HPC: Key Technologies and Tools
Description
Objectives of the research activities
HPC programming is inherently complex because it requires combining the specific skills of application domains, such as chemistry and physics, with the technical skills in high-performance computing, more typical of information technology and computer engineering. A complexity destined to increase with the ongoing trend towards computing devices' specialization (CPU, GPU, DPU, FPGA, etc.), the heterogeneity of platforms, and the growing need to guarantee applications extra-functional requirements, such as security and robustness.
Mission
The HPC ecosystem rests on three pillars which are the sectors 1) infrastructure, 2) enabling technologies for computing, 3) applications. The "HPC: Key Technologies and Tools" (HPC-KTT) laboratory focuses on the field of enabling technologies for computing and aims to collaborate closely with the main players in the other two sectors, such as supercomputing centers and centers of excellence on specific application domains.
Organization and Nodes
The Laboratory is composed of Nodes distributed across the national territory, each corresponding to a university participating in the CINI consortium. Each Node is coordinated by a Node Director and includes faculty members and researchers. Below is the list of the Laboratory Nodes (currently being updated).