Cray seeks further H2020 involvement with new lab
A global supercomputer manufacturer has announced the creation of a major research centre.
The Cray Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Research Lab will encourage the development of technical collaborations with key customers and partners, as well as serving as the focal point for the company’s technical engagements with the European High Performance Computing (HPC) ecosystem. The lab will be based at the firm’s EMEA headquarters in Bristol, UK.
The new lab is focused on creating new partnerships with the region’s leading supercomputing centres as well as developing new and existing research collaborations. It will also act as Cray’s main interface to European development programmes, such as Horizon 2020 and the FET Flagships.
Steve Scott, senior vice-president and chief technical officer at Cray, commented: “Establishing a dedicated research lab in the region allows us to further engage with our customers in co-designing solutions for their current and future supercomputing requirements … our commitment to the European HPC community is stronger than ever.”
The research lab is engaging with a number of supercomputing centres on important research projects, including the Jülich Supercomputing Center in Germany to deliver a pilot supercomputing system for the Human Brain Project.
The announcement was made at the 2015 HPC User Forum in Paris, France.
