Call for Proposal 2020-2
Scientists qualified in their respective field of research can submit proposals for access to HPC resources operated by Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing (PC²). We offer multi-million core-hour projects on a recent generation of Intel Xeon processors with a low-latency interconnect.
PC² provides a portfolio of preinstalled applications and offers support for software installation/configuration of project-specific applications. We provide consulting services for all users and we advise them on using the resources in an efficient way. In particular, we provide consulting services in the field of computational chemistry and solid-state physics. Furthermore, PC² encourages approximate computing and the acceleration of applications with Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA). Proposals from young scientists and in situations where equal opportunities are concerned are particularly encouraged.
Available Resources
256 compute nodes, each 40 processor cores (2x Intel Xeon 6148) and 192 GiB main memory | |
OCuLUS
| 552 compute nodes, each 16 processor cores (2x Intel Xeon E5-2670) and 64 GiB main memory |
Proposals can be submitted for
- Large projects (more than 2 million core hours),
- Small projects (less than 2 million core hours), and
- Test projects (code testing and optimization)
Large projects are evaluated on a biannual schedule. Applications for small and test projects can be submitted at any time and are continuously evaluated.
Who can apply?
Proposals can be submitted from members of German universities or research institutions located in Germany.
Small projects can only be requested by scientists from universities or research institutes located in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). An exception is made for small proposals with a special emphasis on FPGA acceleration of HPC codes, which can be submitted from members of German universities or research institutions located in Germany.
All proposals should show the potential of achieving results which are intended to be published in scientific journals or presented at conferences.
The proposals will be ranked based on scientific and technical excellence in a peer review process.
Proposals may be granted in their entirety, with a changed volume, or rejected by the Resource Allocation Board of PC².
How to apply?
An electronic application form must be completed (Paderborn Application and Review System).
Large projects have to explicitly demonstrate their degree of parallelism, efficiency and scalability on the available HPC systems or a comparable installation. We provide a template and guidelines.
Proposals for test and small projects can be submitted at any time and are continuously evaluated.
The project duration of large and samll projects is 12 months.
Important Dates
| Opening date | August 10th, 2020 |
| Closing date | September 3rd, 2020 |
| Scientific reviews of proposals | September 2020 |
| Announcement of allocation decision | End of September 2020 |
| Allocation period for awarded large proposals | October 2020 until September 2021 |
The follow-up "Call for Proposals 2021-1" will have an allocation period starting on 1st of April 2021 with a project duration of 12 months.
Formal Regulations
The proposals will be ranked based on scientific and technical quality in a peer review process. Proposals may be granted in their entirety, with a changed volume, or rejected by the Resource Allocation Board of PC².
Contact
Paderborn University - PC²
PC² - Resource Allocation Board
Warburger Str. 100
33098 Paderborn
Head of the Resource Allocation Board: Prof. Dr. Thomas Kühne