HANAMI - HPC ALLIANCE FOR APPLICATIONS AND SUPERCOMPUTING INNOVATION: THE EUROPE - JAPAN COLLABORATION

The HANAMI PROJECT unites distinguished research teams from Europe and Japan, each exemplifying excellence in the field of HPC. These collective teams comprise accomplished researchers, skilled engineers, and domain experts representing the application domains designated by the EU-Japan Digital Partnership. Additionally, they encompass experts from major supercomputing centers renowned for their contributions to pre-exa and exascale systems. This partnership extends to encompass pivotal Research Organizations (ROs), research support entities, and industrial stakeholders, all actively engaged in advancing HPC technologies tailored for extreme-scale architectures. The shared goal among these diverse participants is to fortify and enhance the HPC ecosystem across both Japan and Europe. This is to be achieved through collaborative application co-design, exchange of invaluable insights, and the seamless sharing of expertise within the realm of HPC. Guided by a vision of fostering enduring cross-continental collaboration, HANAMI undertakes all its initiatives with a commitment to nurturing sustained engagement between European and Japanese partners. Through this formidable assembly of capabilities, the HANAMI consortium stands resolutely equipped to undertake this ambitious undertaking in a holistic and comprehensive manner.

The SDLQM co-leads the Work Package 6 (WP6) which is designed to achieve several key objectives. Firstly, it seeks to push the boundaries of in silico simulations involving groundbreaking materials that hold promise for sustainable energy generation and storage. By addressing specific use cases that hold mutual interest, this endeavor aims to expand the realm of possibilities in this domain.

A second fundamental focus of WP6 is directed towards the advancement and mutual utilization of optimized codes originating from Europe and Japan. These codes, finely tuned for optimal performance, are intended to seamlessly interact with cutting-edge systems like EuroHPC and Riken's pre-exa and exa-scale supercomputers. Furthermore, an essential facet of this WP involves the development of numerical libraries capable of executing at scale. These libraries will be crafted to align with the unique needs and intricacies of both the EU and Japan's computational ecosystems. As this collaborative effort progresses, its scope will extend to the identification of forthcoming challenges and prospects inherent to materials research within the evolving HPC landscape. Moreover, WP6 seeks to remain attuned to emerging technological trends, thereby ensuring its relevance in shaping the trajectory of advancements in Materials Science.

HANAMI official kick-off meeting took place in Paris on the 23rd of April 2024