The results of the first edition of the competition promoted by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), through the FCCN Unit, are known.
The FCCN unit approved 129 projects, within the scope of the first edition of the Advanced Computing Projects Competition. 67 of the approved projects fall within the typologies A1 and A2 of this competition (Preparatory Access and Project Access), registering a approval rate of 50.4% in these categories.
In total, more than 80 million computing hours (CPU core hours) were requested in this first edition. Initially, the competition anticipated the allocation of around 27 million CPU core hours. this total was revised to 35.3 million, in order to accommodate a greater number of projects.
The competition aimed to promote the presentation of Advanced Computing Projects in all areas, which will be technologically supported by the resources of the National Advanced Computing Network (RNCA). As a result of this first edition, 129 projects will now have access to RNCA resources, in the 3 available modalities (High Performance Computing, High Throughput Computing and Cloud Computing).
On the FCT website you can find the results of the Advanced Computing Projects Competition: the list of approved applications, the summary of the results and additional information. The 1st edition of the CPCA is part of the National Digital Skills Initiative e.2030, Portugal INCoDe.2030, in Axis 5 – Research, which aims to ensure the conditions for the production of new knowledge and active participation in international R&D networks and programs to public or private, non-profit research institutions dedicated to scientific research and technological development.
To learn more about the RNCA, visit: https://www.fccn.pt/computacao/rnca/
