Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Work Programme 2014-2015 in H2020

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Andrea Feltrin

Future and Emerging Technologies

DG CONNECT

European Commission

Overview

• FET mission and funding scheme

• FET-Open: fostering novel ideas

• FET-Proactive: High-Performance Computing

• Overview of HPC calls outside FET

New

Knowledge

New technologies

and their

applications

FET mission

To turn Europe's excellent science base into a competitive advantage by uncovering radically new technological possibilities

To turn Europe into the best place for collaborative research on future and emerging technologies

OPEN

bottom-up

Proactive

top-down

Flagships

large scale

high risk

visionary

long-term

across disciplines

technological innovation

collaborative

foundational

About FET: from FP7 to H2020

Different initiatives with shared values

FET funding schemes

Individual research projects

FET-Open

Early Ideas

Topical clusters of research projects

FET Proactive

Exploration and

Incubation

Common research agendas

FET Flagships

Large-Scale

Partnering Initiatives

Exploring Developing Addressing

novel ideas topics & communities grand challenges

Roadmap based research Open, light and agile

the EU framework programme for

research and innovation

2014-2020

A stronger, clearer focus

Excellent Science 24,4 B€

Industrial Leadership

17B€

Societal Challenges

29,6 B€

H2020 Budget: 77B€

OTHERS: 5,8B€ (Spreading excellence & widening participation, Science & Society, JRC, EIT)

(current prices)

H2020 covers the full innovation chain

Basic Research

Technology R&D

Demonstration Market uptake

Large scale validation

Prototyping Pilots

Excellent science

Industrial leadership

Societal challenges

FET in Horizon 2020

Excellent Science pillar in H2020 • European Research Council (13B€)

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (6,1B€)

• Future and Emerging Technologies

• Research infrastructures programme (2,4B€)

"Future and emerging technologies shall support collaborative

research in order to extend Europe’s capacity for advanced and paradigm-changing innovation. It shall foster scientific collaboration across disciplines on radically new, high-risk ideas and accelerate development of the most promising emerging areas of science and technology as well as the Union wide structuring of the corresponding scientific communities."

HORIZON 2020 - THE FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (2014-2020)

Pathfinding Europe's technological future

FET: 2,7 B€

A new level of ambition - New mandate, going beyond ICT

- Pathfinding Europe’s technological future

- Bootstrapping new R&I eco-systems

- New large-scale partnering initiatives complementing small and medium scale activities - FET Flagships

- High-Performance Computing (PPP)

- A new actor in the S&T funding landscape

- A much larger intervention budget

From FP7 to H2020

• Open Access in H2020 • Mandatory for all publications resulting from H2020 projects; • It is a tool to facilitate and improve the circulation of information in ERA

and beyond; • Not in conflict with Intellectual Property Rights; • Publishing charges are eligible for reimbursement; • E-infrastructure support for publications management & sharing.

• Open Research Data Pilot in H2020 • Open data pilot for specific areas, including Future and Emerging

Technologies; • Possibility to Opt-in or Opt-out when justified, also for running projects; • Participating projects need to develop a Data Management Plan within 6

months from project start; • E-infrastructure support for research data management & sharing

Open Access & Open Research Data

Overview

• FET mission and funding scheme

• FET-Open: fostering novel ideas

• FET-Proactive: High-Performance Computing

• Overview of HPC calls outside FET

Call FET-Open : novel ideas for radically new technologies

• 'Open is open'

• All technologies, no thematic restriction

• FET gatekeepers define the kind of research that FET is looking for

• Scope defined by the 6 gatekeepers

• Bottom-up, but targeted - not blue sky research

• Collaborative research

• Total budget: 160M€ in 2014-15

• Instrument

• Research and Innovation Action - 154M€

• Coordination and Support actions (CSA) – 6M€

FET

Interdisciplinary

Novelty

S&T targeted

Foundational

High-Risk

Long-term vision

FET Open in WP2014-15

• Long-term vision: a new, original or radical long-term vision of technology-enabled possibilities going far beyond the state of the art

• Breakthrough S&T target: scientifically ambitious and technologically concrete breakthroughs plausibly attainable within the life-time of the project.

• Foundational: the breakthroughs must be foundational in the sense that they can establish a basis for a new line of technology not currently anticipated.

• Novelty: new ideas and concepts, rather than the application or incremental refinement of existing ones.

• High-risk: the potential of a new technological direction depends on a whole range of factors that cannot be apprehended from a single disciplinary viewpoint.

This inherent high-risk has to be countered by a strongly interdisciplinary research approach, where needed expanding well beyond the strictly technological realm.

• Interdisciplinary: the proposed collaborations must go beyond current mainstream collaboration configurations in joint S&T research, and must aim to advance different scientific and technological disciplines together and in synergy towards a breakthrough.

FET Gatekeepers

FETOPEN 2: Coordination and Support Activities 2014

• Specific challenge: The challenge is to make Europe the best place in the world for collaborative research on future and emerging technologies that will renew the basis for future European competitiveness and growth, and that will make a difference for society in the decades to come.

• Scope: Proposals shall address one of the following topics:

• FET Observatory: identifying new opportunities and directions for FET research

• FET Communication: communicating on FET projects and activities

• FET Exchange: structuring an emerging FET-relevant topic and communities

• FET Conference: supporting the organisation of the third FET Conference

• FET Prizes: identifying suitable areas for prizes and competitions in FET

• FET Impact: Assessing the impacts of the FET programme

• Project size: 0,3 to 0,5M€ per topic, up to 1M€ for FET Conference

• Budget & deadline:

• 3M€ -> Deadline: 30/9/2014

FET Open in WP2014-15

Overview

• FET mission and funding scheme

• FET-Open: fostering novel ideas

• FET-Proactive: High-Performance Computing

• Overview of HPC calls outside FET

Key EU developments in 2012-2013

• Communication from the EC: "High-Performance Computing: Europe's place in a global race" (2012)

Council Conclusions on High-Performance Computing (Competitiveness Council – 2013)

• Establishment of the European Technology Platform on High-Performance Computing (ETP4HPC - 2013)

ETP4HPC - Strategic Research Agenda

Public-Private Partnership with ETP4HPC

High Performance Computing

www.etp4hpc.eu

HPC strategy combining three elements:

(a) Computer Science: towards exascale HPC; A special FET

initiative focussing on the next generations of exascale computing as a key horizontal enabler for advanced modelling, simulation and big-data applications [HPC in FET]

(b) achieving excellence in HPC applications; Centres of Excellence

for scientific/industrial HPC applications in (new) domains that are most important for Europe [e-infrastructures]

(c) providing access to the best supercomputing facilities and services for both industry and academia; PRACE - world-class HPC

infrastructure for the best research [e-infrastructures]

• complemented with training, education and skills development in HPC

An integrated HPC approach in H2020

Excellence in HPC applications (Centres of Excellence)

FET/HPC: EU development of Exascale technologies

Access to best HPC for industry and academia (PRACE)

Interrelation between the three elements

• specifications of exascale prototypes

• technological options for future systems

• Collaboration of HPC Centres and application CoEs

• provision of HPC capabilities and expertise

• identify applications for co-design of exascale systems

• Innovative methods and algorithms for extreme parallelism of traditional/emerging applications

"Excellent Science" part of H2020

Scope of the PPP

Perf

orm

ance

(fl

op

s)

kilo

mega

giga

tera

peta

exa

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

vacuum tubes

transistors

integrated circuits

liquid cooling

parallel processing

massive parallelism

Higher performance of supercomputers by radically rethinking the architecture over and over again

Software innovation over time contributed equally to

increased performance

High Performance Computing

HPC in FET: Critical Addressing Societal technologies Challenges

Health, demographic change and well-being (Personalised medicine, pharma/bio-medical simulations, Virtual Physiological Human, Human Brain Project)

Inclusive, innovative and secure societies (Smart Cities, multivariable decision/analytics support)

Smart, green and integrated transport Engineering (performance, sustainability, energy efficiency)

Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials (Simulators for Climate & Earth Sciences, Gas&Oil)

Secure, clean and efficient energy (Fusion, nuclear plant simulations)

Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine research and the bio-economy (simulation of sustainability factors (e.g. weather forecast, stock plagues and diseases control, etc))

• Energy: Extrapolation of current power consumption (e.g. Top system Tianhe-2) would need ~1 GW for sustained exaflops: breakthroughs and advances in circuits, architecture and software are needed to achieve the ~20 MW exaflop computing

• Memory and I/O: Handling of memory, latency and locality at all levels, from processor, to network and storage

• Programmability and algorithms: Programmers face the challenge of handling billions of computing threads. Only very few applications using HPC really take advantage of current petaflop system.

• Resilience: Innovative ideas are needed to cope with a very unstable and complex environment of millions of cores with frequent fault rates

• Co-design: Technology development must be associated to users requirements to get the right systems to satisfy the needs of applications.

engaging a European-wide effort to develop technology to build exascale systems within ~10 years

HPC- Exascale Challenges in FET

FETHPC 1: HPC core Technologies, Programming Environments and Algorithms for Extreme Parallelism and Extreme Data Applications - 2014

Specific challenge: Addressing the exascale challenges to achieve, by 2020, the full range of

technological capabilities for exascale-class HPC systems which are balanced at all levels

and validated with significant application drivers

Scope :

• a. Core technologies and architectures (e.g. processors, memory, interconnect and

storage) and their optimal integration into HPC systems, platforms and prototypes

• b. Programming methodologies, environments languages and tools: new

programming models for extreme parallelism and extreme data applications

• c. APIs and system software for future extreme scale systems

• d. New mathematical and algorithmic approaches (e.g. ultra-scalable algorithms for

extreme scale systems with quantifiable performance for existing or visionary

applications)

Project size : 2 to 4M€, up to 8M€ for topic a)

Budget & Deadline : 93,4M€ -> Deadline: 25/11/2014

• with a minimum of 60% to be allocated to research under part a) of the scope

.

FET-HPC in WP 2014-15

Evaluation criteria

Clarity and pertinence of the objectives Soundness of the concept, including trans-disciplinary considerations, where relevant Extent that proposed work is ambitious, has innovation potential, and is beyond the state of the art (e.g. ground-breaking objectives, novel concepts and approaches) Credibility of the proposed approach

Excellence

The expected impacts listed in the work programme under the relevant topic

Enhancing innovation capacity and integration of new knowledge

Strengthening the competitiveness and growth of companies by developing innovations meeting the needs of European and global markets; and, where relevant, by delivering such innovations to the markets

Any other environmental and socially important impacts (not already covered above)

Effectiveness of the proposed measures to exploit and disseminate the project results (including management of IPR), to communicate the project, and to manage research data where relevant

Impact

Research and Innovation Actions

Coherence and effectiveness of the work plan, including appropriateness of the allocation of tasks and resources Complementarity of the participants within the consortium (when relevant) Appropriateness of the management structures and procedures, including risk and innovation management Im

ple

menta

tion

FETHPC 2: HPC Ecosystem Development - 2014

Specific challenge: To develop a sustainable European HPC Ecosystem

Scope:

• Coordination of the HPC strategy : coordination of the activities of

stakeholders such as ETP4HPC, PRACE, application owners and users

(including emerging HPC applications), the European exascale

computing research community, the open source HPC community, etc.

• Excellence in High Performance Computing Systems : boost

European research excellence on the key challenges towards the next

generations of high-performance computing systems; cutting across

all levels – hardware, architectures, programming, applications;

ensure a durable integration of the relevant European research teams;

self-sustainability of the research integration on the longer-term

Budget & Deadline: 4M€ -> Deadline: 25/11/2014

FET-HPC in WP 2014-15

FETHPC 2-a Coordination of the HPC strategy

• The aim is to support the implementation of a common European HPC strategy through coordination of the activities of stakeholders such as the European Technology Platform for HPC (ETP4HPC), PRACE, application owners and users (including emerging HPC applications), the European exascale computing research community, the open source HPC community, related activities in other parts of H2020, etc.

• Proposals must include activities for promoting a joint community structuring and synchronisation as well as other non-research activities such as the development of Strategic Research Agenda for High Performance Computing (including the roadmap for exascale in Europe), the link to the H2020 Societal Challenges, the mapping and analysis of related national and international R&I programmes/activities/research agendas in HPC towards exascale, coordination with and participation in relevant international activities, etc. Specific actions for attracting young talent into HPC must be included.

FETHPC 2-b Excellence in High Performance Computing Systems

• boost European research excellence on the key challenges towards the next generations of high-performance computing systems

• cutting across all levels – hardware, architectures, programming, applications

• ensure a durable integration of the relevant European research teams

• identify and promote best practices in curricula and training

• build and strengthen links to venture capital

• promote entrepreneurship and industry take-up.

• self-sustainability of the research integration on the longer-term

Clarity and pertinence of the objectives Soundness of the concept Quality of the proposed coordination and/or support measures Credibility of the proposed approach

Excellence

The expected impacts listed in the work programme under the relevant topic Effectiveness of the proposed measures to exploit and disseminate the project results (including management of IPR), to communicate the project, and to manage research data where relevant

Impact

Coordination & Support Actions

Coherence and effectiveness of the work plan, including appropriateness of the allocation of tasks and resources Complementarity of the participants within the consortium (when relevant) Appropriateness of the management structures and procedures, including risk and innovation management Im

ple

menta

tion

Evaluation criteria

Call publication: December 11th 2013

FET Calls

2014

EUR

million

2015

EUR

million

Call Deadline

FET-OPEN -2014 - novel ideas

for radically new technologies 80.0

30/09/2014 –

17:00 Brussels time

FET-HPC - Towards exascale

high performance computing 97.4

25/11/2014 –

17:00 Brussels time

FET-OPEN – 2014 - novel ideas

for radically new technologies 80.0

31/03/2015 –

17:00 Brussels time

29/09/2015 –

17:00 Brussels time

Overview

• FET mission and funding scheme

• FET-Open: fostering novel ideas

• FET-Proactive: High-Performance Computing

• Overview of HPC calls outside FET

Excellence in HPC applications (Centres of Excellence)

FET/HPC: EU development of Exascale technologies

Access to best HPC for industry and academia (PRACE)

Interrelation between the three elements

• specifications of exascale prototypes

• technological options for future systems

• Collaboration of HPC Centres and application CoEs

• provision of HPC capabilities and expertise

• identify applications for co-design of exascale systems

• Innovative methods and algorithms for extreme parallelism of traditional/emerging applications

Scope of the PPP

Call Topic 4: Pan-European HPC infrastructure and services

Context

• respond to ever growing computational and simulation needs to stay at the forefront of scientific breakthroughs and to boost innovation capabilities of industry (including SMEs)

Challenge

• Creating a world-class pan-European infrastructure, providing state-of-the-art services and access (both to industry and academia), independent of location

• Complementing the activities of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in HPC to implement the HPC strategy

• HPC resources in Europe need to be further pooled, integrated and rationalised

e-infrastructures Call

Call Topic 4: Pan-European HPC infrastructure and services

Scope

• Provision of a seamless and efficient Tier-0 service

• Activities (e.g. training, service prototyping, software development etc.) building on national HPC capabilities (Tier-1) necessary to support Tier-0

• Openness to users/new applications; promote industrial take-up of HPC services in particular by SMEs;

• Governance/business model to ensure long term financial sustainability

e-infrastructures Call

Context

• very few applications using HPC take advantage of current systems, maintained on "best effort" approach for specific communities

• new computational methods and algorithms must be developed, and (new) applications must be (re-) programmed in radically new ways

e-infrastructures Call

Call topic 5: Centres of Excellence for computing applications

Challenges

• Ensuring EU competitiveness in HPC applications for addressing scientific, industrial or societal challenges.

• User-focused, developing a culture of scientific and industrial excellence,

• Placing computational science and harnessing of "big data" at the centre of scientific discovery and industrial competitiveness

• 'thematic' on specific application domains, 'transversal' on computational science; 'challenge-driven' addressing societal or industrial challenges; or a combination

Scope

• User-driven

• Communities in the driving seat

• Integrating

• the different components of computing and data e-infrastructures

• From hardware architectures to software applications

• Multidisciplinary

• domain expertise co-located alongside HPC system, software and algorithm expertise

• Distributed – but with a possible central hub

• federating capabilities around Europe

e-infrastructures Call

Call topic 5: Centres of Excellence for computing applications

Call Topic 6: Network of HPC Competence Centres for SMEs

• Objective complementing the HPC strategy (action from the HPC EC Communication)

• HPC Competence Centres– set up in some Member States/regions to facilitate access and take-up by industry of HPC services

Challenges

• Foster the use of HPC by SMEs, thereby contribute to the implementation of the European HPC strategy

• Lack of European-wide coverage

• Support one network of HPC competence centres to:

• Promote access to computational expertise anywhere in Europe

• Enable dissemination of best practice in HPC industrial use particularly for SMEs.

e-infrastructures Call

Scope

• Networking of HPC competence centres to exchange best practices and pool technical, expertise or business resources

• Raise awareness of the benefits of HPC for SMEs

• Identify the pool of SMEs and available expertise in different business areas at European level and mechanisms to match SME needs and expertise available.

• Training.

• One network:

Coordination, outreach, training and exchange of best practice and software components between competence centres

Complementing current activities and services with actions of a clear European added-value that cannot be performed at local level

e-infrastructures Call

Call Topic 6: Network of HPC Competence Centres for SMEs

HPC infra

CoE SME

Access to applications Competitiveness

Leadership in applications

Awareness

Support HPC market

Expertise Best practices

Training

Investment Services

Co-Design

Expected impacts from Call Topics 4,5,6

Call publication: December 11th 2013

e-infrastructures Calls

2014

EUR

million

2015

EUR

million

Call Deadline

EINFRA-4-2014 - Pan-

European HPC infrastructure

and services

15.0

02/09/2014 –

17:00 Brussels time

EINFRA-5-2015 - Centres of

Excellence (CoE) for computing

applications

40.0

14/01/2015 –

17:00 Brussels time (tbc)

EINFRA-6-2014 - Network of

HPC Competence Centres for

SMEs

2.0

02/09/2014 –

17:00 Brussels time

Thank you for your attention!

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FET Work Programme call text : http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/doc/call/h2020

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