Topics:
- Biomolecular research to understand the mechanisms of the virus infection
- Bioinformatics research to understand mutations, evolution, etc.
- Bio-simulations to develop therapeutics and/or vaccines
- Epidemiologic analysis to understand and forecast the spread of the disease
- Other analyses to understand and mitigate the impact of the pandemic
Who can apply?
Researchers from academia, from research institutes, and from commercial organisations (industry) based in Europe are eligible to apply.
What can you apply for?
You can apply for resources offered by PRACE on the following systems:
- Joliot-Curie, Bull Sequana X1000 / XH2000, GENCI@CEA, France http://www-hpc.cea.fr/en/complexe/tgcc-JoliotCurie.htm
- HAWK, HPE Apollo, GCS@HLRS, Germany https://www.hlrs.de/systems/hpe-apollo-hawk/
- JUWELS, BULL Sequana X1000 / XH2000, GCS@JSC, Germany https://www.fz-juelich.de/ias/jsc/EN/Expertise/Supercomputers/JUWELS/JUWELS_node.html
- SuperMUC-NG, Lenovo ThinkSystem, GCS@LRZ, Germany https://doku.lrz.de/display/PUBLIC/SuperMUC-NG
- Marconi 100, IBM Power 9 AC922 Whiterspoon, CINECA, Italy https://wiki.u-gov.it/confluence/display/SCAIUS/UG3.0%3A+System+Specific+Guides
- MareNostrum 4, Lenovo System, BSC, Spain https://www.bsc.es/marenostrum/marenostrum/technical-information https://www.bsc.es/user-support/mn4.php
- Piz Daint, Cray XC50 System, ETH Zurich / CSCS, Switzerland https://www.cscs.ch/computers/piz-daint https://user.cscs.ch/
- PRACE-ICEI call https://prace-ri.eu/hpc-access/collaborative-calls/prace-icei-calls-for-proposals/#AvailableResources
Proposal requirements and how to apply
The following elements are expected to be provided by the applicants to describe their proposal:
- Short description of the scientific goals and objectives (1 page)
- Required resources (1/2 page)
- Description of the research methods, algorithms, and tool chain (1/2 page)
- Description of special needs (if any)
To submit proposals, fill out the application form available at
https://prace-ri.eu/wp-content/uploads/PRACE_COVID-19_ApplicationForm-v4.docx
and send it by email to covid-19@prace-ri.eu.
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