This reinforcement will contribute to the implementation of high-impact projects and facilitate data analysis in high-energy physics experiments, as well as the development of AI applied to medical research, among other projects. Artemisa currently has 23 servers hosting each NVIDIA Volta V100 processor, 11 servers with an NVIDIA Ampere A100 GPU and a server with 8 GPUs of the same model
The artificial intelligence infrastructure Artemisa, installed at the Institute of Corpuscular Physics (IFIC), located in the scientific-academic area of the Science Park of the University of Valencia, as well as a joint center of the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) and the University of Valencia, has received aid for the acquisition of scientific and technical equipment under the State Subprogramme on Infrastructures and Scientific and Technical Equipment. This grant, co-financed by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, CSIC and IFIC, is part of the State Programme to Promote Scientific and Technical Research and its Transfer, The aim is to strengthen the research capacity of centres and promote the development of advanced technologies.
Thanks to this award, Artemisa will expand its advanced computing and data processing capabilities, consolidating itself as a reference in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning applied to particle physics and other scientific areas. In particular, the investment will enable the acquisition of new servers with state-of-the-art graphics processing units (GPUs), as well as the upgrading of data storage and connectivity infrastructure. The funding obtained (EUR 1.2 million) will double the current computing capacity of the infrastructure.
"The award of this grant underlines the commitment of IFIC and the scientific community to the development of cutting-edge infrastructures, essential for the progress of research in Spain and its positioning on the international scene", José Enrique García, IFIC researcher and responsible for Artemisa
This reinforcement in the equipment of Artemisa will contribute to the execution of scientific projects of great impact, facilitating the analysis of data in experiments of physics of high energies, the development of AI models applied to medical research and the study of advanced computational simulation techniques. Improving the infrastructure will also foster collaboration with other national centres, fostering knowledge transfer and application of AI across multiple disciplines.
"The award of this grant underlines the commitment of IFIC and the scientific community to the development of cutting-edge infrastructures, essential for the progress of research in Spain and its positioning on the international scene," comments José Enrique García, IFIC researcher responsible for Artemisa.
About the infrastructure
The Artemisa infrastructure was born from the need of the groups of the Institute of Corpuscular Physics (IFIC) for a unique infrastructure dedicated to artificial intelligence. Although initially it was exclusive use of the institute, already in 2021 the growing need for this type of infrastructure is identified in the academic field and its use extends to all types of studies and research centers. Recently, as an established infrastructure, it was opened up to enterprises (SMEs) through the European "Digital Innovation Hub" (InnDIH) programme.
Artemisa currently has 23 servers hosting each NVIDIA Volta V100 processor, 11 servers with an NVIDIA Ampere A100 GPU and a server with 8 GPUs of the same model. Servers are especially suited for artificial intelligence computing. In addition to these servers, which are to be used in "batch" mode, two interfaces are available where users can pre-test their programs. Artemisa also has a storage system and CPUs of the latest generation.
Source: CSIC Delegation of Comunitat Valenciana
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