HPC and Industry cooperation in Europe: Experiences of the European National Competence Centres: Success Stories, Challenges, and Opportunities

The EuroCC project started in September 2020: 33 European National Competence Centres (NCCs) were established in order to facilitate access to HPC/HPDA/AI resources and competences for users from industry and academia across Europe. After two years, collaborative efforts have resulted in numerous success stories while providing important insights which can assist in future collaborations. Furthermore, these efforts and outcomes should inspire and motivate the audience regarding future collaborative prospects. The NCCs are indeed always looking for new opportunities for collaboration, particularly with industry. However, given Europe's general heterogeneity, the NCCs have identified several challenges - particularly concerning industry interactions - which they would like to discuss with other industrial and academic stakeholders that might be interested to interact with the industry and with the NCCs.