Fortissimo – Experiments and Open Calls

Guy Lonsdale

scapos AG

ICT INNOVATIONFOR MANUFACTURING SMEs

I4MS´ Target

Projects involved

• Key role of SMEs in value chains: users and suppliers

• Clustered around networks of competence centres

• Open Calls for experiments during course of projects

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CloudSME

CloudFlow

HPC Cloud-basedsimulation services

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Intelligent sensor based equipment

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Innovative laser applications

Network of innovationmultipliers (7.2)

I4MS-GATE

www.i4ms.eu

I4MS Community

Fortissimo – Experiments and Open Calls

Guy Lonsdale

scapos AG

The Fortissimo Project

• Building a Cloud of HPC Resources to solve SMEs’ business challenges

• One of the I4MS projects within the “Factories of the Future” initiative

• Complementing generic SME initiatives in EC FP7 Programme - specific support to deliver economic growth through modelling and simulation

• Focus on problem solving – not technology development

• Brings together all of the players in a marketplace

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Fortissimo – scale & structure

• €22m costs, €16m EC funding, 45 partners growing to 90+ over the 3 year duration

• 20 initial “Experiments” with SMEs

• Each experiment has 2-4 partners

• Funding of ~€250,000 / experiment

• 2 Open Calls for proposals

• First closed in January 2014

• Second closing June 2014

• Optimised financial and legalstructure to assist SMEs

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End user

HPC Service

Provider

Independent

Software Vendor

Research Software Provider

Application

Expert

HPC Expert

Examples of Current Experiments

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Exp. 418: Cloud-based multiphysics simulation

SME: EngineSoft

Consulting company (CAE,virtual prototyping and advanced simulation)

Investigating Cloud-basedsimulation services forcentrifugal pumps

Exp. 417: Cloud-based CFD simulation for SMEs

SME: Koenigsegg AB

World leading hypercarmanufacturer

Demonstrating faster, cheaper, detailed CFD modelling

The original “cloud” of experiments

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….aerodynamics of light aircraft

…continuous casting

..design of metal flanges

…high pressure vessels

.. Multiphysics simulation .. CFD … automotive design

… tools for urban planning

… routing architecture optimisation..

.. correlation .. simulation & tests for mechatronics

… air-quality over cities

… risers, moorings and flowlines ... low-pressure

die-casting …

… CFD for turbomachinery

… structural crash tests… eolian snow transport for civil engineering …

… commercial computational chemistry

… molecular simulation for industrial chemical engineering

.. CO2 emission prediction for automotive engines

Information available at: www.fortissimo-project.eu/experiments

The 2nd “cloud” of experiments (now being integrated as a result of Call-1)

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….platform for map conversion

… electrical harnesses

Information available at: www.fortissimo-project.eu/experiments

….tidal farm engineering

Manufacturing processes… laser welding, sheet-metal forming, advanced casting

…. drug target binding

Manufacturing design… camshafts, gear transmission, high temp. chimneys, boat design

seismic processing .. oil & gas exploration

… simulation of pipeline components

… radar reflectors & antennas

….environment engineering services

… rapid prototyping ... 3D printing

optimisation … steel component manufacture

… operational decision support for manufacturing

Renewable energy … hydraulic turbines

Time-temp integrators … Pharma logistics

… high temperature superconductors

crowd sensing … smart cities & large facilities

2nd Open Call - Objectives

• Competitive call for HPC-Cloud-based Application Experiments for the FORTISSIMO project

• Target: simulation services for the benefit of manufacturing SMEs

• Priority given to proposals complementing existing Fortissimo experiments

Business relevant investigations and demonstrations of simulation services in the Fortissimo HPC Cloud that have the potential to create business benefits for manufacturing SMEs.

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Open Call Partnering

• Experiments will employ the Fortissimo HPC infrastructure by using the HPC Centres already involved in the project.

• Proposed experiments should include all participants necessary for the experiment, which may include application/HPC experts or ISVs already included within the Fortissimo consortium.

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www.fortissimo-project.eu/calls/partnering

Key Call Details

Proposals: (max.) 10-page documents, in English,

electronic submission

Submission Deadline: 18th June, 2014, at 17:00

Brussels local time

Expected duration of participation: 1st January 2015 to

30th June 2016

Foreseen budget for Call-2: up to 2 M€ funding for new

beneficiaries

Maximum funding request per proposal: 250,000 €

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Key Call-2 Documents

• Call Text (“introduction”)

• Guideline for proposers (“proposers guide”)

• Proposal Exemplar, Word & PDF (“exemplar”)

• Proposer-Evaluator check-list (“check-list” tab at /calls)

• Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQ” tab at /calls)

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Documents & info pages: www.fortissimo-project.eu/calls