To realise the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking’s ambition of building a world-class, federated, and secure HPC and quantum computing ecosystem across the European Union, a broad portfolio of systems has been deployed and made accessible throughout the Member States.
Although these supercomputers and associated infrastructures contribute to the shared strategic vision, they differ considerably in their operational models, including policies, procedures, services, and tools used for critical functions such as user authentication and authorisation (AAI), resource allocation, job scheduling, and software provisioning. This diversity, while reflecting national strengths, can create additional burden for users and complicate cross-site collaboration.
The EuroHPC Federation Platform (EFP) addresses this challenge by building on the strengths of these heterogeneous systems. It leverages the diverse computational and data analysis capabilities, advanced software environments, and high-performance storage solutions available across the Hosting Entities (HEs). The platform is designed to support an expanding range of workflows and enable innovative approaches to complex scientific and industrial challenges. By federating these resources, the EFP ensures that the distinctive advantages of each HE is fully leveraged, including energy efficiency, environmental sustainability, cost-effectiveness, adherence to high security standards, strong ties with specific scientific communities, and active stakeholder engagement.
Features §
Access modes §
- MyEuroHPC web interface as central entry point to EuroHPC systems;
- Direct SSH access integrated with MyAccessID based SSO through SSH certificates;
- Interactive web-based access through dedicated OpenOnDemand based interface;
- Workflow and distributed data management orchestration accessible through web-based GUI and APIs based on the LEXIS Platform;
Timeline §
- Jan 2025: Start of development
- Sept 2025: Collaboration agreements with EuroHPC Hosting Entities to streamline integration
- March 2026: Initial release
- Federated Authentication & Authorization Infrastructure (AAI);
- User interfaces for both advanced and novice users;
- Federated workflow management ;
- Federated resource allocation, monitoring, and management;
- Federated software stack (pre-production beta deployment);
- Helpdesk
- Dec 2026: Second release
Consortium §
The consortium that has been selected to develop the EuroHPC Federation Platform consists of:
- CSC – IT Centre for Science, Finland (lead partner of the consortium)
- IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center, Czech Republic
- University of Tartu, Estonia
- Ghent University, Belgium
- GÉANT
- NORDUnet
Contact §
If you have any questions regarding the EuroHPC Federation Platform, please contact the EFP Helpdesk via
helpdesk (at) my-eurohpc.eu.