation in the field of high-performance simulations, computing and data analysis.
The activities of the National Supercomputing Center will focus on the one hand on the maintenance and enhancement of the Italian HPC and Big Data infrastructure, and on the other hand on the development of advanced numerical methods and applications and software tools to integrate the computation, simulation, collection and analysis of data of interest to the research system and the productive and social system, including through cloud and distributed approaches.
It will involve and promote the best interdisciplinary expertise in science and engineering, fostering substantial and sustainable innovations in fields ranging from basic research to computational and experimental sciences for climate, environment, and space, from the study of matter and life to medicine, from materials technologies to information systems and devices.
INFN is a proponent of the Center, leader of Spoke 2 “Fundamental Research & Space Economy” and co-leader of Spoke 0 “Supercomputing Cloud Infrastructure” and 3 “Astrophysics & Cosmos ObservationS.” ICSC has 52 participants including public agencies, private institutes and companies.

Scientific coordinator of the project
Antonio Zoccoli
INFN Scientific Officer
Antonio Zoccoli – Claudio Grandi

Local Scientific Officer – BA Sec.
Spoke 0: Giacinto Donvito, Spoke 2: Domenico Elia, Spoke 3: Mario Nicola Mazziotta, Spoke 8: Giacinto Donvito

Administrative manager of the project
Martina Allegro e Sara Haghshenas

Local Administrative Contact Person INFN-BA
Teresa Cristina Sisto

Duration
36 months
Start 09/01/2022
Expiration 08/31/2025

Funding
MUR Contribution INFN share: € 56.550.130,00

More informationhttps://home.infn.it/en/pnrr-2/altri-progetti