PRACE-6IP Final Review Result Celebrates PRACE’s Achievements
Due to the complexity of the project and the high number of partners involved, the result of the PRACE-6IP final review, that took place in January 2023, was delivered only in November. With this, the reviewers concluded that PRACE-6IP has delivered excellent results with significant immediate or potential future impact:
- Provision of Tier-0 services through calls based on scientific excellence and specific services for new users
- Tier-0 user support and preparation of their applications for pre- and exascale, through best practice guides and various technical reports
- Establishment of a functional European HPC ecosystem: support for Tier-0 and Tier-1 users through DECI, HLSTs, and Preparatory Access
- Industrial users’ support through SHAPE, the PRACE IAC, and workshops
- Collaboration with FocusCoE and several CoEs
- Provision and development of tailored training and skills development programmes for different levels of expertise, including promotion for young students
- Distribution of all information through an efficient website, social networks, and the HPC in Europe portal
- Coordination with new actors: ETP4HPC, EUROHPC JU INFRAG and RIAG
- The tremendous impact of the Ada Lovelace award on the careers of female scientists
In addition, the result of the final review of PRACE-6IP celebrated the PRACE community and underlined the importance of its achievements for the European HPC ecosystem. They also stressed that the future of the ecosystem could be at severe risk if the continuity and sustainability of the excellent PRACE services, results, and tools are not guaranteed in the EuroHPC era.
Contact: Dr. Florian Berberich, Veronica Teodor
from JSC News No. 300, 12 December 2023